Today, February birthdays were celebrated by a fantastic cake, and there was a Valentines Potluck.
Oh, yes, and prior to the fun, there was a meeting. Here are the Minutes.
1. Call to Order: President Jim Alam called the meeting to order at 9:33 AM, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Jim then shared a story about the “3 holy men and the bear”, which received a great response from the group.
2. Host/Hostess: Bonnie and Bob Vantrepotte had no new members or guests to introduce.
3. Vice-President: Frank reported that we now have 77 members, 70 of whom are paid up with their dues. The new roster was distributed.
4. Secretary: Jeanne: The minutes of Feb. 4th were approved. 40 members were in attendance today.
5. Treasurer: Walt: Total money available to us at present is $838.10.
6. Coordinators’ Reports:
6.1 Refreshments: Jorge and Linda A.: Refreshments this week were provided by Dennis and Alice and Mary Mooney. Next week’s refreshments will be provided by Barbara H. and Lynn L.
6.2 Sunshine: Linda D.: Kay Peptis is still at Life Care Center and doing well. Al L. is recovering from removal of facial growths. Ruth L. couldn’t be managed at home and is at La Canada Care Center. Gladys reported that Frank Kells will be getting assistance from his daughter and he is referred to Hospice.
6.3 Historian: Magda : Photos are needed for all major (and minor) events for the Memory Book. She would like us to update her on the status of prior members as well as current members unable to attend. She also needs a list of birthdays for members.
6.4 Philanthropy: Betty: 14# of food and 10# of produce went to the food bank. Coupons were mailed.
6.5 Activities: Alice Behnke: See the attached agenda for events. Alice thanked all for today’s potluck goodies. A great time was had by all at the Super Bowl event. Carol mentioned those who had won in the pool. There are now a couple more tickets available for the Arizona Opry. Betty said tickets for the baseball game have been distributed.
7. Group Concerns: a.) Joann: hiking went well yesterday – no one was drenched due to the rain. Next wk. the goal is an 8 mile hike to Wasson Peak, but a car will be available at the 4 mile mark for those who choose not to do the EIGHT MILES!! b.) Jim took a vote on whether we want to hear from a representative of the school district re the override election information (non-political). The vote was in favor of having this. c.) An ad hoc committee was suggested for those members who are out of town, in hosp., etc. There will be a central contact who will receive this information as to where the member will be and how they can be reached if necessary. This was suggested by Gladys who volunteered to handle this for the first year and gave the committee the name “Busybody”. Gladys can be reached at: 520-292-9228. d.) Jim requested that those on the bylaws committee e-mail him re any suggested changes by Feb. 24th. A discussion meeting will then be set up. e.) Rich Singervalt from the HOA activities committee wanted everyone to know that he was not meant to be disparaging to SCRCR when he mentioned at the study session why a charge is made to use the Community Center ( i.e. for clean-up afterwards). He also wanted to inform us that there are brochures for the Lion’s Club at this mtg. If anyone is interested, contact him at 520-444-1667. f.) Dennis Foster thanked everyone for the Birthday celebration. G. Don again thanked everyone for all the well-wishes and prayers. g.) A Civil War reenactment will be held at Picacho Peak on Mar. 13th and 14th. h.) Magda encouraged all to check into the “Friends of the Library” benefits. i.) Feb.27th is the open house for the new park and also the day for the flag raising at the library. j.) Dick J. informed us of the proper method of saying Thank You to our military in public places: hand on heart and then open palm – also to wear red on Fridays.
8. Adjournment: Jim adjourned the meeting @10:20 AM.
