Minutes of Meeting of Dec. 18, 2014

Minutes of Meeting of Dec. 18, 2014



1. Call to Order: Dorothy opened the meeting at 9:30am with the Pledge of Allegiance, and then again shared some great jokes. Jim also shared a very funny joke!
2. Host/Hostess: Barb L. and Susan D.: Welcome back to Margie W. Susan D. let the group know that her surgery was a success – nothing to worry about! 
3. Vice-President: Larry L.: We have 107 members.
4. Secretary: Jeanne L.: Minutes of 12/11/14 were approved and accepted. 40 members attended today.
5. Treasurer: Carol: Reported that the total treasury amount is at $332.00. Carol informed us that we received a couple of thank you notes from agencies we have donated to.
6. Coordinators’ Reports:
1. Refreshments: Coffee and pastries are 1.00 each. A tip jar is now available for the staff of the Station.
2. Sunshine: Sandy P. a.)Lew M. is doing well. b.)No further information on Betty’s progress after surgery. c.)Stan S. is undergoing heavy doses of chemotherapy and the meds are making him ill. d.) Lily O. has been absent for a couple of weeks but she is fine. It’s the lousy weather that has been keeping her at home. e.) Nancy P. will be taking over this committee next year.
3. Historian: Magda: absent.
4. Philanthropy: John Z. and Mike T: No report today.
5. Busybody: JoAnn: If anyone is traveling over the holidays, please be sure that JoAnn has your information. Hiking was rained out this week. JoAnn still has Christmas cards for about 20 people who have not been available. She will bring them back when meetings resume again after the holidays. Sandy reminded us that Gladys collects the front facing pages of Christmas cards to send to St. Jude’s for their projects. Bring these pictures to the next meeting if you don’t want to keep the cards.
7. Activities: Joyce: a.) Remember The Cattleman’s Café for breakfast on the 31th @ 9:00am. b.) Rose M. gave us a rundown of ideas that she has for the upcoming year. Those interested in helping out with this committee should remain after the meeting is adjourned to discuss further ideas. c.) Linda A. will continue the arrangements for the Gaslight theatre and Carol A. will take over arrangements for The Great American Playhouse.
8. Group Concerns/Good of the Group: a.) A remaining Christmas centerpiece was auctioned off today by Jim A. Joyce G. won the auction and the final price of the centerpiece will be donated to the food bank. b) Announcement of the Most Valuable Member will take place at the beginning of the next meeting on Jan. 8^{th at which time a plaque will be awarded to that member. Installation of officers will take place directly afterward. Jim will handle these events. c.) Celebration of birthdays has been postponed until Jan 15th.}
9. Thought of the Day: Sandy P.: Sandy closed the meeting with a couple of interesting "thoughts of the day" and she will continue with this through the upcoming year.
10. Adjournment: Dorothy: The meeting was adjourned at 10:10 AM.

Minutes of Meeting of Dec. 11, 2014

Minutes of Meeting of Dec. 11, 2014

1. Call to Order: Dorothy opened the meeting at 9:30am with the Pledge of Allegiance, and then again shared some great jokes.
2. Host/Hostess: Barb L. and Susan D.: Welcome back to those who have been gone for a while. Susan was absent today. Barbara thanked Larry for taking pictures at the Christmas party and also thanked all those who worked very hard to make it a success, especially Val, JoAnn and Walt.
3. Vice-President: Larry L.: We have 107 members. Larry suggested sharpening the pins on name tags with a sharpening stone or nail file in order to avoid damage to clothing and/or the pin. The website and pictures for SCRCR will be worked on some more by Jim and Larry.
4. Secretary: Jeanne L.: Minutes of 12/04/14 were approved and accepted. 47 members attended today.
5. Treasurer: Carol: Reported that the total treasury amount is at $332.00. We had some heavy expenditures this past week.
6. Coordinators’ Reports:
1. Refreshments: Coffee and pastries are 1.00 each. A tip jar is now available for the staff of the Station.
2. Sunshine: Sandy P. (absent): Lew M. is currently being treated for gout. No information as yet regarding Betty’s progress after surgery.
3. Historian: Magda: absent.
4. Philanthropy: John Z. and Mike T: No report today.
5. Busybody: JoAnn: No new report but JoAnn commented on the hike to Brown Mountain. Next week the hikers will be heading to Pima Canyon.
7. Activities: Joyce: a.) Remember lunch at the Gallery on the 16th and The Cattleman’s for breakfast on the 31th. See the agenda for details. b.) Rose M. is getting ready to take charge of the activities committee and would like an e-mail from those interested in assisting her. c.) Dorie Z. stated that 4 people went to the Mormon Choir and enjoyed it. Val would like to see that scheduled again next year. d.) A great time was had by those who attended the Christmas Party!!
8. Group Concerns/Good of the Group: a.) Linda A. has a new signup sheet for the Gaslight theatre on Feb. 18^{th. b.) Jim A. would like someone to take charge of the equipment for the games this week and John Z. volunteered. c.) Janet K. received a plaque from SCRCR commending her for her many contributions to and for the group over the past 20 years!!! d.) Dick J. asked if cards were sent to Jorge A. regarding the death of his sister and to Lew M. regarding his illness – they were! e.) Birthdays were celebrated for this month.}
9. Thought of the Day: Sandy P. (absent) but she left us with a couple of interesting "thoughts of the day" which were read by Jeanne L.
10. Adjournment: Dorothy: The meeting was adjourned at 10:01 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.

Minutes of Meeting of Dec. 4, 2014

Minutes of Meeting of Dec. 4, 2014

1. Call to Order: Dorothy opened the meeting at 9:30am with the Pledge of Allegiance, and then again shared some great jokes.
2. Host/Hostess: Barb L. and Susan D.: Welcome back to those who have been gone for a while. We have a new member – Barbara H. who shared a little personal information.
3. Vice-President: Larry L.: We have 107 members.
4. Secretary: Jeanne L.: Minutes of 11/20/14 were approved and accepted. 59 members attended today.
5. Treasurer: Carol: Reported that the total treasury amount is at $716.00.
6. Coordinators’ Reports:
1. Refreshments: Coffee and pastries are 1.00 each. A tip jar is now available for the staff of the Station.
2. Sunshine: Sandy P: Lew M. had minor surgery on his ear and is doing just fine! Betty B. is doing well. Stan S. is handling the new chemo treatments pretty well.
3. Historian: Magda: Thanks to all who have donated tab tops for Ronald McDonald House.
4. Philanthropy: John Z. and Mike T: No report today.
5. Busybody: JoAnn: Thanks to Gladys for covering the Busybody position while Walt and JoAnn were in balmy Minnesota! 
7. Activities: Joyce: a.) Updates on upcoming activities may be found in the agenda. b.) A collection of $116.00 was taken up for Holiday House which is part of Brewster House, to provide gifts for children for Christmas. Some members added to that amount today. c.) JoAnn has the Christmas card box available. d.) Dorie still has tickets available for the concert on Sunday if anyone is interested. Please contact her. e.) Walt informed us that there are now enough members signed up for the Christmas Party to put us in the big room!
8. Group Concerns/Good of the Group: a.) Val announced that there is a new page for the Who’s Who SCRCR book and they are available as of today. UPS assisted her with producing this page and gave a discount to the SCRCR. If anyone is using UPS for their mailing services, please thank them for this generous offer. b.) JoAnn informed the group that there was an unofficial hike to the top of Sombrero Peak but only 2 hikers managed to complete it. Information for next week’s hike will be e-mailed to those taking part. c.) Sue R. requested that the group check into a microphone for the meetings. It’s getting harder to hear those who are speaking. Larry said that the Station has one available and he will check into it.
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 9:59 AM.

Minutes of Meeting of Nov. 20, 2014

Minutes of Meeting of Nov. 20, 2014

1. Call to Order: Dorothy opened the meeting at 9:30am with the Pledge of Allegiance, and then again shared some great jokes.
2. Host/Hostess: Barb L. and Susan D.: Welcome back to those who have been gone for a while. We had a new guest – Barbara who shared a little personal information. Barbara L. had good news – her daughter has achieved her PhD.!
3. Vice-President: Larry L.: We have 105 members.
4. Secretary: Jeanne L.: Minutes of 11/13/14 were approved and accepted. 51 members attended today.
5. Treasurer: Carol: Reported that the total treasury amount remains at $714.00. In October, we donated $203.00 and 45# of food to the Marana Food Bank.
6. Coordinators’ Reports:
1. Refreshments: Coffee and pastries are 1.00 each. A tip jar is now available for the staff of the Station.
2. Sunshine: Sandy P: No new report!
3. Historian: Magda: (absent).
4. Philanthropy: John Z. and Mike T: $118.00 and 20# of food for the Food Bank so far this month.
5. Busybody: JoAnn: any changes in emergency information, please report to JoAnn. No hiking for the next 2 weeks.
7. Activities: Joyce: a.) Updates on the upcoming activities may be found in the agenda. b.) A collection was taken up for Holiday House which is part of Brewster House to provide gifts for children for Christmas. Brewster House is a safe refuge for victims of domestic violence. c.) Joyce is waiting on a call back from the VA Hospital regarding donations for veterans. d.) JoAnn has the Christmas card box available. e.) Dennis gave us a reminder about the Fox Theatre event on Sunday, Nov. 23^{rd at 2:00PM. f.) Jim brought up the fun time had on the Trolley ride and suggested that this may be a good combination with the Fox Theatre event.}
8. Group Concerns/Good of the Group: a.) Walt put together the Anniversary Celebration book and will pass it on to Magda. b.) There will be no hiking for two weeks. B.) Be sure to submit nominations in writing for "Most Valuable Person" for the SCRCR to Dorothy.
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 10:17 AM.