Minutes of Meeting of Sept. 4, 2014
- Call to Order: Dorothy opened the meeting at 9:30am with the Pledge of Allegiance, and then shared some great jokes.
- Host/Hostess: Barb L. and Susan D: Welcome back to members who have returned after an absence. We have two new members: Colleen and Dave T. Susan is back after having surgery for skin cancer.
- Vice-President: Larry L.: We have 102 active members and 3 inactive members. Larry informed the group about some Direct TV discounts.
- Secretary: Jeanne is covering for Barbara until her return. Minutes of last week were approved and accepted. 46 members attended today.
- Treasurer: Carol: Reported that the total in the treasury is currently at $1247.00.
- Coordinators’ Reports:
- Refreshments: Coffee and pastries are 1.00 each.
- Sunshine: Sandy P.: a.) Patty H. has returned after surgery and is doing well. b.) Nancy P. will be having surgery next week. c.) Bo remains in hospital with little improvement so far. d.) Alice B. is having an ultrasound this morning. Please keep all of them in your prayers – thank you.
- Historian: Magda: (absent) – no new report. Sandy volunteered to take care of the birthday cake supplies in Magda’s absence.
- Philanthropy: Mike T.: (absent) Larry is covering in his absence. 28# of food and $57.00 went to the food bank.
- Busybody: JoAnn: Please keep emergency information up to date by notifying JoAnn of any changes or additions.
Activities: Joyce: a.) The Fall schedule for activities was sent out. b.) T- shirts will cost in the vicinity of $10.00. Joyce will send e-mails requesting orders so that this can be taken care of next week. Payment will be due by next Thursday’s meeting (Sept. 11th). c.) Volunteers are still needed primarily to help set up for the Anniversary celebration on Oct 9th. This event will take place at Crossroads Park at 10:00AM and several dignitaries have been invited. Joyce will have an organizational meeting as the time approaches. We will also celebrate birthdays at this event. d.) Payments for Gaslight theatre still need to be made. Please make checks out to Joyce.
- Group Concerns/Good of the Group): a.) Val R. will be ready to take pictures of new members next week. These will go into our Who’s Who book. b.) Phyllis R. announced that square dancing lessons will soon begin. If you want more information about this, please contact her. c.) JoAnn reminded us about the Concert in the Park on Saturdays at Crossroads Park. d.) Susan D. gave us information about Ad Match from WalMart - a very simple process if you have a smart phone. e.) Janet K. cautioned members about checking receipts from stores at checkout. There have been reports of extra amounts being added on and then lining the pockets of "guilty" employees. f.) Patty H. thanked all who expressed concern about her condition.
- Thought of the Day: Sandy P. left us with a couple of interesting "thoughts of the day".
- Adjournment: Dorothy: The meeting was adjourned at 10:08 AM.
PLEASE NOTE
We are an active group of congenial senior citizens and retirees who meet at 9:00 AM on most Thursdays at The Station Pub and Grill at Wade and Silverbell in Marana, Arizona. The group has been in continuous existence since 1994. Priopr to January 2013 we met at the Continental Ranch Community Center. The Association Board of Directors changed the use policy of the community center to include a $40.00 fee for each weekly meeting. With our small operating budget we were unable to continue meeting there. Rock N Java hosted our meetings until their business closed. Now our home is The Station.
