Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Minutes of Meeting of October 31, 2013

Minutes of Meeting of October 31, 2013
1. Call to Order: Lou M. - The meeting was opened at 9:30 AM with the Pledge of Allegiance. Lou asked for nomination for Member of the Year. Lilly was on TV highlighting her new church. Lou also modeled his award winning hat that he designed.
2. Host/Hostess: Barbara L. - Dori and John are back.
3. Vice-President: Dorothy B. - There are currently 95 members.
4. Secretary: Joyce G. - 56 members attended today. The minutes were approved.
5. Treasurer: Carol A. - There is $907.00 in the general account and $25.00 in the coffee account.
6. Coordinators’ Reports:
a. Refreshments: Money for coffee was taken from the donation basket.
b. Sunshine: Tressie S. - Mary Mooney had her hip surgery on Wednesday. Joan Marchese has moved to Illinois. Her new address is: 1515 Barrington Road #613, Hoffman Estates, Ill. 60169 - 847-519-2212
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.
d. Philanthropy: Mike T. - No delivery this week
e. Busybody: JoAnn R. - She is still missing some contact information.
f. Activities: Alice B. - Because of the early showtime, there will be no group dinner before the Great American Theater on Friday. Dennis gave us a brief description of this week’s concert which will include several coral pieces.
g. Please see the upcoming events in the agenda for changes and details.
7. Group Concerns/Good of the Group): Dick J. - reminded us that this was the last day of Breast Cancer Awareness Month and to do what you can to support the cause. Larry will conduct a computer course next meeting.
8. Election Results:
President Lou Marchetti
V-President Dorothy Bruce
Treasurer Carol Altman
Secretary Barbara Romo
9. Adjournment: Lou: The meeting was adjourned at 10:40.

After the meeting, Gladys Miller from the Pima council on Aging gave us information on various programs and services available to us. She complimented our group for our attitude, energy and concern for others.
We should consider this quite a compliment, since her main activity is working with groups similar to ours.