Minutes of Meeting of Aug 21, 2014
- Call to Order: Dorothy opened the meeting at 9:30am with the Pledge of Allegiance, after which she again shared some great jokes and stories.
- Host/Hostess: Barb L.: Welcome back to Lew M. and Jane B.
- Vice-President: Larry L. (absent): No report but Larry did pass on to Jeanne that we have 101 active members and 3 inactive members.
- Secretary: Jeanne is covering for Barbara until her return. Minutes of last week were approved and accepted. 32members attended today.
- Treasurer: Carol: Reported that the total in the treasury is currently at $1238.00. Receipts were received from the Food Bank and Carol commented on how helpful it is to get those.
- Coordinators’ Reports:
- Refreshments: Coffee and pastries are 1.00 each.
- Sunshine: Sandy P.: a.) Dan S. is doing okay. b.) Alice B. is doing well and has her last radiation treatment on Monday. c.) Walt is dealing with a medical issue which is affecting his gait. d.) Alice K. has been ill but is on the road to recovery.
- Historian: Magda: Any pictures taken at any of the events are appreciated.
- Philanthropy: Mike T.: (absent) Larry is covering in his absence but there was not enough to make a trip to the Food Bank last week.
- Busybody: JoAnn: JoAnn and Walt canceled their trip so JoAnn is back in charge.
- Activities: Joyce: a.) Some of the dates were changed on the tentative Fall schedule and when everything is firmed up, a permanent schedule will be distributed. b.) The date for the Gaslight Theatre performance is Wed. Oct 1st so that means that the day and time for the Chantilly Tea Room will be changed. Please submit your payments for the Gaslight performance ASAP. c.) The committee is working on plans for the 20th Anniversary celebration and volunteers will be greatly appreciated – contact Joyce. Line up some jokes for that date. T-shirts for those interested in obtaining them will be available once final arrangements are made.
- Group Concerns/Good of the Group): a.) Bob V. commented on the Celebration of Life that Debbi S. will be having in honor of Lou M. b.) John D. passed on a request from Vi. V. for drivers to help them get to doctor appointments approximately 5 days a week. Vi can be contacted at Amber Lights (520-579-9698). A discussion followed with suggestions about alternate forms of transportation available to them, especially since there could be liability issues when transporting anyone with a handicap should any type of accident occur.
- Thought of the Day: Sandy P. left us with a couple of interesting "thoughts of the day", especially the Apache Blessing.
- Adjournment: Dorothy: The meeting was adjourned at 10:06 AM.
