02-25-2008 SAMSenior Advisory Board Minutes
February 25, 2008
Present: John Lyman, June Lyman, Julie Jensen, Randy Bullert , Phyllis Birkholz, Louise
Jessen, Carrol Olson
City Staff: September Jacobsen, Kathy Hemmah, John McRaith
Absent: Cliff Swanson
I. The meeting was called to order at 10:00 a.m. by Chairman John Lyman
II. Secretary’s Report: The January minutes were examined. Louise made a motion to
approve and Randy seconded the motion. Motion was approved.
III. Treasurer’s Report: Randy reported a current balance of $16199.04. Revenue from
this past month included card sales of $183, a dance profit of $71, $44.10 from
Creative Angels, and a hat donation of $24 and tax preparation donations of $168.
The board fund will take a serious hit this next month as we pay for the rental dishes
and tableware. Louise made a motion to accept the report with a second from June.
The motion was approved.
IV. Old Business
A.Tours- Julie reported that the trip to see the play “The Fantasticks” and dine at
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Bakers Square went well. The “Landmarks” tour is scheduled for March 11
with lunch at Fabulous Ferns. The Minnesota History tour still has plenty of
openings for April. A May tour is planned to the Orange City tulip festival and
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on May 28 they will be traveling to the Lakewood Cemetery and that still has
15 openings. In June a group will be dining at Lord Fletcher’s on Lake
Minnetonka and then travel on to Fort Snelling. A summer cruise to Prescott,
Wisconsin is slated for July, with August bringing a trip to the State Fair and a
mystery tour. In September we’ll head to the Old Log Theater to see “Forever
Plaid” and a senior expo at Treasure Island is on tap for October. “Church
Basement Ladies II” at the Plymouth Playhouse with lunch at the Green Mill is
scheduled for November, and we’ll check out Cannon Falls in December for a
Christmas concert.
B.Update on Programs- Kathy reported that “Tuesdays with Morrie” will be the
first book read by the new Friday book club which currently has 7 members.
This group got started after the original group became too large. The Knitting
for the Troops group is at 325 hats with the last shipment being sent out
recently. A story appeared in the Star Tribune. Quilting is going well with 25-
30 percent of the quilt complete. They would like it auctioned off and the
money given to the advisory board. A second quilt has been started also, and
that one will go to a place that works with people who have lost a child. The
family receives a quilt as a remembrance of the event.
V. New Business
A.Rick Reiner- Rick is interested in donating some funds in memory of his
mother. It was suggested that the board put the money toward something that
the Center needs and inform Mr. Reiner of the purchase.
B.Other- September reported that the Center spent $4000 for bus tokens last year.
We have $2500 to fund it from United Way so a motion was made to cut the
number of tokens from five to four each week per participant. Randy made a
motion that was seconded by Louise and the motion passed. Board members
were asked to consider the officer positions on the board. Next month we will
elect the new board officers for the coming year.
VI. Adjournment: Carrol made a motion to adjourn at 11:25am with a second from
Randy. The motion passed.
Next Meeting: Monday, March 24th at 10:00 a.m.
John McRaith, Secretary