Multi-Cultural Heritage Club General Meeting
November
10, 2017 12:00 P. M.
Caper Room
Vicente Lopez - President, Lois Dunbar - Treasurer,
James Gilbert - Parliamentarian and Madeline Hughes- Secretary were present. Anine
Smith was absent. There was a total of 29 people were in attendance.
The meeting was called to order by Vicente. Minutes
from the October 13, 2017
General Meeting were read by Madeline. The minutes
were approved as read with noted changes.
Lois reported that proceeds from the Meet N’ Greet
were $65, Raffle, $38, Bingo and $41.50 from the Fifty-Fifty Raffle, totaled $143.50. There were 2 new members recruited at the event.
Prior to the Meet N’ Greet our total income was $1080 and expenses are $502.35. The financial report was approved as presented.
Madeline reported that the Alzheimer’s
Multi-Cultural Heritage Club team pledged $840 and $805 was donated. We reached 96% of our goal.
There were 15 donors and 6 participants. As a result, we ranked 12 out of 59 teams
in the 2017 - Sun City Center
Walk to end Alzheimer’s. Madeline announced that she
had receipts for person who made cash donations.
James reported that “Hi Neighbor” was a huge success
and that we recruited 4 new members. He thanked Juanita Butte and Doris Glass
for their help. And special thanks to Vicente for the Banner. He is looking for 2
winners for the raffle at Hi Neighbor.
Vicente reported that he has 5 tables reserved for
the Holiday Gala. He asked that we talk up the event and commented that we want it to
be a sell-out.
The Menu: Seared Salmon, Braised Short Ribs,
Tossed-Salad, Coconut Rice, and roll/butter. Ice and water will be provided. This is
a BYOB affair. Let us know if you do not eat fish or beef. There will be a Multi-Cultural DeeJay – Willie will
play Salsa, Reggae, R&B, etc. Juan Campbell Cole from Blake Magnet School will play for
us. There will be a photo booth.
Ainie and Glenn McCain will be working on getting
our Logo trademarked. Glenn reminded us that we should be using “TM” on our Logo
for now.
Recommended changes from the Bylaw Review Committee
were presented by Juanita.
Vicente announced that the change in dues would be
effective 2019. Ten dollars per person was suggested from the floor. Vicente said we
will talk about it. James said we will discuss it at he next Executive Board meeting.
Glenn reported that the Nominating Committee met and
have created a Nomination Slate. Nominations from the floor will be accepted
at the December meeting and Elections will be at the January meeting.
Ms. Glass presented flyer related to Amplified
Phone. Lois took a picture which Madeline will send out to everyone.
Madeline reminded people that the Golf Cart Parade
was scheduled for 12/9/2017. She has applications if people are interested in participating.
Fun Fest 2018 - We have decided to have a booth.
Vicente asked for Volunteers. Larry Smith said no, but said he would have his Saw Dust
Engineers make something we can sale/raffle. Persons who volunteered were Uta Kuhn,
Bob Sanchez, Vicente Lopez,
Miguel Cebollero, James Gilbert, Annie Davis, Kathy
Washington, Loren Diamond, Nelson Diamond, and Laura Gilbert.
Madeline will get a solicitation letter to people
who want to solicit anything.
Chris Brown of Century 21 provided water and snacks
and was introduced by Vicente. He asked people to stop by and talk to him about
real estate needs.
Madeline ask people to use the index cards attached
to their agenda, to indicate what topics they would like discussed/presented for our
educational components.
Bob Sanchez talked about running for the CA Board of
Directors and his role in organizing the Official Association website. He is
glad to be with the Multi-Cultural Heritage Club.
Larry Smith also running for the CA Board of
Directors, talked about how important communication is. He thinks it is important that
clubs network. He said that people are suspicious of things that are different.
Ms. Glass said that someone was supposed to send her
a message about Tee Shirts.
Bob Sanchez said he could help us develop a website
for our club. Ainie, Vicente, Mary and Madeline will work with him.
Vicente, reported that the Information center will
have our brochures. We will be listed on the CA website.
Vicente said if anyone was interested in going to
Atlanta to the game 1/26/2017 should contact Ron Heath because he has a block of rooms
reserved.
Kathy asked if we were doing anything for the
Holidays. Vicente said just personal.
Madeline mentioned that the Holiday Club would be
having a Thanksgiving dinner and that she will send the flyer to everyone.
Vicente mentioned a possible trip to the Zara Neal
Hurston Festival. A question from the floor referenced club membership for a Wimauma
resident. Vicente responded NO.
There was a discussion about who can become a member
- residents of SSC Community Association, Kings point and Freedom
Plaza. The Articles of Incorporation must be followed. The cost of having someone outside
the area as a member would be $25 for a waiver and the person must have a special
skill needed by our club. The person will have a special badge and would not be
entitled to any other amenities.
The meeting was adjoined by Vicente Lopez.
Multi-Cultural Heritage Club General Meeting
August 11,
2017 12:00 P. M.
Caper Room
All officers were present with the exception of Lois Dunbar
and Ainie Smith. A total of 18 people were present. The meeting was called to
order around 12:15 P. M. by Vicente Lopez, President.
Minutes for the July 14,
2017 general meeting were read by Madeline Hughes, Secretary. The minutes were
approved as read. Vicente reported that our current balance was $860.00 and so
far $227.35 has been spent on expenditures. Vicente yielded that the financial
report be read next month. It was motioned and seconded that the financial
report be accepted as reported by Vicente and the financial report be read at
the next meeting. A show of hands indicated that there were only 3 people
interested in going to the Gus Trent Rodeo.
We have a Facebook page:
Multiculturalheritageclub@mhcssc. Vicente is working on getting a Twitter
account. Vicente is the administrator for the Facebook page. He wants a picture
and asked that people send picture ideas to Vicente.
Charlene Boykins reported
on the club’s 2017 Alzheimer’s Walk Team. She asked if the club would like to
go to breakfast after the walk. The decision was made to include the club’s
objective instead of the current verbiage on our team page. People were
encouraged to walk and or donate. Manual forms were distributed. Charlene asked
that donations be mailed before the October 14, 2017 walk or people can bring
donations to our October 2017 meeting. Questions from the floor in reference to
the walk route, cash donations, etc. were addressed.
Juanita Butte questioned
that we were not going to limit our club to just Latinos and African Americans.
The secretary was asked to pull the minutes from 2 months ago. The objective
from the submitted Bylaws that were approved on May 10, 2017 was read. There
was a discussion that the objective can be changed but it would need to be
approved by the CA board.
Jean Windrow told her personal experience of her
mother’s Alzheimer journey and how she gives annually. Madeline reported that
everything is on target for the Meet and Greet which is scheduled for Saturday,
October 28, 2017 from 3:00 P. M. to 6:00 P. M. Snacks will be provided. The
committee will donate everything.
There will be a mix and mingle activity,
Fifty/Fifty (fund raiser) and Aging Bingo (fund raiser). James Gilbert reported
on the Hi Neighbor Event, 11/2/2017. 6:00 P.M. to 8:30 P.M. Additional
volunteers are needed. He was reminded that 2 people volunteered
previously--Doris Glass and Juanita Butte.
Vicente reported that for the
Holiday Gala, they are trying to get entertainment. It may be a deejay or a
soloist. Six chefs have sent us their menus. A few caterers are: Orange
Blossom, Brown, a foreigner Chef Dale of HSN, is bidding to be our caterer. The
meal may be a semi buffet. The attire is semi formal. There will be a sit down dinner.
We need a theme. Send Vicente your suggestions of a theme. He thinks we need to
extend an invitation to the CA Board and we should invite our neighbors.
Ms.
Doris Glass asked why we cannot pass out the minutes of our prior meeting prior
to the meeting, prior to approval. Vicente said that we will not send the
minutes out prior to approval.
There was a discussion in reference to poor
showing (attendance) at meetings. Snowbirds will be back soon. We voted to have
summer meetings. Someone asked if we are locked into the day and time for
meetings. We can change the date and time. Vicente reported that Ron Heath is
not here today.
Sun City Center Security Patrol is sponsoring a trip to Cuba
for $2500.00 per person for 7 days. Ron is trying to do a 5-day cruise for
$400.00 a person.
Our logo needs to be trademarked. Vicente suggested we
readdress this after a year. He said that Smitty got the graphic off the
bulletin board and that we need more clarification. It was motioned and
seconded that we use the logo as it is and we will look at getting it
trademarked later. It was moved and seconded that we adjourn the meeting.
Multi-Cultural Heritage Club General Meeting
June 9,
2017 12:00 P. M.
Caper Room
Attendance: All
officers were present w/Ainie Smith, Vice President, on the phone. There were 22 people available at the start
of the meeting with 2 people on the phone.
The meeting was called to order by Vicente Lopez,
President.
We need your CA, KP and FP numbers. We cannot allow you to be a member if we do
not have your address and CA, KP, FP numbers.
The minutes from the April 7, 2017 General Meeting were read
by the Madeline Hughes, Secretary. They
were approved with a motion from James Gilbert and a second from Juanita Butte.
We are now an official club and have an email address for all
written correspondence.
Multi-Cultural Heritage Club, Post Office Box 5193, Sun City
Center, FL 33571.
Ms. Glass is concerned that an email she sent prior to the
Board’s last meeting was not addressed in our June 6, 2017 meeting. Vicente attempted to address her email but she
only wanted to address the dues. The amount
for dues was approved by the Board in April, prior to the bylaws being
submitted to the Community Association.
Lois Dunbar, Treasurer, reported that as of June 6, 2017 our balance
was $408.57. We have 2 receipts for printing pending. The Club ID cards will
come later. Lois has copies of the form
for requesting funds. It was motioned by
James Gilbert and seconded by Ainie Smith that we accept the form created by
Lois for requesting funds. There was a
question from the floor: Will donations
be kept separate from the dues? Answer:
Not at this time. We will have one
account. They will be kept separate on
paper. Our fiscal year is January to
December. There was a question related
to monies received on March 10, 2017. Will
those be applied to dues? Answer: No,
they were donations. Monies collected
now are for dues through December 2017.
Another question from the floor: Can they get a copy of the bylaws? Answer: Yes.
Tell the secretary.
“Hi Neighbor” Event is in the Community Hall – November 2,
2017. Club information will be shared.
We need brochures and volunteers. Send
us an email or tell us in person if you want to help with this endeavor. Juanita
volunteered but does not want to be the chairperson. Doris Glass volunteered to help behind the
scenes.
Holiday Affair Event - a Gala. Vicente will chair and Colleen Smith will co-chair
a formal affair. We will need other
volunteers. The Florida room has been
reserved. It was recommended by Charlene
Boykins that it be a semi-formal affair. No shorts, hats or jeans would be
allowed. Members will have to pay a cost
for this event. The date is December 22, 2017.
We have the Florida room for 4
hours.
Vicente says he was event coordinator for the convention
center for several years.
Membership is what we need to work on right now. We need you to tell your neighbors about this
club. And help us build-up our
membership.
Charlene Boykins shared the survey and discussed how to
complete the form. Time was allowed for
those present to complete the survey. The Board will send the survey to
everyone to complete. Do not complete
the survey you receive if you completed a survey today.
New Logo distributed in color. There was a motion to accept the new
logo. Motioned Barbara Andrade and seconded
by Terri Cardozo. We will need to get it
copyrighted as a trademark for our club. Mr. Glenn McCain, will chair this
process. Vicente will work with him and Colleen
Smith will help him.
Membership Listing Distributions. Charlene is not in favor of distributing list
of members. It was decided that we could
table this discussion until we allow persons against it to opt out if they choose.
Meetings are scheduled for the second Friday of every
month. Our December meeting will be in
the Royal room, next door. July and
August most people are on vacation. Question:
How many think we should have meetings in July and August? All except 3 people want a meeting in August
and July. It was decided that we can
address this again for the following fiscal year.
There was a motion to adjourn the meeting by James Gilbert. It was seconded by Juanita Butte.
After
Meeting
Please send bylaws to Ms. Washington to her husband’s
email.
Laura Gilbert wants to help with the Meet N’ Greet Event.
201-214-8668
Laura has some newsletter experience.
Lois, Treasurer, reported a total of $220.00 collected for
2017 dues today.
