Minutes of Meeting of October 10, 2013

Minutes of Meeting of October 10, 2013

1. Call to Order: Lou: The meeting was opened at 9:31 AM with the Pledge of Allegiance.
2. Host/Hostess: Barbara L.: No guests.
3. Vice-President: Dorothy: There are currently 96 members.
4. Secretary: Joyce G : 47 members attended today. The minutes were approved.
5. Treasurer: Carol: There is $1123.00 in the general account and $30.00 in the coffee account.
6. Coordinators’ Reports:
a. Refreshments: Money for coffee was taken from the donation basket.
b. Sunshine: Tressie S : Betty and Bo are doing well. Lew and Agnes celebrated their 63rd anniversary.
Unfortunately Agnes is scheduled to have surgery next week. Paul B. broke his hand and wrist trying to keep a cabinet from falling off the wall. Unfortunately he was unsuccessful. Joan M. is moving to Illinois near the end of the month.
c. Historian: Magda: Magda shared a test to determine if you are predisposed to having Alzheimer’s.
Smell peanut butter with both nostrils. If you can’t smell it with your left nostril , call Magda for sympathy and further instructions.
d. Philanthropy: Jim: Mike delivered 18 lbs and $20.00 to the food bank.
e. Busybody: JoAnn: . The first Saturday of the month, there will be free concertin Catalina State Park.
Go to the web site for details and for the releasing of 40 mountain sheep.
f. Activities: Alice B.:: The people ,who are going to the new show in November may pay Alice the
$16.16 for the ticket. Make check payable to Alice B.
g. Please see the upcoming events in the agenda for changes and details.
7. Group Concerns/Good of the Group): Walt informed us that Papa Murphy no longer has a truck for off site pizza parties. He contacted Hungry Howe’s and they will accomadate us for a pizza picnic. A date has to be determined. Magda thanked Dennis and Alice for introducing us to the symphony. Jane gave us information on the first to informational session: 1. Pima County on aging on October 31st at 10:00am. They will give us an over view of the services that are available. 2. Unitedhealth Insurance company will update us on upcoming changes on Nov. 14th at 10:00am. Edna and Larry updated us on the proposed changes to the bylaws. Each of the changes was discussed and approved by a motion. Two Changes were referred for further revision. ! It was suggested that sexual orientation be added to the list of non-discrimination concerns. To prevent the need for additional revisions in the future, a more general verbiage will be added. 2. It was suggested that the partime membership be eliminated and that all members will pay for a full year. This seems to be the general rule for most organizations. A revised bylaws will be presented at the next meeting for review. Because the bylaw discussion took longer than anticipated, the election slate will be presented at the next meeting.
8. Adjournment: Lou: The meeting was adjourned at 10:47.

Minutes of Meeting of Sept. 26, 2013

Minutes of Meeting of Sept. 26, 2013

1. Call to Order: Lou: The meeting was opened at 9:30 AM with the Pledge of Allegiance. Further discussion of the new committee to evaluate additional activities to our meetings was postponed because Jane was not present.Lily asked if she and some of her friends from the Greek church could sell jewelry in order to raise money for their church. It was severely damaged by a fire earlier this year. A motion was made and passed. Val brought in a new sheet for our members book. It contained the pictures of our new members. She also brought in Asian pears from her tree. Walt made a motion to have a pizza picnic sponsored by the SCRCR treasury. Motion passed.
2. Host/Hostess: Barbara L.: Ed an Elaine and George are back. Donna was visiting.
3. Vice-President: Dorothy: We have 95 members at present.
4. Secretary: Joyce G : 54 members attended today. The minutes were approved.
5. Treasurer: Carol: The total in the treasury is now $1163.00 and 10.00 currently in coffee fund.
6. Coordinators’ Reports:
a. Refreshments: Money for coffee was taken from the donation basket.
b. Sunshine: Tressie S : Sandy had her kidney stones removed and is doing well. Agnes will be seeing the doctor tomorrow.

c. Historian: Magda:
d. Philanthropy: Jim: Mike delivered 26 lbs to the food bank.
e. Busybody: JoAnn: JoAnn is back.
f. Activities: Alice B.:: Please see the upcoming events in the agenda for changes and details.
7. Group Concerns/Good of the Group):
8. Adjournment: Lou: The meeting was adjourned at 10:08.

Minutes of Meeting of Sept. 19, 2013

Minutes of Meeting of Sept. 19, 2013

1. Call to Order: Lou: The meeting was opened at 9:30 AM with the Pledge of Allegiance. There was a moment of silence for Pat I. Lou reminded everyone to clean up before they leave. The tentative date for the Church move is November. Betty is still having health problems. But we are getting quite a few new members and feel we need name tags. Pete is looking into tags that can be purchased until Betty can make her customized tags. Jane volunteered to look into other areas of interest for which we can organize a group or bring in a speaker. Gladys bought in information for a transportation service for seniors. She has all the information.
2. Host/Hostess: Barbara L.: Virginia joined. When we met at the CR community center, we could only have 10% of the membership from outside of CR. This requirement will be eliminated when the By-Laws are revised.
3. Vice-President: Dorothy: We have 95 members at present.
4. Secretary: Joyce G : 48 members attended today.
5. Treasurer: Carol: The total in the treasury is now $1163.00 and $8.00 currently in coffee fund. Carol received a thank you from Tohono Chul for the donation in memory of Barbara H.
6. Coordinators’ Reports:
a. Refreshments: Money for coffee was taken from the donation basket.
b. Sunshine: Tressie S : Betty had her surgery and may come home today. Agnes had her MRI in preparation for her surgery.

c. Historian: Magda:
d. Philanthropy: Jim:
e. Busybody: JoAnn: Gladys is filling in for Jo Ann while she is out of town.
f. Activities: Alice B.:: Please see the upcoming events in the agenda for changes and details. a.)Be sure to check the signup sheet for the Olive Mill and make your lunch selections. Payment will be required by Oct. 1st.
7. Group Concerns/Good of the Group): A follow-up discussion about the water pressure in CR. Suggestions were offered for home owners to check their homes.
8. Adjournment: Lou: The meeting was adjourned at 10:08.