Minutes of Meeting of Apr. 17, 2014
1. Call to Order: Lou opened the meeting at 9:30am with the Pledge
of Allegiance. A very pretty coffee mug was left at one of the meetings and
Jim will hold it in case there is a claimant!
2. Host/Hostess: Barbara L.: Welcome back to Joan and Paul as well
as Joan Mc. who experienced a fairly serious health issue recently. Val and
Rich are gone for 4 months but Susan D. has extra photo pages for those who
need them for the Who's Who books.
3. Vice-President: Dorothy: New roster and birthday list have been
e-mailed but she has a few copies available for those who do not have
computer access. We are currently at 95 members.
4. Secretary: Jeanne covered for Barbara R. 49 members were present
today. Minutes of last week were approved and accepted.
5. Treasurer: Carol: The total in the treasury is now $1421.00.
6. Coordinators' Reports:
a. Refreshments: Money for coffee was taken from the donation basket.
b. Sunshine: Sandy P.: Don B. has had a metastasis of his cancer and
will be undergoing more aggressive treatment. John D. had a good report from
his medical provider and will not need any more stents at this time. Joan
Mc. is doing well after her illness. Agnes M. will be moving to another
assisted care facility and hopefully she will benefit positively from this
move. Stan S. is doing better with each chemotherapy treatment! Let's keep
them all in our thoughts and prayers, please!
c. Historian: Magda: Requested more pictures of ALL events,
including the hikes. Magda will be purchasing a disposable camera for more
picture taking!
d. Philanthropy: John Z. delivered 48# of food and a check for $100.00
to the Food Bank!
e. Busybody: JoAnn: Gladys is covering for JoAnn for the next week so
please notify her of any leave-taking you may be planning. Jorge provided
hiking information today and reported that yesterday's hike went well and
afterward everyone enjoyed lunch at La Olla restaurant. No plans as yet for
next week's hike.
7. Activities: a.) Joyce reported that the Butterfly tour will be
canceled due to lack of sign-ups. If anyone wants to go, you will be on your
own for this event. More information will follow regarding the Kentucky
Derby as well as the Lens Tour. Joyce will be contacting those who have
signed up. If you have signed up for the Lens tour, there is a discount
price if all attend but it is to be paid in one lump sum. Joyce will take
care of this and there will be no reimbursements. b.) Alice B. is making
arrangements for the next Gaslight Theatre performance and also the Great
American Playhouse. These will run almost back to back (one in each of two
months) and she needs the required number of 20 sign ups to get the
discount. c.) Joyce reminded us that next week the meeting will be a potluck
at Crossroads Park - same time as usual. Bring your own coffee and Jorge
will provide water.
8. Group Concerns/Good of the Group): a.) Joyce will make arrangements
for a presentation by John Hancock Ins. for information on Long Term Care
insurance. She will let us know the details of these arrangements. b.) Lou
is looking for a luggage carrier to haul games, etc. to the meetings. Joyce
can get one inexpensively at Bed, Bath and Beyond and the treasury will
reimburse her. c.) Sandy left us with a thought provoking "Thought of the
Day". d.) We had a wonderful presentation by Dr. Shetty from the U of A
College of Medicine, primarily focusing on atrial fibrillation. Very
informative and flyers were handed out. Well worth the time!
9. Adjournment: Lou: The meeting was adjourned at 10:30 AM.
