Friday, October 30, 2015

Minutes of Meeting of October 22, 2015

Minutes of Meeting of October 22, 2015
  1. Call to Order: The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance @ 9:30am. Iles then shared a few good jokes.
  2. Host/Hostess:  Barb L. and Susan D.: Margaret and Craig were re-introduced as new members.
  3. Vice-President:  Larry L.: 110 members and 45 attended today. Iles announced that with 45 members attending, we have a quorum and can conduct elections for next year’s officers.
  4. Secretary:  Jeanne L.: Minutes of last week were approved and accepted.
  5. Treasurer:  (absent). No change in report for this week.
  6. Coordinators’ Reports:
    1. Refreshments:   Coffee is now $2.00 with free refills and pastries are 1.00 each.
    2. Sunshine:  Nancy P.: a.) Mary M. is still at Life Care Center. b.) Dorothy G. will be contacted to see if she is okay. c.) Jeanne read a thank you note from Barbara R. who is progressing in her recovery.
  7. Historian:  Magda: (absent). Larry set up a slide show of past SCRCR pictures and this ran throughout the meeting today. Everyone seemed to enjoy seeing these photos.
  8. Philanthropy: John Z. and Mike T.: (absent).  Jim A. took 55# of food and $ 141.00 to the food bank last week.
  9. Busybody: Gladys: No new report.
  10. Activities: Rose M.: See agenda.  Jim reported on hiking stating that he and Jorge will be checking the weather forecasts in order to determine when to start. He will send out e-mail notifications to those who have expressed an interest in hiking.
  11. Group Concerns/Good of the Group: a.) Susan D. again brought the group’s attention to the increase in crime/vandalism. Susan’s sister had her home broken into one day last week at 9:30 am (through a window), while her daughter (a teenager) was at home. The intruder left and police were called. b.) Iles announced the nominees for officers and requested any other recommendations from the floor for board positions. No additional nominations were received.  Edna C. made a motion to close the nomination process and to approve the slate of candidates. This was approved and seconded by many members. No members present opposed the motion. The following will be our SCRCR board for 2016: President – Iles W.; Vice- President- Larry L.; Secretary – Kristi G. and Treasurer- Carol A.
  12. Thought of the Day:  Sandy P.:  (absent). Iles left us with a closing joke.
  13. Adjournment: Meeting was adjourned at 10:06 AM.