Minutes of Meeting of Sept. 11, 2014
1. Call to Order: Dorothy opened the meeting at 9:30am with the Pledge of Allegiance, and then shared some great jokes.
2. Host/Hostess: Barb L. and Susan D: Welcome back to members who have returned after an absence. Alice B.'s daughter and son-in-law attended.
3. Vice-President: Larry L.: We have 105 active members and 3 inactive members.
4. Secretary: Joyce is covering for Jeanne ,who is covering for Barbara until her return. Minutes of last week were approved and accepted. 46 members attended today.
5. Treasurer: Carol: Reported that the total in the treasury is currently at $1263.00.
6. Coordinators’ Reports:
a. Refreshments: Coffee and pastries are 1.00 each.
b. Sunshine: Sandy P.: a.) Nancy is doing great after her surgery b.) Bo is coming home tomorrow c.) Dan S. is in the hospital after throwing out his back.
c. Historian: Magda: (absent) – no new report.
d. Philanthropy: Mike T.: No delivery this week.
e. Busybody: JoAnn: Please keep emergency information up to date by notifying JoAnn of any changes or additions.
7. Activities: Joyce: a.) T Shirts will be ordered on Thursday Oct 18th. b.) Barbara L. asked if there was any interest in going to the U of A green house. A sign up sheet will be available, but the date will not be determined until the produce is ripe. c.) a motion was made and passed to pay the fee to reserve the ramada for the anniversary celebration in order to prevent any one from securing it before us.
8. Group Concerns/Good of the Group): a.) At the last meeting Susan D. gave us information about Ad Match from WalMart - a very simple process if you have a smart phone. Betty B. gave us a website the will do the same thing, walmart.com/savings center. Jane B. gave us another web site that will match prices, pricematcherz.com. b.)After a vigorous discussion regarding Bill Cicala's, a candidate for the CR HOA Board, request to address the group, a motion was made and passed that according to our by-laws ,we will not get involved in any political issues.
9. Thought of the Day: Sandy P. left us with a couple of interesting “thoughts of the day”.
10. Adjournment: Dorothy: The meeting was adjourned at 10:18 AM.
