Minutes of Meeting of May 28, 2015
1. Call to Order: Jeanne opened the meeting at 9:30 AM with the Pledge of Allegiance, and shared some jokes afterward. Since our President and Vice President are both gone, Carol A. turned the honor of running the meeting over to Jeanne.
2. Host/Hostess: Barb L. and Susan D.: Barbara introduced some guests to the group this week and welcomed back Dorothy G.
3. Vice-President: Larry L.: (absent). We have 102 members. 39 members attended today’s meeting.
4. Secretary: Jennette T.: Jeanne L. covered today for Jennette who remains hospitalized. Minutes of 05/21/15 were approved and accepted.
5. Treasurer: Carol: Reported that the total treasury amount is: $2,270.00. Reminder: ticket payments are due next week for those attending the Great American Playhouse performance.
6. Coordinators’ Reports:
a. Refreshments: Coffee and pastries are 1.00 each
b. Sunshine: Nancy P: Jeanne gave an update on Jennette’s condition. She remains at UMC but Mike is trying to arrange a transfer to Mayo’s in Phoenix. Yesterday Jennette was diagnosed with meningitis (type as yet unknown) and she was placed in isolation. Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers.
c. Historian: Magda: Magda proposed an idea of sending cards to members of the group who haven’t met with us for some time to let them know we are thinking of them. This idea was met with general approval from the group.
d. Philanthropy: John Z. and Mike T.: (absent). Jim A. reported that $47.00 and 93# of food were collected for the Food Bank since the last report.
e. Busybody: Gladys: Gladys is up to date so far on emergency information from group members.
7. Activities: Rose M.: Please check the agenda for the tentative schedule. a.) Edna is trying to make reservations for the Arizona Opry. An e-mail was sent out to all members explaining the need for reservations to be made ASAP – 12 members expressed interest. The box office for the Arizona Opry is closed for the summer so Edna will have to notify people of the details when she can finally reach the box office. b.) Rose notified the group of a free event taking place on May 31st. It is Music Under the Stars with Tucson Pops featuring the Sons of Orpheus and Lindsey McHugh @ 7:00PM. This will take place at DeMeester Outdoor Performance Center, Reid Park, 900 S.Randolph Way.
8. Group Concerns/Good of the Group: a.) Sandy notified the SCRCR that Dorothy G. is donating a walker which has a seat, since she has acquired a new one. b.) Jeanne announced that Vi And Don V. have donated two shirts with the SCRCR logo on them to anyone who is interested. It was suggested that a donation for these may be made to the food bank fund.
9. Thought of the Day: Sandy P.: Sandy closed the meeting with a couple of interesting “thoughts of the day” .
10. Adjournment: Jeanne: The meeting was adjourned at 9:55AM with another closing joke.
