Minutes of Meeting of October 24, 2013

Minutes of Meeting of October 24, 2013

1. Call to Order: Lou: The meeting was opened at 9:31 AM with the Pledge of Allegiance. Lou asked for nomination for Member of the Year.
2. Host/Hostess: Barbara L.: Paul and Joan B. , Sue and Dick, Nina were back.
3. Vice-President: Dorothy: There are currently 95 members. An updated rooster is has been emailed to the membership.
4. Secretary: Joyce G : 55 members attended today , a new record. The minutes were approved.
5. Treasurer: Carol: There is $907.00 in the general account and $31.00 in the coffee account.
6. Coordinators’ Reports:
a. Refreshments: Money for coffee was taken from the donation basket.
b. Sunshine: Tressie S : Paul is having his cast removed on Monday, Agnes is progressing. Vi and Don sent a thank you card for their support and the fruit basket.
c. Historian: Magda: Please continue to collect tab pulls. She delivers them Sometime in March and only has about half of what she had last year at this time
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e. Philanthropy: Jim: Mike delivered 80 lbs and $20.00 to the food bank.
f. Busybody: JoAnn: .
g. Activities: Alice B.:: The group agreed to have the 2014 super bowl party at The Native New Yorker. Reservations have been made. Jane reminded us that a representative from the Pima Council on Aging will be at the next meeting. Sandy has two family members on the Tucson Fire Department and have volunteered to conduct CPR and Safety class on Dec. 5th.
h. Please see the upcoming events in the agenda for changes and details.
7. Group Concerns/Good of the Group): Magda warned us about a scam , where they call to verify personal and financial information. Be on the alert. Edna thanked everyone for the basket and said she had enough for now. Jim informed us about dog food and treats made in China, which is making dogs ill or even causing death.
8. Edna and Larry reviewed the revised SCRCR Rules and Procedures. The only change was to increase the budget for baskets to not exceed $25.00 Motion passed. A motion was passed to accept the standing rules and Duties. Iles thanked the group for welcoming his daughter. He had lots of hangers and it was decided the group would purchase ten for a dollar, which was donated to the food bank.

9. Adjournment: Lou: The meeting was adjourned at 10:40.

Minutes of Meeting of October 17, 2013

Minutes of Meeting of October 17, 2013

1. Call to Order: Lou: The meeting was opened at 9:30 AM with the Pledge of Allegiance.
2. Host/Hostess: Barbara L.: Lew M., Joan T., Val and Rich were back. Barb L. brought her granddaughter. She is not missing any recruiting opportunities. Iles W. returned with his daughter, who is spending some time with him.
3. Vice-President: Dorothy: 95 members
4. Secretary: Joyce G : 48 members attended today. The minutes were approved.
5. Treasurer: Carol: Treasury $919.00 Coffee fund $21.00 6.
Coordinators’ Reports:
a. Refreshments: Money for coffee was taken from the donation basket.
b. Sunshine: Tressie S : Agnes had her surgery and is doing well.
c. Historian: Magda:
d. Philanthropy: Jim: There was no delivery this week, but there will be one next week.
e. Busybody: JoAnn: The first hike was successful. There is a 4 mile hike in Dove Mountain planned for next week.
f. Activities: Alice B.:: Please see the upcoming events in the agenda for changes and details.
7. Group Concerns/Good of the Group): Iles W. thanked the group for their support during the past few months. He also thanked the group for the donation. He will add to it and donate it to the St. Anthony Foundation. They specialize in assisting families of patients, particularly with the Flight for Life program. He also brought paper bags with pieces of Pat’s extensive jewelry collection, for members to take as a remembrance.
8. Adjournment: Lou: The meeting was adjourned at 10:08.
A final review of the revised bylaws was conducted. The two items that were still being discussed, Discrimination and parttime dues, were approved as revised. A motion was made and approved to accept the new revised bylaws. A copy has been sent to all members.
The election of officers is scheduled for October 31st. ( Cann’t remove the underline.
Candidates:
President: Lou Marchetti
Vice President: Dorothy Bruce
Treasurer: Carol Altmann
Secretary: Barbara Romo
The committee chair persons will be appointed after the election
Senior Citizens and Retirees of Continental Ranch

Minutes of Meeting of October 10, 2013

Minutes of Meeting of October 10, 2013

1. Call to Order: Lou: The meeting was opened at 9:31 AM with the Pledge of Allegiance.
2. Host/Hostess: Barbara L.: No guests.
3. Vice-President: Dorothy: There are currently 96 members.
4. Secretary: Joyce G : 47 members attended today. The minutes were approved.
5. Treasurer: Carol: There is $1123.00 in the general account and $30.00 in the coffee account.
6. Coordinators’ Reports:
a. Refreshments: Money for coffee was taken from the donation basket.
b. Sunshine: Tressie S : Betty and Bo are doing well. Lew and Agnes celebrated their 63rd anniversary.
Unfortunately Agnes is scheduled to have surgery next week. Paul B. broke his hand and wrist trying to keep a cabinet from falling off the wall. Unfortunately he was unsuccessful. Joan M. is moving to Illinois near the end of the month.
c. Historian: Magda: Magda shared a test to determine if you are predisposed to having Alzheimer’s.
Smell peanut butter with both nostrils. If you can’t smell it with your left nostril , call Magda for sympathy and further instructions.
d. Philanthropy: Jim: Mike delivered 18 lbs and $20.00 to the food bank.
e. Busybody: JoAnn: . The first Saturday of the month, there will be free concertin Catalina State Park.
Go to the web site for details and for the releasing of 40 mountain sheep.
f. Activities: Alice B.:: The people ,who are going to the new show in November may pay Alice the
$16.16 for the ticket. Make check payable to Alice B.
g. Please see the upcoming events in the agenda for changes and details.
7. Group Concerns/Good of the Group): Walt informed us that Papa Murphy no longer has a truck for off site pizza parties. He contacted Hungry Howe’s and they will accomadate us for a pizza picnic. A date has to be determined. Magda thanked Dennis and Alice for introducing us to the symphony. Jane gave us information on the first to informational session: 1. Pima County on aging on October 31st at 10:00am. They will give us an over view of the services that are available. 2. Unitedhealth Insurance company will update us on upcoming changes on Nov. 14th at 10:00am. Edna and Larry updated us on the proposed changes to the bylaws. Each of the changes was discussed and approved by a motion. Two Changes were referred for further revision. ! It was suggested that sexual orientation be added to the list of non-discrimination concerns. To prevent the need for additional revisions in the future, a more general verbiage will be added. 2. It was suggested that the partime membership be eliminated and that all members will pay for a full year. This seems to be the general rule for most organizations. A revised bylaws will be presented at the next meeting for review. Because the bylaw discussion took longer than anticipated, the election slate will be presented at the next meeting.
8. Adjournment: Lou: The meeting was adjourned at 10:47.

Minutes of Meeting of Sept. 26, 2013

Minutes of Meeting of Sept. 26, 2013

1. Call to Order: Lou: The meeting was opened at 9:30 AM with the Pledge of Allegiance. Further discussion of the new committee to evaluate additional activities to our meetings was postponed because Jane was not present.Lily asked if she and some of her friends from the Greek church could sell jewelry in order to raise money for their church. It was severely damaged by a fire earlier this year. A motion was made and passed. Val brought in a new sheet for our members book. It contained the pictures of our new members. She also brought in Asian pears from her tree. Walt made a motion to have a pizza picnic sponsored by the SCRCR treasury. Motion passed.
2. Host/Hostess: Barbara L.: Ed an Elaine and George are back. Donna was visiting.
3. Vice-President: Dorothy: We have 95 members at present.
4. Secretary: Joyce G : 54 members attended today. The minutes were approved.
5. Treasurer: Carol: The total in the treasury is now $1163.00 and 10.00 currently in coffee fund.
6. Coordinators’ Reports:
a. Refreshments: Money for coffee was taken from the donation basket.
b. Sunshine: Tressie S : Sandy had her kidney stones removed and is doing well. Agnes will be seeing the doctor tomorrow.

c. Historian: Magda:
d. Philanthropy: Jim: Mike delivered 26 lbs to the food bank.
e. Busybody: JoAnn: JoAnn is back.
f. Activities: Alice B.:: Please see the upcoming events in the agenda for changes and details.
7. Group Concerns/Good of the Group):
8. Adjournment: Lou: The meeting was adjourned at 10:08.

Minutes of Meeting of Sept. 19, 2013

Minutes of Meeting of Sept. 19, 2013

1. Call to Order: Lou: The meeting was opened at 9:30 AM with the Pledge of Allegiance. There was a moment of silence for Pat I. Lou reminded everyone to clean up before they leave. The tentative date for the Church move is November. Betty is still having health problems. But we are getting quite a few new members and feel we need name tags. Pete is looking into tags that can be purchased until Betty can make her customized tags. Jane volunteered to look into other areas of interest for which we can organize a group or bring in a speaker. Gladys bought in information for a transportation service for seniors. She has all the information.
2. Host/Hostess: Barbara L.: Virginia joined. When we met at the CR community center, we could only have 10% of the membership from outside of CR. This requirement will be eliminated when the By-Laws are revised.
3. Vice-President: Dorothy: We have 95 members at present.
4. Secretary: Joyce G : 48 members attended today.
5. Treasurer: Carol: The total in the treasury is now $1163.00 and $8.00 currently in coffee fund. Carol received a thank you from Tohono Chul for the donation in memory of Barbara H.
6. Coordinators’ Reports:
a. Refreshments: Money for coffee was taken from the donation basket.
b. Sunshine: Tressie S : Betty had her surgery and may come home today. Agnes had her MRI in preparation for her surgery.

c. Historian: Magda:
d. Philanthropy: Jim:
e. Busybody: JoAnn: Gladys is filling in for Jo Ann while she is out of town.
f. Activities: Alice B.:: Please see the upcoming events in the agenda for changes and details. a.)Be sure to check the signup sheet for the Olive Mill and make your lunch selections. Payment will be required by Oct. 1st.
7. Group Concerns/Good of the Group): A follow-up discussion about the water pressure in CR. Suggestions were offered for home owners to check their homes.
8. Adjournment: Lou: The meeting was adjourned at 10:08.

Minutes of Meeting of Sept. 5, 2013

Minutes of Meeting of Sept. 5, 2013

1. Call to Order: Lou: The meeting was opened at 9:30 AM with the Pledge of Allegiance. Jokes followed. Lou gave an update on the church/coffee shop move. They are negotiating to purchase a church and property near Silverbell and Cortaro. They have confirmed that if they finalize the deal, we will be able the continue meeting in the new facility.
2. Host/Hostess: Barbara L.: Carol and Joan returned. Patty, Nina and Bee joined. Barbara and Arlene visited. June moved back to CR.
3. Vice-President: Dorothy: We have 90 members at present.
4. Secretary: Joyce G : 45 members attended today. Minutes of last week were approved and accepted.
5. Treasurer: Carol: The total in the treasury is now $1266.00 and $2.00 currently in coffee fund. Carol asked for suggestions on how to spend some of the money in the treasury: 1. Pay some of the cost of the Christmas Party in order to reduce the ticket price. 2. Picnic. 3. Food bank. It was decided to postpone any decision till next month in order to get other suggestions.
6. Coordinators’ Reports:
a. Refreshments: Money for coffee was taken from the donation basket.
b. Sunshine: Tressie S : There are no new members on the sunshine list.

c. Historian: Magda:
d. Philanthropy: Jim:
e. Busybody: JoAnn: JoAnn explained the function of the busybody for the new members and visitors.
f. Activities: Alice B.:: Please see the upcoming events in the agenda for changes and details. a.)Be sure to check the signup sheet for the Olive Mill and make your lunch selections. Payment will be required by Oct. 1st. b.) An outing to the Crime Lab is scheduled for Monday, Oct.28th From 9:30am to noon. The group is limited to a maximum of 12 c.) The dinner at Pinnacle Peak has been changed from Oct. 10 to Oct.25.
7. Group Concerns/Good of the Group): Larry is going to start his computer training next week. He held a short meeting with those who expressed interest to find out what topics they wanted to cover. If you were not at the meeting and have any info or questions, contact Larry directly. There is a lot of interest in memory/brain exercise, however we didn’t want to interfere with the games. So we are going to try the following format: Each week I will email articles and exercises. If you have not signed up, send me your email. I will identify these by the week number, so you can identify any missing packets. I will bring the answers to the following meeting and we can review them. For those of you who will not be at the meeting, contact me and I will email you the answers. No cheating, you must try before you request the answer.
8. Adjournment: Lou: The meeting was adjourned at 11:17.

Minutes of Meeting of Aug. 29, 2013

Minutes of Meeting of Aug. 29, 2013

1. Call to Order: Lou: The meeting was opened at 9:30 AM with the Pledge of Allegiance. Jokes followed .
2. Host/Hostess: Barbara L.: Patty returned and Dana joined.
3. Vice-President: Dorothy: We have 88 members at present.
4. Secretary: Joyce G :38 members attended today. Minutes of last week were approved and accepted.
5. Treasurer: Carol: The total in the treasury is now $1246.00 and $7.00 currently in coffee fund.
6. Coordinators’ Reports:
a. Refreshments: Money for coffee was taken from the donation basket.
b. Sunshine: Tressie S : Pat I. was released from the hospital. They will be staying in a hotel suite near the hospital while she gets her strength back.
c. Historian: Magda: absent.
d. Philanthropy: Jim: Mike filled in for Jim and discovered that the food bank closes at 4:00pm.
e. Busybody: JoAnn: Still needing information from some members as to how to gain entrance to their homes in case of emergency.
7. Activities: Alice B.:: Please see the upcoming events in the agenda for changes and details. a.)Be sure to check the signup sheet for the Olive Mill and make your lunch selections. Payment will be required by Oct. 1st. b.) An outing to the Crime Lab will be scheduled for Monday, Oct.28th From 9:30am to noon. More details to follow. c.) An outing to the U of A Greenhouse will also be scheduled sometime in November. More details to follow.
8. Group Concerns/Good of the Group): Larry and Alice K. volunteered to be the nominating committee for the upcoming elections. Please contact either one with your interest for next year.
9. Adjournment: Lou: The meeting was adjourned at 10:08.

Minutes of Meeting of Aug. 22, 2013

Minutes of Meeting of Aug. 22, 2013

1. Call to Order: Lou: The meeting was opened at 9:30 AM with the Pledge of Allegiance. Jokes followed and Lou thanked Joan for the great party she had last Saturday!
2. Host/Hostess: Barbara L.: Welcome back to Larry L., Pete M., and new guests Nina, Dana and Linda were introduced and shared some personal information. Larry thanked everyone for the prayers, help, well wishes and THE BASKET!!!
3. Vice-President: Dorothy: We have 87 members at present.
4. Secretary: Joyce G. (absent): Jeanne L.: 40 members attended today. Minutes of last week were approved and accepted.
5. Treasurer: Carol: The total in the treasury is now $1246.00 and $6.00 currently in coffee fund.
6. Coordinators’ Reports:
a. Refreshments: Money for coffee was taken from the donation basket.
b. Sunshine: Tressie S (absent) Linda A. covered for her: a.) Don B. told us that he is doing well. b.) Don
V. is also doing well. c.) Sandy reported that Pat W. had a setback and is unable to leave the hospital as yet. Keep the prayers coming! d.)Sandy is also dealing with a kidney stone but having no pain at present – treatment as yet to be determined. e.) Arnie’s eye is progressing. He will be getting glasses. f.) Jeanne reported that Barbara H.’s brother has left for California and the estate sale will be at Barbara’s house this Saturday, Aug.24th.
c. Historian: Magda: absent.
d. Philanthropy: Jim: A delivery to the Food Bank this week consisted of 20# of food and a check for
$42.00. Mike T. will take over in Jim’s absence for the next month.
e. Busybody: JoAnn: Still needing information from some members as to how to gain entrance to their homes in case of emergency. JoAnn gave a rundown of her role as busybody for the potentially new members.
7. Activities: Alice B.: absent/ Jeanne covered: Please see the upcoming events in the agenda for changes and details. a.)Be sure to check the signup sheet for the Olive Mill and make your lunch selections. Payment will be required by Oct. 1st. b.) An outing to the Crime Lab will be scheduled for Monday, Oct.28th From 9:30am to noon. More details to follow. c.) An outing to the U of A Greenhouse will also be scheduled sometime in November. More details to follow.
8. Group Concerns/Good of the Group): a.) Lou requested some assistance with reviewing and updating our
Bylaws. b.) Jeanne pointed out the election of SCRCR officers will be taking place in October so be sure to let the “soon to be appointed” nominating committee know which position you would like for the upcoming year. They WILL be contacting you! c.) Walt made a suggestion of having a day or two (or a month) in which the members bring baby pictures of themselves which can then be projected onto a wall, sheet or some such thing. d.)Sandy closed the meeting with The Thought of the Day.
9. Adjournment: Lou: The meeting was adjourned at 9:57AM.
Senior Citizens and Retirees of Continental Ranch