Tuesday, January 22, 2019

Minutes of Meeting for January 17, 2019


 Minutes of Meeting for January 17, 2019

Call to Order:    Sharon led off with the Pledge and then we sang God Bless America.

  1. Hostesses:  Barb L. and Cheryl W.  Barb reports 52 in attendance today.  The visitor that she introduced to the group last week, Joanne, has joined us! And thanks to John for the lovely cake!
  2. Vice President:   Cindy T.:  We are at 121 members. 
  3. Secretary:   Kristi G.:   Julie Gazdzik stepped in for Kristi.  Last week’s minutes were fine.
  4. Treasurer:  Mary M..:    Mary reports $1034.64 in the treasury.  This increase is due to 39 members having paid their dues since last week.  There was $15 over from the coffee fund last week, which was also banked. A reminder to everyone that dues are due for 2019 by the end of February.  They are $24.00 per person for a year.  You can pay Mary in person or mail her a check at Mary Metzger, 6726 Nueva Vista Drive, 85743.  Please make your check out to “SCRCR” and thank you. Walt has filed out 501c return which cost $19.90.  We received a ‘thank you’ letter from the toy drive.
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 iced tea and $1.00 for sweets. Even if you just have a glass of water, please put a little something in the bucket.  Thanks very much. 

  1. Coordinators’ Reports:
Sunshine:  Barbara R.:    Elaine was having minor surgery the same morning as our meeting.  Kristi was still unwell with respiratory problems.  Barbara R had requested John DiPalma’s address.
·         Historian:  Magda Q.:   Magda thanked everyone for all the tabs.  She mentioned that the Glenn Miller Orchestra are coming to the Fox Theatre in Tucson on March 10 at 3pm. Tickets start at $27 – see here.
·         Philanthropy:  John Z.:     John had no report.
·         Activities:  See activities listed below. The visit to Sandi’s grandson’s pizza restaurant on 6 Feb is full.  She is maintaining a waiting list.  Five spaces have become available for the trip to the Opry on Feb 12. Let Barb Worsham know if you want to go.  We will have a ‘White Elephant’ raffle on 14th Feb.  So, if anyone gave you a ‘white elephant’ for Christmas, be sure to bring it along 😊.  Debbi asked if there was interest in a tour of the Marana Police Department.  There was interest, so Debbi will set that up. At the meeting on 31 Jan, we will be collecting goodies and snacks for the Marana Police Department.  At the meeting on 7 Feb, Mindy Blake from RTA will be attending – see her LinkedIn profile here.     On 27 Feb, there will be a free concert by the USAF Commanders Jazz Ensemble at Fox Theatre at 7:30pm.  Although this is a free event, you will need a ticket for entry.  The tickets are available from 22 Jan-see further details here.     Note:  When you sign up for an activity, please let whoever oversees that activity know whether you’ll make it.  It’s embarrassing if you tell a place that 30 or 40 folks are coming to a function, so they set up for that, get extra help for that and then only 20 or so show up.    Please remember to RSVP if you are going to attend something and to let the person in charge know if you can’t make it.  Thanks.

  1. Group Concerns/Good of the Group

·  Rose reported that her garage was broken into and she lost two bicycles.  Bill reminded everyone to lock the door between their garage and house to ensure that the only loss that occurred in such a robbery was from the garage.

·  Val Roberts reported that she and Joanne Ross have updated “Who’s Who” and pages 17, 18 and 19 were now available.  
·  If anyone is interested, the Wheeler Taft Abbett Library is offering Tai Chi* for Health Classes on Wednesday mornings from 10:15 thru 11:15.  The dates for these classes are January 30, February 6, 13 and 20.  Tai Chi is very good for balance and mobility

* Wally and Julie Gazdzik are still collecting gently used towels and blankets for the Humane Society.  Julie read where they need these for all the rescued and abandoned pets that they get there.  So please go through your linen closets and see what you can come up with for a very worthy cause.

·  Julie is also collecting coupons from newspapers and/or magazines to send to troops and their families abroad.  In the commissaries, they will accept coupons for six months past their expiration date!  Julie is trying to partner up with a US base in the UK so that we can send the coupons directly to the base.  Here are the rules for coupon clipping:
·         From manufacturers for individual products.  Examples include items like soup, pasta, or toothpaste.
·         Not for individual stores - coupons for individual stores can’t be used.
·         They should be clipped out individually.
·         Please package them in a sandwich or quart-size plastic bag.
·         Please separate into food, non-food, baby, and pet baggies (the military advises they will recycle unsorted coupons due to lack of manpower).

·  Dennis Foster is still collecting your SMALL empty pill bottles for the Pima Animal Care facility.  They need them to give out to folks who may adopt or foster dogs/cats who may need medication when they leave their facility.  PACC has confirmed that they only need the small prescription bottles.

·  Continental Ranch Community (and surrounding areas) has a Veterans Club that meets on the 3rd Sunday of each month at the Continental Ranch Community Center located at 8881 N. Coachline Blvd., from 6 to 8 PM.  All military Vets are welcome to join in for fellowship and friendship.  They usually have a guest speaker and at the next meeting which is January 20th, the guest speaker(s) will be the folks that train service dogs for Vets and they plan to bring one of their student dogs.  For more info contact Keith Jones who is the Vet group VP at (520) 490.7880.
  1. Thought for the Day:  Sandy P.  ‘I know nothing of hatred, intolerance, racism, sexism, bigotry, indoctrination, homophobia, and prejudice. I don't yet understand things like love, compassion, integrity, tolerance, human decency and truth. For the first, most important formative years of my life, all I will know is what you teach me. Choose wisely.’
‘It takes 7 seconds for food to pass from mouth to stomach. A human hair can hold 3kg. The length of the penis is three times the length of the thumb. The femur is as hard as concrete. A woman's heart beats faster than a man's. Women blink twice as much as men. We use 300 muscle's just to keep our balance when we stand. The woman has read this entire text. The man is still looking at his thumb.’

  1. Adjournment:  Sharon S. adjourned the meeting around 10:05 AM.