Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Minutes of Meeting of Nov. 20, 2014

Minutes of Meeting of Nov. 20, 2014

  1. Call to Order: Dorothy opened the meeting at 9:30am with the Pledge of Allegiance, and then again shared some great jokes.
  2. Host/Hostess: Barb L. and Susan D.: Welcome back to those who have been gone for a while. We had a new guest – Barbara who shared a little personal information. Barbara L. had good news – her daughter has achieved her PhD.!
  3. Vice-President: Larry L.: We have 105 members.
  4. Secretary: Jeanne L.: Minutes of 11/13/14 were approved and accepted. 51 members attended today.
  5. Treasurer: Carol: Reported that the total treasury amount remains at $714.00. In October, we donated $203.00 and 45# of food to the Marana Food Bank.
  6. Coordinators’ Reports:
    1. Refreshments: Coffee and pastries are 1.00 each. A tip jar is now available for the staff of the Station.
    2. Sunshine: Sandy P: No new report!
    3. Historian: Magda: (absent).
    4. Philanthropy: John Z. and Mike T: $118.00 and 20# of food for the Food Bank so far this month.
    5. Busybody: JoAnn: any changes in emergency information, please report to JoAnn. No hiking for the next 2 weeks.
  7. Activities: Joyce: a.) Updates on the upcoming activities may be found in the agenda. b.) A collection was taken up for Holiday House which is part of Brewster House to provide gifts for children for Christmas. Brewster House is a safe refuge for victims of domestic violence. c.) Joyce is waiting on a call back from the VA Hospital regarding donations for veterans. d.) JoAnn has the Christmas card box available. e.) Dennis gave us a reminder about the Fox Theatre event on Sunday, Nov. 23rd at 2:00PM. f.) Jim brought up the fun time had on the Trolley ride and suggested that this may be a good combination with the Fox Theatre event.
  8. Group Concerns/Good of the Group: a.) Walt put together the Anniversary Celebration book and will pass it on to Magda. b.) There will be no hiking for two weeks. B.) Be sure to submit nominations in writing for "Most Valuable Person" for the SCRCR to Dorothy.
  9. Thought of the Day: Sandy P. left us with a couple of interesting "thoughts of the day".
  10. Adjournment: Dorothy: The meeting was adjourned at 10:17 AM.