Attendance 16 Members.
The meeting was opened with a prayer led by Dave. This was followed with the Pledge of Allegiance.
The meeting was opened with a prayer led by Dave. This was followed with the Pledge of Allegiance.
No winner for 50/50 drawing.
Ralph collected Happy Bucks.
Dale, Barb, Dave and Rich were at Sacred Heart School for Reading on February 1st. It went well. Next date is February 22. Greg, Joann and Rich have volunteered.
4 Volunteers are needed for February 29th.
Dale, Barb , Dave and possibly Rich volunteered to help at Completely Kid's on February 28th.
Glen asked everyone to email him their service hours for January by this weekend.
Vince will do the Polar Plunge at Lake Zorinsky, Saturday, February 10th at 9:30 am. Donations will go to Special Olympics. A donation from our club will be discussed at the Board Meeting on February 8th.
Kip introduced our speakers. They were Chris Bauer and Sylvia Rodriguez. Chris is the Chief Advancement Officer for Sienna Francis House. He has been with them since April, 2023. Sylvia has been with Sienna Francis House for 5 years.The Siena Francis House welcomes, shelters and empowers individuals experiencing homelessness to navigate their path to housing. They have unconditional acceptance. They will accept anyone. Chris presented very interesting statistics. Their most recent pride and joy are the 50 Tiny homes that were constructed and opened in October. They were filled by December. Sylvia also gave us interesting facts about homeless people. It was an excellent presentation.
Board Meeting is Thursday, February 8th at 6:30 at Kip's office.
Speaker for February 12th is Ralph Peppard about the Men's Garden Club.
Next Meeting is February 12th at noon at Legends.
Submitted by Barb St John
