Active Singles Club Meeting – Notes – 9/18/17

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Present: Bev CoxAndrea Hatfield (absent)

Gus Gustatus Nancy Henry

Ed Galizia Cathy Calleri

Reviewed previous meeting notes – accepted

New Business

  • Article announcing the club appeared in the OTOW newspaper – September issue. Ed said he has been receiving calls and emails from interested singles.

Website Updates

  • Nancy will contact our web guy. He is to get the application loaded so it can accept new members.
  • PPT created has been updated with current information. After the first meeting it will be added to the website.

OTOW meeting locations

  • Monthly meetings will be a reciprocal arrangement – alternating each month between OTOW Central and Indigo East
  • Meetings will be held on the 3rd Wednesday of each month
  • Odd months – Indigo East Club House: 11/15, 1/17, 3/21, 5/16, 7/18, 9/19, 11/21
  • Even months – OTOW Arbor Club Conference Center ( ACCC): 10/18, 12/20, 2/21, 4/18, 6/20, 8/15, 10/17, 12/19

Sign In Sheets

  • Separate sheets will be created to identify residency (OTOW vs Indigo)
  • Separate colors – Blue for Indigo and Goldenrod for OTOW
  • Ed bringing sign in sheets to meetings

Logo Contest

  • To be announced at the 9/20th meet and greet meeting.
  • Seeking a creative person to design a logo for the club
  • Entries to reviewed by board
  • Best 4 entries will be presented to membership
  • Membership will vote on their favorite logo
  • Winner will be given a gift certificate, kind TBD

Club Fair Progress

  • Club fair postponed until October 5th because of hurricane Irma.
  • Candy purchased
  • Bev to creating signs for the table
  • Ed updated the PPT presentation to show at the table
  • Ed, Bev and Cathy plan to man the table, arriving at 8:30 am for set up
  • Half sheet flyers have been created. Cathy to bring a supply to the fair.

Inaugural Meeting – September 20th

  • To be held at Indigo club house - 6 – 8 pm
  • Calls were made to OTOW and Indigo singles inviting them to attend the meeting
  • Membership $15.00 – will help to offset the $200 website yearly fee
  • Power point presentation completed
  • Bring flyers and sign-up sheets of planned events
  • Ed meeting with Indigo person to be sure the PPT will be up and running the day of the event
  • Bev bringing the money box

Activities/Events (plan to announce details at Sept 20 meeting) – post on website

  • October- Nancy met with Candler’s new restaurant management.
  • Mgt agreed to set up for us monthly dinners on the first Sunday of every month from 4-6 pm in the Candler restaurant starting October 1st.
  • Additionally they will allow us to host a happy hour on the 3rd Tuesday of every month from 4-6 pm
  • Zip Line – Bev/Andrea
  • Canyon – checking website for details
  • October 21, 2017: 2 mile hike and lunch
  • Carney Island Recreation & Conservation Area
  • 13275 SE 115th Ave
  • Ocklawaha, FL 32179
  • Lunch to follow after the hike at the Eaton Beach & Grill
  • 15790 SE 134th Ave
  • Weirsdale, FL 32195 (352-259-2444
  • Car pool from the back parking lot of the Cultural Center
  • Golf Cart parade – December – Bev
  • Decorate several carts so our club can participate in the Christmas parade
  • Members vote on the best golf cart
  • Poker Run – Being planned for January 2018 by Bev
  • May 2018 - Ed and Cathy met with the Rainbow’s End golf course management.
  • Night Golf event to resume again May 2018.
  • Course reseeds grass etc over the winter months.
  • Need to call in a reservation by April 2018.
  • Ethnic dinners – monthly? – Andrea
  • Bicycling – Bev & Gus
  • Line Dancing – Gus
  • Thanksgiving dinner – hold in conference center?
  • Buy a turkey, members bring dishes to pass?
  • Movies and dinner
  • Winery tours
  • Festivals

***NOTE: Next COMMITTEE Meeting – although it was not discussed it should meet the Monday prior to the monthly membership meeting that occurs the 3rd Wednesday of each month. With said the next committee meeting should be on Monday, October 16th at 6 pm. Cathy offers her house for the location.

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