January minutes

Positive energy speech:          Accomplishments.  - that’s a long list.  

Theme for this year:  purpose.  

Community:  Robert - Round table 3rd Wednesday.  Sick - has a cold.  

Membership: Sent in Brad.  We are doing JD’s keyclub on the 14th.  Can invite anyone there.  
Count is down by 3.  

ID:  Ideas.  Howard says the chapter used to have a lot more.  

Treasurer’s report:    We need to get more checks.  
       Sue  

Poker possible dates:  April 5 – 8;   April 24 – 27;   May 1 - 4

trip to JD’s – confirmed for 14 January, Yea.  We are only 6 months late for our once every 6
months visit.   Going to order Pizza when we get there.  

Upcoming promotions:       

December:
10:  Senior dinner - dance.  -Robert.  Kelly:  Robert has a church thing tonight, can’t make it.  he
says that she says that they don’t need any help, so nothing going on the tenth.
Sue:  But it’s a good day to start drinking.  
12:  Progressive dinner. - Salad - Kelly;   Appetizer - Sue;  Meal - Pat;  Desert - Brenda.  
       -Ham from Chapter.  Pat:  We switched from ham to meat loaf.
15:  Caroling = meet at McD’s 12 and John R.  6:30
       -came to the deduction that we need the spirit first.  
16: Round Table.  
17:  Christmas project, Pat’s house, 7:30  
       Need more names of needy families.  Its hard to figure out because sometimes we get a
name, and go to the door and it is obvious that they don’t really need the money.  But it is so fun
to just give them the gift and walk away.  
20:  Cambridge  (senior Bingo)  Santa made a visit.  

January:
4:  GMM - Library reserved through March.   
12:  Planning / budjet meeting at sue’s  7:00
14:  JD’s  Auction?  Yes.
19:  EED planning - erica’s.  

Parting thoughts:                  Natasha Bedingfield
I am unwritten, can't read my mind, I'm undefined
I'm just beginning, the pen's in my hand, ending unplanned

Staring at the blank page before you
Open up the dirty window
Let the sun illuminate the words that you could not find

Reaching for something in the distance
So close you can almost taste it
Release your innovations
Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins
The rest is still unwritten

News letter:  Will send out with meeting minutes tomorrow or so.  Next due date is next GMM.  

Santa back:  dry clean?   Get from Brenda

Sooo . . . . big discussion:  what do we want to accomplish this year?  
       need to reserve Civic center park for earth day.  
       Ground rules?    - no negativity at the GMM.  

Can’t do friendly monster day again - house redesign.  Kudos to Meagan and Karen for the
wonderful job they did last year.

Girls doing Easter egg dash again this year - Kelly helps with getting donations from businesses

Starting a quarter jar.  anyone that is late, or swears, or breaks the ground rules:
       1. same as last year:  no using the ‘O’ word.
       2. from last november:  no negativity at the GMM.
       3. New:  no using the ‘N’ word (has two letters)
       
Sue:  Macinack island is letting us back
       Howard:  the fools
May convention is going to be there.  - invite alumni

Me:  t shirt ideas:  
       Theme for this year is purpose.  could be purpose,  love the winner, The grinch fears me. . .
.
Erica: good friends good times.         -     Brad doing art work.  

Possible projects:  pound sale, phone tree, safety vests for squirrels,  Jayteasters, Bowlathon -
Matthew - in the fall, Reunion picnic - summer - talk to lions, Progressive dinner again, Christmas
project, Booties for homeless dogs, Volunteer at Gleaners, Mix drinks - Erica chair?, Bike safety -
Brad chair.  Cancer walk - June - Matthew if dates don’t interfere,  Memorial day parade - call
Andy,  Festival in the park - contact city, Soldier support - sue, Habitat - Brad, Pop tabs to Tom,
Animal welfare -Howard chair, Pet vaccination Fair - Brad, Help Art Van Blood drive - sue, Dance
a thon / Karaoke Competition - Kelly - Creepy Clyde,  

Usual:  HH hopping,  HH committee - R.O.  Hitchcock Realestate,  

Go over records in trailer - Howard.

Party at howard’s - mid summer.  


Deduction:  Sue and i will come up with a phone tree.  1 fun project every month.  we only have
one label:  chairman, and there is a sliding scale of enthusiasm,  

We believe...

That Faith in God gives meaning
and purpose to human life;

That the brotherhood of man transcends
the sovereignty of nations;

That economic justice can best be won by
free men through free enterprise;

That government should be of laws
rather than of men;

That earth's great treasure lies
in human personality;

And that service to humanity
is the best work of life.