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02-27-2006 SAM Senior Advisory Board Minutes February 27, 2006 Present: John Lyman, June Lyman, Julie Jensen, Liz Tokarczyk, Robert Cogley, Randy Bullert City Staff: September Jacobsen, John McRaith, Kathy Hemmah Absent: Phyllis Birkholz I. The meeting was called to order at 10:04 a.m. by Chairman John Lyman II. Secretary's Report: The January 23rd minutes were examined. Robert made the motion to approve and Randy seconded the motion. Motion approved. III. Treasurer's Report: Randy reported that the only expense this last month was $27.95 for the Star Tribune subscription. A deposit was made in the amount of $489.68, which included card sales, a city reimbursement, and Christmas Angels sales. The ending balance in our account is $21,783.31. IV. Old Business A. Upcoming Tours- Julie reported that all the tours through June are pretty well sold out. A tour to the Chanhassen Dinner Theater for an April1ih showing of "Midlife Crisis" has been added to the tour calendar. Interested participants must be registered by March 22nd. The cost is $40. Julie listed upcoming trips through the summer and fall and has something planned at least once a month. The board commended Julie for bringing the touring program from its initial goal of having four tours that were successful each year to its current state where tours are being held at least once each month and are constantly selling out. B. Update on Programs- Kathy reported that "Taking Control of Your Blood Sugar" has been going well. Next month's topic will be creating a healthy breakfast. The Red Hat Society will be having a tea party on April 20th. The Fellowship dinner will be held tonight with chicken as the main entree. The quilting class was full last month and is turning out to be quite popular. Kathy tried showing a movie every day during Valentine's week and had good attendance. She noted that more men participated than usual. With this result, she may look into having movies more than once a month. Kathy had some leftover chocolate treats from Adaptive Recreation so she ran a chocolate bingo activity for the seniors with very good results. C. Card Sales- The Event Center sold 244 cards this past month with Green Castle selling another 108 for a total of 352. This resulted in income of $176. D. February Dance- The February dance was a success with 94 people in attendance. After paying for the band, food, set up, and advertising, this activity netted $98. E. Update on Wall Renovation - September reported that the demolition of the existing wall and a new movable divider could cost well over $10,000. The group directed September to seek additional bids including an estimate for having the wall removed and a header installed that would support a quality room divider that may be purchased at some future date. V. New Business A. Change in Treasurer Reporting- Randy suggested that we should attempt to get our treasurer's report more up-to-date by creating the report after making the current month's deposits and just before our monthly meeting. While this would require a little extra effort on his part, he would like to do it with the board's approval. The board felt that Randy's suggestion was a good one and that we should begin following this process immediately. B. Volunteer Luncheon- Kathy mentioned that she is checking into having this year's volunteer luncheon catered. As in past years, Kathy and September will create a theme for this activity. C. Defibrillator- A defibrillator was donated to the Hutchinson Event Center and has been installed. The system is very user friendly and basically instructs you on how to use it as you attempt to revive someone. The mechanism is such that you cannot harm the victim with an accidental shock. D. Health Fair- The teachers have a health fair each year, and they are looking for someone to demonstrate how to cook healthy. Kathy, with the support of the advisory board, will represent the senior center and pass along some cooking tips as well as providing a couple of her own creations. E. Rummage Sale- The rummage sale is scheduled for Thursday, April 6th, with set up taking place the day before. This year there will be no furniture or clothes, and all items must be in good condition. Board members were asked to spread the word and if they were donating items, they should feel free to price them ahead of time so set up will not take as long. F. Other- Liz brought up the idea that we should look into putting some of our advisory board funds into a certificate of deposit and improve our rate of return. September will check this out. VI. Adjournment: Liz made a motion to adjourn at 11 :20am with a second from Julie. The motion passed. Next Meeting: Monday, March 20th at 10:00 a.m. John McRaith, Secretary