Minutes of Meeting of Sept. 25, 2014
- Call to Order: Dorothy opened the meeting at 9:30am with the Pledge of Allegiance, and then shared some great jokes and stories.
- Host/Hostess: Barb L.: Welcome back to Jorge A.
- Vice-President: Larry L.: We have 102 active members and 1 inactive member. Everyone has been contacted regarding candidates for offices and committees. The new slate of candidates will be presented next week.
- Secretary: Jeanne L.: Minutes of last week were approved and accepted. 49 members attended today.
- Treasurer: Carol: Reported that a.) Total treasury amount is $1218.00. b.) The Board has decided to place the extra $44.00 needed to cover extra T-shirts costs into the activities fund budget since it is part of the Anniversary celebration cost. c.) Carol also announced that the board decided to change Article 4 of the by-laws which allowed members to pay dues semiannually. Dues will be due in full at the beginning of the year. d.) In section 2 of the by-laws members were allowed to pay dues up to 30 days from the due date and this will be extended to 60 days. e.) Dick J. had contributed $45.00 to the coffee fund and Carol informed us that $20.00 of this has been used so far.
- Coordinators’ Reports:
- Refreshments: Coffee and pastries are 1.00 each.
- Sunshine: Sandy P.: a.) Nancy P. is continuing to do very well –in rehab! b.) Bo is currently back at home and is getting home therapy. He has his ups and downs. c.) Dan S. is also doing well. d.) The wheelchair which belongs to SCRCR will be kept at Lily. O.’s home. The walker will be kept by Sandy P. and Bea S. also has a transport wheelchair available. Contact them if you have need for one of these.
- Historian: Magda: Memory books will be available at the Anniversary celebration. She also requested a list of birthdays so that she may contact members in advance. Larry L. will send that information to her.
- 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: Please keep emergency information up to date by notifying JoAnn of any changes or additions. Also please add another emergency contact if your current contact is your spouse.
- Activities: Joyce: a.) Activities for the remainder of the year were described. Signup sheets for all of these events are available at the meetings. Be sure to peruse the pertinent information and if you have questions please contact Joyce. b.) Since we have 2 upcoming meeting times which will take place outside of The Station, Larry L. will contact The Station management to make sure that they are aware of this.
- Group Concerns/Good of the Group): a.)Keep in mind that Magda is collecting tab tops for Ronald McDonald House and Sandy is collecting "box tops for education" for the schools. b.) Val has tablecloth material and flower arrangements available for the Anniversary celebration. She will contact Eugenia M. to coordinate this. c.) Put this on your calendars: a celebration of Lou M.’s life will take place at the Community Center on Oct. 4th at 12:00PM. d.) Sandy suggested that we tip the staff of The Station for all that they do for us each week. e.) Phyllis R. and Carol A. are willing to start bridge lessons after the Thursday meetings. If interested please let them know. f.) Walt wanted to know if everyone has had a chance to turn in their Membership Information. If you haven’t, please pass it on to Walt.
- Thought of the Day: Sandy P. left us with a couple of interesting "thoughts of the day".
- Adjournment: Dorothy: The meeting was adjourned at 10:29 AM.
