Minutes of Meeting of Nov. 11, 2010

1. Call to Order: Jim opened the meeting at 9:30 AM with the Pledge of Allegiance. He then shared some jokes and stories with us. Magda gave a special thank you to all of our former military members.
2. Host/Hostess: Bonnie and Bob: Bonnie welcomed two new members: Wonder and Loring Jensen who shared some personal information about themselves.
3. Vice-President: Frank: Our membership is now at 80 since 2 other members have dropped out.
4. Secretary: Jeanne: The minutes were approved and accepted. 43 members were present today.
5. Treasurer: Walt: The treasury is currently at $398.10. Money for the Christmas party tickets is needed ASAP.
6. Coordinators’ Reports:
a) Refreshments: Jorge and Linda A.: Jorge stated that refreshments this week were provided by Dick, Sue and Shirley. Next week refreshments will be provided by Frank, Joan T. and Mike R.
b) Sunshine: Linda D.: A sympathy card was sent to Iris Jennings. Mary J. took a fall and is bruised but was not hospitalized.
c) Historian: Magda: Will bring 2 memory books next week for the benefit of the new members. She also reported that in the 3 years that she has been collecting tab tops, she has accumulated 92# of them for the Ronald McDonald House. Keep them coming!
d) Philanthropy: Betty: 22# of food and a $70.00 check went to the food bank this week. Betty will be gone for 3 weeks and Jim and Linda will cover for her. She wanted to remind us that the Food Bank will be collecting at Foothills Mall on Nov. 19th from 4-7:00 PM. Also, she wanted to make it clear that the Twin Peaks opening event is free.
e) Busybody: Gladys: Gladys has a son who is in Afghanistan and he reported that the items in the military boxes were distributed and greatly appreciated.
7. Activities: Alice: a.) Money is still needed for the Gaslight Theater performance tickets.
b.) If there aren’t 20 people going to Carrabas restaurant for lunch, they will still open for SCRCR but it will be an abbreviated menu.
c.) Sue R. has flyers for the Messiah performance.
d.) Frank gave a run down on the Christmas party and reminded everyone that this is a dressy occasion and to bring toys for poor children. Each woman should bring a girl’s toy and each man should bring a boy’s toy – the amount for the toys should be about $10. They should be unwrapped, and they should be age appropriate for children up to 12 yrs. Any further questions, please contact Frank.
8. Group Concerns: a.) Jim asked everybody to please submit any changes in addresses, phone numbers, etc. so that the member roster can be current.
b.) Gary informed us that a representative of Sun Shuttle would speak to us about the benefits of using this service. Jim will arrange for her to come to one of our meetings.
c.) Carol gave us the highlights of events being planned by the newly appointed activities committee. She would greatly appreciate any suggestions from SCRCR members. Every Thursday after the meeting and games, people will be able to sign up for lunch that day at a designated restaurant.
d.) JoAnn described yesterday’s hike up to the Bowan House. Everyone had a good time; deer were spotted and some hikers went about 3 miles further than others. Next week, Jorge will lead the hike at Picture Rocks, which will be about 2-4 miles. Bring lunch, water and meet at the Community Center at 8:30AM.
e.) JoAnn also mentioned that we will have the Christmas card box again this year. Put the name of the receiving members on the envelopes, as well as your own name so that undelivered cards can be returned to you.
f.) There will be no SCRCR meeting on Dec. 16th, so that will mean no SCRCR meetings for 3 weeks in a row (Dec. 16th through Dec. 30th).
g.) Joan M. needs help fixing her printer and Dick and Sue will help her.
h.) Joan T. shared a cute story about the Patriotic Retirement Plan.
i.) Jim closed with an interesting perspective on what happens when we grow older. This was submitted to Jim by Janet K.
9. Adjournment: Jim adjourned the meeting at 10:25 AM.