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November 2023 Meeting Minutes

November 1, 2023 Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Debbie Bybee-Crumpley at 11:15am

Carol Game conducted the Pledge of Allegiance

Guest – Valerie Laam’s granddaughter Issabella

Approval of October meeting minutes – approved by Valerie Laam, seconded by

Judy Magness

Treasures report given by Maryann – beginning balance for November $7,670.85

Sunshine – Jeri Hartman

Marleen Whelden had a bad fall but is recovering well

Kathryn Anderson has heart issues and is on a heart monitor

November Birthday Lunch – Anne Mintmier

November 8th – 11:30, Wally’s Pizza Bar, 4079 Cameron Park Dr, Cameron

Park, CA

All members invited

Celebrants: Anne Mintmier, Barbara O’Sullivan, Becky McIntyre, Billie Wood,

Bunny Minkin, Jeri Hartman, Lexa Mack

Notify Anne by November 7 th if you are planning to attend

Pat Whitman moved to Roseville and is having a large fabric and notions sale –

contact Anne Mintmier for details of the sale.

Judy Morgan Park

Clean up organized for Saturday Nov 11 th at 9am

Debbie will follow-up on the issue of the missing dumpster in October

Annual Club Donation

Friends of the Library, Pollock Pine Community Church, Community Center

Pollock Pines/Camino, and Boys and Girls Club – $900 each

Rotary Club Scholarship fund -$500 (must go to a local child)

Sierra Wildlife – $500

Election of 2024 Board of Directors

We have the following positions filled

o VP – Allison Knight

o Secretary – Theresa Magnuson

o Treasure – Lexa Mack

We are still looking for someone to step up as President for 2024. If we are

unable to fill that role the club will have to disband. Contact Debbie directly

if you are interested.

Holiday Craft Faire (Norma Ray and Jan Slominski)

November 17th and 18th

o Friday -5pm to 8pm

o Saturday – 9am to 3pm

Volunteers Needed- contact Norma directly if you are able to help

24 vendors have signed up – 4 on a waiting list

Holiday Faire Bake Sale – Carol Game

Contact Carol if you can provide baked goods or can work in the booth

You can drop cookies off at the Community Center from 1pm to 3pm on

the 17 th – or contact Carol to deliver them to her house

Christmas Boughs

Nov 28 th , 11am at the Community Center – cookies and hot chocolate!!

If you have not signed up and want to help, contact Theresa Magnuson

We still need boughs – if you have any you can cut from your trees, please

contact Theresa

Valerie and her husband Steve will remove all the Boughs after the first

of the year

Boys and Girls Club Grannies

Kay Campbell is the lead for this program

December 11 th to 13 th

Location is Sierra Ridge Middle School, 2700 Amber Trail, Pollock Pines

Still need help – please contact Kay directly

Holiday Lunch

December 6 th 2pm to 5pm

Shakespeare Club

$45 per person – checks MUST be in our PO Box by Friday, Dec 1 st 5pm

Still need table Host – contact Carol if you can to host a table

Each member can bring their spouse or a guest

You can bring you own alcohol to the party

Set up begins at 9am Wednesday, Dec 6 th morning

HELP NEEDED TO SETUP AND TAKE DOWN THE TABLES

Community Christmas Dinner hosted by the Community Center

Carol and Debbie will do the children’s ornament craft project at the dinner

event. Dec 10 th from 2pm to 5pm

This is a free dinner that the Community Center provides, annually, to the

entire community

Toys for the Children – they also provide gifts for all the children that come

– and are concerned they may not have enough gift so if you would like to

insure that doesn’t happen you could bring an unwrapped gift to the

Community Center

Community Church Food Closet – Sandra Morgan

Thanked the club for the contributions to the Food Closet. The Church holds

a food distribution drive every Friday and the number of people picking up

food has increased dramatically. She requested Turkey’s for the holiday.

CEDAPP – Karen Duncan

Karen notified Debbie that they will not be holding the “Stars Night Out”

event this year. They will hold an event in the spring with all organizations in

town to discuss several issues including sharing of community volunteers.

Trees for Teens

Need help getting trees. Carol will call Home Depot to see if they will donate

a couple of trees

Tree Lighting is set for December 2nd at 5:30, El Dorado Savings Bank Parking lot

Meeting adjourned – 12:20 pm – approved by Carol Osbourn and Theresa Magnuson

Submitted by Barbara O’Sullivan

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