Minutes
November | 2015 Meeting Minutes
Minutes of the St. Croix Government Retirees Inc. (SGR) Meeting
Minutes of the St. Croix Government Retirees Inc. (SGR) held on Tuesday November 17th 2015 at the Cast Iron Pot Restaurant in Estate Princesse. The meeting began at 1.15 pm and it was chaired by Mary Moorhead.
Attendance…There were seventeen members and stakeholders in attendance at the meeting.
Minutes…Abdul R. Ali read the minutes and Phyllis Nielsen made a motion that the minutes be accepted as read and the motion was seconded by Mary Roebuck . The vote, with regards the minutes, was unanimous.
Matters Arising…There were no matters arising from the minutes.
Reports… Mary Moorhead (President) reported that she had sent a letter of invitation to GERS Administrator, Austin Nibbs and to nurses and police retiree groups inviting them to attend a SGR Fundraiser and Membership Building exercise that was scheduled to be held at the Ag Fair Grounds. She said that Stanley & the Ten Sleepless Knights would be in attendance and that food and drinks would be on offer for sale and she invited SGR members to attend the function and to make donations. Moorhead also referenced the hands-on computer training classes for the SGR that were scheduled to be held at UVI. Rhea B. Hodge (Treasurer) reported on financial matters...She said that the October starting balance was $3830.61 and that collections since then amounted to $ 343.00 (114. 00 in dues and $229.00 from the bake sale). On the expenditure side Hodge said that $ 150.00 was paid out to Crucian Point for services provided and that left a balance of $ 4023.61. Hodge also said that a financial report covering the period April 2014 to November 11th 2015 was now available. Carmen Moorehead Mills (Fundraising organizer) reported on the bake sale and she thanked the volunteers who supported the activity. She said that in an effort to avoid burnt out she is making plans to hold the next bake sale in March 2016.
The Food Basket Program…This was discussed in some detail. Some $50,000.00 was allotted to help provide food baskets to the retirees. A contract was seemingly drawn up between United Healthcare and Rodgersville Farms to provide the fresh vegetable baskets. Some of the questions raised had to do with the retirees on St. Thomas…Were they likely to benefit from the food program in the same way retirees on St. Croix would? Would retirees be entitled to just one bag of food per year? Betty Wilson expressed some concern about the project and said that she would be unable to continue to lead the struggle in terms of organizing the food program. Nothing was finalized re the questions raised.
Election of Officers…Phyllis Nehlsen who was handling this matter, said that anyone interested in holding a position should contact her ASAP.
Any Other Business…(Cancer prevention Training) It was announced that the training would be held on 11-21-2015 in the 3rd floor conference room at the JLH.
Adjournment…Dorothy Straun made a motion that the meeting be adjourned and the motion was seconded by Mary Roebuck.
