GM SALARIED RETIREES CLUB OF MARYLAND

AMERICAN TURNERS 9124 LENNINGS LANE BALTIMORE, MD 21237

THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE APRIL 21, 2005 AT 7:30 PM

MINUTES OF MARCH 24 ,2005 MEETING:

THE MEETING #363 WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY THE PRESIDENT JACK SUMMERS AT 12:00 NOON

OPENING CEREMONIES:

Pledge of Allegiance - Members. Prayer by JOYCE BOWYER

OFFICERS: 2004 - 2006

JACK SUMMERS	PRESIDENT	P
RAY THOMAS	VICE PRESIDENT	A
ROSEMARY SHERINSKY	SECRETARY	A
DONALD FUNKE	TREASURER	P
JIM HINES	BOARD OF DIRECTORS	P
ANGELO ONORATO	BOARD OF DIRECTORS	P
CHUCK MILLER	BOARD OF DIRECTORS	P
DOTTIE MILLER	BOARD OF DIRECTORS	P
GEORGE PHILLIPS	BOARD OF DIRECTORS	P
JEAN EBSWORTH	BOARD OF DIRECTORS	P
ED WATTS	TRUSTEE	P
LEO HEID	TRUSTEE	P
JOHN ELTRINGHAM	TRUSTEE	P
MARK BOWYER	SGT AT ARMS	P

MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 27,2005 MEETING WERE APPROVED AS WRITTEN.

TREASURER’S REPORT - DONALD FUNK

CHECKING ACCOUNT	$3573.67
TOTAL RECEIPTS	$1096.00
TOTAL EXPENSE	$1156.85
MONEY MARKET	$10,017.27
TOTAL ASSETS	$14,686.94

UNFINISHED BUSINESS: NONE

BOWLING: - BOOTS ONORATO

NEED BOWLERS, CALL BOOTS (410-882-1558)

HISTORIAN: DARLENE DAIL

NO REPORT

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

JIM HINES REPORTED ON ALTERNATIVES TO PRODUCING AND MAILING OUR MINUTES SINCE THE PLANT WILL BE CLOSING ON MAY 18TH. SOME OPTIONS ARE TO RAISE DUES (UNACCEPTABLE), TO REDUCE OUR CHRISTMAS CONTRIBUTIONS OR TO RAISE PRICE FOR OUR CLUB PARTIES TO MAKE UP FOR THE ROUGHLY $1,500.00. PER YEAR THE CLUB MUST ABSORB. FOR THE PRESENT THE BOARD DECIDED TO ALLOW A LOCAL BUSINESS TO PUT THEIR LOGO ON OUR MINUTES IN RETURN FOR RUNNING AND PRINTING THEM. IT IS HOPED BY MAY 1 ST, WE CAN REDUCE THE MAILING OF HARD COPIES SUBSTANTIALLY BY MORE OF OUR MEMBERS GETTING THEIR MINUTES ON THE INTERNET. IN THIS REGARD IT IS MOST IMPORTANT FOR ALL MEMBERS WHO HAVE AN E -MAIL ADDRESS AND NOT YET GIVEN IT TO US TO DO SO BY SENDING IT TO AL KOMIN AT gmbsrc@aol.com. YOU CAN ACCESS OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.GMBSRC.ORG YOU CAN CLICK ON VARIOUS CATEGORIES TO GET CLUB INFORMATION.

WAYS AND MEANS: - HENRY MARSHALL

BULL & OYSTER ROAST - APRIL 24,2005 TICKETS AVAILABLE TODAY - SEE HARRY JOHNSON FOR TICKETS ALSO TICKETS OUT MUST BE PAID FOR. 410-766-3249

50/50 - NEED MORE TICKETS SOLD- SEE ANGELO OR CHUCK TO GET TICKETS OR TO TURN IN MONEY.STILL NEED BOTTLES OF CHEER AND DOOR PRIZES. FLOWER WHEEL VOLUNTEERS NEEDED- SEE ANGIE THOMAS , BIG NINE WHEEL VOLUNTEER NEEDED- SEE GEORGE PHILLIPS.

SINCE OUR APRIL MEETING HAS BEEN MOVED TO APRIL 21, WE WILL HAVE ONE MORE MEETING TO MAKE A BIG PUSH!!

SUNSHINE COMMITTEE: - BETTY NAGLE

GET WELL CARDS WERE SENT TO DEL GRAVES AND LYNN OLENIACZ. PLEASE SEND THEM A CARD AND ALSO REMEMBER THEM IN YOUR PRAYERS.

SINCE OUR LAST MEETING WE HAVE LOST TWO OF OUR MEMBERS, ELIZABETH JUSTICE, WIDOW OF CHARLIE JUSTICE AND JOSIE YUKON WHO WORKED IN PLANT SECURITY. SYMPATHY CARDS WERE SENT TO THE FAMILIES.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ALL OUR MARCH GUYS AND DOLLS:

DONNA BENTZ, FLORENCE BONCEWICH, BETTY BONNER, JOE BONNER, CORINNE CALLAHAN, JEFFREY CAMERON, MARGE CAPECCI, AGATHA CZYZ, RONALD DAHL, JOSEPHINE FARMER, SHEILA FEEHLY, JOE HAWKINS, DOROTHY HEID, SANDI HEINLEIN, DONALD HERNDON, PATRICIA HINES, JEAN HOLT, ROBERT HOLTHAUS, VIVAN JOHNSON, HOPE KOCH, MARY LOU KRICK, DAVE LAMBERT, JAMES LEWIS, MARGE LINKER, HENRY MARSHALL, AUDREY MAXFIELD, LOUISE MILLKIN, KATHLYN OLENIACZ, RUTH REYNOLDS, JOHN RORAS, JOHN ROTH, GHOLAM SADJADI, MARGE SCARPULLA, MARGIE STOCK, GREG SURDEL, DOROTHY WEBSTER, AL WEBSTER, IRENE ZIMNITZKY

MANY HAPPY RETURNS OF THE DAY!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO ALL THOSE CELEBRATING THEIR SPECIAL DAY IN MARCH

MARK & JOYCE BOWYER

PETER & LILLIAN CAPIZZI

EDWIN & RUTH COPEMAN

PAUL & ELSIE CZERKOVICH

COLIN & INA HENDERSON

ROBERT & PHYLLIS KELLY

WILLIAM & JANET NELSON

CARLTON & ELIZABETH STEINER

WILLIAM & CAROLINE WINEGRAD

MAY YOU HAVE MANY MORE ANNIVERSARIES TOGETHER

HOT LINE: - LEO HEID

NEED TWO NEW CALLERS - PLEASE NOTIFY LEO BY THE NEXT MEETING OF YOUR WILLINGNESS TO VOLUNTEER FOR THIS DUTY.

MAILING COMMITTEE: - BETTY BONNER

NO REPORT.

MEMBERSHIP: - BONNIE VOJIK

4 NEW MEMBERS . ANY MEMBERS WITH DUES NOT PAID WILL NO LONGER RECEIVE MINUTES.

NEW ADDRESS

ROBERT AND CHERYL CELLAND

720 COMMERCE STREET

HAVRE DE GRACE,MD 21078

410-939-5916

E MAIL : ROBERT9730@COMCAST.NET

EMO MINTZ

788 BAIR RD

DELTA, PA 17314

BEA KRIEDER

137 TRAUKWATS RD

BALTIMORE, MD 21220

410-335-3857

NEW BUSINESS: -

PLANT REPRESENTATIVES WERE PRESENT TO PASS OUT TICKETS FOR THE OPEN HOUSE ON APRIL 8TH. THEY ALSO TOOK RESERVATIONS FOR THE 70TH ANNIVERSSARY PARTY; TO BE HELD AT THE CONVENTION CENTER ON APRIL 23RD. IN THIS REGARD, LEO WILL UTILIZE THE HOT LINE TO NOTIFY THOSE MEMBERS NOT AT TODAYS MEETING ON HOW TO ACCESS TICKETS.

PICTURES WERE ALSO TAKEN TO BEA USED IN A PLANT HISTORY BOOK.

GOOD OF THE CLUB:

ONCE AGAIN THE QUESTION HAS COME UP AS TO WEATHER THE CLUB SHOULD STAY WITH ALL DAY MEETINGS IN VIEW OF THE FACT THAT IT IS GETTING HARDER FOR MANY OF “US” OLDER MEMBERS TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. LET YOUR FEELINGS BE KNOWN TO ANY OFFICER OR BOARD MEMBER, PRO OR CON, AND WHY.

IT WAS REPORTED BY ONE MEMBER THAT COLE VISION HAD BEEN SOLD . WE WILL TRY TO HAVE VERIFICATION BY THE NEXT MEETING.

HARRY JOHNSON HAS CHAIRED THE TRAVEL COMMITTEE FOR MANY YEARS. HE IS STEPPING DOWN AND WE NEED A VOLUNTEER TO STEP FORWARD AND ASSUME HIS DUTIES. HE WILL BE GLAD TO HELP IN THE TRANSITION.

MEETINGS:

APRIL 21ST AND MAY 26TH AT 7:30

THANKS TO ALL WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED CAKES IN MARCH:

LILLIAN CAPIZZI, JEAN EBSWORTH, MICKI VELLI, FARIDEH SADJADI, ELIZABETH MALINOWSKI, JOYCE BOWYER .

THANKS TO ALL WHO ARE SCHEDULED FOR CAKES IN APRIL

DOTTIE ENSOR , IRENE ZIMNITSKY, GLORIA BANG,, CAROLYN LEBERLEIN. DARLENE DAIL, FARIDEH SADJADI

QUOTE OF THE MONTH:

” HOLD A TRUE FRIEND WITH BOTH HANDS”

MEETING ADJOURNED: 12:30 PM.

MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE: 75

50/50 WAS WON BY:

JOE ZARACHOWICZ $66.50

THANKS TO D. DICKEY & J. SUMMERS FOR EXTRA PRIZES.

IN CASE OF ILLNESS OR DEATH:

NOTIFY: BETTY NAGLE, 410-747-1487

OR BETTY BONNER, 410-488-4877