08-18-2008 SAMSenior Advisory Board Minutes
August 18, 2008
Present: John Lyman, June Lyman, Julie Jensen, Phyllis Birkholz, Louise Jessen, Carrol
Olson, Cliff Swanson, Randy Bullert
City Staff: Kathy Hemmah, John McRaith
Absent: September Jacobsen
I. The meeting was called to order at 10:05 a.m. by Chairman John Lyman
II. Secretary’s Report: The July minutes were examined. Phyllis made a motion to
approve and Carrol seconded the motion. Motion was approved.
III. Treasurer’s Report: Randy reported a current balance of $6389. June made a motion
to approve the report and it was seconded by Cliff. Motion approved.
IV. Old Business
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A.Tours- The August 19 Mystery tour has a large waiting list. The State fair
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trip is planned for August 28. A Sept. 9 trip to the Minnesota Zoo still has a
couple openings left. In October they will be heading to a senior expo at Mille
Lacs Lake. The emergency forms continue to come in.
B.Update on Programs- Friday was the last day of concessions for the pool and
everything went pretty well. Fellowship dinners are doing well. Sue Neubarth
will be doing the catering for future dinners. FYI program needs to move off of
Tuesdays as it is not working to have people try to come earlier in the day.
Creative Angels program will continue to stay active. This is Kathy’s last
meeting. She is going back to school and has prepared her programs for
whoever is hired. She hopes the transition goes smoothly with almost all
programs continuing to run. Kathy is still looking at different ways to fundraise
for the quilt.
C.Wii Game and Bean Bag Toss- The Wii game has been purchased and needs to
be set up. A bean bag toss game has also been acquired. Both games are
intended to encourage physical activity.
V. New Business
A.Dance Schedule- The board discussed the possibility of having popcorn at the
senior dances. The issue is how messy popcorn can be. Potential to have
someone to volunteer to vacuum the floor afterward.
B.BINGO- Callers for Fellowship- Discussion on whether the bingo caller should
have their meal fee waived at the monthly Fellowship dinners. The feeling was
that volunteers do not have any expectations of receiving something in return
and we don’t want to set a precedent in any particular program.
C.Pool Table Offer- We have an offer of $250 for our pool table. John McRaith
suggested that we attempt to put it on Craig’s List before we take that low of an
offer. He will try to get it listed along with the quilt to see what we can get by
next month.
D.Wii Projector- Everything has been purchased for the Wii game except for the
projector. September is working on this. Need volunteers.
VI. Adjournment: Randy made a motion to adjourn at 11:09am with a second from
Carrol. The motion passed.
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Next Meeting: Monday, September 22 at 10:00 a.m.
John McRaith, Secretary