Minutes of Meeting for November 3, 2016

Minutes of Meeting for November 3, 2016 

1.       Call to Order:   Larry L., began the meeting at 9:30 am with the Pledge of Allegiance followed by us all singing God Bless America.  Larry then introduced Kathy Chapman from the Imaging Department at NorthWest Hospital who gave a very good talk about breast imaging and what they offer in the way of new technology for mammograms, bone density testing, etc.

2.       Host/Hostess:  Barb L./Susan D.   There were 45 in attendance this morning and we welcomed back Joan T., and Gladys P.’s cousin Lynn who is visiting from South Dakota or maybe it was North Dakota, anyway one of the Dakotas.  J

3.       Vice-President:   Larry L.:   118 SCRCR members total. 

4.       Secretary:   Kristi G.:  Minutes for October 27, 2016 were approved and accepted. 

5.      Treasurer:  Carol A.:   We have $2,222.00 in the bank.

6.       Coordinators’ Reports:

a.       Sunshine:  Sandy P.:   Rich R. coming along nicely.   Dick J., doing a bit better.

b.       Historian:  Magda:   No report.

c.       Busybody: Elaine H.:  No report.

d.       Philanthropy:  No report.

e.       Activities:  Rose M.: reported on the schedule of activities (see below). 

7.      Group Concerns/Good of the Group:

·         Jim A. reminded us that Thanksgiving is coming and the Food Bank will be in even greater need of food and/or money.

·         I think we need to put a moratorium on the collection of all the bags for the animal shelter for now.  Joey L., who has been collecting these has been ill and not able to pick these up right now but I’ll let you know when she will be back as soon as I can get in touch with her.

·         I was asked to put in the minutes who is collecting what for whom as a reminder so here goes:  Magda Q. collects the metal tabs from cans for Ronald McDonald House; Sandy P. collects the Box Tops for schools from all kinds of packaged products; Julie S. collects the little bottles of shampoos, lotions, etc., that we all grab from the hotels/motels for the Woman’s shelter and she also collects the fronts only of greeting cards for St. Jude Hospital.  That’s all I can remember at the moment so please let me know if I’ve forgotten anyone or anything that’s being collected all the time.

·         Sharon S. is still collecting Lego sets for children with cancer at Banner Children’s Hospital and will through December 1^st, perhaps longer but for sure by December 1^st.

·         Magda would like the new activities committee to consider the Gaslight on Oracle for some outings too.  It is a lovely venue.

8.      Thought of the Day: Sandy P. closed the meeting with a great thought along with a great ending joke. 

9.       Adjournment:  Larry L.:  Meeting was adjourned at I forgot to mark it down, sorry. 

Minutes of Meeting for October 27, 2016

Minutes of Meeting for October 27, 2016 

1.       Call to Order:   Iles W., began the meeting at 9:30 am with the Pledge of Allegiance to Jorge’s American flag pin because The Station put the real flag up somewhere due to Halloween decorations.  We followed that by us all singing God Bless America and Iles telling a couple of great jokes.  Iles also brought up the fact that the new board should review the by-laws and rules as their first order of business as well as to discuss “absentee ballots”.

Being as we had enough folks present, Barb L., brought up the fact that we should probably vote on the new board right then and there.  A motion was made and passed and we did jusr that.  Your new board for next year will be:  (Drum roll please)  Bill E., President, Debi S., Vice President, Walt R., Treasurer and Kristi G., Secretary.  Barb L and Susan D. will stay on as our Hostess/Greeters (These two really know how to make a person feel welcome).  Sunshine will be split between Dorie Z. and Sandy P.  Magda will stay on as our Historian and Barb J. will do the Busybody function.  Philanthropy will be split between Jim A., and John Z.  And last, but not least, Pam M., has stepped up to take over Activities from Rose M.   Pam and Bill are relatively new members along with their spouses Dan and Elizabeth and that’s what we love to see is new members getting involved.  Thank you ALL!!!!

2.       Host/Hostess:  Barb L./Susan D.   There were 48 in attendance this morning and we welcomed back Dorie and John Z., and welcomed new member Marie.

3.       Vice-President:   Larry L.:   118 SCRCR members total. 

4.       Secretary:   Kristi G.:  Minutes for October 20, 2016 were approved and accepted. 

5.      Treasurer:  Carol A.:   No Carol so no report.

6.       Coordinators’ Reports:

a.       Sunshine:  Sandy P.:   Rich R. doing well after surgery. 

b.       Historian:  Magda:   No report other than to thank everyone once again for the pull tabs for the Ronald McDonald House.

c.       Busybody: Elaine H.:  No report.

d.       Philanthropy:  Jim took out $77 and 6# of food and welcomed John Z. back to help him.

e.       Activities:  Rose M.: reported on the schedule of activities (see belo

7.      Group Concerns/Good of the Group:

·         Sharon S. is still collecting Lego sets for children with cancer at Banner Children’s Hospital. 

·         Cynthia D-M has free tickets supplies by the food bank for the 11-4 Marana Comedy Club session.  A $10.00 donation would be appreciated.

·         Magda would like the new activities committee to consider the Gaslight on Oracle for some outings too.  It is a lovely venue.

·         Larry L. informs us that if you go to the Comcast website, they can block all “robo calls” for you.  Someone else said that you can do that on Google as well.

8.      Thought of the Day: As always, Sandy P. closed the meeting with a great thought along with a great ending joke. 

9.       Adjournment:  Iles W.:  Meeting was adjourned at 10:16 AM. 

                                  

Minutes of Meeting for October 13, 2016

Minutes of Meeting for October 13, 2016 

1.       Call to Order:   Larry L., began the meeting at 9:30 am with the Pledge of Allegiance followed by us all singing God Bless America.   Jeanne L. told some really cute jokes.  It was “October birthdays Day” and Laraine and Debbie who gave us the great informative talk last week on Medicare brought in the birthday cake for us as a “thank you” for letting them present to us.  I’m sure you’ll agree it was very nice of them to do that.

We could not hear nominations for the Board for next year because we did not have enough folks for a quorum.  Therefore, we’ll hear nominations next Thursday at the picnic and then volte the following Thursday, October 27^th.

2.       Host/Hostess:  Barb L.   There were 44 in attendance this morning.

3.       Vice-President:   Larry L.:   117 SCRCR members total. 

4.       Secretary:   Kristi G.:  Minutes for October 6, 2016 were approved and accepted. 

5.      Treasurer:  Carol A.:   No Carol so no report.  Week before was $2,192.00 in the bank.

6.       Coordinators’ Reports:

a.       Sunshine:  Sandy P.:   No reports of anyone ill – yeah!!!

b.       Historian:  Magda:   No report.

c.       Busybody: Elaine H.:  No report.

d.       Philanthropy:  Jim will take out what’s been gathered today.

e.       Activities:  Rose M.: reported on the schedule of activities (see below). 

7.      Group Concerns/Good of the Group:  Barb told us that every Saturday from 5 PM to 8 PM there is all kinds of great music for free at the new mall by the food court.  Bring a chair.

George and Alice R. gave us some good news and tips on insurance.  First, George told of a recent meeting he’d been to that in essence told us this area is “booming” and this will be good for our property values.  Alice reminded us to add to our homeowner’s insurance any kind of collectibles you may have. 

Bill E. will be happy to discuss Prop 205 regarding marijuana with you.

Jim A.  reported that Jorge is having a great time catching really big salmons!  Also that he spoke with Lew McDonald and Lew is enjoying his time at The Fountains.  It sounds very lovely and according to Lew, the food is great!!!  We miss seeing you Lew!

8.       Thought of the Day: As always, Sandy P. closed the meeting with a great thought along with a great ending joke. 

9.       Adjournment:  Larry L..:  Meeting was adjourned at 10:08 AM.