Thursday, July 2, 2015

Minutes of Meeting of July 2, 2015

Minutes of Meeting of July 2, 2015
1. Call to Order: Iles (absent). Larry opened the meeting at 9:30 AM with the Pledge of Allegiance. Jokes told by 3 different members followed and Larry took a vote as to who was the best storyteller. That honor fell to “yours truly”.  Larry informed the group that as far as the cost of pastries, coffee and our dues, nothing will change at this time.
2. Host/Hostess: Barb L. and Susan D.: Susan gave her description of the Alaska trip made by several of our members. Barb introduced a new member, Betsy, who shared some personal information with the group. She is a friend of Donna S. who has been encouraging her to attend for some time now.
3. Vice-President: Larry L.: 103 members and 42 attended today.
4. Secretary: Jeanne L.: Minutes of last week were approved and accepted.
5. Treasurer: Carol: $2,240.00 is the current balance in the treasury. No change since last week.
Carol shared that 15 members attended the play and dinner last week and enjoyed both.
6. Coordinators’ Reports:
a. Refreshments: Coffee and pastries are 1.00 each
b. Sunshine: Nancy P.: a.) Jennette is doing better and is able to have visitors. b.) Nancy’s vision is much improved since her eye procedure last week.
c. Historian: Magda: No new report. She thanked the group for saving tab tops from cans for
Ronald McDonald House.
d. Philanthropy: John Z. and Mike T.: (absent). Jim A. reported that there was no collection from last week.
e. Busybody: Gladys: Everyone is cooperating with informing her of any travels away from town.
7. Activities: Rose M.: Please check the agenda for the tentative schedule.
8. Group Concerns/Good of the Group: a.) Sandy has a new washer and dryer and no longer needs her powdered laundry detergent or powdered oxyclean. If anyone is interested, they can have it free. b.) Gladys reminded us of the Marana Town Hall meeting on July 22nd @ 6:00pm in the Community Center. c.) Nancy said that the Casino del Sol will have fireworks on Friday – very good ones too.
9. Thought of the Day: Sandy P.: Sandy wrapped things up with a couple of very interesting thoughts of the day.
10. Adjournment: Meeting was adjourned at 10:00 AM.