MINUTES

FLORIDIAN BOARD MEETING September 3, 2008

The meeting opened at 1:30PM with the following board members in attendance: John Miller, Robin Stebbins, Judy Berger, Lorraine Geiser, Jan Davis, and Bob Dorman.

Missing were Brenda McGinnis, Ron Robinson and Anne Moeller.

The July minutes were accepted.

Treasurer’s Report

Robin reported for the months of July and August.

We started July with a balance of $3,039.98 and ended August with a balance of $2,771.40. July expenses amounted to $152.58 for the cookout on the fourth. July income was $84. August expense was a $200 donation to the Chamber of Commerce for the purpose of bringing wounded marines to Punta Gorda for a short vacation.

Eat, Drink and Be Merry

Jan reported that the Food and Friends hosts for August were Darlene and Stan Rosen. Helen and Jerry Connolly will be the September hosts.

The Lunch Bunch hostess for August was Debbie Huddleston. Linda Supakoff will hostess in September.

Meet and Greet

The Sept. 4 Meet and Greet will be held at Mama Nunzio at 5:00PM. John Miller will send out a notice to the members. It is possible that we will go back to Bennedetto’s Tiki Bar for the Oct. Meet and Greet.

Fun N Sun

The Jim Morris Concert planned for Aug. 28 was rained out.

A shopping trip to Naples called “Trail of Treasures” is being planned for Sept. 19. Members will meet at Bal Harbor to car pool at 9:30AM. There are nineteen Resale Consignment and Thrift shops in a small section of downtown Naples to poke through.

A sightseeing cruise on Sarasota Bay is being planned for October.

We are looking into taking a King Fisher cruise to Cayo Costa in November for a Shelling Adventure.

Commentator

Lorraine is to be commended for her informative monthly articles published in the Commentator.

Outreach

Anne Moeller would like members to email photographs to the website showing their summer activities.

Old Business

September Meeting

Bob Dorman has arranged for Vernon Peoples to be our guest speaker. His topic will be “Florida Hurricanes”. Coffee, ice cream and cookies will be served.

Bob attended the PGI Presidents’ Council Meeting on Aug. 5 and reported the following items:

The Civic Association will accept credit card payments for dues.

The Bocce Courts will cost anywhere from $30,000-$40,000 as currently planned.

There is some talk that the Civic Assoc. wants to mandate club contributions ranging from $500 to $2,000.

The PGICA General Meeting will be on Nov. 3. The Floridians participated in the Carnival of Clubs last year so decline for this year.

New Business

The October General Meeting falls on Columbus Day this year. It was proposed that the theme of the annual pot luck be, “A Taste of Floridians, Italian Style”. Lorraine will chair this event and oversee the menu.

Jan will contact the Newcomers and make sure that the eligible members coming to Floridians are invited to this event. Jan will also try to get a list of the potential Floridians coming from Newcomers.

The Holiday Party is planned for Dec. 8. Blue Bayou will provide music and the caterer is Cheffy. It was suggested that the club subsidize $10 per person and offer tickets for the price of $30. per person.

The committee for the Holiday Party includes the: McGinnis, Dorney, Berger, Modglin, Will and Fish.

Donations

Our donation of $200 to the wounded veterans has left $100 in the fund earmarked for donations. It was decided not to sponsor a team to play miniature golf to raise money for mammograms.

It was decided to hold that money for requests closer to the holiday period.

The meeting was adjourned at 2:45PM.

Respectfully submitted,

Judy Berger, Secretary