Saturday, January 5, 2013

Minutes of Meeting of Jan. 3, 2013


    Minutes of Meeting of Jan. 3, 2013
1.       Call to Order:   Jim: The meeting was opened at 9:30 AM with the Pledge of Allegiance. Since Barbara H. is unable to fulfill the duties of secretary for the upcoming year, Jim announced that we need another member to step forward to take over this position. Joyce G. has graciously offered to do so. Lou’s situation is still undetermined at this point so Dorothy B. will take over as President until Lou returns .
2.       Host/Hostess:   Alice: Welcomed back Linda D. and Paul B. Condolences went out from the group on the loss of Linda’s daughter – very sad.
3.       Vice-President:  Joan (absent):
4.       Secretary:  Jeanne: 34 members attended today. SCRCR minutes of Dec. 20 were approved and accepted.
5.       Treasurer:  Walt: The total in the treasury is now $423.12 (no change).
6.       Coordinators’ Reports:
a.      Refreshments  Betty/Jan P.:  Today: Don and Hilde B. and Dorothy B. Next week: Carol A. and Alice B. Thank you!
b.      Sunshine:  Tressie S: a.)Dorothy G. was finally able to return home from the hospital after her back surgery but now she has developed Shingles which will keep her laid up for still another period of time. b.) Armando is improved and will hopefully be going home in the next day or so. c.) Bo is improving and at present Bo and Betty plan to return home on Jan. 16th.
c.       Historian:  Magda: absent.
d.      Philanthropy: Betty: absent. Jorge is collecting food donations – more food is needed. Jorge and Alice B. took 144# of food and a check for $110.00 to the Food Bank.
e.      Busybody: JoAnn: No new report.
7.       Activities:  Alice B.: Please see the upcoming events in the agenda for changes and details. Signup booklets are available which include the upcoming Super Bowl and also the Gaslight Theatre. JoAnn announced that hiking will resume next Wednesday with a trip to Catalina State Park, starting with Canyon Loop.
8.       Group Concerns/Good of the Group): a.) Installation of officers took place with Jim passing the gavel to Dorothy B. in Lou’s absence. Dorothy requested a temporary Vice President until she can resume those duties and Larry L. volunteered. b.) Jim reviewed the duties of officers and a discussion ensued re the bylaws. Bylaws were last updated in March of 2010 and will be updated again soon. c.) A collection was taken up for Bonnie and another will be taken next week. d.) Jeanne reminded the group that next year we will be looking for officers again, so members should be thinking about this in the meantime.
9.       Adjournment: Jim: The meeting was adjourned at 10:08AM.