1. Call to Order: President Joan Travis-Triumph opened the well-attended meeting at 9:33 a.m. and led the pledge of allegiance. Fifty people were estimated to be present.
2. Host/Hostess: Ed & Colette: Don and Hilde renewed their old membership. Shirley and Barbara were welcomed back. Ed thanked Joan T. and Lew for their last three years in office and presented each of them with a large fruit and goodies basket. They reciprocated with thanks to all.
3. Vice-President: Jim: Mentioned the two new members.
4. Secretary: Lew: Last week’s minutes were accepted as printed.
5. Treasurer: Walt: After writing a check for $117.70 for the Christmas party decorations, the status was: Checking: $238.12; Cash: $22.03; Total: $260.15. Walt thanked Edna and the SCRCR Art & Crafts group for creating the beautiful decorations.
6. Coordinators’ Reports:
6.1 Refreshments: Jan & Linda A.: Today’s refreshments were provided by Betty & Bo with Mary M. Other members also contributed. (If unable to help as scheduled, please let Linda A. or Jan know by Tuesday, if possible.)
6.2 Sunshine: John & Linda D. (a) Ruth moved back to the La Cañada Care Center. ….. (b) Dan St. John is recovering well from a back operation. ….. (c) John is also doing OK. Please call if you hear of any health issues.
6.3 Historian: Magda was absent but the SCRCR albums were on display at the center.
6.4 Philanthropy: Betty: (a) Delivered 56 pounds of food and $70 to the Marana Food Bank. She reminded us of all our other charities.
6.5 Activities: Alice B.: See the attached agenda for events in the next few weeks.
7. Group Concerns: (a) More Christmas cards were distributed. ….. (b) Linda A. announced that all the filing had been completed at the Windmill office and thanked the volunteers for their assistance and all the jolly entertainment that ensued. On behalf of John Lambert and the BOD, John’s wife Nancy thanked the volunteers for a good job, expeditiously done. ….. (c) Betty needs to know how many will attend the Cubs game on 25-March. Cost $18. Twenty-seven had signed up so far. ….. (d) JoAnne said that they had hiked three miles yesterday. ….. Joan read a card from Janet and Frank Wells. Janet is undergoing deep-vein treatment. For new members, Joan said that Janet had founded the SCRCR group and still attends occasionally. ….. (e) Richard Singlevalt spoke on behalf of the Lions Club who are proposing that a branch be set up in this area. He will be providing more detail at a later meeting. Lew mentioned that he had been a charter member of a Lions Club in Canada. ….. (f) Margie related the achievements of a Fountain’s group who had knitted sweaters for over five hundred children. ….. (g) A raffle was held to dispose of surplus gift certificates (left over from the Christmas Party). ….. (h) Alice B. said that she had arranged to hold the private room for us at the Native New Yorker for the big ball game. ….. (i) Frank had booked the Elks club for a Saturday Christmas party but later found out that there would be no bar service that day. A large show of hands requested that it be switched to a Wednesday at which the bar will be open. Frank also advised that he was looking into other locations for the party.
8. Adjournment: 10:20 a.m. A magician show was presented after the meeting.
