|
May 2, 1995
<br />To Whom it may conenn:
<br />We need put keZp...Hezp...HeZp.
<br />The L.i ttte Canada FL6.ty -6ive Plub CP.ub will eeZebnate the 20.th Ann veJtbary at the
<br />regular 4cheduted meeting September 18, 1995. We have 20 years enacting out mi.44Jon
<br />to inmate 4ac inhLUty , noun,i.4h Chn2At2ami ty, qty mentazity and care -gim ng.
<br />Stemming 6rom .this ongani.zatian we 4poneon and eo4ponsonl dni.vvte bon Meal4 on Wheeus,
<br />Market Place Manning TaZk4, OnganLzed the North Subwtban Chorus, FJ.6.th Sunday as
<br />"Seni.on Sunday ", gol6, bowling, bridge, bocce ball, .ttLp4 and tour4, luau on Lake
<br />Getva24, Freebie at Spooner Park, capsule burial on Anbot Day4, (The 2nd one .to' be
<br />unearthed in 1998),Wahz 4eJtv.ice4 Got membet4 , Float Got Canadian Days, etc.
<br />The 6itAt meeting o6 the FL6ty -Five Plu4 Club was had in the basement a the S.t.
<br />John'4 rectory Manch 11, 1975. There were 53 people present.
<br />The 2nd meeting was held at LLttze Canada School on ELL Road. Tom Fi.4ck, a6 St.John'4
<br />and Jan W.Le4sner, Sen,Lon Citizens Pnognam D.in.ecton bon the Rosevitte School DiAttLct,
<br />4poke a message 6 encowt.agement to the newly ongani.zed Seni.on Club. Earn Rossez,
<br />P'ca&.dent, Johanna GaPlaghet Meath, Sec etaty, Flo Ro44ez, Tnea4uren.
<br />The City a6 L.i tt& Canada. opened ,i t',s doors to out Se ien Program bon the 3rd. meeting
<br />Oc. cben 14,1975. With Johanna a4 eoondinator the club continued to meet at the City
<br />Center until the club out -grew the accommedati.ona . They moved to the basement a St.
<br />John'4 Choreh whence we 4pnead out wings to peak membenzh,ip 6 260 in 1989. Yes there
<br />weze 4.tep4 to conquest, ...we just called upon the "4tnong Guys" to catty wheel chain
<br />membest4 down the 4tep4,
<br />It has been 4ae:d: " The FL6ty -F ve plus Club .i,s the best Senior Citazend Club in the
<br />Twin Cities ", "ThL4 Club 2.4 the mob.t 6ni.endzy and loving group a6 people ", " The
<br />FL6ty-Five Pleb Club £4 4o active ", " We 4houLd volunteer to chait a committee,
<br />this is Ouch a good aLub."
<br />In 1992 Johanna Meath, age 75, rented as eaond.inaton and asked the City o6 Little
<br />Canada. .to include the Seni.ot Club in .theft Recreation Pxognam. Jim Mandan, Patko
<br />and Recnea it:a Vitecton, asked bon Job Description 06 out van i.oub aatLv. tLe.4. and
<br />appointed Michele De$abe as Sen.ion C.ittzen4 eontact.petson.
<br />Through the City 06 LLttte. Canada the 4uppontt a6 an Ezenciae Pnogaam, Market Place
<br />Moaning Tai4,55 Ative Dni.vere Counae4, Seni.on Task Fence Survey, and other
<br />artivities in general are o6deted. Secauze 06 lack 06 :Sunda., a CooaaLsu tcr4 job
<br />was not available.
<br />Conscious 06 the .importance o6 the Senor Pnognam avid the dart that Uttte Canada .ia
<br />on the extteme., east -end 06 the School D.i.at 2414 SenLon Pnognam, Johanna encoweaged
<br />membesw 06 the FL6.ty -Five Plus Club, to continue re4pon4.Lb.i ltie4 accepting
<br />out Service and Tabk related wank 06 the Club. Out 06 the 11 .Service Related job4
<br />Only two were not taken, Pubtic Relations. and Customized Tt.Lp4 and Touts, .thus Johanna
<br />has continued as P.R. and T. and T. and quote," L 42ncesteZy enjoy this. wank." Out 06
<br />the 20 Task RePate.d workings 06 the club, a t but 7 Task related jobs were .taken.
<br />Page 35
<br />
|