Minutes of Meeting May 27, 2010

1 Call to Order: President Jim Alam called the meeting to order at 9:32 AM., followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. He read us a job description for parents!
2 Host/Hostess: Carol Altmann covered for Bob and Bonnie. She welcomed back Al and Suzanne (who could not stay for the meeting). Janet Kells was present today.
3 Vice-President: Frank reported that we now have 72 members.
4 Secretary: Jeanne: The minutes of the last meeting were approved and accepted but Lew made mention of the fact that the last minutes should read “Ms. Cook” and “Flying Tigers II”. 36 members were present today. Please notify Jeanne if there are any changes to the agenda.
5 Treasurer: Walt reported a total of $568.31 in the treasury. He also commented on the IRS 501C7 tax exempt status of our group. All that needs to be done is to fill out a minimal number of questions on line in order to report our status.
6 Coordinators’ Reports:
6.1 Refreshments: Jorge and Linda A.: Refreshments this week were provided by John and Linda DiPalma as well as Alice Behnke. Next week’s refreshments will be provided by Alice King, Dennis Foster and Edna Coburn.
6.2 Sunshine: Linda D.: No news re health issues for any members this week. Shirley reported on how to get to Ruth L.’s current living abode. Ruth is doing well. Jim read a thank you card from Mary Jensen.
6.3 Historian: Magda: Magda has returned and says it is safe to cross the border. She thanked the group for the Mother’s Day pictures.
6.4 Philanthropy: Betty: 28# of food went to the food bank this past week. She still needs one more address for the Armed Forces boxes.
6.5 Busybody: Gladys: Thanks to those who are using this service. Gladys can be reached at 520-292-9228.
6.6 Activities: Alice Behnke: See the attached agenda for events. Barbara covered for Alice today and she reminded us of the winery tour on June 7th. If you need directions, please contact Barbara. Car pooling will be at 10:00 am at the Community Center. Be sure to sign up for the Father’s Day luncheon.
7 Group Concerns: a.) Janet reported that Saturday she will be in contact with the Lion’s Club who are collecting eyeglasses, cell phones and hearing aids for the needy.
b.) Bo informed us of a church garage sale on Saturday at Desert Son Church on Cortaro Farms Rd.
c.) JoAnn gave us information re the Town of Marana water aerobics classes and many other activities, such as line dancing, zoomba, etc. If interested contact Marana Senior Center at 520-382-3485. The yearly fees have increased to $40.00 for a full year.
d.) Walt reminded us to remove the SIM cards on our cell phones if we are donating them. Also be aware that if we use the services of agencies such as Kinkos and they donate their old equipment, our personal info could still be on those machines!
e.) Jorge reminded us to fly the American Flag on Memorial Day.
f.) Jim commented on the efficiency of the road construction on Silverbell and Twin Peaks and suggested that we may want to send a “Thank You” to the town manager of Marana.
Adjournment: Jim adjourned the meeting @ 10:05 Am

Minutes of Meeting of May 20, 2010

Note: picture from one of our outings
1 Call to Order: President Jim Alam called the meeting to order at 9:30 AM., followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Attendance was twenty-seven members – low! Jim read a thank-you card received from Mrs. Cook of the Flying Tigers, which is a challenged children’s group to whom we had sent some gifts.
2 Host/Hostess: Carol Altmann, covering for Bob and Bonnie, welcomed Alice B. back.
3 Vice-President: Frank reported that we have 72 members – no change.
4 Secretary: Jeanne: (Lew in Jeanne’s absence). The minutes of May 13th were accepted as presented. Please notify the author by e-mail if there are any significant changes to the agenda or minutes.
5 Treasurer: Walt: After today’s $44.89 disbursement, the treasury stands at $537.09 checking, $6.22 cash, $543.31 total.
6 Coordinators’ Reports:
6.1 Refreshments: Refreshments this week were provided by Carol and Jorge. Next week’s refreshments will be provided by Linda & John with Alice B. Jorge asked for more fruit.
6.2 Sunshine: Linda D.: Al’s cataract surgery worked out OK and he is very pleased with the results. Shirley is still trying to get the correct address for Ruth. Agnes has had a severe reaction to some medication.
6.3 Historian: Magda: absent.
6.4 Philanthropy: Betty: No trip was made to the food bank this past week. Betty still has one more box for the military: if you have an address, please let her know. Also, please remember the coupons and donation jars!
6.5 Busybody: Gladys: Janet’s new e-mail is jeri2kay@cox.net.
7 Activities: Alice B.: See the attached agenda for events. Alice mentioned that she was glad to be back in a warmer climate – she was cold in Denver. As a result of a tornado delay she did not get home until 1:00 AM. Fifteen have signed up for the winery trip.
8 Group Concerns:
a.) Jim referred to an e-mail that Mike had sent to Lew, who had forwarded it for discussion. It regarded a new requirement that non-profit companies must now return IRS forms; they had previously been exempted if income was less than $25,000. Since we must have three years non-compliance before losing non-profit status it was decided to let it go this year, but Walt and Carol will investigate the ramifications of the new law. Jim mentioned that a former club that he was in had been threatened with a 28% withholding.
9 Adjournment: With another sparse attendance, Jim adjourned the meeting @ 9:53 AM.

Meeting of May 13, 2010

1 Call to Order: President Jim Alam called the meeting to order at 9:32 AM., followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Attendance was estimated at thirty members.
2 Host/Hostess: Carol Altmann, covering for Bob and Bonnie, welcomed back Sharon Jones-Christie, Donna, and Edna.
3 Vice-President: Frank reported that we have 72 members – no change.
4 Secretary: Jeanne: Jeanne and Larry are in the New Orleans area. Lew reported that they would be away for two weeks. The minutes of May 6th were accepted and approved. Please notify the author by e-mail if there are any changes to the agenda or minutes.
5 Treasurer: Walt: After today’s $45 disbursement, the treasury stands at $581.98 checking, $6.22 cash, $588.20 total.
6 Coordinators’ Reports:
6.1 Refreshments: Refreshments this week were provided by Don and Vi with Donna. Next week’s refreshments will be provided by Carol and Jorge. Today we have Papa Murphy’s Pizza and birthday cake. We were reminded to sign the cards.
6.2 Sunshine: Linda D.: Mary J. is doing OK. Al is going for cataract surgery on the 19th .
6.3 Historian: Magda: absent. Lew collected the photos of the Mothers Day potluck to put on the SCRCR web site.
6.4 Philanthropy: Betty: Forty pounds of food and $40 went to the food bank this past week. Betty still has one more box for the military: if you have an address, please let her know. Also, please remember the coupons and donation jars!
6.5 Busybody: Gladys: Since Suzanne no longer drives, Gladys said that Al needed a ride. Betty offered to do drive him; Frank said that he would be back-up. Sue and Dick returned home for the season.
7 Activities: Alice B.: See the attached agenda for events. Alice was absent and Barbara H. reminded us of upcoming events. She mentioned that Alice was regretting that she had not taken warmer clothes with her – she is cold! She will be back next week.
8 Group Concerns: a.) On Mother’s Day the potluck at Joan and Frank’s was a great success.
b) Jim advised us that the solar heating on his house was going backward and has a credit of 750 KW.
c) Jim suggested that the new Chicago-style Hot Dog outlet next to Walgreen’s should be asked to provide samples, like Papa Murphy. Betty said coupons were available.
9 Adjournment: With sparse attendance, Jim adjourned the meeting @ 9:50 AM. Papa Murphy supplied various examples of their pizza.

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