Minutes of Meeting Held May 28, 2009
1. Call to Order: President Joan Travis-Triumph opened the meeting at 9:33 a.m. and led the pledge of allegiance. Forty-four people were present.
2. Host/Hostess: Ed & Collette: Several returning members were welcomed back.
3. Vice-President: Jim: Told a story about a donkey in a hole.
4. Secretary: Lew: Last week’s minutes were passed as amended --- §6.3 was 175, is 70; §8(g) was 6, is 2; §(g) was 75, is 61.
5. Treasurer: Walt: Financial status: Checking: $759, Cash: $22, Total: $781. (No extra-ordinary expenses were incurred.)
6. Coordinators Reports:
6.1 Refreshments: Jan & Linda A.: Today’s refreshments were by Vi & Don with Jan. (If unable to help as scheduled, please let Linda or Jan know by Tuesday, if possible.)
6.2 Sunshine: John & Linda D. (a) Carol reported that Elaine Schwartz had another trip to NMC. She was really sick but the problem source has not been determined. ….. (b) Joan T. reported that Don Brick was very ill after their cruise. He suffers from COPD (emphysema) so his immune system is low. Don’s doctor suspects that he might have Swine Flu; he has lost twenty pounds. Hilde has a cold. Some crew members were sick and one had attended their table. Please call if you hear of any health issues.
6.3 Philanthropy: Betty: 16 lbs of food were taken to the Food Bank. Betty said that hygienic products were also welcome. Sandy mentioned that her grand-nephew requested toilet paper and Betty suggested putting some TP into baggies for our packages to the military. They can then be put into their pockets.
6.4 Activities: Alice: See the attached agenda for events in the next few weeks.
7. Old and/or New Business: None.
8. Good of the Group: (a) Papa Murphy’s are providing free samples of their pizza today. ….. (b) Lew requested that he be informed of any errors or omissions by e-mail – that’s the main reason for sending out preliminary copies (in addition to advising non-attendees about what’s going on). ….. (c) Eighteen went to Miss Saigon and had excellent meals. ….. (d) Joan T. read a memo from Nicole Glasner which advised us of a protest meeting tonight regarding the proposed erection of a sixty-one foot imitation palm tree tower next to the children’s playground at the Windmill Pool. In it was a plea for us to call the Mayor and/or other city representatives to voice our protests. Both the Architectural Committee and the Homeowners Association are against it. The meeting is at 7:00 pm tonight at Twin Peaks and Coachline. Another meeting is to be held in Marana at 7:00 pm on 2-June. KVOA (Channel 4) will be recording events. Jorge volunteered to drive people to the Marana one. Alice B. pointed out that the tower was for AT & T only – other cell phones cannot use it, so other towers may be requested. …. (e) To clarify past statements, Alice B. reiterated that Gaslight is on 1-Dec and the Christmas party is on 9—Dec.
9. Adjournment: 10:13 AM.
Attachments: Next Meeting’s Agenda (overleaf). Lewis MacDonald Secretary.
PS: Papa Murphy’s supplied pizza appetizers first, then came back later with samples of their take-and-bake pizza, along with drinks. All agreed that the pizzas were excellent. They left several coupons for members to take home. They are located beside Cold Stone in Fry’s plaza. They said that pizzas can be made up while you wait (about five minutes) or phone ahead; they also have great salads.
