Minutes of Meeting of November 14, 2013
1. Call to Order: Lou M. - The meeting was opened at 9:30 AM with the Pledge of Allegiance. Reminder: Lily’s church will have their jewelry sale next week. Yes, there will be baklava. Bring in your baby pictures for Walt.2. Host/Hostess: Barbara L. – Don, our visitor from last week, has joined. Val & Rich, Dick & Sue, Jon & Barbara George & Carol , Gordon & LaNeta , and Joan M. returned.
3. Vice-President: Dorothy B. - There are currently 96 members.
4. Secretary: Joyce G. - 58 members attended today. The minutes were approved.
5. Treasurer: Carol A. - There is $907.00 in the general account and $34.00 in the coffee account.
6. Coordinators’ Reports:
a. Refreshments: Money for coffee was taken from the donation basket.
b. Sunshine: Tressie S. - Agnes M. will have surgery next week. Mary M is still in rehab. Barbara R. will have her hip surgery on Dec 7th.
c. Historian: Magda Q. - Please continue to collect tab pulls. She delivers them Sometime in March and only has about half of what she had last year at this time. Donna S, brought in a huge bag of tabs. d. Philanthropy: Mike T.
e. Busybody: JoAnn R. – Next week’s hike is in Sabino Canyon to Seven Falls. Joan reminded everyone about our box for Christmas cards for members. She suggested that you put your name on the back of the envelope in case it cannot be delivered. We are again going to provide Christmas gifts for needy children in the Marana School District. Walt suggested that we bring them to the Dec 5th meeting to allow time to distribute. There are a lot of toys collected for the younger children, but not much for older ones. It was suggested that gift cards to Walmart, Target, etc. would be a good choice. Val reminded us of the annual Messiah Sing In on the first Monday in Dec. She will bring in more info next week.
f. Activities: Alice B. – The produce at the Arizona greenhouses will not be ready for tour next week, so the tour has been postponed until February.
g. Please see the upcoming events in the agenda for changes and details.
7. Group Concerns/Good of the Group): . Rock N” Java will move on Jan. 31st. So we will have to find a new location. Jim A. is chairing a committee to find a new location.
8. Adjournment: Lou: The meeting was adjourned at 10:40.
.Bill Kazaros an insurance rep for Medicare programs. He answered a lot of questions. He clarified the difference between Medicare Advantage and Supplementary Insurance programs. More information can be obtained on his web site, MITucson.con.
The Rock N’ Java is sponsoring the The Diamonds Vocal Band featuring Mel Rivers, formally from three Drifters on Dec.7th at 8:00 pm.. If you like music from this era, it would be nice show of appreciation for their hospitality.
