Minutes of Meeting of Sept. 25, 2014

Minutes of Meeting of Sept. 25, 2014

1. Call to Order: Dorothy opened the meeting at 9:30am with the Pledge of Allegiance, and then shared some great jokes and stories.
2. Host/Hostess: Barb L.: Welcome back to Jorge A.
3. Vice-President: Larry L.: We have 102 active members and 1 inactive member. Everyone has been contacted regarding candidates for offices and committees. The new slate of candidates will be presented next week.
4. Secretary: Jeanne L.: Minutes of last week were approved and accepted. 49 members attended today.
5. Treasurer: Carol: Reported that a.) Total treasury amount is $1218.00. b.) The Board has decided to place the extra $44.00 needed to cover extra T-shirts costs into the activities fund budget since it is part of the Anniversary celebration cost. c.) Carol also announced that the board decided to change Article 4 of the by-laws which allowed members to pay dues semiannually. Dues will be due in full at the beginning of the year. d.) In section 2 of the by-laws members were allowed to pay dues up to 30 days from the due date and this will be extended to 60 days. e.) Dick J. had contributed $45.00 to the coffee fund and Carol informed us that $20.00 of this has been used so far.
6. Coordinators’ Reports:
1. Refreshments: Coffee and pastries are 1.00 each.
2. Sunshine: Sandy P.: a.) Nancy P. is continuing to do very well –in rehab! b.) Bo is currently back at home and is getting home therapy. He has his ups and downs. c.) Dan S. is also doing well. d.) The wheelchair which belongs to SCRCR will be kept at Lily. O.’s home. The walker will be kept by Sandy P. and Bea S. also has a transport wheelchair available. Contact them if you have need for one of these.
3. Historian: Magda: Memory books will be available at the Anniversary celebration. She also requested a list of birthdays so that she may contact members in advance. Larry L. will send that information to her.
4. Philanthropy: Mike T.: No trip to the Food Bank this week. It was decided to deliver food and money on a monthly basis.
5. Busybody: JoAnn: Please keep emergency information up to date by notifying JoAnn of any changes or additions. Also please add another emergency contact if your current contact is your spouse.
7. Activities: Joyce: a.) Activities for the remainder of the year were described. Signup sheets for all of these events are available at the meetings. Be sure to peruse the pertinent information and if you have questions please contact Joyce. b.) Since we have 2 upcoming meeting times which will take place outside of The Station, Larry L. will contact The Station management to make sure that they are aware of this.
8. Group Concerns/Good of the Group): a.)Keep in mind that Magda is collecting tab tops for Ronald McDonald House and Sandy is collecting "box tops for education" for the schools. b.) Val has tablecloth material and flower arrangements available for the Anniversary celebration. She will contact Eugenia M. to coordinate this. c.) Put this on your calendars: a celebration of Lou M.’s life will take place at the Community Center on Oct. 4^{th at 12:00PM. d.) Sandy suggested that we tip the staff of The Station for all that they do for us each week. e.) Phyllis R. and Carol A. are willing to start bridge lessons after the Thursday meetings. If interested please let them know. f.) Walt wanted to know if everyone has had a chance to turn in their Membership Information. If you haven’t, please pass it on to Walt.}
9. Thought of the Day: Sandy P. left us with a couple of interesting "thoughts of the day".
10. Adjournment: Dorothy: The meeting was adjourned at 10:29 AM.

Minutes of Meeting of Sept. 18, 2014

Minutes of Meeting of Sept. 18, 2014

1. Call to Order: Dorothy opened the meeting at 9:30am with the Pledge of Allegiance, and then shared some great jokes. Walt spoke up at this time requesting members fill out stat sheets with information about themselves. This is being done to know more about "who are the seniors?".
2. Host/Hostess: Barb L. and Susan D: Welcome back to members who have returned after an absence. We had one guest present. Barbara announced at this time that there is a Memorial service for Alice Behnke on Friday @ 3:00 PM at the Redemptorist Renewal Center on Picture Rocks Road. Alice passed away on Sunday morning….
3. Vice-President: Larry L.: We have 105 active members and 3 inactive members. Larry informed the group that about half of the list of members has been contacted regarding nominations for officers and committees. The remainder will be contacted shortly.
4. Secretary: Jeanne is covering for Barbara until her return. Minutes of last week were approved and accepted. 40 members attended today.
5. Treasurer: Carol: Reported that the total in the treasury is currently at $1218.00. Payment is due for T-shirts for the upcoming SCRCR 20^{th Anniversary Celebration. Shirts are $8.50 each.}
6. Coordinators’ Reports:
1. Refreshments: Coffee and pastries are 1.00 each.
2. Sunshine: Sandy P.: a.) Nancy P. had her surgery and is doing very well – already in rehab! c.) Bo is currently back at home and is getting home therapy. d.) Patty thanked the group and Edna for the great food and fruit basket.
3. Historian: Magda: No new report. Members who had a birthday in the past 2 months did not come to the meeting, hence, no birthday pictures. Magda will resume her previous practice of calling members with upcoming birthdays to remind them to attend the group.
4. Philanthropy: Mike T.: 14# of food and $51.00 went to the food bank.
5. Busybody: JoAnn: Please keep emergency information up to date by notifying JoAnn of any changes or additions.
7. Activities: Joyce: a.) The armada for the SCRCR anniversary celebration will only cost us $30.00. Joyce needs a count of who will be attending so that the food order will be correct. A letter was sent to the HOA Board and management team inviting them to attend but this never made it to the agenda at the last business meeting. Edna requested that it be noted in the minutes that the invitation was sent. b.) If members who have signed up for the White Stallion Ranch dinner cannot attend, please notify June S. as there is a waiting list of those who would like to attend but the number is limited. c.) Thunder Canyon Brewery tour is postponed.
8. Group Concerns/Good of the Group): a.) $200.00 was collected for Alice B. and a check will be presented to her family at Friday’s memorial service. b.)Patty H. commented on the great time that was had by all at the California Pizza Kitchen. The food was good and the wait staff terrific – highly recommended.
9. Thought of the Day: Sandy P. left us with a couple of interesting "thoughts of the day".
10. Adjournment: Dorothy: The meeting was adjourned at 9:55 AM.

Minutes of Meeting of Sept. 11, 2014

Minutes of Meeting of Sept. 11, 2014

1. Call to Order: Dorothy opened the meeting at 9:30am with the Pledge of Allegiance, and then shared some great jokes.

2. Host/Hostess: Barb L. and Susan D: Welcome back to members who have returned after an absence. Alice B.'s daughter and son-in-law attended.

3. Vice-President: Larry L.: We have 105 active members and 3 inactive members.

4. Secretary: Joyce is covering for Jeanne ,who is covering for Barbara until her return. Minutes of last week were approved and accepted. 46 members attended today.

5. Treasurer: Carol: Reported that the total in the treasury is currently at $1263.00.

6. Coordinators’ Reports:

a. Refreshments: Coffee and pastries are 1.00 each.

b. Sunshine: Sandy P.: a.) Nancy is doing great after her surgery b.) Bo is coming home tomorrow c.) Dan S. is in the hospital after throwing out his back.

c. Historian: Magda: (absent) – no new report.

d. Philanthropy: Mike T.: No delivery this week.

e. Busybody: JoAnn: Please keep emergency information up to date by notifying JoAnn of any changes or additions.

7. Activities: Joyce: a.) T Shirts will be ordered on Thursday Oct 18th. b.) Barbara L. asked if there was any interest in going to the U of A green house. A sign up sheet will be available, but the date will not be determined until the produce is ripe. c.) a motion was made and passed to pay the fee to reserve the ramada for the anniversary celebration in order to prevent any one from securing it before us.

8. Group Concerns/Good of the Group): a.) At the last meeting Susan D. gave us information about Ad Match from WalMart - a very simple process if you have a smart phone. Betty B. gave us a website the will do the same thing, walmart.com/savings center. Jane B. gave us another web site that will match prices, pricematcherz.com. b.)After a vigorous discussion regarding Bill Cicala's, a candidate for the CR HOA Board, request to address the group, a motion was made and passed that according to our by-laws ,we will not get involved in any political issues.

9. Thought of the Day: Sandy P. left us with a couple of interesting “thoughts of the day”.

10. Adjournment: Dorothy: The meeting was adjourned at 10:18 AM.