Minutes of Meeting for October 19, 2017

Minutes of Meeting for October 19, 2017

1. Call to Order:   Bill E. called the meeting to order, led us in the Pledge of Allegiance and the singing of God Bless America.  He then turned it over to Barb and Susan for introductions.  Then back to Bill and he then introduced the birthday folks from last week cause we ran out of time last week.
2. Hostesses:  Barb L. and Susan D.  Barb counted 40 folks in attendance today.  They welcomed newcomers John and Sharon Singer who we hope will become members.  John and Sharon hail from the Chicagoland area.  Joan was back today and will be with us for a few more weeks.  So good to have her back “in the fold”.
3. Vice President:  Debbi S. reports 117 members.
4. Secretary:   Kristi G.:  The minutes for the October 5^th and 12th meetings were approved. 
5. Treasurer:  Walt R.:    He reports a total of $1,317.33 in the bank.  Walt will be putting out some information about the upcoming Christmas party next week.

Let’s try to remember to put our money in the pot for coffee “and”.  It’s $2.00 for a cup of coffee which includes all refills; $1.00 for sweets. Thanks much.

6. Coordinators’ Reports:
   • Sunshine:  Dorie Z.:   Unfortunately, Janet Kels our founder, has fallen and broken her femur.  She is in good spirits and doing well in rehab.  I’m sure she’d love to hear from you via either a phone call or a card.  Gladys is back at Mt. View Health Care Center and her son Joe tells Dorie that she will most likely be going into assisted living from there.  Sadly, her house is just too big for her to stay in anymore.  Again, a card or phone call would be welcomed.  Barbara Romo continues to get better from her shoulder surgery and we hope to see her back with us ASAP and we can call Barbara and send her a card as well 😊  Jim reports that Lew McDonald has had a stint replaced and is doing well and that would call for another phone call or card 😊  Edna asked if anyone had spoken with Lily and unfortunately I just had another brain fart and can’t remember who said they had spoken with her and she has just been busy with doctor and dental appointments but she’s OK.  Sorry about that.  Our Elaine H.  has been out with lots of doctor appointments too.  Elaine and Ed are doing OK but Ed is going to have his hip re-replaced.  Don’t have a date on that yet, more info later…..so you can call or send a card 😊
   • Historian:  Magda Q.:    Didn’t have any history to report but is still trying to think of activities for us to do.  Also reminded us about sharing our own personal history with the group.  She also thanked everyone once again for all the pull tabs from cans for the Ronald McDonald House - So drink up people!! 😊

While we were on the subject of new activities, some ideas that were kicked around were a visit to the recycling center in Nogales, a wine tasting tour by bus, and a tour of the Marana PD.  Kristi will check on the tour of the PD and if anyone else can check out a wine tasting tour and maybe Magda can check out the recycling center tour.

• Philanthropy:  John Z.:   No report but please give your ideas for our “Christmas giving” to John or Mary M.  They will present these to the Board for disposition.
• Hiking:  Jim A.:  Hiking will begin again on November 1^st.  Meet up at the far east end of the Walgreens parking lot by Point of Grace (Twin Peaks & Coachline) by 8:00 AM on Wednesday mornings.
• Activities:     See activities list below.
6. Group Concerns/Good of the Group

• Val reminded the Christmas decorations committee of meeting at her home on October 24^th to begin creating our always lovely table decorations.
• Jim A. hopes to have some nominations for Board/Committee members by November 2^nd.  See Jim or Mary M. with your nominee’s names.
• Susan D., told us of yet another telephone scam that was tried on her and Gene but this one was threatening.  Susan called the police but there is little they can do.  They do suggest you tell anyone trying to scam you that you have called the police and given the police the number they called from but it’s next to impossible to track these people down.  Best advice, either don’t answer the phone at all if you don’t recognize the number or hang up on them immediately.
• Susan and Gene also told of an incident that happened to them this past week wherein they were leaving their home and within a block they saw a man down.  They stopped to help and when the gentleman came to, he told them to look on his phone, that all his medical info was there.  So, when Susan was talking to 911, she could tell them his history as well as what medications he was taking.  Apparently, this is an app that is available on smart phones.  Check it out folks, it could save your life!  Well worth completing and having on your phone.
• A BIG SHOUT OUT TO OUR MARIE M.!  Last week was birthday week so Marie, who always gets our cakes from Costco, had to travel way out of her way to pick up the cake last week.  The bakery at the Costco we all know and love, is closed until November 1^st, so the poor woman had to drive way far to another Costco to get our birthday cake last week.  A GREAT BIG THANK YOU Marie for going above and beyond! 😊

8. Thought of the Day:   Sandy had a great one and as always, a joke that brought the house down.  Sandy then told us that this coming Monday, she will be having a procedure because she needs a heart valve replacement.  The procedure on Monday is to determine if she can have the surgery to be done up through the groin (best case scenario) or if they will have to crack open her chest (obviously worst-case scenario).  We need to put our prayers to work people for Sandy.

                                                                                                 

9. Adjournment:  Bill E. ended the meeting at 10:21AM.

Minutes of Meeting for October 12, 2017

 Minutes of Meeting for October 12, 2017

1. Call to Order:   Bill E. called the meeting to order, led us in the Pledge of Allegiance and the singing of God Bless America.  He then turned it over to Sandy who introduced Deborah and Lorraine who gave a very informative talk about Medicare and insurance supplements.  They also passed out information to fill out and send in to them for an appointment if you wish.  As an aside and from personal experience with these women, they really, really know what they are talking about and they saved me a lot of money on my prescriptions last year. 
2. Hostesses:  Barb L. and Susan D.  Barb counted 50 folks today.
3. Vice President:  Still 117 members.
4. Secretary:   Kristi G.:  The minutes for October 5^th weren’t discussed nor was anything else discussed because we turned the entire meeting over to the discussion on Medicare and insurance supplements.
5. Treasurer:  Walt R.:    No Report. Let’s try to remember to put our money in the pot for coffee “and”.  It’s $2.00 for a cup of coffee which includes all refills; $1.00 for sweets. Thanks much.
6. Coordinators’ Reports:
   • Sunshine:  Dorie Z.:   No report but since then Dorie has found that Gladys is back in the hospital with an infection and Barbara Romo is home and recouping from shoulder surgery that went well.  Let’s keep them in our prayers and let’s keep all of us in our prayers 😊
   • Historian:  Magda Q.:  No report.
   • Philanthropy:  John Z.:   No report.
   • Hiking:  Jim A.:  No report as the hiking hasn’t started up again yet.
   • Activities:     See activities list below.
7. Group Concerns/Good of the Group

• I personally want to thank everyone who answered my plea for crayons, coloring books, games, et al for kids that have had to accompany parents or guardians brought in to the police department for one reason or another.  The police department is so very thankful for your generosity.
• Rich R. asked if they couldn’t meet at the library twice a month for cards and games and Bill E. will check that out.
• Val R. is having a Christmas decoration committee meeting at her home on October 24^th at 10:00 AM.  All those on the decorating committee please plan to attend.

8. No thought of the day, too busy thinking about Medicare and insurance ☹

                                                                                                 

9. Adjournment:  Bill E. ended the meeting at 10:35 AM and then we had birthday cake.

Minutes of Meeting for October 5, 2017

Minutes of Meeting for October 5, 2017

1. Call to Order:   Bill E. called the meeting to order, led us in the Pledge of Allegiance and the singing of God Bless America.  He then turned it over to Barb and Susan for introductions.  Then back to Bill and he told a lot of great jokes from Dorie Z. again – Dorie has some great jokes!!!
2. Hostesses:  Barb L. and Susan D.  Barb counted 50 folks in attendance today!  We welcomed back Val and Rich, Linda and John and our dear Rose who we haven’t seen for a while – welcome back ya’ll 😊
3. Vice President:  Debbi S. reports 117 members.
4. Secretary:   Kristi G.:  The minutes for the September 28th meeting were approved.  Kristi gave a quick talk about respect for others in the group and that we should all just “agree to disagree” and more importantly, to just love one another. 

I can also report that about 25 or so folks went to the Longhorn Steakhouse last night and were greatly impressed with the food, the prices and the service!  They did a pretty good job for a group that large. 

5. Treasurer:  Walt R.:    He reports a total of $1,391.05 with $16.65 of that total in petty cash.   Walt also told us that the South Florida Food Bank had cashed their $300.00 check.  Let’s try to remember to put our money in the pot for coffee “and”.  It’s $2.00 for a cup of coffee which includes all refills; $1.00 for sweets. Thanks much.
6. Coordinators’ Reports:
   • Sunshine:  Dorie Z.:   Our dear Gladys is now at Mt. View Healthcare Center at 1313 W. Magee Road, Tucson 85704, for occupational therapy.  Not sure when she will be going home until the therapy is completed.  Surely, she would love to receive some cards and prayers are always, always welcomed.  Dorie also asked for a show of hands who all had gotten their flu shots already and most everyone had gotten them.  BUT for those who haven’t yet, please do, for your sake and for ours.  Nobody wants the flu, true that!
   • Historian:  Magda Q.:  Magda again thanked us all for the can tabs and says we need to fill 4 more jars to break last year’s record!  So drink up people!! 😊  Magda also brought up a very interesting event happening this Saturday October 7^th, hence, I’m sending the minutes out early.  This is so timely and something we should all try to get out and do.  The Veterans are having “Old Glory” brought down here from Phoenix for a presentation at the Marana PD beginning at 7:30 Saturday morning.  From what we know so far is that the Flag will be bicycled from the Police Department down to the Frontage Road to Twin Peaks Road.  When it reaches Twin Peaks and Coachline (approximately 8:30-9:00 AM), it will be escorted to Sunflower’s Community Center where the Veterans will put on a presentation.  In this world of turmoil and all the horrendous occurrences we’ve had lately, along with the disrespect being shown for our Flag, we should try to get out tomorrow morning and support the Vets and the Flag.  If I find out any more information before tomorrow morning, I’ll certainly send it out.

• Philanthropy:  John Z.:   John took 40 pounds of foodstuffs and $167.00.   Good job folks, keep it coming especially with all the holidays coming up.  John tells us there is an open house at the food bank all day on October 30^th.  Should be very interesting to see how it all comes together and works.  John is also asking for two volunteers to assist him in determining the proper charities to give to when these horrific tragedies befall our fellow citizens.  Please give John a call if you could help.  Thanks much.
• Hiking:  Jim A.:  No report as the hiking hasn’t started up again yet.
• Activities:     See activities list below.
6. Group Concerns/Good of the Group

• Bea S., told us the sad news that our June S., will be leaving us soon to go and live with her son and daughter-in-law in Boise, Idaho.  Unfortunately, June can’t take her beloved little dog Sal with her.  Sal is 7-10 years old, we don’t know for sure because he’s a rescue.  He is great with kids, just loves them.  We are so hoping someone can give Sal a great home.  It’s so sad for both June and Sal. 
• Iles W., who was in the insurance business for over 30 years gave us some very good advice now that it’s coming time to pick insurances again.  He told us to avoid United Healthcare at all costs.  I think we all remember what they pulled earlier this year when they threatened to pull out of NorthWest Hospital and all the doctors associated with it.  That was something that they do frequently all over the United States.  Not very nice.  Another one that has a lot of problems is The Hartford that AARP is associated with.  Of course, it’s your personal decision to make, Iles is just pointing out the insurance companies that he knows have been trouble over his years in the business.  Thank you Iles!
• Jim A., brought up about the Blog that he has been keeping it up for the past 4 years so I will add that back in to the minutes. 
• Bitsy asked whoever it was to volunteer to go with her to help with the unwed moms and the babies to contact her because Bitsy, like the rest of us, had a “senior moment” and can’t remember who it was who said they’d help.

Bitsy also said that she is going to start a petition to cover all these pesky robo calls we all get that if they call, they get fined a lot of money.  Maybe that’ll stop them!  I’m sure we’ll all sign that petition when she gets it “fine-tuned”.  Thank you Bitsy!

• Rich R. brought up that because we have been short in the weekly “coffee/biscuit bucket”, we should all just ante up $1 each week for the sake of having the meeting.  It’s sure worth $1 a week for what we get out of it 😊  Great idea Richard!
• Richard and Val also said that they can take 4 more people with them to the dinner at BJ’s and the play at the Gaslight next week Thursday, so if you need a ride, please get in touch with Rich and Val.  Thanks you guys for doing that! 😊
• Susan D., said that she and Gene got new phones through Verizon and that if you show them a DD214 (discharge papers) you will get a 15% discount on your monthly  phone bill – that can add up folks!  Thanks Susan for that information.
• Kristi G., asked for donations of children’s games, coloring books, crayons, puzzles, from ages little toddlers to teens for the Marana Police Department.  These will be used to keep children occupied while they are in the police department for various reasons, say their parents were involved in something and they had to be brought in to the station to give a statement or worse yet, be arrested.  These kids are traumatized in these kinds of situations and hopefully if we have enough things there to keep them busy, it will take their minds from it for a little while anyway.  Anything you could donate would be appreciated.  Thanks in advance.
• Dorie Z., said that since we are rapidly approaching the holiday season, we won’t do the “Breakfast Club” thingy until January.  Please e-mail Dorie with any thoughts on where to go for breakfast.  There is a lot of interest in this so thank you Dorie so much for thinking of this.  It’s going to be lots of fun! 😊
• George R. (who is still active in real estate) has some tickets for the upcoming fall home show if anyone would like them.  The show runs October 6-8.

8. Thought of the Day:  Sandy P. had another super good thought for the day and “brought the house down” again with her ending joke.

                                                                                                 

9. Adjournment:  Bill E. ended the meeting at 10:35 AM.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

IMPORTANT NOTICE

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. Prior 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 for September 28, 2017

Minutes of Meeting for September 28, 2017

1. Call to Order:   Bill E. called the meeting to order, led us in the Pledge of Allegiance and the singing of God Bless America.  He then turned it over to Barb and Susan for introductions.  Then back to Bill and he told a lot of great jokes from Dorie Z.
2. Hostesses:  Barb L. and Susan D.  Barb counted 51 folks in attendance today - that’s awesome!  We welcomed back the Alam’s, Jan, Nancy P., Jorge and last, but not least, Joan Travis Triumph!  So good to see everyone.
3. Vice President:  Debbi S. reports 117 members.
4. Secretary:   Kristi G.:  The minutes for the September 21st meeting were approved. 
5. Treasurer:  Walt R.:    He reports a total of $1,417.05 with $16.65 of that total in petty cash.  The two checks for $300 each, for the Florida and the Texas food banks were sent out this past Monday, September 25^th.* (See Good of the Group for the discussion that this started on sending money to Mexico and Puerto Rico).

Let’s try to remember to put our money in the pot for coffee “and”.  It’s $2.00 for a cup of coffee which includes all refills; $1.00 for sweets. Thanks much.

6. Coordinators’ Reports:
   • Sunshine:  Dorie Z.:   Unfortunately we broke the 11 week streak.   Our dear Gladys has had some issues coming from her glaucoma surgery.  The medication she was given after that caused her many problems including being diagnosed with “A Fib”.  She is in the hospital getting great care and will be released this weekend to the rehab facility across the street called Life Center for some occupational therapy before going home.  We need to continue to keep Gladys in our prayers.  We also learned that Craig S. was in the hospital and is now out and doing great!  Prayers for all!
   • Historian:  Magda Q.:  Magda told us that Mexico was doing well and didn’t need any more help which was great news.  She also thanked us all for the can tabs and says we need to fill 4 more jars to break last year’s record!  So drink up people!! 😊
   • Philanthropy:  John Z.:   No report today but John will be going to the food bank next week and will have a report after that.  Until then, please keep the contributions coming.
   • Hiking:  Jim A.:  No report as the hiking is over until fall
   • Activities:     See activities list below.
7. Group Concerns/Good of the Group

• The nominating committee will meet next Thursday October 5^th after the meeting in the back corner booth to discuss nominations.  Jim A. (brokenbow2@msn.com) will chair the meeting and hopefully all the committee members can make it.  That will be Magda Q. (magdagr@msn.com), Cynthia D-M (cdagnalmyron@comcast.net), Gail C. gailpcocker@gmail.com), and Mary M. (mlmetzger115@gmail.com).  This shouldn’t take more than 15 minutes. 
• A motion was made by Joey H., to send aid to Puerto Rico and seconded by Betty B.  After a brief discussion on how and who to send the aid to, it was decided to veto that motion and that motion was carried.  Kristi then made a motion to wait until the “the dust settles” and we can do proper follow-up on who to send a donation to in Puerto Rico after some research is done in that regard.  That motion was seconded by Dorie Z., and that motion was carried.  So, the Philanthropy Committee (John Z.) will get with the Board members and research the proper entity to receive aid in Puerto Rico. 

George R., also made a helpful suggestion that we enter into the Policy and Procedures that before we make any donations for any reasons, the Philanthropy Committee will research it first with the Board and then come to the group so that we are better prepared at the meetings to make motions and vote on donations, etc.  Great idea George – thank you!

• Sandy told us that Donna St. John has 10 jars of peanut butter for anyone who would like some (and a suggestion that John Z., pickup up the peanut butter for the food bank, which he did 😊).  She also has a metal back brace that is brand new and never worn and some type of an electrical collar that heats up your back or something like that.  You’d need to ask Donna directly about that.
• Dorie Z., suggested a “Breakfast Club” that would meet say, once a month at different restaurants around town.  Dorie is going to take the reins on that and set something up soon.  Sounds like fun and yummy! 😊
• George R. (who is still active in real estate) has some tickets for the upcoming fall home show if anyone would like them.  The show runs October 6-8.

8. Thought of the Day:  Sandy P. had another super good thought for the day and some funny sayings that were seen on signs that were in front of different places.

                                                                                                 

9. Adjournment:  Bill E. ended the meeting at 10:09 AM.