Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Minutes of Meeting of Sept. 24, 2015

Minutes of Meeting of Sept. 24, 2015
  1. Call to Order:   Iles was absent today and Larry L. covered as President. The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance @ 9:30am, followed by a presentation from Dr. Roxanna Ursea who is an opthamologist with NWMC. Very interesting information on eye disease! We were also informed that on Oct. 10th starting at 7:00AM, there will be free cholesterol screening at the Urgent Care Facility in Continental Reserve. After all of this, Larry called upon Jeanne L. to share a couple of jokes.
  2. Host/Hostess:  Barb L. and Susan D.: Barb and Susan welcomed back many of those members who have been gone for a while.
  3. Vice-President:  Larry L.:  108 members and 46 attended today. Larry also announced that Lily O. brought free tickets for entrance to the Greek Festival this weekend.
  4. Secretary:  Jeanne L.: Minutes of last week were approved and accepted.
  5. Treasurer:  Carol: The total in the treasury is currently $1959.00.
  6. Coordinators’ Reports:
    1. Refreshments:   Coffee is now $2.00 with free refills and pastries are 1.00 each.
    2. Sunshine:  Nancy P.: no new report. Val shared that Dorey and Steve Kraft have been dealing with hard times as Dorey is recovering from a stroke and Steve was recently struck by a car and has had extensive foot surgery. Val will let us know if they will be needing our assistance in any way.
  7. Historian:  Magda: No new report
  8. Philanthropy: John Z. and Mike T.: (absent).  Walt had no new report but will be taking donations to the food bank this week.
  9. Busybody: Gladys: No new report.
  10. Activities: Rose M.: a.) Rose informed us of activities in the community especially the Greek Festival and the Marana Bus Tours. b.) There is a signup sheet for the upcoming Christmas Party. c.) Pima County Animal Care will present information for anyone considering volunteering – date TBD. d.) Feisty Hair Salon will be giving a talk and informing us of discounts – date TBD.
  11. Group Concerns/Good of the Group: a.) Alice R. informed us that the Marana Rotary Club is looking for nominees for Man or Woman of the Year; School employee of the year; Student of the year. If you have submissions please give them to Alice ASAP as she needs applications by Oct. 9th. b.) SCRCR overwhelmingly approved continuation of the education presentations by NWMC. c.) Val requested suggestions regarding the Who’s Who booklet as to how to cut down on costs of putting this together and making it easier to use. If you have ideas, please let the group know. So far, it has been suggested that this information be compiled for on- line usage or another suggestion was to take group pictures of new members.
  12. Thought of the Day:  Sandy P.:  (absent).
  13. Adjournment: Meeting was adjourned at 10:44 AM.