January 30, 2016

Central Coast Chapter Minutes for January 16, 2016




Central Coast Chapter Minutes for January 16, 2016

Meeting to Order: 1:04 PM
Pledges of Allegiance and SAR were led by VP Bill Siler presiding in Pres Haynes’ stead.
Guest Speaker: John Siler introduced LaVonne Rae Andrews who along with her husband Dr. Don Welsh are ministers at the Center for Spiritual Living in Templeton. Along with her ministry, Ms. Andrews is a member of the Native American Caucus, Screen Actors Guild and has authored a book titled Divine Dialogues. Ms. Andrews has Tlingit tribal ancestry and Alaskan roots.
The accomplished Ms. Andrews owned and operated a hair salon in Carmel for 21 years and completed ministerial school and college. Ms. Andrews has also been a professional actor for 20 years. The latter profession provided for numerous anecdotes including when she crashed the set of Don Juan DeMarco  (Johnny Depp and Marlon Brando)and ended up earning her Screen Actors Guild card as a result. Following that LaVonne received TV parts in Days of Our Lives, The Millers and Banshee. Being designated as the lead actor in a Sears advertisement earned her $18K for 4 hours of work. Ms. Andrews presentation was warmly received and VP Siler promised her a cannon.
Writers Group guests were introduced and Dave Tissue brought a prospective member.
Secretary’s Report: Minutes from December were read aloud. Motion (Tissue) Seconded (J. Siler). Motion passed.
Treasurer’s Report: After payment to National and State societies, the current account balance is $2469.37.
New Business: None
Old Business: None

Closing Pledge
Adjournment: 2:33 PM

 Respectfully Submitted,
Chris Scrimiger, Chapter Secretary

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