FINALLY....

The Novelty Senior Citizens’ got to have a monthly meeting—first time this year!  On March 3, 2022, they met at the Senior Center for the carry-in dinner and business meeting.  Eight were present, with a couple sending their regrets as they felt “under the weather”.  Diana led the pledge and Denis gave the blessing for the food.  We sang Happy Birthday to Dorothy and David, and they blew out candles on a delicious pineapple upside down cake made by Edra.             

 

We also celebrated Jim and Edra as their birthdays were in January but they both felt it was too far past their celebrations.  Others present were Marsha and Judith.  The center was decorated with Irish green decorations.  We all decided we very much ready for spring to get here! 

At 1:15, Diana called the business meeting to order.  Marsha read “minutes” from December, January, and February which were posted on our blogsite.  After her motion to approve all of them, Judith seconded.  Motion passed.  Judith then gave the treasurer’s report.  She had deposited a check from WAA for the first month’s wreaths purchased.  Dorothy seconded Judith’s motion to approve the treasurer’s report.  Motion carried. 

Unfinished business: 

1.     A re-wrap of the WAA BoGo promotion.  We sold 141 wreaths during that time frame.  All of Bee Ridge and St. Aloysius cemeteries are already covered.  We feel that Novelty, Mt. Salem, and Locust Hill will all be covered as well after the December ceremony.    Also a reminder has been placed on Facebook for individuals to pick up their wreaths from the 2021 ceremony before the first mowing of the cemetery.   Novelty youth group will be contacted soon to pick up that cemetery.  

2.    No one has been contacted yet about the guttering on the building.  Judith’s grandson works for Orkin and they also do that type work, so she will have him give an estimate for what we might need. 

3.    We will not have a spring breakfast:  none has been had the last couple years due to the pandemic.  Before that, we felt it was a great deal of work and not many came to help support it other than  those who generally attend our activities.

Marsha will make the birthday cake for April, with Judith making it in May.  Coffee makers for the month will be  8^th—Marsha; 15^th—Judith; 22—Diana; 29-Marsha;  April 5—Judith. 

Judith made motion to adjourn, Denis seconded.  Meeting adjourned.  Glad to have Edra come join us:  and she’s been coming to coffee as well!

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We will truly miss friends Jeff and Leah Otto, who passed away this past month.  They rarely missed a luncheon when they were residing here at Novelty.  Condolences to their children and grandchildren.