Plum Borough AARP #3067
October 10, 2023
Unity Community
Church, Plum Borough, PA
The meeting was called to order at 12:00 pm by
President Tim Magerl. Doris Morris offered the prayer. We then said the Pledge
of Allegiance and sang God Bless America. October birthdays and Anniversaries
were acknowledged. The minutes from the September meeting were reviewed. Ann
Paul made the motion to accept the minutes, John Kozusko seconded the motion.
The minutes were accepted as written. Jeff Matthews gave the Treasurer’s report.
The balance as of September 30, 2023 was $1920.70. John Kutzner motioned to
accept the Treasurer’s report, Mary Lou Spohn Meyers seconded. The Treasurer’s
report was accepted pending audit.
Committee Reports:
Share the Wealth—Joanie
Auth named the members who did not yet receive their tickets.
Kitchen—Joanie
mentioned that 7 cakes were needed for the November meeting.
Community
Service—John Kutzner is collecting for the Veterans.
Sunshine—Doris Morris sent
get-well cards to Larry Thomas and Chester Grassi.
Programs—Mary Lou Spohn
Meyers mentioned that the speaker for the November meeting will be William
Jeffcoat speaking about “ Life Saving Service Dogs for Veterans”.
Travel—Debbie
from Thomas Tours could not be at the meeting, but she sent brochures listing
upcoming trips. Louise Grassi left brochures for a trip in May to Lancaster.
50/50—Bunny Varga announced the winner of the $57 jackpot was John Kutzner. John
kindly donated half of his winnings to the Veterans collection.
There was no
further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 12:30pm.
Respectfully
submitted,
Marie Vokish, Secretary
Plum Borough AARP #3067
September 12, 2023 General Meeting
Minutes
Unity Presbyterian
Church, Plum Borough, PA
The meeting was
called to order at 12:00 pm by President Tim Magerl. Doris Morris offered the prayer. We then said
the Pledge of Allegiance and sang God Bless America. September birthdays and
Anniversaries were acknowledged.
The minutes from the
June meeting were reviewed. Louise
Grassi made the motion to accept the minutes, Mary Lou Spohn-Meyers seconded
the motion. The minutes were accepted as
written.
Jeff Matthews gave
the Treasurer’s report. The balance as of August 31, 2023 was $1778.14. John Kutzner motioned to accept the
Treasurer’s report, Barb Mesher seconded.
The Treasurer’s report was accepted pending audit.
There was a
correction to the yearly calendar, due to scheduling conflict at the Church,
there will be NO June meeting, we will me on July 9th instead.
Committee Reports:
Community
Service—John Kutzner announced that he will be collecting donations for the
Veterans.
Kitchen—Cakes will
be needed for the October meeting.
Programs—Mary Lou
Spohn-Meyers announced that the entertainment for this meeting will be Twan
Moore singer from the Marcel’s, and for
the October meeting it will be Steve Schindler playing music.
Travel—Debbie from
Thomas Tours had some handouts with information on upcoming tours. Louise
Grassi has a trip planned for May.
Membership—Barb
Sommers announced that the membership now stands at 70 members.
50/50 Raffle—Bunny
Varga announced the winner of the $52
jackpot was Mary Ann Lockner.
Share the Wealth—Joanie
Auth informed members that dues must be paid before members can receive their
Share the Wealth tickets. >>
There was no further
business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 12:25pm.
Respectfully
submitted,
Marie Vokish, Secretary
Plum Borough AARP #3067
January 10, 2023 General Meeting Minutes
Unity Community Church,
Plum Borough, PA
The meeting was called to
order at 12:00 pm. Doris Morris offered
the prayer. We then said the Pledge of Allegiance and sang God Bless America. January birthdays and anniversaries were recognized.
The minutes from
the last meeting were reviewed. Mary Lou Spohn-Meyers made the motion to accept
the minutes, Judy Malesky seconded the motion, the minutes were accepted as
read.
Jeff Matthews gave the
Treasurer’s report. The balance as of December 31, 2022 was $1291.90 Mary Ann Sujansky motioned to accept the
Treasurer’s report, Joanie Auth seconded
the motion. The Treasurer’s report was
accepted pending audit.
Committee Reports:
A thank you to Mary Ann
Sujansky for doing a great job
organizing a very successful Christmas Party.
Community Service—John
Kutzner thanked everyone for the donations to the veterans.
Kitchen—7 cakes are needed
for the February meeting.
Sunshine—Doris Morris
reported that cards were sent to Tim Magerl, Sandy Schmerbeck, George Scribe,
Betty Bosnich, and a sympathy card to the Fred Dely family.
Programs—Mary Lou
Spohn-Meyers announced the speaker for January’s meeting is Dr. Eric Marotta Chiropractor,
and the speaker for the February meeting will be Karen Hochberg, director of
the Plum Boro Community Center.
Travel—Thomas Tours has 2
upcoming trips, one to the Hartville Flea Market on Saturday May 20th,
and another to Lancaster to the Light and Sound theater to see Moses, and to
the Dutch Apple theater to see Elvis. Also, on February 8th to the
Pittsburgh Glass Center.
Louise Grassi is organizing
a trip to Seneca Niagara on March 26th-28th.
50/50—Bunny Varga announced
the winner of the $45 jackpot, Phyllis Showalter.
There was no further
business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 12:30 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Marie Vokish, Secretary
Plum Borough AARP #3067
Unity Community Church
September 13, 2022 General Meeting Minutes
The meeting was called to order at 12:05pm. Doris Morris offered the prayer. We then said
the Pledge of Allegiance and sang God Bless America. September birthdays and anniversaries were recognized.
The minutes from the last meeting were
reviewed. Bonnie Morris made the motion to accept the minutes, Pat McCafferty
seconded the motion, the minutes were passed as read.
Jeff Matthews gave the Treasurer’s report.
The balance as of August 31, 2022 was $1555.27.
Barb Mesher motioned to accept the Treasurer’s report, Judy Malesky
seconded the motion. The Treasurer’s
report was accepted pending audit.
Committee reports:
Community service—John Kutzner will be
collecting donations for the Veterans at the Aspinwall Hospital. He will be
buying canteen tickets to give to the veterans at the hospital.
Kitchen—members were asked to sign up to
bring cakes to the meeting. 7 cakes are needed per meeting.
Membership—we presently have 84 members in
the chapter.
Christmas Party—Mary Ann Sujansky will be
handling the arrangements for the party. Ticket sales will begin in October.
Hot Dog Luncheon-- The October luncheon will be free to members,
however the hot dog luncheon in March will have a $2.00 charge.
There was no further business the meeting
was adjourned at 12:35 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Marie
Vokish, Secretary
Plum Borough AARP #3067
Unity Community Church
May 9, 2022 General Meeting Minutes
The
meeting was called to order at 12:05pm. Doris
Morris offered the prayer. We then said the Pledge of Allegiance and sang God
Bless America. May birthdays and anniversaries were recognized.
The
minutes from the April meeting were reviewed.
Mary Lou Spohn- Meyer motioned to accept the minutes, Nancy Creamans seconded.
The minutes were approved as read.
Jeff Matthews gave the Treasurer’s report.
The balance as of April 30, 2022 was $1464.23.
The report was accepted pending audit.
Committee Reports:
Sunshine--Doris Morris reported that a get-well
card was sent to Jan Terlizzi.
Programs—Mary Lou Spohn-Meyers mentioned
that the G-Boyz will be the entertainment for the June meeting.
Travel--Louise Grassi gave some details
about the upcoming trip to Lancaster.
It was also mentioned that Thomas Tours
has several tours available.
Membership—Barb Sommer reported that our
chapter has 74 paid up members.
50/50—Bunny Varga announced the winner of the
$53 jackpot was Theresa Kosakowski.
President Tim Magerl reminded members to
vote in the upcoming primary election.
There was some discussion about the
upcoming August Social Luncheon to be held at Palmieri’s restaurant. Tickets
for the fundraising event will be $29.
Sandra Capp-Mihalek mentioned that the
Share the Wealth tickets will be passed out at the August luncheon.
Our June meeting will be our annual pie
and ice cream event. There will be a $2.00 charge this year.
There was no further business to discuss,
the meeting was adjourned at12:35 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Marie
E. Vokish, Secretary
Plum Borough AARP
#3067
Unity Community Church
February
11, 2020 General Meeting
Minutes
The
meeting was called to order by President Mary Lou Spohn-Meyers at 12:02 pm. Chaplain Doris Morris offered the prayer. We
then said the Pledge of Allegiance and sang God Bless America. February
birthdays and anniversaries were acknowledged.
The
minutes from the January meeting were reviewed. A motion to accept the minutes
was made by John Meyers and seconded by Mary Ann Sujansky. The minutes were
approved as read.
John
Kutzner gave the treasurer’s report for Jeff Matthews who was absent. The balance as of January 31st was
$2024.36. Betzi Powers made the motion
to accept the treasurer’s report and it was seconded by Rich Auth. The
treasurer’s report was accepted pending audit.
Committee
Reports:
Community
Service-- John Kutzner reminded members to sign the large Valentine card he has
that will be given to the Veterans at the hospital.
Kitchen--
Joan Auth mentioned that 10 cakes will be needed for next month’s meeting since
a number of guests are expected and it will be a hot dog lunch also.
Sunshine--
Doris Morris sent get well cards to Ron Hromyak, Theresa Russell and Audrey
Kubla.
Programs--
Mary Lou Spohn-Meyers mentioned that John and Betzi Powers will give a slide
presentation of their travels at the March meeting.
Membership--
Barb Volzer reported that membership stands at 128. Barb also welcomed and introduced guests
attending today’s meeting.
John
Powers reminded members of the Tax program at the Plum Senior Center for low
income and seniors. It is necessary to make an appointment for the service,
spaces are filling up quickly. John also
gave some information on tax law changes for 2019. John reminded members that at the April
meeting he will conduct the White Elephant Auction of gently used items.
50/50
Raffle-- Bunny Varga announced the winner of the $64 jackpot was Barbara
Giammatteo.
Travel--
Larry Thomas mentioned that he has several trips planned for the upcoming
months. He has information flyers available.
Old
Business:
President
Mary Lou reminded members that a new Membership chairperson is needed.
New
Business:
A
chairperson is needed for the May Luncheon fundraiser. Marie Vokish volunteered to chair the event.
John
Kutzner mentioned that there is a presentation on Death and Taxes at Our Lady
of Joy Church. John also had information
on phone scams.
There was no further new business; the
meeting was adjourned at 12:25.
Respectfully submitted,
Marie Vokish, Secretary
Plum Borough AARP #3067
Unity Community Church
January
7, 2020 Board Meeting Minutes
The meeting was called
to order at 10:10 AM by
President Mary Lou Spohn-Meyers, followed by reciting the Lord’s Prayer.
The minutes from the
last meeting were reviewed; there were no additions or corrections. Audrey McGuire made the motion to accept the
minutes, Barb Volzer seconded. The minutes were accepted as written.
Jeff Matthews gave the
treasurer’s report. As of December 31, 2019 the balance was $1937.94. Betzi Powers made the motion to accept the
treasurer’s report, Pat McCafferty seconded, the treasurer’s report was
accepted pending audit.
Committee Reports:
Sunshine-- Doris Morris
reported that get well cards were sent to Evelyn McClintock and Shirley Hester.
Travel-- Larry Thomas
reported that he has a Casino trip planned for January 21st going to
the Meadows.
Membership-- Barb Volzer
reported that the membership stands at 124 members. Barb also mentioned that
she will be resigning her position as of the end of May.
Community Service-- John
Kutzner mentioned that member George Kozusko donated his Share the Wealth
winnings to the Veterans. John thanked
the 50/50 committee, Share the Wealth committee, and Membership committee for
all their work to increase our funds this year.
Programs-- Mary Lou
Spohn-Meyers announced that State Senator Jeff Brewster will speak at the
January meeting.
Old Business:
There was discussion
about some of the problems encountered with the venue and the entertainment for
the Christmas party.
Mary Lou thanked John
and Gloria Kutzner for all the work they did for the donations to the Veterans.
New Business:
The May Luncheon
Fundraiser is approaching and a chairperson for the event will be needed.
Betzi Powers mentioned
that at the March meeting she and John will be the speakers at the meeting,
presenting a slide show of their travels.
She has some friends who will be attending the meeting who are not
members. Betzi asked if she should
contribute something to the cost of the hot dog luncheon for her guests, it was
agreed that because of all the work John and Betzi do for our chapter a
contribution would not be necessary.
There was no further new
business to discuss; the meeting was adjourned at 10:45.
Respectfully submitted,
Marie E. Vokish, Secretary
Plum Borough AARP #3067
Unity Community Church
November 12, 2019
General Meeting Minutes
The meeting was called to
order by President Mary Lou Spohn-Meyers at 12:02 pm. Chaplain
Doris Morris offered the prayer. We then said the Pledge of Allegiance and sang
God Bless America. November birthdays and anniversaries were acknowledged.
The minutes from the
October meeting were reviewed. A motion to accept the minutes was made by Mary
Ann Sujansky and seconded by Nancy Creamans. The minutes were approved as read.
John Kutzner gave the
treasurer’s report for Jeff Matthews.
The balance as of October 31st was $3596.35. John Kutzner made the motion to accept the
treasurer’s report and it was seconded by Mary Montanaro. The treasurer’s report
was accepted pending audit.
Community Service-- John
Kutzner reported that he has collected $300 so far for the Veterans and the
Food Pantry.
Kitchen-- Joan Auth and
Linda Broniman have volunteered to co-chair the Kitchen committee.
Sunshine-- Doris Morris
reported that get well cards have been sent to Ron Hromyak, Phyllis Showalter, Gene
Kelly and John Varga.
Programs-- Mary Lou
Spohn-Meyers announced that the scheduled speaker for today’s meeting canceled. Entertainment for the Christmas party will be
Jimmy Sapienza and 2 Guys named Moe.
Travel-- Larry Thomas
mentioned that trips for 2020 are in the planning stage. There will not be any trips in January or
February.
Membership-- Barb Volzer
announced that membership stands at 124. New members are Gladys Edgar, Rosemary
Hogan, Erika Shaffer and Sandra Capp-Mihalek.
50/50 Raffle-- Bunny
Varga announced the winner of the $51 jackpot was Fred Dely.
The Christmas Party will
be December 10,
2019 at Palmieri’s Restaurant. Doors will open at 11:00. No tickets
will be sold at the door. Deadline to purchase tickets will be November 30th.
There was no further
business; the meeting was adjourned at 12:25pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Marie
Vokish, Secretary.
Plum Borough AARP #3067
Unity Community Church
October
8, 2019 General Meeting
Minutes
The meeting was called to
order by President Mary Lou Spohn-Meyers at 12:04 pm. Chaplain
Doris Morris offered the prayer. We then said the Pledge of Allegiance and sang
God Bless America. October birthdays and anniversaries were acknowledged.
The minutes from the
September meeting were reviewed. A motion to accept the minutes was made by
Mary Ann Sujansky and seconded by Rich Auth. The minutes were approved as read.
Jeff Matthews gave the
treasurer’s report. The balance as of
September 30th was $2722.62.
Judy Malesky made the motion to accept the treasurer’s report and it was
seconded by Betzi Powers. The treasurer’s report was accepted pending audit.
Committee Reports:
Community Service-- John
Kutzner mentioned that he is collecting for the Christmas donations to the
Veterans at the Aspinwall Hospital. John also mentioned he is collecting for
the Food Pantry.
Sunshine-- Doris Morris
reported no cards were sent out this month however, it was just learned that
Gene Kelly is in the hospital and will be going to rehabilitation for broken
vertebrae.
Travel-- Larry Thomas
reported that the “Windows of Fall Color” trip will be leaving the Our Lady of
Joy parking lot at 7:15am. He is also taking reservations for the
Christmas trip “Holiday Hop” scheduled for Thursday December 5, 2019.
Membership-- Barb Volzer
announced that our present membership stands at 120.
Share the Wealth-- Betzi
Powers mentioned that Joan Auth will be handling the duties for November and
December while Betzi is away.
50/50 raffle-- Bunny Varga
announced the winner of the $71 jackpot was Wilma McCafferty.
Old Business:
The Christmas Party will be
at Palmieri’s restaurant. The tickets
are $20.00. So far 55 tickets have been sold.
Deadline for the tickets is November 30, 2019. Mary Lou Spohn-Meyers and
Tim Magerl are co-chairpersons for the event.
There was no further
business; the meeting was adjourned at 12:29pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Marie E. Vokish, Secretary
Plum Borough AARP #3067
Unity Community Church
September
10, 2019 General Meeting
Minutes
The meeting was called to
order by President Mary Lou Spohn-Meyers at 12:00 noon. Chaplain Doris Morris offered the prayer. We
then said the Pledge of Allegiance and sang God Bless America. September
birthdays and anniversaries were acknowledged.
The minutes from the June
meeting were reviewed. A motion to accept the minutes was made by Mary Ann
Sujansky and seconded by Gene Kelly. The minutes were approved as read.
Jeff Matthews gave the
treasurer’s report. The balance as of
August 31st was $2586.62.
Alice Evans made the motion to accept the treasurer’s report and it was
seconded by Barb Mesher. The treasurer’s report was accepted pending audit.
Committee Reports:
Community Service-- John
Kutzner mentioned that he will start collecting for the Christmas donations to
the Veterans at the Aspinwall Hospital.
Sunshine-- Doris Morris
reported that a get well card was sent to Loretta Gillen, and a thinking of you
card was sent to Tom Kuhns.
Programs-- Mary Lou
Spohn-Meyers announced the entertainment for the October meeting will be Darryl
and Kim singing a variety of music.
Travel-- Larry Thomas
mentioned that he is looking over information for next year trips. Larry also
requested that members give any suggestions for trips they would like to be
planned.
Membership-- Barb Volzer
announced that our membership has grown from 108 members to 119. New members are Joyce Weinel, Connie Hannan,
Michael and Nancy Cremeans, Jean Dobis, John and Kathy Kashawlic, J. Gordon and
Donna Knapp, and Janet Terlizzi. Barb
welcomed back Mary Montanaro who was absent last year.
Share the Wealth-- Betzi
Powers reminded members to turn in the Share the Wealth fundraiser tickets,
additional tickets are available if members want them.
50/50 Raffle-- Bunny Varga
announced the winner of the $66 jackpot was Barb Boyle.
New Business:
President Mary Lou
mentioned to the members that a co-chairperson is needed for the Christmas
party. Tim and Donna Magerl volunteered to co-chair along with Mary Lou.
Joanie Auth will chair the
October Hot Dog Luncheon.
There was no further new
business; the meeting was adjourned at 12:25pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Marie Vokish, Secretary
Plum Borough AARP #3067
Unity Community Church
June
11, 2019 General Meeting
Minutes
The meeting was called to
order by President Mary Lou Spohn-Meyers at 12:00 noon. Bonnie Morris gave a prayer in the absence of
Chaplain Doris Morris. We then said the Pledge of Allegiance and sang God Bless
America. June birthdays and anniversaries were acknowledged.
The minutes from the April
and May meetings were reviewed. A motion to accept the minutes was made by Mary
Ann Sujansky and seconded by Judy Malesky. The minutes were approved as read.
Jeff Matthews gave the
treasurer’s report. The balance as of
May 31st was $2235.21. John
Kutzner made the motion to accept the treasurer’s report and it was seconded by
Linda Broniman. The treasurer’s report was accepted pending audit.
Committee Reports:
Community Service-- John
Kutzner mentioned that he will start collecting for the Christmas donations at
the September meeting.
Sunshine-- Gloria Kutzner
gave the report for Doris Morris. Get
well cards were sent to Mary Montanaro and Bill Volzer. A sympathy card was sent to Doris Morris for
the loss of her husband.
Travel-- Larry Thomas
announced that the Hello Dolly trip has been canceled. He also mentioned that
he is not getting a good response for the “Made in Pennsylvania” trip. The
“Foundations of America” and the “Windows of Fall Color” trips are sold
out. He is also working on a couple of
Christmas Trips.
Membership-- Barb Volzer
announced that there are 107 paid up members. Barb also read a note from her
husband Bill thanking everyone for the kind wishes and messages following his
recent surgery.
50/50 Drawing--Bunny Varga
announced the winner of the $51 jackpot.
August Social-- Sheryl
Vensel is chairperson for the event.
Tickets are on sale for the event at today’s meeting, and during the
month of July.
Installation of Officers
and Board Members-- Audrey McGuire, Joan Auth, Gene and Barbara Sommers were
sworn in as Board Members.
There was no further
business; the meeting was adjourned at 12:20pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Marie Vokish, Secretary
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