Minutes of Meeting of Mar. 22, 2012

1. Call to Order: Jim: The meeting was opened @ 9:30 AM with the Pledge of Allegiance. Jokes and some more Arizona trivia followed. Jim reminded everyone that minutes are in the basket by the signup sheets.
2. Host/Hostess: Alice and Dennis: Welcomes went out to members of Joan T.’s family who attended the meeting this morning .
3. Vice-President: Joan: We now have 80 members with 2 more possible. Joan asked us to encourage new residents to check out the SCRCR.
4. Secretary: Jeanne: 39 members attended today. Minutes of Mar. 15th were approved and accepted.
5. Treasurer: Walt: absent. JoAnn presented the Treasurer’s report. We have a total of $1527.72.
6. Coordinators’ Reports:
a. Refreshments: Today: Val, Richard and Joan T. Next week unknown as yet since Betty is absent.
b. Sunshine: Linda D: absent. Sandy covered for Linda today and told us that today is a birthday for Tony and Carol! Bonnie had a tough weekend and will be having another stent put in. John D. is getting treatments to stimulate the flow of blood to his heart. Edna told us that Shirley’s brother is dying and she is with him in New York. Susan reported on the condition of her son who has a long recovery ahead of him. She and her husband are very tired as a result of caring for the grandchildren and the emotional stress of seeing their son in this condition.
c. Historian: Magda: absent.
d. Philanthropy: Betty: absent.
e. Busybody: JoAnn: No new report. LaNeta and Gordon made it safely to So. Dakota and will be there for the summer.
7. Activities: Joyce G.: Please see the upcoming events in the agenda for details.
a.) AGAM lunch is at the Cattleman’s Café.
b.) For those going to the Queen Creek Olive Mill on Apr. 3rd, be sure that Joyce has your luncheon choice by this week. They need 5 days notice!
c.)There are 7 people signed up for the Gaslight Theatre and this is not sufficient to get the group discount. The decision was made to combine our group with Betty’s church group so the date for that performance will be announced – it is later in April.
d.) Jeanne announced that the HOA management gave us a signup sheet requesting volunteers for the Easter Egg Hunt. The sheet will be out again next week for signups.
e.) Last week the hikers went to Sabino Canyon. This week they will venture to Yetman Trail which starts at Gate’s Pass. It will be approximately 5 miles and is easy to moderate in difficulty. All total, the hikers have covered 100 miles since starting in October!
8. Group Concerns: a.) Jim had the booklet Landscape Plants of the Arizona Desert which he distributed.
b.) Edna gave us information on the memorial service for Richard L. which will take place next Thursday @ 11:00 AM. Please bring a potluck dish to supplement whatever will be provided by the family. Vi will take care of the program and Jim requests assistance in setting up after the SCRCR meeting. JoAnn will be taking care of the memorial plaque later today. We will have light refreshment before the meeting and then the potluck after the service.
c.) Alice B. commented on a question which her son recently asked her re the price of gasoline here. One month ago, in Denver, gas was $2.99. This month it is $3.79. This sparked a discussion on the outrageous price of gas across the country.
d.) Val announced that pictures will be taken for the Who’s Who Book after the meeting.
9. Adjournment: Jim: Adjourned the meeting at 10:15 AM.