March 16, 2016 - Meeting Minutes

Posted by Dave Read & Jim Bush on Mar 16, 2016

Guests: Margaret's daughter and grandson, Judy and John Pendergast.

MIA: G. Bassage, T. Breen, B. Brooks, E. Chapman, G. Haigh, R. Ike, D. LeMoyne, T. Medina, J. Preston, P. Park, D. Pray, C. Santelli, E.VanZeilen and A. Wahl.

Highlights of Sofia's week: Played a dead Gibson Girl in a musical, celebrated 7 months here in the U.S.A. with ice cream with Marty and Tina Medina.

Birthdays/Anniversaries: None

Fines - Happy Bucks - Confessions:

Bob Yost had happy bucks for his mother's signs of improvement following a stroke; son Nathan is engaged; Arnie Pechler says Helping Hands is in need of help - (talk to Arnie or Joy about opportunities here) ; Jim Bush had happy bucks for Bob's mother's news, Gary Haigh's return home from the hospital, and the Macedon Dissolution vote, which he hopes will end the bickering for good; Bob Sloan gave happy bucks for his ONSEYAWA presentation in Geneva, ice fishing on Loon Lake, son Rory catching the biggest perch; and Past President Yost fined current President Mark Clement a buck for his Tam O'Shanter hat. (See photo elsewhere).

Upcoming: (Announcements)

The fifth annual Wellness Fair is at Pal-Mac High School this Saturday.

Today's Program:

Sofia was all set to present "Spain, Part 2", but the electronic gizmo that projects images and other cool stuff suffered a meltdown, so we opted for "Plan B" as in "Bob" Sloan, who gave a very thorough rundown on all things Camp ONSEYAWA.

Lots of good info, especially for newer members, but a great review of the history of the camp and how it's run, how the 23 clubs behind it supply manpower, volunteers, counselors, (well, the Board does a lot of this) - campers' ages (8-16), fundraising changes and goals for this year ($24,000+), and even the older members learned something from his summary.

In a nutshell, you'll find excellent information on the "New & Improved Website" - ONSEYAWA.org. We're proud of (and grateful for) Bob's enthusiastic leadership and drive on behalf of this life-changing camp for kids with special needs.