Minutes of Meeting of Oct. 2, 2014
- Call to Order: Dorothy opened the meeting at 9:30am with the Pledge of Allegiance, and then shared some great jokes and stories. She also made an announcement about the voting procedure which will take place in 2 weeks.
- Host/Hostess: Barb L.: Welcome back to those who have been gone for a while as well as to Nancy who has returned from her surgery. A reminder went out about the celebration of life for Lou M. which takes place on Saturday at noon.
- Vice-President: Larry L.: We have 102 active members and 2 inactive members. Please check the roster and make any necessary changes.
- Secretary: Jeanne L.: Minutes of last week were approved and accepted. 48 members attended today.
- Treasurer: Carol: Reported that the total treasury amount is $1294.00. T-shirts are available and can be picked up at Carol’s home. A tip jar will be available for those who want to tip the staff from The Station.
- Coordinators’ Reports:
- Refreshments: Coffee and pastries are 1.00 each.
- Sunshine: Sandy P. (absent): Nancy covered for Sandy and there were no new reports. Nancy thanked everyone for the basket, cards, calls and good wishes.
- Historian: Magda: a.)Calling to remind members of birthday celebrations will start this month. b.) Lew M. gave Magda an item to read for the Anniversary celebration which includes how the SCRCR got their flag (which was donated by Agnes M. and which had flown over the Capitol.) This started a discussion of how many members are originally from another country – quite a few! Some of the countries noted are: Scotland, Mexico, Canada, Greece, Cuba, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Ecuador, etc. c.) Also mentioned was the fact that one of our members designed our T-shirt logo – Al L’Heureux!
- Philanthropy: Mike T.: No trip to the Food Bank this week. It was decided to deliver food and money on a monthly basis.
- Busybody: JoAnn (absent): Gladys is covering while JoAnn is gone.
Activities: Joyce: a.) October Fest at Bubb’s Grub is canceled. b.) The TV Station tour has too many signups so another tour will be scheduled to accommodate everyone who wants to attend. c.) Be sure to sign up for the Christmas show at the American Theatre – scheduled for Nov. 21st. d.) Dennis spoke about the upcoming SASO concert on Sunday @ 3:00 PM. Cost is $20.00 each. e.) Joyce mentioned an outing to Carrabbas on Oct. 17th – more info to follow. e.) Lots of discussion about the anniversary celebration: some may want to bring extra chairs as there will be some guests; beverage coolers needed; P.A. system provided by Dennis F.; write ups going out to all newspapers. A big "thank you" went out to Joyce for all of her efforts.
- Group Concerns/Good of the Group): Bridge lessons start today for those interested.
- Thought of the Day: Jenette T. left us with a couple of interesting "thoughts of the day".
- Adjournment: Dorothy: The meeting was adjourned at 10:12 AM.
