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MINUTES
FLORIDIAN BOARD MEETING October 7, 2009
2:30P.M.
PGICA
The meeting
was called to order at @2: by President John Miller. In
attendance were: John Miller, Judy Berger, Sue MacKay, Jean
Kapps, Brenda McGinnis, Ron Robinson and John Owen.
There were no
meetings in August or September.
Treasurer’s Report
Jo-Ann was
not in attendance.
John reported
that we have a balance of $3,034.68.
Membership
We have two
new members and 2 more who are interested in joining.
Committee Reports
Eat, Drink
& be Merry
Food and
Friends
September’s
hostesses were John and Kathy Przepadlo and Ed and Bonnie
Verminiski. 25 members enjoyed good conversation and
delicious food.
The next
dinner will be October 24th.
Ladies Lunch Bunch
Betty Petersen organized and
hosted the August 12th lunch bunch get together which
was held at Spazzio’s Italian Grill. Bonnie Verminski
hosted the September 9th lunch bunch. Helen
Connelly and Maureen Rand will be
the hostesses for the October 14thgathering.
Meet and Greet
The next Meet &
Greet will be held November 5th at Jack’s. Due to
other events attended by members Tuesday & Wednesday, the
October 1st gathering was unusually small. 9
members met for drinks and stayed for dinner.
Fun n Sun
Out and About
9 members
enjoyed a tour of the Gamble Plantation. The trip was
enjoyed by all.
Mark McGinnis
has arranged and will give members a guided tour of the
Muscle Car Museum at the old Walmart site at Route 41and
Monaco on 10/16. A cafe and large gift shop is also located
in the facility. The fee is $10.00. An annual membership is
available for $30.00.
Dine Around
Jean has
organized dinner and cocktails at Farlow’s in the Water in
Englewood.
Cocktails will
be served outside on the waterfront with dinner served under
a covered patio. Jean expressed her concern with those who
have signed up but do not advise her that they cannot make
it. Many times, the restaurant’s set-up & services are
provided for the given number of people given..
Movie Time
Brenda
McGinnis will announce the October 21st movie at
a later date. She is also considering a combined movie time
with the Newcomers.
Sports and
Games
Thus far, 9
couples, some of them Newcomers, have signed up for a cruise
12/4/09- 12/14/09. Brenda is planning to have a get-together
for the couples to get to know each other. Ron Robinson, as
a non-Board member, will continue to organize the Minor
League Golf games and will be responsible for selecting the
golf courses, e-mailing the golfers on where play will be
held, as well as to find out if they are going. Minor league
golf is open to both men and women. Play is weekly. Ron will
also be in charge of organizing the Stone Crab baseball and
spring training outings.
The
Commentator
Sandy has
submitted her article
Web Site
Bob will not
be back until January.
Old
Business
Ron Robinson
attended the President’s Meeting. Thus far, 51 members have
signed up for the October 12th “Salute to Columbus” General
Meeting. Members are to bring Italian food for the main
course and American food for desserts. The Rosen’s, Longo’s
and Gazzola’s will help with the set up. The Nominating
Committee still needs to fill the following positions: Web
Master, Out and About and Movie Time.
New
Business
John Miller expressed concern about the dwindling membership
in the Newcomers. 30-40 Newcomers are moving up to the
Floridians. This will reduce the Newcomers membership to
approximately 80 members and new homeowners are at a low
point. John made a motion that the Floridians continue to
extend our membership events to the Newcomers for another
year. The motion was approved by the Board as submitted.
Further discussion is needed on whether we should continue
to do reciprocal gatherings/events. Further discussion is
needed re: repercussions, if any, for not notifying the
Committee chairperson responsible for a certain activity,
that they cannot attend a function.
Judy Berger
attended the President’s Council Meeting.
The annual
meeting of the Civic Association and various clubs will be
held 11/2/09 @7:00.
Beth has
indicated her interest in having a float in the Xmas Parade.
Bagged Ice is
now available at the Civic Association for $1.25/bag.
Judy will
advise us of any additional discussions by the Council at
the next Board meeting.
Judy will be
setting up a committee to organize the Xmas party December
14th. John will call the Lowy’s of the Newcomers
to extend an invitation to their members.
John Owen
presented his thoughts for the upcoming Canal Lighting
Contest. The PGICA would like to see more and bigger prizes
for the top winners, in addition to the usual winners’ ride
up the river on the Kingfisher. The home decorating
participants must be registered, but this number has been
dwindling. Various ways to get homeowners who have beautiful
decorations, but do not register, were discussed.
The meeting
was adjourned @3:45
Respectfully
submitted
Susan(Sue)
MacKay, Secretary
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