Minutes of Meeting of Aug 7, 2014
- Call to Order: Dorothy opened the meeting at 9:30am with the Pledge of Allegiance, after which she again shared some great jokes.
- Host/Hostess: Barb L. and Susan D.: Welcome back went out to all the members who have been missing for a while.
- Vice-President: Larry L.: We have 104 members. New rosters will be coming out again next week.
- Secretary: Jeanne is covering for Barbara until her return. Minutes of last week were approved and accepted. 40 members attended today.
- Treasurer: Carol: The total in the treasury is currently at $1268.00. Four members were dropped who are not current on their dues.
- Coordinators’ Reports:
- Refreshments: Coffee and pastries are 1.00 each.
- Sunshine: Sandy P.: a.) Don S. is doing well after having neck surgery. b.) Ed D. was in hospital for tests regarding back pain but it appears that his situation is under control. c.) Jeanne gave an update on Alice B.’s condition and the group requested a signup sheet to assist Alice in traveling to and from radiation treatment appointments. As soon as Jeanne knows the schedule, she will make up a signup sheet.
- Historian: Magda: Thanks went to Walt and Larry for pictures of Gladys’ birthday party for the memory book.
- Philanthropy: Mike T.: 16# of food, $16.00 and a check for $20.00 went to the Marana Food Bank.
- Busybody: JoAnn: Please keep all contact information current. JoAnn also gave an update on the hiking. Yvonne C. will be organizing the hikes this coming season. Yvonne introduced herself to the new members and stated that she would be happy to accept any assistance in arranging the hikes.
- Activities: Joyce: a.) The activities group met and arranged a schedule for the Fall season. This information should be available next week. b.) Joyce expressed concern about the number of members who sign up and don’t show for activities. This adversely affects primarily the lunches and dinners since restaurants make special efforts to accommodate our group. More discussion will follow as to how to correct this situation but the group strongly urged that members be considerate and responsible. If you can’t attend an activity, please contact Joyce!!! c.) Jeanne announced that Alice B. will no longer be handling the Gaslight Theatre arrangements. Linda A. will take over this activity but since she will be gone in September, Joyce will cover the next performance. Signup sheet is available and the money will be due by Sept. 11th.
- Group Concerns/Good of the Group): a.) Jim encouraged members to stay after the games to have lunch at The Station since they have been so accommodating to us in allowing the use of their facility for our meetings. b.) Betty thanked those who have donated to the church fund for the homeless and she will continue collections for about 2 more weeks. c.) Rose M. informed the group about the Rummage Sale for the Marana High School Band Boosters. This takes place on Sat. Aug. 9th from 6:00AM to Noon at the Community Center on Coachline Blvd. Cash donations as well as donations of bikes, books, electronics, furniture, clothing, etc. are welcome. Since they will be paying for the use of the facility, please consider dropping by with a cash donation if you have no other items to donate. Thank you!
- Thought of the Day: Sandy left us with an interesting "thought of the day".
- Adjournment: Dorothy: The meeting was adjourned at 10:21 AM.
