Tim Echternach called the meeting to order. The meeting was held at the Cosmopolitan building. Each member brought their own dinner.
MO-KAN Convention:
The convention is June 4th and 5th and will be held in Columbia. Tim asked for a schedule and Judy Weitkemper will send one.
Hall of Fame:
The Hall of Fame Committee from our club included members of the Hall of Fame. Larry Benton, Jan Barry, Maxine Powell, CeCe Benton, and Brett Benton. They suggested three members names to be inducted into the Hall of Fame from which we needed to chose one. The board recommended Bill Johnson as this year’s nominee. Larry read his resume. Phylis made a motion to nominate Bill Johnson for the Hall of Fame. Bill Tetro seconded the motion. The motion passed.
The banquet is the last Tuesday in May.
Larry volunteered to get with the other clubs for the plaques.
Treasurer’s Report:
Bill Tetro gave the treasurer’s report. The bank statement shows a balance of $8086.36. The check register shows a balance of $6102.36. This is a difference of $1984.00. Checks in that amount have not cleared yet.
He is talking to International about Club Runner and Sage.
He also talked about the budget. Brett Benton, Judy Weitkemper, and Tim Echternach volunteered to be on that committee.
Ready for Spaghetti:
Many details were discussed and explained. The committee has done an excellent job in putting this together. April 30th is the big day.
Thank you notes:
Thank you notes from the VAC families who received gifts from us at Christmas were shown and read.
Bingo:
The plan at this time is for Bingo to start May 5th.
Speaker:
Kay Brejcha was the speaker. She represented the Miracles 4 Margaret Foundation. The foundation was started in memory of Margaret Louise Romph, Kay’s granddaughter, who passed away May 6, 2019. Margaret’s injuries from a car wreck made it impossible for her to regulate her body temperature. She was always cold and always had lots of soft blankets – always. The foundation gives blankets (the soft kind) to children and siblings in hospitals, children in foster care, homeless students, and also to new babies at the Pregnancy Help Center. To date since January the Foundation has given away approximately 650 blankets. Donations of fabric and monetary donations are accepted. All contributions are tax deductible.
Monetary donations are tax deductible. Blankets and gift cards to purchase fabric and/or blankets are also helpful.
Donations can be mailed to:
Miracles 4 Margaret Foundation
PO Box 105762
Jefferson City, MO 65110
Adjournment:
The meeting was adjourned after the pledge was recited.