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2020-12-14

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PARADISE BAY ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES - DECEMBER 14, 2020

LOCATION: Outside Under the Office Carport – Masks were Required

 

Call to Order by President, Anne Osgood at 10:02 am

Prayer was said by Dan Smith

Pledge of Allegiance deferred (No flag visible)

Anne asked for a volunteer to record meeting minutes in Karen’s absence. No one volunteered, Shana, VP will record the minutes. Record of Attendance taken by Shana. Due to COVID, the sign-in sheet was not used.

PRESENT: 20 Anne Osgood-President, Shana Simison-VP, Wendy Graf-Treasurer, Debra Rogers-PB BOD VP Liaison, Mary Jane Clark-Shuffleboard, Donna Matteson-Decorations, Barbara Giacchetti-Exercise, Brenda Ocenasek-Historical, Carl Shaver-Boat & Fish, Dan Smith-Bible Study, Jim Gath-Golf, Jinny Kiel-Book Club, Tom Hockin-Bulletin Board, Ann Hockin-Water Aerobics, Les & Pauline Hall-Bocce, Barbara & Beverly Price-Bowling/Pressed Flowers, Randy Darr-Entertainment/Woodshop, Tom Farrington-Horseshoes

Approval of Minutes: The minutes of the last meeting (March 9, 2020) were posted. There were no additions or corrections to the minutes so they will stand as posted.

Treasurer’s Report was given by Wendy Graf. Financial Profit and Loss Report made available to all members. The current bank balance is $11,370.57. There was no discussion, the report will stand as read.

President's Report: A meeting Agenda was given to all present. Anne stated that “In respect of time, we will follow the agenda. The Presidents’ & Vice Presidents’ report are informational only, there will be no discussion at this time. There will be a time for Q.&A after the activity reports”.

  • Laura Lee Smit, has moved out of the park. She was our Exec Board Assistant. The Exec Board will appoint someone for this position as stated in the Rules.
  • COVID-19 - Everyone has been doing a great job with wearing masks and social distancing. Keep up the good work.
  • Please Spread the Word - Volunteers are needed to cover the pool in the evenings whenever the temp goes below 60 degrees during the night. The volunteer Sign-Up sheet is in the office for those who wish to volunteer. It is a week commitment, Sunday to Saturday.

A blast email was sent out on 12/3/2020 addressing this issue. Only 4 people have signed up. If you have never done it, call Jim Gath at 847-525-2558 or Harry Osgood at 207-850-0169 and they will be there to instruct you. If we do not have people sign up and the forecast predicts temps below 60, the Maintenance Staff will close the pool at 4 PM before they leave, even if the Temp is in the 70’s at the time. NO SWIMMING is allowed whenever the pool is covered.

As temperatures remain low in the upcoming winter months, the Hot Tub should remain covered when not in use. Feel free to uncover it to use and then Cover it when you are finished if no one else is using it.

  • We will be purchasing a portable PA System, Battery Operated for use at outside meetings.

Vice President’s Report:

  • Health Report - Susan Miller was unable to attend, she sent in her information. Her report as read:
  • “The blood drive was very successful. 19 units were collected. My thanks to all who helped and donated. The next blood drive will be on Wed, FEB 24, 2021.
  • Susan was informed by the Health Care sponsors that they are not doing any inside fairs this season. Due to COVID, our Health Fair is canceled.
  • Ladies Friendship Club will be planning activities on a monthly basis based on the latest advice from the CDC. There is no meeting planned for JANUARY. An email to all the members will be going out later this week
  • Dances – Debbie Greeves unable to attend. Her report read as written:
  • Three scheduled dances for January & February have been canceled.
  • SoulRCoaster is still tentatively booked for Bayfest Dance (FREE to all), scheduled March 6, 2021. Debbie is hoping we can all do something on the Million Dollar Lot.
  • She hope to do a 50/50 raffle during the Bayfest Dance to help raise funds to go towards next years’ Bayfest band.
  • Water Aerobics – Ann Hockin needed to leave early. Her report read as written:
  • Due to personal circumstances, Ann feels it necessary to give up the responsibilities of Water Aerobics Chair at this time.
  • Ann gives her sincere “Thanks” to Joyce Farrington & Jean Colson for “being the keepers of the keys”. Joyce will be the Interim Chairperson until Ann is able to return to her position.

OLD BUSINESS:

  • PB Activities Committee Rules:
  • A draft of the Rules with Proposed revisions made at the March 9 meeting was emailed to members prior to this meeting. Copies were passed out and Anne explained all changes and additions made. There were no questions or discussion. Pauline Hall made the motion to accept all revisions, seconded by Jim Gath. Unanimous approval.
  • The updated Rules will be signed and Karen Rimatzki, Committee Secretary, will post them and email them out to all members.

NEW BUSINESS: New Electronic “Bulletin Board” Sign:

  • Some members on the PB BOD have been corresponding with Magee Signs, a company in Palmetto, FL to replace our manual bulletin board with a Cloud based electronic Sign. It will be in the same location on the outside of the PB Rec Hall. The Activity Events will be entered through a computer by the office staff and can be maintained by multiple people enabling entry even when the office staff is not here.
  • Magee Sign Service will survey our location to ensure the design they recommend meets with all local sign codes and ordinances. They are a State of Florida, licensed and insured electrical sign contractor. Their license allows them to apply for our sign permit in our county and city.
  • The estimated cost will be between $5,000 - $6,000. Since this will be a great benefit to all our shareholders & residents, we would like the Activities Committee to help pay for half the cost of the sign.
  • The floor was opened with little discussion. Randy Darr asked if other companies were considered. Debbi Rogers stated they had tried to get quotes from other sign companies but because of COVID none of them would come on site to do their surveys.
  • Jim Gath made a motion to approve funds up to $3,000 to be paid for the sign and Brenda Ocenasek seconded the motion. It passed with a unanimous vote.

UPCOMING ACTIVITIES IN 2021:

  • INSIDE MEETINGS & GATHERINGS Per PB Board of Directors….
  • Meetings are allowed inside as long as there are NO MORE THAN 10 people present.
  • Masks and Social Distancing (6 Ft Apart) ARE REQUIRED
  • NO FOOD OR DRINKS (other than personal water bottles brought from home)
  • The KITCHEN IS NOT TO BE USED
  • Card Playing is NOT allowed inside any PB facility
  • All tables & chairs must be disinfected and sprayed after use (more details to follow)
  • Please inform Shana Simison, #765-318-9818 if you decide to hold your already scheduled meeting inside. If the location, date, or time is different than what appears on the calendar, Shana needs to be informed to prevent scheduling conflicts.
  • OUTSIDE MEETINGS & GATHERINGS Per PB Board Of Directors…..
  • All Activities with more than 10 people must be held outside.
  • Masks and Social Distancing ARE REQUIRED
  • NO COMMUNITY FOOD OR DRINK
  • Only Food &/or Drink that is served by limited individuals with approval from the PB BOD is allowed (more details to follow).
  • Inform your members to bring their own chairs or golfcarts
  • Please let Shana know if you need an outside table. **Please do not call the office regarding tables or using the carport. All requests must go through Shana and she will take care of informing them.
  • We now have 2 portable microphones with speakers that you can use for your outside meetings/gatherings. These machines require electrical power. The Activity Committee is purchasing another portable speaker/microphone system that will run on power &/or battery. You must call Shana to reserve it.
  • Suggestions of Places to gather outside: You must notify Shana of any outside meetings/gatherings to avoid scheduling conflicts.
    • In back of the PB Office under the car port (Shana must be notified to inform office to move their cars)
    • The shuffleboard courts (Remember that Shufflers play every afternoon at 12:30PM)
    • The Bocce Courts (Fun Bocce is Every Wednesday, 9AM (court preparation) – 12PM and 1PM – 3PM on Wednesdays.
  • PB MEMORIAL SERVICE will be held on Sunday, MARCH 21 (Note Date Change) @ 6PM. Location TBD (depending on CDC Guidelines in March)
  • It is important that we include all our PB Shareholders & Residents who have passed away since our last Memorial Service held on MARCH 8, 2020.
  • Please Text or Email Anne Osgood, #207-850-0168, with the names of your PB friends & neighbors who you know have passed away.
  • WELCOME RECEPTION was scheduled for Friday, JAN 8, 1PM – 3PM. We need to think outside the box to come up with a plan to welcome and inform our new PB shareholders & residents.
  • Should we have an Outdoor “Greet and Meet” with the Informational Handout of all the Activity Committees and Q&A from “Newbies” regarding the activity committee they are interested in?
  • How do we do it and still remain safe during this pandemic? Any suggestions are appreciated.
  • We need help in identifying the new shareholders & residents that have come into our park after JAN 10, 2020. Please Text or Email me the names & locations of your new neighbor or friend.
  • More discussion at next Activity Committee Meeting on JANUARY 11 @ 10 AM, OUTSIDE under the Office Carport.
  • CHRISTMAS EVE CELEBRATION, Thurs, DEC 24, 2020 @ 1PM–3PM OUTSIDE under the carport behind the office.

 

The Activity Committee Executive Board will be hosting a “Christmas Carol Sing-Along” on Christmas Eve Day @ 1-3 PM. We are inviting all musicians to come and play their instruments as we all sing carols, eat Christmas Cookies and drink Fruit Punch (while following CDC guidelines). We have a volunteer offering to play the keyboard. We invite all PB & SB Shareholders & Residents to come and be a part of our Christmas Celebration!!

  • We are looking for solos, duets, trios or groups to sing special Christmas Songs. Please let Shana, Wendy or Anne know via Text or Email if you are willing to volunteer to share your talents (Phone #’s & Email addresses are in the Directory).
  • There will be a reading of the Christmas Story
  • We will all sing “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” together to close out the celebration before lighting our candles for Luminaries at dusk.
  • Donna Matteson and Barbara Giacchetti volunteered to decorate the Office Carport for Christmas.

ããã   ATTENTION ALL COMMITTEE HEADS ããã

  • Due to COVID-19 CDC Guidelines and the PB Board of Director’s Restrictions for our 55+ Park, until further notice, ALL DINNERS, BINGO, ENTERTAINMENT, DANCES & CARD PLAYING are canceled for this season.
  • We have two portable PA Systems with microphones available for use. If electricity is not available one of them is battery operated. Long tables are available if needed. Members will need to bring their own chairs or golf carts as needed.
  • If you decide to have a club meeting, please let Shana Simison know. She will need to know the Date, Time, Location, Equipment Needs, and whether you will be meeting on a regular monthly basis.  
  • Do not call the office to schedule the carport for your meeting. All scheduling of meetings & locations must go through Shana to prevent conflicts.
  • COMMITTEE REPORTS:
  • Woodshop - Randy Darr reported that the wood shop is open but they are not having any meetings.
  • Boat & Fish - Carl Shaver reported that Club meetings will begin in January under the carport.
  • Book Club - Jenny Kiel reported that meetings will be held the 2nd Tuesday of each month under the carport.
  • Golf League – Jim Gath reported leagues will continue to meet at Pinebrook-Ironwood on Tuesdays @ 12:30PM.
  • Bowling – Barbara & Beverly Price reported that bowling starts January every Wednesday @ 9:30AM.

Motion to adjourn made by Wendy Graf and seconded by Shana Simison.

Respectively Submitted by Shana Simison

ããã NEXT ACTIVITY MEETING, JANUARY 11, 2021 @ 10 AM OUTSIDE UNDER OFFICE CARPORT ããã

 

2020-3-9

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Paradise Bay Activities Committee

Minutes of March 9, 2020 Meeting

The meeting was called to order by Anne Osgood at 10:04 a.m.

Prayer was said by Dan Smith.

The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.

Present were: Anne Osgood, President, Shana Simison, Vice President, Wendy Graf, Treasurer and Karen Rimatzki, Secretary plus 23 other members.

The minutes of the last meeting were posted and copies handed out at the meeting. There were no additions or corrections so the minutes will stand as posted.

Treasurer’s report was given by Wendy Graf. The bank balance is $10,739.91. The report will stand as read.

President’s report-Anne Osgood asked if there are any nominations for the President or Secretary for the election on March 23rd. There were no nominations. Therefore, Anne asked the members in attendance to vote on whether or not to keep the present President and Secretary. Everyone voted to keep Anne Osgood as President and Karen Rimatzki as Secretary for another term. Anne thanked all the volunteers for all their help at Bayfest.

Vice President’s report-Shana Simison thanked everyone for selling tickets for Bayfest and keeping her informed on the number of tickets sold, then returning the money. It was unfortunate that we ran out of some food at Bayfest. We will be better prepared next year to know the amount of food to buy. She is scheduling the activities for next season and would like everyone to contact her with their dates as soon as possible. Any of the weekly and daily activities will remain the same.

Old Business

Luminaires jugs-Anne O. and Anita Cook have stored the jugs in the laundry storage room.

New Business

Rules-A draft of the Rules with proposed revisions was emailed to members and copies passed out at the meeting. There were several questions and comments. Anne O. read and explained the proposed changes. There were some changes made to the revisions. Also, additional revisions to the Rules were proposed. Therefore, a revised draft with all the changes will be made and emailed to the members before the March 23rd meeting. The revised Rules will be voted on at that meeting.

 

Activity report/update

Easter Dinner-Susan Miller-It is on April 12th. The Boating & Fishing Club will be sponsoring the dinner. However, since it is after the end of March, a lot of people will have all ready left for the season. Therefore, more volunteers will be needed. She has a sign-up sheet for the various jobs, so please contact her.

Some people have asked Anne O. about having a Coffee Hour on the 5th Monday of the month. She asked the members in attendance who would like a Coffee Hour on the 5th Monday of the month. Everyone voted no.

A motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Carl Shaver and seconded by Wendy Graff at 11:16 a.m.

Respectively submitted by Karen Rimatzki

 

2020-2-24

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Paradise Bay Activities Committee

Minutes of February 24, 2020 Meeting

The meeting was called to order by Anne Osgood at 10:00 a.m.

Prayer was said by Dan Smith.

The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.

Present were: Anne Osgood, President, Shana Simison, Vice President, Wendy Graf, Treasurer and Karen Rimatzki, Secretary plus 18 other members.

The minutes of the last meeting were posted and copies handed out at the meeting. There were no additions or corrections so the minutes will stand as posted.

Treasurer’s report was given by Wendy Graf. Dated 2/10/20 through 2/23/20. Copies were also handed out at the meeting. The bank balance is $10,436.61. The report will stand as read.

President’s report-Anne stated that the positions of President and Secretary are up for election this year on March 23rd. Therefore, she needs to appoint three people to be on the Nominating Committee that agree to serve. Sue Cassidy, Carl Kerr, and Marilyn Morrisey agreed to be on the Nominating Committee. At our March 9th meeting, the Nominating Committee will present any nominees. If there are any nominees, then the voting will take place at the March 23rd meeting. If there are no nominees, then a motion can be made to have the Board stand as is. Anne is happy to announce that our new Decorations Committee Chairperson is Marie Buchanan. She will be assisted by Shirley Frederick, Pat Coy and Linda Fardella. However, they do not arrive here until January, so we will still need help with decorations in November and December.

Vice President’s report-Shana stated that there were 217 tickets sold for the Italian Dinner. Everything went great. She has the tickets for the Bayfest luncheon. The cost is $5.00 for a pulled pork sandwich or hot dog, potato chips, and a root beer float. She has made up envelopes with 20 tickets in each. Anne said she would like the members of the Activity Committee to take an envelope to sell tickets and return the money and unsold tickets by the March 2nd Coffee Hour. This will help us know how much food to buy. Carl Shaver said he should be able to sell tickets at the next Boating & Fishing Club meeting on March 3rd so Anne said that would be fine, since we would be doing the shopping after that. We will, also, be selling tickets at the door but want to get the word out there ahead of time.

Old Business

Laundry storage room-Anne stated she took a tour of the storage room. There is plenty of room to store Anita Cook’s Luminary jugs.

New Horseshoe Chairperson-Tom Farrington is our new Horseshoe Chairperson. Anne stated that Tom said the shells have been removed from the pits and it’s not necessary to purchase any more sand. Tom stated there will be a Tournament on March 13th at 9:00 a.m. He would like everyone there by 8:30 a.m. to form the teams. The Activities Committee will provide money for trophies for the winners. Tom asked how he can have access to an electric outlet for a coffee pot he would like to use for the Tournament. Anne said she would talk to the office to find a solution.

New Business

BayFest-March 7th at 10:00 a.m. into the Evening. There will be a final meeting on March 2nd in the Annex after the Coffee Hour. Anne would appreciate everyone’s attendance who would like to be included in the discussion to finalize the preparations. The Parade will start at 10:00 a.m. rather than 9:00 a.m. We will meet at the Sarasota Bay Rec Hall at 9:30 a.m. There is no theme so just decorate your golf carts and bicycles any way you would like. There will be prizes for the best ones. Les Hall described the games that will be played inside the Hall. If you win a game, you will receive a ticket that you can put in the box to win a grand prize. Barbara Giachetti obtained about 10 certificates and cards to give as prizes for the raffles. The Golf Cart Rodeo will be at 3:00-4:30 p.m. The Dance will start at 5:00 p.m. There will food sold by the Activities Committee starting around 4:30 p.m. It will consist of Chicken & Sausage Gumbo, Hamburgers/Cheeseburgers, chips and a mystery dessert.

Activity report/update

Boating & Fishing Club-Carl Shaver stated that the winner of the $153.00 raffle ticket has been found. In order to make it fair, the One-Day Fishing Contest on March 5th will have winners for the men and the women. Therefore, the women won’t be competing against the men. There will be a Non-Awards Day Contest in March for anyone who hasn’t won. The prizes are 1st place $15.00, 2nd place $10.00 and 3rd place $5.00. This Friday is AED CPR Refresher Course. We are filled up. Our next meeting in March 3rd.

Woodshop-Mary Fox-They made about $1,000.00 on their raffle. They will be buying another machine with that money.

Craft & Hobby Shows-Jean Colson stated she would like to schedule the Shows for the first Saturday in December 2020 and February 2021.

Bayfest-Les Hall will be having a meeting in the Annex on February 27th at 6:30 p.m. to discuss the games.

Health Fair-Susan Miller-will be this Wednesday, February 26th at 9:00 a.m. until noon. The Bloodmobile will be here at the same time. Sign up sheets for the Bloodmobile are in the Paradise Bay and Sarasota Bay Rec Halls. If you didn’t sign up, you can still give blood. She encourages everyone to attend the Health Fair. There’s a lot of good information and everything is free.

Ladies Friendship Club-Susan Miller-the Fashion Show is this Thursday, February 27th at 1:00 p.m. We have sold 224 tickets. It’s being sponsored by Beall’s. We have distributed a little more than $3,000.00 to Bradenton area charities. She thanked everyone for supporting their fundraising efforts.

Historical Committee-Brenda Ocenasek-Anne will be taking pictures of the different Activities and get names of the officers. We are doing interviews with people that have been here for 10-15 years. We have about 65 or 70. She would like to read one during one of the Coffee Hour. We have a lot of pictures that don’t have any dates. We plan to put some out on a table with a sheet of paper during Coffee Hour. We hope people will be able to write down who is in the pictures and when it was taken. We have been storing all the pictures on a hard drive.

Bocce-Jim Kleiner-The Fun Tournament was a big success.

Bible Study-Dan Smith-He said there has been more than 60 people attending. The next one on Thursday, February 27th will be at 9:00 a.m., in order to have enough time to set up for the Fashion Show. He, also, asked us to inform Pastor Al of any residents who have passed away in the past year. They will be remembered at the Memorial Service on March 8th. Anne has a list of some of the residents who have passed away. Several people gave her more names to add to the list.

Mary Fox asked for the decision to not allow Street Parties in the Hall due to inclement weather be reconsidered. There was a lot of discussion. Carl Kerr made a motion to allow Street Parties in the Hall due to inclement weather as long as there isn’t any other activity scheduled. Mary Fox seconded the motion. It passed with 21 in favor and 1 opposed.

A motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Carl Shaver and seconded by Carl Kerr at 11:13 a.m.

Respectively submitted by Karen Rimatzki

2020-2-10

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Paradise Bay Activities Committee

Minutes of February 10, 2020 Meeting

The meeting was called to order by Anne Osgood at 9:59 a.m.

Prayer was said by Carl Shaver.

Anne stated that a suggestion had been made to eliminate reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to help save time in their meetings. After some discussion, it was decided to keep the Pledge of Allegiance on the Agenda. Pledge of Allegiance was recited.

Present were: Anne Osgood, President, Shana Simison, Vice President, Wendy Graf, Treasurer and Carol King taking minutes for Secretary Karen Rimatzki

The minutes of the last meeting were posted and copies handed out at meeting. There were no additions or corrections so the minutes will stand as posted.

President’s report-Anne stated that she would like to keep meetings to the allotted hour. Since the exercise class is growing in attendance, they have requested to meet in the hall instead of the Annex. Therefore the Activity Meetings will once again, be held in the Annex instead of the hall.

Vice President’s report- Since Shana was unable to speak because of laryngitis, Anne reminded everyone that Shana Simison is now Vice President. Shana will be doing all future reservations and the calendar, so please call her not Anne. Also suggested that if possible it would be a good idea to try to reserve activities for next season as space is filling up quickly.

Treasurer’s report was given by Wendy Graf. Dated 1/27/20 through 2/9/20. Copies were also handed out at meeting. The bank balance is $9,288.54. The report will stand as read.

Old Business

Anita Cook is still looking for a place to store the empty gallon jugs used for Luminaries for next Christmas. Randy Darr suggested there was storage at the laundry room. Anita and Anne said they would get together, before March 5 to get this done. Sue Miller has a key.

New Business

BayFest will be on March 7 this year.

Les Hall would like to bring games back this year and suggested having them in the Rec Hall. A lot of discussion on subject. Jim Gath said that at past BayFest all games were managed by each club. Food was in pool parking lot along with games. Problem is BayFest is a large undertaking and they need an organizer and many volunteers which is hard to come by. Currently the Parade is set for 9:00 a.m. Lunch will be at 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 with Pickle Ball & Bocce clubs help. Golf Cart Rodeo is set for 3:00-4:30 p.m. Since Jim Gath will be away, he has met with Wayne H– no registration required – just show up. Outside Dance at 5-8 p.m. with the SoulRCoasters. Peggy Neely suggested to order BayFest tickets for food since time is getting short. Les needs volunteers. Tents from past BayFest no longer have canvass tops but we do have framework. Anne suggests a “BayFest Committee” meeting since this discussion was time consuming. Marilyn Morrisey and Barbara Giacchetti volunteered to meet with Les and Anne to organize the games.

Activity report/update

Historical Committee-Darlene Sanborn reporting for Brenda Ocenasek, asked for old pictures/articles of park and RV park for the Historical Committee. She also announced that Anne Osgood has offered to take pictures for current committee activities.

Travelaires-Anita Cook reporting for Sue Miller said she will be giving out free tickets on March 11, 12 and 13 for the Travelaires show. Theme will be transportation – songs about trains, planes and automobiles. Sue Miller needs volunteers to help with show.

Exercise-Barbara Giachetti reported that she discovered 2 stove pilots were out in the kitchen and that the smell was very bad. It is important people be made aware of this problem to correct it. Anne said she will notify the office.

Golf League-Jim Gath. Twenty more people signed up for Tuesday golf league at Pinebrook-Ironwood. Also announced there will be a street party on Thursday, February 20 at 4th Street at 2:00 p.m. Live music will be provided. Bring food, chair, and money for tipping the band.

Art Class-Marilyn Morrisey stated Art Show will be March 22.  

Bible Study-Dan Smith thanked everyone involved in their move to the big Hall. Attendance has increased thanks to larger space, bulletin board notice, mics/sound system and large screen tv. He doesn’t mind if there are people in kitchen during his service.

Pancake Breakfast-Arlene Sharpsten - Pancake breakfast will be held Friday, February 21, 8:00 to 9:30 a.m.

Trivia Challenge-Gerry Estabrook reported that there are only 4 teams (16 people) signed up for Trivia. There seems to be no interest and feels that it should not continue.  Wants to cancel Tuesday, February 25 Trivia Challenge.

Ladies Friendship Club-Fashion Show-Joyce Farrington reporting for Susan Miller. Paradise Bay and Sarasota Bay are co-sponsoring a Fashion Show on Thursday, February 27th at 1:00 p.m. Over 200 people have bought tickets so far. Lots of interest.

Craft & Hobby Shows-Joyce Farrington reporting for Jean Colson. There were 23 vendors at the Craft & Hobby Shows. It was a great success with lots of good feedback. Jean collected $255.00 and gave the Activities Committee $236.00.

Newsletter-Joyce Nicholson deadline for Newsletter is February 25

Book Club-Jinny Kiel next meeting will be 1:00 Tuesday, February 25.in the PB Rec Hall Annex. They will be reading “Educated” and welcomes anyone to join. They will continue to meet the second Tuesday through March.

Bocce Club-Jim Kleiner reports that they will be having a Fun Tournament on Tuesday, February 11. Season is half over and they are having a good time and turnout

Boating & Fishing Club-Carl Shaver reports he still has winning ticket of $153.00 which no one has claimed. If not claimed by next meeting, March 3, the money will be donated to a worthy cause. The next Luncheon is a Fish Fry Dinner on March 27th. The club continues to get new members.

Health Fair & Blood Mobile-Rainy Dula reported Blood Mobile will be in front of PBE Rec Hall on Wednesday, February 26th, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. during the Health Fair.   Rainy encourages all to sign up to give blood. The Sheriff’s department will be present collecting old pills and give instructions on how to destroy them. Susan Miller will be taking over for Rainy next year in organizing these activities since it has become difficult for Rainy to continue.

Randy Darr, standing in for both Entertainment & Woodshop. Randy presented a check for $250.00 to the Activities Committee from Woodshop. He encouraged Activities Committee to use that money to support new park activities.

Horseshoes-Anne stated that Don Shultis requested the Activities Committee buy new sand for horseshoe pits. The Office mistakenly put in wrong fill containing shells. Anne reported that the Activity Committee is willing to pay for new sand as soon as someone from this committee comes forward to take the lead. Joyce Farrington reported that her husband, Tom has agreed to take over leadership for horseshoes. His phone number is 716-510-5178. Anne will follow up with Tom regarding their needs.

Italian Dinner-Shana reported that there are only 11 seats available. There may be a few tickets at the door. Four more servers are needed for Dinner. Contact Shana Simison.

The annual Park Wide Garage Sale is scheduled for March 14th.

Alcohol Rule- Carl Shaver brought up current alcohol rules. He recommends not promoting alcohol at Dinners, dances, & street parties. He stated he was a police officer and has seen the damage that occurs when alcohol is involved. Feels drinking is out of hand in the park and rules should be adhered to and we should not encourage drinking. Anne stated that that the Board of Directors have put rules in the PBE Bylaws regarding this and the Activity Committee has no authority to change them. There is a form that the activity leader needs to sign asking the Board for permission to have alcohol at their functions. Anne has requested that the Board revise their form to be more specific and be in accordance to what their bylaws say. Jim Kleiner suggested tickets should say beer/wine ok so people will know what is allowed. Currently, alcohol is allowed at park functions with permission from the Board. Randy Darr said “he agreed with Anne and this was not a discussion for the Activities Committee. Let the Board decide”.

A motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Wendy Graf and seconded by Sue Cassidy at 10:46 a.m.

Respectively submitted by Carol King

2020-1-27

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                                               Paradise Bay Activities Committee                      

Minutes of January 27, 2020 Meeting

The meeting was called to order by Peggy Neely at 10:05 a.m.                            

The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.

Prayer was said by Al Sesin.

The minutes of the last meeting were posted. There were no additions or corrections so the minutes will stand as posted.

Treasurer’s report was given by Wendy Graf. The bank balance is $9,222.72. The report will stand as read.

President’s report-Peggy Neely-After thanking the current officers for their help over the years, she resigned as President.

Vice President’s report-Anne Osgood-She thanked Peggy for her many years of service as President. Since Peggy has resigned as President, Anne will now become the President for the remainder of the term. This causes a vacancy in the office of Vice President. Therefore, Anne would like to appoint Shana Simison as Vice President. Shana did accept the position. Anne asked for anyone in favor of Shana becoming the Vice President to raise their hand and it was unanimous. Therefore, Shana will be the Vice President.

Old Business

None

New Business

Italian Dinner-will be on February 14th. The doors will open at 4:30 p.m. and dinner will be served at 5:00 p.m. Anne stated that the dinner is hosted by the Activities Committee members. She explained the duties and timeline for the volunteers that are needed the day of the dinner. A signup sheet was circulated for people to fill those positions. Shana has already been selling tickets, they are $10.00. She will be selling tickets at the next Coffee Hour. Betty will sell 50/50 tickets with Larry’s assistance.

Any Activities/Club with a separate account needs to purchase their own tickets and flyers for any of their events. They, also, need to manage the registration of their event and selling of any tickets.

New Stove in kitchen-whenever anyone uses the stove, please clean the top and sides. Peggy suggested purchasing a stainless steel cleaner.

Street parties-There are many more events being scheduled to use Park buildings this year. It is difficult to have Street parties in any of the buildings. Therefore, next season all Street parties need to be in the street rather than any of the Park buildings. It was suggested to have a rain date in case of inclement weather.

Shana will be taking over the calendar and scheduling from Anne. These records are now being done electronically on a computer. Shana does not have a computer so we plan to buy one for her use.

There was a lot of discussion about notifying the heads of the Activities/Clubs that do not attend our meetings that it is their responsibility to attend or send a representative. It was suggested that a personal contact be made to each of them. Anne agreed and said she would be willing to do that.

Activity report/update

Bayfest-Peggy mentioned that Carl K. will prepare the pulled pork for the luncheon. The Pickle Ball group & Bocce Club members will help with the luncheon. It will be on March 7th. Parade will be at 9:00 a.m., lunch will be at 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Golf Cart Rodeo at 3:00-4:30 p.m. and outside Dance at 5-8 p.m. with the SoulRCoasters.

Trivia Challenge-the one that was rescheduled for January 28th has been cancelled. The next one will be on February 13th at 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. in Paradise Bay Rec. Hall.

Woodshop-Mary Fox-Trash & Treasure is February 1st. Rigatoni Dinner is February 7th. The last tickets will be sold on February 3rd.

Euchre-Mary Fox-on Mondays at 6:30 p.m. in the Annex. It costs $1.00.

Decorations-Lynn Kalman-she is retiring and needs a replacement. Anne suggested there be a committee of 2-3 people.

Exercise-Barbara Giachetti-Exercise will now be in the Hall unless another event is taking place then it will be in the Annex.

Mahjong-Wendy Graf-takes place on Fridays at 1-3 p.m. in the Annex.

Boating & Fishing Club-Carl Shaver-Frank & Bean dinner was very successful. Last year we sold 640 tickets and served 556 meals. This year we sold 632 tickets and served 559 meals. We had a 50/50 drawing that guaranteed a cash prize of at least $100.00 to three winners. Each prize ended up being $153.00. We are having our Chili Luncheon at our next meeting on Tuesday, January 28th.

Bible Study-Carl Shaver-They have been meeting in the Annex on Thursday at 10 a.m. There has been an increase in the amount of people who have been attending so they will now meet in the Hall and use the overhead projector and screen. Dan Smith appreciates everyone efforts in making this possible.

Luminaires-Anita Cook-Each street did their own lights for Christmas Eve. She said that there are 150 jugs that need to be put in storage. Anne said she would look for some place to store them and let her know at the next meeting.

Sunshine Club-Joyce Shaver-At our next meeting on February 14th, we will honor the Park members that are over 90. We have a list of 10-12, now. If you know of anyone over 90, please let them know.

Health Committee-Rainy Dula-the Health Fair and Bloodmobile will be on February 26th. There will be sign up sheets posted on the bulletin boards. Susan Miller will be helping and then take over for next year.

Ladies Friendship Club-Susan Miller-we will be having a luncheon, bake sale, and raffle at the Craft Bazaar on February 1st. We are accepting bake goods for the bake sale and luncheon. Ladies Friendship Club and the SaraBay Activities are cosponsoring a Fashion Show on February 27th at 1-3 p.m. in the Paradise Bay Rec. Hall. It will be sponsored by Bealls. The tickets are $3.00 with a limit of 200. They will be for sale at the coffee hours. An organizational committee was formed to plan a Welcome to Paradise Bay Committee. The proposal with the details was given to Anne. Susan stated that after getting permission, 2 people would visit the new resident(s), welcome them, give them a current newsletter, list of activities with contact info, and a directory.

Dances-Debbie Greeves-There are 3 dances scheduled this year. The first one is tomorrow night with Billy Rice Band. The next one is February 8th with Eric Von & Tim Chandler then March 14th is Dr. Dave Band. This year we sold season tickets and they are sold out.

Welcome Reception-Joyce Shaver-she will no longer be in charge. There will need to be someone to take over. There was a lot of discussion on changing the format to possibly have tables set up for each Activity/Club so new residents would just get more info from the ones they are interested in.

Billboard-Larry Neely-There are a lot of activities this week. I will be putting them up.

Bocce Club-Carl Kerr-we are promoting carry outs for the hot dogs on Mondays.

Entertainment-Carl Kerr-We have chosen the acts for next year. The price of the acts has gone up. We haven’t had to raise the price of the tickets, yet. However, we might need to raise them in the future.

Church Service-Al Sesin-My goal, from a spiritual perspective, is to make our Paradise Bay community an even better place than it already is. We are nondenominational. I am a Pastor and have many years in ministry and life. If you would like someone to talk to, I am available.

Newsletter-Joyce Nicholson-It would be helpful to send information for the newsletter as soon as you have it rather than wait until the deadline. Some articles have been too long so it was necessary to edit them; try to keep them as short as possible. The newsletter should consist of only information about activities.

Craft & Hobby Shows-Jean Colson-the Bazaar is this Saturday. Doors open at 9:00 a.m. The Hall will be locked from 3 p.m. on Friday until Saturday morning.

Historical Committee-Brenda Ocenasek-they need someone from the RV Park. If you have any pictures or articles for them, please let her know.

A motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Peggy N. and seconded by Jean C. at 11:43 a.m.

Respectively submitted by Karen Rimatzki, Secretary

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