Minutes of Meeting of Aug 14, 2014

Minutes of Meeting of Aug 14, 2014

1. Call to Order: Dorothy opened the meeting at 9:30am with the Pledge of Allegiance, after which she again shared some great jokes.
2. Host/Hostess: Barb L. and Susan D.: Welcome back to Alice B.
3. Vice-President: Larry L.: We have 101 active members and 3 inactive members. Revisions of by-laws and job descriptions will be coming up. The Election committee is waiting until we have a few more members back for the winter season.
4. Secretary: Jeanne is covering for Barbara until her return. Minutes of last week were approved and accepted. 40 members attended today.
5. Treasurer: Carol: (absent) but she reported that the total in the treasury is unchanged and currently. at $1268.00. Coordinators’ Reports:
1. Refreshments: Coffee and pastries are 1.00 each.
2. Sunshine: Sandy P. (absent): Jim A. reported that Ed D.’s problem is a muscle related issue and he requires rest at this point.
3. Historian: Magda: (absent)
4. Philanthropy: Mike T.: 20# of food, $20.00 cash and a check for $40.00 went to the Marana Food Bank.
5. Busybody: JoAnn: Gladys will be covering in JoAnn’s absence next week.
6. Activities: Joyce: a.) A tentative Fall schedule is out (see agenda) – more copies of it will be available at next week’s meeting. More will be added to it as time and space permit. b.) Joyce asked for suggestions and received a few which she will look into.
7. Group Concerns/Good of the Group): a.) Jim will be gone for 6 weeks and needs someone to handle the transport of the game materials – preferably someone who stays and plays. b.) Alice B. expressed thanks for all the well wishes and offers of assistance. She also noted that she is the "caretaker" of several Items such as walkers, wheelchairs, etc. which belong to the seniors. If anyone is in need of items such as these, please contact her. c.) August birthdays were celebrated today. d.) If anyone is in need of a name badge, please contact Larry L.
8. Thought of the Day: Jennette T. left us with a couple of interesting "thoughts of the day". 
9. Adjournment: Dorothy: The meeting was adjourned at 9:59 AM.

PLEASE NOTE

We are an active group of congenial senior citizens and retirees who meet at 9:00 AM on most Thursdays at The Station Pub and Grill at Wade and Silverbell in Marana, Arizona. The group has been in continuous existence since 1994. Priopr to January 2013 we met at the Continental Ranch Community Center. The Association Board of Directors changed the use policy of the community center to include a $40.00 fee for each weekly meeting. With our small operating budget we were unable to continue meeting there. Rock N Java hosted our meetings until their business closed.   Now our home is The Station.