9:30 A.M.. PGICA
The meeting was called to order @9:30a.m.. by
President John Miller.
In attendance were John Miller, Judy Berger, Sue
MacKay, Jo Ann Gulvezan, Mary Mazur, Sandra Helt, Bill
Schindler, Elaine Struk and Cynthia Cowdrey.
Treasurer’s Report
Jo Ann reported that we have a balance of $4,160.00.
She indicated this balance does not include the cost of
the upcoming Xmas party, but indicated most of the
attendees have paid. John asked that she follow up with
those who have not yet paid.
Membership
Mary indicated that 34 members (17 couples) from the
Newcomers will be moving up to the Floridians. Of these
new members, 14 couples have paid there Floridian dues
for 2010. John will send a Pineapplegram to new and
existing members who have not yet paid the annual dues.
Mary stated that she recently received a thank-you
letter from Team Punta Gorda, thanking us for our
$300.00 contribution for pavers, which have been laid.
Committee Reports
Eat Drink& Be Merry
Food and Friends
There will be no Food and Friend in
December.
The next get together will be January7th.
Ladies Lunch Bunch
Janet Kennedy will hold her annual “re-gifting” party
for the
January, 2010 Lunch Bunch.
Meet and Greet
A large group of 22 members enjoyed cocktails at
Jacks, with 20 members staying for dinner.
Judy mentioned the service was a bit slow and has
arranged for a server to be available for every 8
members in future gatherings. The next gathering will
be January 7th .
Fun N Sun
Out and About
Despite Meet and Greet being held the same
day as Out and About, 20 members took an 8 hour
cruise up the Caloosahatchee River via the
Intracoastal waterways, where the locks, native
habitats and tropical growth were enjoyed by
all. A full buffet was available with dancing
provided on the way back. The tour was given by
JC Cruises of Ft. Myers.
The annual Holly Days Tour was held December
4th. A group of ladies had an early
11:00a.m. lunch at Elena’s and then set off to
have a tour of 3 holiday decorated homes in the
historic district. While pouring rain was a
problem outside, everyone had a great time
admiring all the beauty inside.
Dine Around
Dinner was held at Bianca’s
Restorante Italiano in N. Fort
Myers.
January’s Dine Around will be
announced shortly.
Movie Time
No movie was scheduled for
November. Members will be
notified what movie will be seen in
December.
Sports and Games
Ron Robinson has scheduled men’s
golf for December 23rd.
John Miller indicated all the Stone
Crab games tickets have been sold.
The Commentator
Once again, the Board praised
Sandra for her very interesting and
creative article in the Commentary.
Web Site
Elaine Struk has accepted the
position of Webmaster and is hard at
work analyzing the current software.
The Board was very enthusiastic about
working with Elaine in developing and
maintaining our Web site.
Old Business
Judy Berger stated that thus far, 88
Floridians and Newcomers have signed up for
the Christmas Party.
Regarding the Canal Lighting
contest(the Floridians are
co-sponsoring the event), John
Miller mentioned we have more
entries(64) than last year, due in
part to better exposure by the
newspapers. The contest will begin
the night of December 15th
, with December 16th and
17th available, if
needed. Special prizes will be
offered for a few of the top
presentations.
New Business
As an FYI, a 5th Book
Club is being created for PCICA
members. Kathy Schindler is the co-ordinator,
along with 4 chairpersons.
Please refer to the December 7th
minutes of the 2010 Floridian Board
members’ meeting
held @10:35a.m.
The meeting was adjourned at
10:35a.m.
Respectfully submitted
Susan(Sue) MacKay, Secretary
MINUTES
FLORIDIAN BOARD MEETING December 7, 2009
10:35a.m. PGICA
The meeting of the 2010 Board was
called to order @10.40Aa.m. by future
President Judy Berger. In attendance
were Judy Berger, Sue MacKay, Cynthia
Cowdrey, Diane Lowy, Judy Denham, Elaine
Struk, John Miller, Sandra Helt and Bill
Schindler.
Food and Friends/Lunch Bunch
Judy Berger will make it clear to the
members that “Singles” are welcome at
Food and Friends.
There
may be occasions when the
Floridians & the Newcomers will combine
to attend these events.
Food and Friends/Lunch Bunch-Changes
to guidelines
1) The number of guests at one house
will be limited to 12 or less members
per event**
2) A member must volunteer to
host Food and Friends if 3 dinners are
attended during the year.
3) A member must volunteer to
host Ladies Lunch Bunch if 3 lunches are
attended during the year.
4) The Committee chairpersons for
Food and Friends and Ladies Lunch Bunch
will be solely responsible for
determining whose home a member will go
to. All communications between guests
and hosts are to be channeled thru the
Chairpersons. Members should not contact
a host to ask to be included. Hosts
shall not add a guest(s) without
informing the Chairperson(s).
5) The scheduled dates for
these events are flexible, if
necessary. This is to be done as
an exception only.
Out and About/Old Business
Floridian volunteers will help out at
the February 26th “Carnival
for Cooper Street “ kids.
New Business
Judy presented the members of the
2010 Board.
President-Judy Berger
Vice President-Bill Spindler
Treasurer-Jo-an Gulvezan
Secretary- Susan MacKay
Membership-Mary Mazur
Outreach(Commentator)-Sandra Helt
Webmaster-Elaine Struk
Out and About-Judy Denham(January-June)
and Darlene Rosen(July-December)
Eat Drink and Be Merry
Food and Friends- Diane Lowy and
Sharon Long
Lunch Bunch-Cynthia Cowdrey
Dine Around-John and Jeanne Kapps
Meet
and Greet- Bill Shindler
Movie Time-Dave and Joyce Gleason
Ex-Officio Non Voting Members-John
Miller, Ron Robinson, and Brenda
McGinnis
Judy Berger went over some of the
2010 activities planned for the
Monday’s General Meetings.
(1) January 11th - a game
similar to last
January, where each member had a
clue pinned to the back and members
tried to guess the answer. One idea was
to have a “Where were you born” game.
Judy asked the Board to offer other
suggestions. Judy estimates 50-60
members will attend. Cynthia volunteered
to pick up a case of wine for the event.
(2)February 8th-A guest
speaker will do a PowerPoint
presentation on ”Florida’s Friendly
Gardens”.
(3)March 8th-Bill
Schindler is hoping to get Mayor Harvey
Goldberg as a guest speaker.
(4)April 12th-John
and Jeanne Kapps are planning a
Dine Around close to the to the
Repertory Theater in
Ft. Myers. She hopes to
combine Dine Around with Out &
About and attend a play. They
are hoping to get
a speaker from the Repertory
Theater for one of our General
Meetings.
(5)May 10th -The annual
“Picnic in the Pavillion“ will be held.
Ken and Judee Fish have graciously
volunteered to manage this and other
food events.
(6)June 14th -Pizza and
Games
(7)July 12th -Cook-out
(8)August 9th -no
activities to be held
(9)September13th -Looking
for ideas
(10)October11th -Taste of
Floridians
(11)November 8th -Looking
for ideas
(12)December 13th
-TBD-perhaps something holiday oriented
The meeting adjourned @11:35AM.
Respectfully submitted
Susan(Sue) MacKay
