Minutes of Meeting Held September 17, 2009
1. Call to Order: (a) Treasurer Walt Ross opened the meeting at 9:30 AM and announced that Joan’s father had died yesterday. The family had maintained a vigil by his bedside but he died after they had left the room for a short while. The funeral will be in Chicago. (b)Thirty five members were present at today’s meeting.
2. Host/Hostess: Ed & Colette: Jorge, Bo, Val, and Agnes were welcomed back.
3. Vice-President: Jim: Absent. He and Linda are touring the West until the 24th.
4. Secretary: Lew: Last week’s minutes were accepted as written.
5. Treasurer: Walt: Financial status: Checking: $838.11, Cash: $21.35, Total: $859.44. This includes a deposit of $150 that we collected as a memorial to Ed. Walt is waiting to find out how Carol would like to distribute it. Jorge asked if there was still time to contribute and Walt said yes. (No extra-ordinary expenses were incurred in the past week.)
6. Coordinators Reports:
6.1 Refreshments: Jan & Linda A.: Today’s refreshments were by Agnes & Lew with Jan. Next week’s will be by Linda & John with Mary J. (If unable to help as scheduled, please let Linda A. or Jan know by Tuesday, if possible.)
6.2 Sunshine: John & Linda D. No report. Please call if you hear of any health issues.
6.3 Philanthropy: Betty: (a) Betty took 34 lbs to the Food Bank this week. ….. (b) She reminded us of the collection for overseas service personnel, along with coupons, and books. We will be packing for the military next month.
6.4 Activities: Alice B.: See the attached agenda for events in the next few weeks.
7. Old and/or New Business: (a) Walt bought the cabinet hardware and was going to install the locks today. He will present an invoice to the BOD for reimbursement. (b) He will also inquire about getting another small one or a larger plaque.
8. Good of the Group: (a) $70 was collected in Joan’s dad’s memory. ….. (b) Alice B. said that the Gaslight show was enjoyed by all. She announced that the lunch at Lariat restaurant was canceled due to lack of interest. Also, a poster with details of the Caterpillar Co. trip was displayed on the table. It costs $100, to be divided equally by the participants. ….. (c) Seasonal Flu shots are available at CVS, Walgreen’s, and Safeway stores, some on a walk-in basis. ….. (d) Bo mentioned that his church was having free men’s breakfasts; all are welcome to join. ….. (e) Magda told us about Sunflower’s effort to avoid cars being stolen. Most thefts are facilitated by the cars being left unlocked. ….. (f) Bo offered to test anyone’s water pressure – house that is! His was set at 80 PSI and Walt said his was 85. After the meeting, Bo checked Lew’s house and it was 82; his neighbor’s house was also 82.It seems that around 80 is a standard setting in this area. ….. (g) Edna advised us of an important meeting, which will be held on Sep-23 at 7:00 PM , subject: Street Parking. ….. (h) Don V. cautioned us about a scam in buying gold shares and Agnes told about getting an application to enter a raffle for $1,000,000, no purchase necessary, but no mention of who was promoting it. ….. (i) Richard told a joke about a Bridge to Hawaii.
9. Adjournment: 9:58 AM.
