2021 GRF Annual Meeting Minutes

Editor’s Note: The approved 2021 minutes of the GRF Board Annual Meeting are published here per Davis-Stirling Act requirements. Annual minutes are published after they are approved by the GRF Board at subsequent annual meetings. The 2022 annual meeting minutes will be published in 2023. All GRF meeting minutes are available at lwsb.com.

Golden Rain Foundation June 8, 2021 Call to Order The 58th Annual Meeting of Members of the Golden Rain Foundation was held in Clubhouse Four on June 8, 2021 and called to order by President Susan Hopewell.

President Hopewell stated that today’s meeting had been convened in compliance with Article III, Sections 2 and 3 of the Foundation’s By-Laws and, following Corporate Secretary Gerber’s statement that all members were sent notice of such meeting, she declared it to be in session at 2:01 p.m.

Pledge of Allegiance

GRF Corporate Secretary Marsha Gerber led the Pledge of Allegiance.

Roll Call

Recording Secretary Deanna Bennett reported that Board Members Perrotti, Collazo, Snowden, Pratt, Stone, Gerber, Thompson, Hopewell, Rapp, Slutsky, Dodero, Levine, Heinrichs, Damoci Friedman, Isom, and Massetti were present.

No Directors participated via Zoom. Executive Director Ankeny was also present. Eighteen members were present, constituting a majority of the voting quorum.

Membership Participation

President Hopewell stated that by prearrangement, through a notice published for three consecutive weeks in the Leisure World Weekly, members wishing to do so were invited to participate in the Annual Meeting. Three written questions/comments were received and referred to the appropriate department/GRF Committee.

Approval of 2020 Annual Meeting Minutes

BY REQUEST of Mutual Six, shareholder Lynn Baidack, the reading of the minutes of the Annual Meeting, held on August 4, 2020, was dispensed with, and the minutes were approved and ordered to be filed in the corporate records as heretofore published. Ms. Gerber seconded the motion; the Board members present unanimously indicated their favor of the motion.

Introduction of Present Directors

The present Board members were introduced by President Hopewell: Mutual One, Leah Perrotti; Mutual One, Ruben Collazo; Mutual Two, Paula Snowden; Mutual Two, Paul Pratt; Mutual Three, Linda Stone; Mutual Four, Marsha Gerber; Mutual Five, William Thompson; Mutual Six, Susan Hopewell; Mutual Seven, Kathy Rapp; Mutual Eight, Lawrence Slutsky; Mutual Nine, Tony Dodero; Mutual Ten, Ronde Winkler; Mutual Eleven, Irma Heinrichs; Mutual Twelve, Carole Damoci; Mutual Fourteen, Lee Melody; Mutual Fifteen, Phil Friedman; Mutual Sixteen, Janet Isom; and Mutual Seventeen, Nick Massetti.

President Hopewell recognized retiring Mutual Three, Seven and Eleven GRF Representatives for their service on the Board. On behalf of the community, President Hopewell thanked these Board members for their hard work and dedication and shared a brief history of their GRF activities.

Introduction of Newly Elected Directors

President Hopewell then introduced the newly elected directors of the Board: Donna Gambol, Mutual One, Sandy Geffner, Mutual Three, and Lucy Ableser, Mutual Seven. (Phillip Mandeville, Mutual Eleven was unable to attend).

Reports

In accordance with Article V, Section 2, of the GRF By-Laws, the Annual Meeting of members is the time and place for receiving reports from chairpersons. President Hopewell offered the opportunity for the committee chairs to offer comments, regarding their Committees. The Chairs thanked the members of their committees and staff members individually.

Executive Director’s Comments

The Executive Director thanked the Board and staff for another excellent year.

Board Member Comments

Four Board members offered comments.

Mr. Melody: I thank God, PS, SH, KR, PF, and PP. and my wife of 58 years. JI: biggest accomplishment is the ability to live stream meetings PP: Deanna makes it all run LSlutsky: we fought a war against the most vicious … Installation of Newly Elected Directors

President Hopewell announced that Donna Gambol, Sandy Geffner, Lucy Ableser, and Phil Mandeville, were officially installed as Directors of the Golden Rain Foundation.

Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned at 3:08 p.m.

—Marsha Gerber, Corporate Secretary Board of Directors