02-22-2010 SAMSenior Advisory Board Minutes
February 22, 2010
Present: Harriet Sturges, Phyllis Birkholz, Louise Jessen, Cliff Swanson, Julie Jensen,
Randy Bullert
City Staff: September Jacobsen, John McRaith
Absent: Carrol Olson, Rick Reiner
I. The meeting was called to order at 10:08 a.m. by Vice-Chairman Phyllis Birkholz
II. SecretaryÓs Report: The January minutes were examined. Louise made a motion to
approve the minutes and Cliff seconded the motion. Motion was approved.
III. TreasurerÓs Report: Randy reported a balance of $6364.30. The February deposit
was $1121.66 and expenses for the month were $2442.56. Harriet made a motion to
accept the report with a second from Cliff. The motion passed.
IV. Old Business
A.Tours- Julie reported that the January 26th trip to Olivia had 40 participants and
a good lunch was served. They viewed the church restoration, and each
received a wooden nickel for a cup of coffee. They also saw the giant cob of
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corn. On February 24 a tour group will head to Old Log Theater. St. Cloud
provides the setting for a March trip to see the Kingston Trio. The flower show
in April has 26 signed up. A Twins trip is planned for June and a lake cruise in
Spicer for July.
B. Update on Programs- The movies had some tough weather this last month so
weÓll have two this month. The Senior Center is open from 9a-1p for walk-ins
only for tax service. This service is for seniors only. The CenterÓs book clubs
are doing fine. Someone has been lined up to teach the Rook card game in
March. Also coming up is ÐSave a Life SaturdayÑ- new way to do CPR. The
Senior Dance had a little over 40 people present in February. The artificial
sweetner Aspartame will be the subject of an upcoming presentation. Pilates
went up to $2.50 per session due to lower attendance. Friday Farkle is going
well. The second annual Red Hat Nickel Bingo will be held in April.
V. New Business
A.New Project- September would like to have the seniors make chair covers for
the Event Center. They can be rented for $2 each and would be a great
fundraiser. Randy made a motion to go with the project which was seconded by
Cliff. The board unanimously agreed.
B. Other- To balance expenses, September recommended raising the Fellowship
dinner fee by $1. After some discussion a motion was made by Louise and
seconded by Harriet to raise the fee. The motion passed. Discussion followed
on the possibility of hosting a free event to celebrate the Event Center. The
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board tabled the topic until next month but it did decide that May 19 would be
an appropriate date for the event.
VI. Adjournment: Cliff made a motion to adjourn at 11:02am with a second from Randy.
The motion passed.
Next Meeting: Monday, March 22 at 10:00 a.m.
John McRaith, Secretary