BEN ZIRI CARAVAN #218

Minutes of the 5/16/2024 meeting

Meeting called to order at 4pm

Opening prayer led by GC Andreas

Reading of minutes: accepted as written

Roll call of officers: Present were; GC, SD, Scribe of Ex., Capt. Of Bodyguard, Sent. of Tower, and the  Supreme Advocate

Communications received: A check for $4000.00 received from Supreme. This is our matching funds check for the year.

Reports:

            Scribe of exchequer:  No report

            Grand Chamberlain: no report

            Grand Commander report: This is the first Ben Ziri Caravan meeting to be held remotely using the Team Meeting Format. I am very encouraged by the amount of                  members who signed in and attended the meeting. Hopefully as the word gets out more members will join us next month. Your participation is vital in

                        order to keep the business of the caravan running smoothly and your ideas on different programs and events are needed to keep us a relevant and

                        progressive caravan within the Order of Alhambra.

Old business: Now that we have received the matching funds check from Supreme it will be presented to the Special Education Department at San Diego State

University to be added to the Ben Ziri Scholarship Foundation Fund. Supreme Advocate Vince Braun and Supreme Director of Region Eight, Chris Braun will set up a time   and place to make the presentation. All members will be invited to attend the presentation.

Dr. Laura Hall will be presenting seven scholarships in honor of our recently deceased members during the September caravan meeting.

New business: We have been invited to participate in the Oceanside Freedom Parade on June 29,2024. It was decided that because of the limited amount of members that are able to walk in the parade that we will not participate this year.

  SD Chris Braun is finalizing a plan that will allow Ben Ziri Caravan to sponsor  six mentally disabled people to a surf camp to be held at Pismo Beach on April 6, 2024 . GC Andreas commented that this is exactly the kind of outreach programs that we must be more involved in.

PGC Mike Caligiuri will be picking up all the red jackets and fezzes that have been stored at the Acuna residence for many years. Thank you SN Fernando. If anyone is in need of a fez or red jacket please contact PGC Mike Caligiuri at 760-940-9546.

Good of the Order: SN Fernando Acuna will be 92 years old on Monday, May 20, 2024. Congratulations to Fernando, a great Alhambran. Please pray for Sultana Susie Miller and SN Rafael Esquivel’s sister Lupe and all members of Ben Ziri Caravan that are in need of our prayers.

Raffle winners for May,2024     $100.00 Eric Gilliland                    $50.00 Luana Wilson

Next meeting will be held virtually On June 20,2024 at 4pm.

Final prayer led by GC Andreas

R/S submitted GC Tony Andreas