Monthly Meeting Minutes

OMC LUNCHEON MEETING MINUTES

OMC Membership Meeting

April 4, 2018

  1. President Dave Reid called the membership meeting to order at 12:15 after which he told a joke.
  2. Dave then asked for guests to be introduced. Two gusts were introduced, Bill Shumway and Leon Fein.
  3. Paul Goyette indicated that the March meeting minutes had been sent via email to most members and via USPS to those members who do not have email.A motion was made to approve the minutes and seconded.  The minutes were then approved unanimously.
  4. Treasurer’s Report: Frank Ward presented the treasurer’s report. Frank felt that progress was “normal” with respect to the club’s finances.  The beginning balance for the period was $32,266 and the ending balance is $32,187.  This balance consists of the scholarship account for $23,507 and the operating account for $8,680.  The total cash receipts were $1,482 and the total cash disbursements were $1,561. $80 was received in dues and $180 for the scholarship account.  161 members have paid to date versus 173 last year.
  5. Membership: George French presented the membership data.Richard Depew was inducted at the March meeting.  No members were reinstated, removed or resigned in March.  Two new members, Ron Matros and Steven B. Ayres were introduced by George French brining the OMC membership to 196 members.
  6. Luncheon Speakers: Dave Reid filled in for Bob Callahan who was unable to make the meeting.   Gwen Friss who is the dining editor is scheduled to speaker today.   May’s schedule calls for a talk by Matt Sautner, Special Agent of the Secret Service to speak on his career in law enforcement.

Committee Reports

 

  1. Fellowship: Chuck Wry gave run down on the status o f a number of members.  Dave Richardson is in the Bourne Nursing facility and is holding his own.  John Bartnicki is in the Pavilion Nursing facility.  Bill Belden is in a Plymouth facility.  Don Lee had successful hip surgery.  Steven Gustafson has triple bypass last May.  Paul Thompson is recovering from surgery.  Dick Colella has esophageal issues.  Compliments to Doug Scott who is looking after Gene Holley.
  2. Jim Ruane presented the status of the committee and where they are in both last year’s and this year’s process.  The scholarship process for 2017 is closed.  All the transcripts were received and the scholarship money allocated to the students.  The 2019 process is in full swing.  Out of 50 applications 6 have been selected and will be interviewed in May.  We will award 4 scholarships on June first at the high school.  The reason we are able to award four scholarships is due to the income, over $4800, from the bottle collection last May.  Since the meeting the OMC has been awarded the September 2019 slot.  The 50/50 raffle of $165 was awarded to Steve Ayres.
  3. Gerry Fortier presented the current status of the bowling teams.  The Eagles were in first place but the Sub Mariners, Bill Coale, Fred Mesinger, Pat McLaughlin, Ken Leonard and Norm Robinson are now in first place.
  4. Don Macdonald, whose term is up in September presented the status of the 2018 golf season.  He sent out a total of 135 emails and he encouraged the players to bring guests so we can meet the minimum number of players required by the various golf courses.  All the courses are locked in for both the spring and fall venues.
  5. Rennie Discussion Group. The Rennie Discussion Group meets on the Tuesday following the OMC meeting.  The next Rennie discussion is on 8 May at the Osterville Library.  The Topic is: “America’s Two foundational Documents”, The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.  Do they still resonate?  Should we alter the Constitution to make it more relevant to the 21stcentury demands and challenges?
  6. Miracle Workers. The Miracle Workers meet on the first Monday of the month at the Salvation Army building in Hyannis.  The program needs volunteers.  If you are interested you can contact Ken Molloy.
  7. Meals On Wheels: Wes Harrington spoke about the clubs involvement in the Meals On Wheels (MOW). He noted that we have been very successful in supporting MOW and have not missed one commitment despite some very poor weather conditions on some occasions.  We have been asked to see if we can support add a second day.  It involves 1 day every fifth or sixth week. We currently have 11 volunteers and in order to support a second delivery day we need to have 4 or 5 more volunteers whom we can train.  In many cases we are the only contact the recipients have.  Our delivery also serves as a wellness check and a brief companion visit.
  8. Events: An idea to hold a summer luncheon at the Wianno Club with a price of $40 to $45 mentioned.
  9. The Poker Group meets the third Tuesday of each month at 7PM in one of the player’s homes.  The games last until about 10:30.  The poker game played is predominantly seven card stud with a quarter limit or 50 cents when a pair is showing or on the seventh card.  There is a limit of three raises.
  10. Investment Club. Dave Reid spoke about the Investment Club.  The club meets on the fourth Tuesday of month at the Osterville Library. A guest speaker is invited to discuss the current market conditions.
  11. Intermission for Lunch.
  12. Luncheon Speaker: Dave Reid introduced Gwen Friss, the Dinning Editor of The Cape Cod Times. Gwen spoke about how she goes about picking a restaurant to survey and how she analyzes both the food quality and service.
  13. The meeting was adjourned about 2:00 PM.

OMC Membership Meeting March 7, 2018

  1. President Dave Reid called the membership meeting to order at 12:15 after which he told an Irish joke.
  2. Dave then asked for guests to be introduced. One guest, Jim Depue was introduced.
  3. Paul Goyette spoke to the February minutes. The minutes from the February meetinghad been posted to the website and sent via hard copy to five members who do not have electronic access. A motion was made to approve the minutes and seconded. The minutes were then approved unanimously.
  4. Treasurer’s Report : Frank Ward presented the treasurer’s report. Frank felt that progress was “normal” with respect to the club’s finances. The beginning balance for the period was $37,674 and the ending balance is $32,266. This balance consists of the scholarship account for $23,327 and the operating account for $8,939. The total cash receipts were $2,658 and the total cash disbursements were $8,066.
  5. Membership: George French presented the membership data. We added one member last month Jim Pisciotta. One member will introduce himself today, Dick Depue. The total of all members is 194.
  6. New Member Introduction: Don Megathlin introduced Dick Depue as a new member who then provided the membership with a brief speech of his background.
  7. Luncheon Speakers: Bob Callahan discussed the current and future speaker schedule. Today, 7 March, Bob Elmer, president of Care for Caregivers, to speak on the care for those suffering from Alzheimer ’s disease. April’s speaker is Gwenn Friss, an editor and food critic at the Cape Cod Times. She will speak about how she chooses and the criteria she uses. May’s schedule calls for a talk by Matt Sautner, Special Agent of the Secret Service to speak on his career in law enforcement.
  8. Good Guy Award: Bill Keto and Bill Cutcliffe are co-chairs of the Good Guy’s Award CommitteeCommittee Reports
  9. Fellowship: Bob Donahue spoke briefly about the fellowship function. He reminded the members that the OMC has volunteers who will house sit while family members are attending a funeral.

10. Meals On Wheels: Wes Harrington spoke about the clubs involvement in the Meals On Wheels (MOW). He noted that we have been very successful in supporting MOW and have not missed one commitment despite some very poor weather conditions on some occasions. We have been asked to see if we can support add a second day. It involves 1 day every fifth or sixth week. We currently have 11 volunteers and in order to support a second delivery day we need to have 7 more volunteers whom we can train. In many

cases we are the only contact the recipients have. Our delivery also serves as a wellness

check and a brief companion visit.
11. Scholarship: Jim Ruane spoke briefly about the status of the scholarship fund. As of

February all three five thousand dollar scholarships have been awarded. Last award

going to Caroline Neville.
12. Bowling: Jerry Fortier noted that the first place team whose captain is Dick Colella is the

Eagles. The bowling group could always use substitutes.
13. Golf: Paul Goyette indicated that six venues are locked up for the spring and include

some exclusive private courses. High handicaps are OK. May 1 is the kick off. 14. Events: John Caney spoke about how popular the Day of Caring was, so it will be

repeated this year. Also the cruise event may be reinstated including some changes the attendees from the last cruise indicated would improve the cruise experience. Namely, less wine and more food. The picnic is scheduled for July 18th.

15. Rennie Discussion Group Bob Callahan noted, we will discuss government institutions and how they function, especially when the current administration has criticized many of them. (FBI, State Dept., EPA) for bias, incompetence, and bloat.

16. Meals On Wheels: Wes Harrington spoke about the large success of the program. Our club members have not missed a single appointment. We have been asked to see if we can support a second delivery day. We currently have a total of 11 drivers but in order to institute a second day of weekly service to Meals On Wheels we would like to reach a total of 18 drivers. That means we would need to attract and train 7 additional drivers.

17. Miracle Workers: The Miracle Workers continues to provide lunch for the homeless at the Salvation Army the first Monday of the month. As always volunteers are welcome.

18. Poker. The Poker Group meets the third Tuesday of each month at 7PM in one of the players homes. The games last until about 10:30. The poker game played is predominantly seven card stud with a quarter limit or 50 cents when a pair is showing or on the seventh card. There is a limit of three raises.

  1. Intermission for Lunch.
  2. Luncheon Speaker: Bob Callahan introduced Bob Elmer, president of Care forCaregivers, to speak on the care for those suffering from Alzheimer ’s disease.

21. The meeting was adjourned about 1:30PM.

February 7, 2018
1.     Vice President Bob Callahan called the membership meeting to order at 12:15 after which he told a joke.
2.     Bob then asked for guests to be introduced. One guest, Bill, was introduced.
3.     In Paul Goyette’s absence Stan Goldstein spoke to the January minutes. The minutes from the January meeting had been posted to the website and sent via hard copy to five members who do not have electronic access. A motion was made to approve the minutes and seconded. The minutes were then approved unanimously.
4.     Treasurer’s Report : Frank Ward presented the treasurer’s report. Frank felt that progress was “normal” with respect to the club’s finances. The beginning balance for the period was $45, 732 and the ending balance is $37, 674. This balance consists of the scholarship account for $27,375 and the operating account for $10,298. The total cash receipts were $4,160 and the total cash disbursements were $12,218. The large disbursement number was due primarily to the disbursement of $10,000 in scholarships which were awarded last May
5.     Membership: George French presented the membership data. Since has was not at the January meeting he presented the results from 2017. We lost 18 members of which four had passed away, ten members resigned and four members were removed. We had a net gain of 1 member. The total of all members is 193.
6.     New Member Introduction:  Don Megathlin introduced James (Jim) Pisciotta as a new member who then provided the membership with a brief speech of his background.
7.     Luncheon Speakers: Bob Callahan discussed the current and future speaker schedule. Today, 7 February, we will have a talk by Brian Howes, a water quality expert who will speak on Water Quality on Cape Cod. March is Bob Elmer, president of Care for Caregivers, to speak on the care for those suffering from Alzheimer ’s disease. April’s schedule is currently open. May’s schedule calls for a talk by Matt Sautner, Special Agent of the Secret Service to speak on his career in law enforcement.
8.     Good Guy Award: Bill Keto and Bull Cutcliffe (Bill Cutcliffe was out of town and unable to attend the award ceremony) are co-chairs of the Good Guy Award Committee.  Bill took to the podium to introduce Chuck Wry as the recipient of the 2018 Good Guy Award. Chuck Wry is very active in the community being involved in no less than 7 volunteer activities.
Committee Reports
9.     Fellowship: Chuck Wry spoke briefly about the fellowship function. He reminded the members that the OMC has volunteers who will house sit while family members are attending a funeral.
10. Meals On Wheels: Wes Harrington spoke about the clubs involvement in the Meals On Wheels (MOW). He noted that we have been very successful in supporting MOW and have not missed one commitment despite some very poor weather conditions on some occasions. We have been asked to see if we can support add a second day. It involves 1 day every fifth or sixth week. We currently have 11 volunteers and in order to support a second delivery day we need to have 7 more volunteers whom we can train. In many cases we are the only contact the recipients have. Our delivery also serves as a wellness check and a brief companion visit.
11. Scholarship: Jim Ruane spoke briefly about the status of the scholarship fund. As noted above in the treasurer’s report two scholarships were paid totaling $10,000. Payment for the third scholarship award is pending the receipt of the student’s first term transcript Jim is following up with the student.
12. Bowling: Jerry Fortier noted that the first place team whose captain is Dick Colella is the Eagles. The bowling group could always use substitutes.
13. Golf: Don Macdonald indicated that six venues are locked up for the spring and include some exclusive private courses. High handicaps are OK. May 1 is the kick off.
14. Events: John Caney spoke about how popular the Day of Caring was so it will be repeated this year. Also the cruise event may be reinstated including some changes the attendees from the last cruise indicated would improve the cruise experience. Namely, less wine and more food. The picnic is scheduled for July 18th.
15. Rennie Discussion Group: The Rennie Discussion Group Meeting will be held on the 20th of February a week later than normal. The topic will be “The New Media Social Influence and Reach.
16. Meals On Wheels: Was Harrington spoke about the large success of the program. Our club members have not missed a single appointment. We have been asked to see if we can support a second delivery day. We currently have a total of 11 drivers but in order to institute a second day of weekly service to Meals On Wheels we would like to reach a total of 18 drivers. That means we would need to attract and train 7 additional drivers.
17. Miracle Workers: The Miracle Workers continues to provide lunch for the homeless at the Salvation Army the first Monday of the month. As always volunteers are welcome.
18. Poker. The Poker Group meets the third Tuesday of each month at 7PM in one of the players homes. The games last until about 10:30. The poker game played is predominantly seven card stud with a quarter limit or 50 cents when a pair is showing or on the seventh card. There is a limit of three raises.
19. Intermission for Lunch.
20. Luncheon Speaker: Bob Callahan introduced Brian Howes who spoke about the water issues facing the Cape. The topics Brian discussed were: Estuarine Restoration and Management; Innovative solutions for restoring nitrogen impaired estuaries; Mass. Estuaries Project.
21. The meeting was adjourned about 1:30PM.
OMC LUNCHEON MEETING MINUTES
                                  January 3, 2018
President John Caney called the OMC business meeting to order at 12:15.
         1) John got the meeting rolling with a joke. He also asked that members review their listing in the OMC directory and forward any corrections at the directory are going to the printers.
         2) One guest was introduced. Daniel Remy who was a guest of Jim Ruane.
         3) Paul Goyette introduced the minutes from the November meeting. A motion was made to accept the minutes and the motion was seconded. The minutes were then unanimously approved by the membership.
         4) Treasurer’s report – Tim Moran spoke to the treasurer’s report. Some financial highlights are: (a) The Operating Fund is about $2,400 less than last year due predominantly to the cost of developing the new website and unforeseen printing expenses. (b) The club is saving thousands of dollars in mailing costs since placing all communications of the new website. The Scholarship Fund is up approximately $6,500 due in large part to the income received from the transfer station operation.
In Tim’s opinion the club is currently on soli d financial footing.
         5) John Caney introduced a new member, Steven Gustafson, who gave a short new member speech on his background.
         6) Luncheon Speakers: In January there are no scheduled speakers. Dave Reid spoke about the future speaker schedule. February will have a talk by Brian Howes, Water quality expert on Cape Cod. March is Bob Elmer Master trainer for care givers specializing in Alzheimer/dementia care.  April is currently open. May’s schedule calls for a talk by OMC member Matt Sautner. Matt is retired law enforcement officer. He was a state trooper, a secret service agent and a drug enforcement agent.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
         A) Fellowship – Chuck Wry gave the fellowship report. In the recent past the club has lost four members (not all were current members). They are: Tom Whelton, Ron Glantz, Joe Russo and Henry McLean. Also, Joan Staub, the wife of Carl Staub.
         B) Scholarship: Jim Ruane spoke about the Scholarship fund. We are currently about $3,400 below the $20,000 we committed too for June 2018. Jim feels confident we can reach that goal based on the timing of past years donations. He reminds all the members to make a contribution to the scholarship fund.
The 50-50 raffles was $180.
Jim then introduced Daniel Remy one of last June’s scholarship recipients.  Daniel spoke of how much the scholarship meant to him and his family and thanked the club.
C) Bowling. Gerry Fortier spoke about the last bowling game in 2017 which was 9-TAP. In fifth place was Bill Plifka with a score of 253; In fourth place was Frank Ward with a score of 255; In third place Bill Hemr with a score of 273; In second place was Stefan with a score of 277. In first place was Wes Richards with a score of 296. Sorry Gerry!!
         D) Golf. Don Macdonald let the audience that the spring schedule was all set with some fantastic courses such as Wianno, Indian Pond and Pocasset.
         E) Events. John spoke about the holiday party held at the Cummaquid Golf Course. All the feedback indicated that the event was a huge success.
         F) Rennie Discussion Group – John Caney spoke The January meeting which will involve the American Dream – is it real?.
         G) Miracle workers. Charlie Dings spoke about the Miracle Kitchen. The OMC supports a lunch once a month at the Salvation Army for the homeless. Volunteers are welcome.
         H) Investment Club. Dave Reid indicated that the Investment Club’s next meeting is 23 January, 10AM, at the Osterville Public Library, second floor. The topic will be “What Is Going To Happen in 2018”. Bring your crystal balls. If the front door is locked go around back to the entrance by the parking lot. Everyone is welcome.
         I) Poker. Stan Goldstein invites members to contact him to play at member’s houses the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 7PM.
         J) New Officers nominations and vote. Peter Holcombe and Bill Keto introduced the new officers and executive committee. Peter opened nominations for any additional candidates. Seeing none he closed the nominations and called for a vote. The candidates were elected by a unanimous vote.
2018 Officers are:
President                    David Reid
Vice President             Robert J. Callahan
Secretary                     Paul J. Goyette
Assistant Secretary    Stanley Goldstein
Treasurer                     Frank P. Ward
Assistant Treasurer     Donald P. Lee
Membership Chair     George French
Assist. Mem. Chair     Allen W. Fullerton
Historian                      William Cutcliffe
2018 Executive Committee members are:
Immediate Past President             John Caney
Scholarship Cmte. Chair                James F. Ruane
Elected Member                            Donald MacDonald
Elected Member                            Wesley E. Harrington
Elected Member                            Kevin Hall
David Reid spoke briefly before adjourning the meeting. He spoke to what he felt was an epic year for the OMC. It consisted of many activities including but not limited to The Year of Giving, The Miracle Kitchen, Meals On Wheels and the Transfer Station. Going forward Dave’s Mantra is More membership, more participation and more results.
         The meeting subsequently adjourned by Dave Reid.
Meeting adjourned at 2:10

OMC LUNCHEON MEETING November 1, 2017

President John Caney called the military meeting to order at 12:15.

1) Songs were sung recognizing all branches of the service with members standing.

2) One guest was introduced.

3) The minutes from October were accepted.

4) Treasurer’s report – we have $39,622 total funds. We are in very good financial shape.

5) Two new members were inducted – Dan Prior and Jim Dunbar. We welcome them to OMC. The membership stands at 194.

6) Luncheon Speakers: Today – Our military meeting will feature Colonel Walter Watson, USMC retired and Captain Ed Lambert, USN retired, Captain Dave Sandell (OMC) to introduce Commodore Brad Lima, MMA. December and January there are no speakers. February will have a talk by Brian Howes, Water quality expert on Cape Cod. March is Bob Elmer on Alzheimer care. May’s schedule calls for a talk by Matt Sautner, Special Agent of the secret service.

7) Fellowship – Chuck Wry gave the fellowship report. His group will house sit should a member/family pass on.

8) Scholarship: Jim Ruane announced that we will be awarding four $5000 scholarships in 2018 due to the funds raised by the dump program. Well done members!!! Take a bow!! We still need scholarship

donations that go with your membership dues. Loosen those money belts!!

9) Rennie Discussion Group – The November meeting is next Tuesday and will be about “Racism” with John Caney to moderate. The January meeting will involve the American Dream – is it real?.

10) Events: The OMC “Day of Caring” was a huge success!! The Christmas party will be held at the Cummaquid Club on December 6th at 5:30 with a buffet and seating for all attendees.

11) Golf – Don MacDonald said the golf season is over. The President’s cup goes to Gerry Fortier. Low gross to Dave Dinel. The spring season locations are almost complete.

12) Miracle workers – See Ken Mulloy or Charlie Dings if you wish to volunteer to serve the homeless for lunch the first Monday of every Month.

13) Investment Club – Dave Reid invites anybody to join the meetings. The next one is Tuesday after Thanksgiving.

14) Poker – Stan Goldstein invites members to contact him to play at member’s houses the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 7PM.

15) Peter Holcombe presented the list of 2018 proposed Officers and Executive Committee members. Please see website for the list.

Meeting adjourned at 2:10

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