Thursday, April 19, 2018

Minutes of Meeting for April 12, 2018


 
                                               Minutes of Meeting for April 12, 2018                 
  1. Call to Order:   Bill led the group in the Pledge and singing God Bless America.  We had a guest speaker, Diane Gleason who was experiencing “technical difficulties” so we went on with the meeting and her presentation will be reported on later in these minutes.  Bill then turned the meeting over to Barbara and Susan. 
  2. Hostesses:  Barb L.  and Susan D.  Barb counted 53 in attendance today.  Barb and Susan welcomed Lois, a guest visiting from Kansas and Carol Altman’s niece Gayle was with us for the meeting and Barb gave her our condolences. 
  3. Vice President:  Debbi S.  Debbi and Walt have reconciled the “books” after all dues have been paid and we have 113 members.
  4. Secretary:   Kristi G.:   A motion was made to approve the minutes for the April 5th meeting and the motion was seconded and carried.
  5. Treasurer:  Walt R.:  Walt reported we have $2,400.19 in the bank.    Walt also has paid the $19.00 fee for the group to have their IRS Form 501-7 registered for another year.  Walt also sent the condolence letters out with the money we collected split evenly between both Carol and Joyce’s families.    Walt also will have the new plaques with the 3 new names soon.  He also received a letter from Gospel Rescue Mission and they are opening a new men’s shelter on May 12th from 11:00 AM until 2:00 PM.  This shelter is located on Palo Verde Blvd. just north of Irvington and was last operated as a Radisson Hotel.  He thought maybe some might have in interest in seeing how the Mission works with folks in helping them get back on their feet.
Please remember to put your money in the pot for coffee “and”.  It’s $2.00 for a cup of coffee which includes all refills; $1.00 for sweets. Thanks much. 
  
OK, our guest speaker Diane could not get the Power Point presentation to work, and she really didn’t need it.  Her enthusiasm took care of that for her.  Diane is working with a group called System Coalition that works with children of all ages for STEM camps.  STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math.  They need volunteer teachers for 4 weeks from 8 AM until Noon to help with the kids.  The curriculum is all done, you just follow along.  Diane made it sound so interesting and fun, I wish I could go to the camp!  Just a few of the things the kids learn is how to build a robot, teaching aeronautics so they can go on to Right Flight camp, and building a UFO craft, and Junior Shark Tank!  For more information, please call Diane at 724.561.3718.  She is also going to get some flyers printed to pass around and will get some to us. 

  1. Coordinators’ Reports:
Sunshine:  Dorie Z.:  Dorie reports we are going on week 2 with no reports of anyone being ill!  She is still looking for someone to take over the Sunshine position as she and John will be going to the mountains for a few months over the summer. 
·         Historian:  Magda Q.:  Magda was excited to tell us that Englebert Humperdink (her all-time fave) will be coming to Casino Del Sol on May 6th, just in time for her May 3rd birthday.  So, anyone interested in seeing Englebert, please contact Magda for more info.  (Folks, I suggest one of us go with, so we can keep her off the stage 😊 – I told you it was her all-time favorite)
·         Philanthropy:  John Z.:  No report. ☹
·         Activities:  Linda A:   See activities listed below.  NOTE:  When you sign up for a luncheon or dinner, please let the people who are in charge of it know whether or not you can make the function.  It gets embarrassing when you say 40 people are going to show up and the place sets up for that and gets extra help for that and then only 25 or 30 show up.  Please remember to RSVP if you are going to something and to let someone know if you can’t make it.
  1. Group Concerns/Good of the Group
  • Jim said that 13 showed up for the Romeo’s breakfast and they always have a great time and Dorie reported there were 9 folks who showed up for the IHOP breakfast and they also had a real good time. 
  • Bitsy is still collecting aluminum cans and grocery bags for various charities.  Thanks for the good works B
  1. Thought for the Day:  Sandy P.  Always a great thought to end the meeting with and always a great joke to leave us all smiling!  Thanks Sandy 😊
  2. Adjournment:  Bill E.:  The meeting ended at 10:15 AM.