January, 2015

The board of directors meeting of the Haddonfield 65 Club was held on Thursday January 8, 2015. President Brown called the meeting to order at 10 AM. Roll was called and 11 members were present.

The secretary read the board meeting minutes from December 4, 2014. The minutes were approved as read.

Walt Baker gave the treasurers report and it was approved for audit. Bernie Schaming reported that the PSE&G bill for December exceeding $1000. He wrote a letter to PSE&G with a copy to the Borough explaining that they are reading the meter incorrectly. He sent them a check for $38.01 based upon his own reading.

Presidents Items

· President Brown mentioned the loss of three club members in the past few weeks including Ed North, Jack Nuneville and Bob Ball.

· Joe Ade reported that he expects to have the next tournament of champions within a month. He hasn’t yet decided what the contest will be.

· Joe initiated a discussion on membership. A number of idea were discussed one of which included contacting the local churches to have a notice included in the church bulletins. It was also suggested that we request that the Borough issue a proclamation in honor of the 60^th anniversary of the club. This proclamation could be used as a point of discussion with contacts at the churches. The following board members agreed to be points of contact with the churches. Joe Ade - Christ the King, Al Schmidt - Grace Episcopal, Walt Baker & Charles Legge - Haddonfield Methodist, and Warren Reintzel - Lutheran Church. Bill Brown will discuss the proclamation with Mayor Kasko and Joe Ade will prepare a draft item for the church bulletins for the board to review.

· Bernie reported that he and Bill Brown visited Bill Hitchens and presented him with the award announced at the Christmas party. Bill was very appreciative.

· President Brown initiated a review of the Christmas party. All agreed that the food didn’t work out too well this year. Because of the agenda order, the food was cold. Bill suggested that if we contact PJ Whelihans next year, we limit the food to cheese & crackers and other cold items. Everyone agreed that having the children sing was a good idea since it relieved the members from straining our angelic voices. We have not yet received a bill from the Methodist Church for the use of the facility. 

· Bill also asked for any feedback on the casino trip. Those that attended felt it was a great trip and produced a couple of winners. Some felt the show was not as good as previous Christmas shows.

Old Business

· Bill reviewed the slate of officers to be voted upon at today’s business meeting.

· The board thanked Ron Howley and Charles Legge for the great job they did on the 5K Heart Run and the post run gathering at the clubhouse. The post run gathering was a nice way to end the event and a good time was had by those that were able to attend.

· Bill Brown reported that he is interested in assisting Jack Aharon with trips after his tenure as president ends today. He will discuss this with Jack.

New Business

· Bill Brown announced that Tom Mervine agreed to chair the audit committee. The audit will be done some time in the next month or so.

· Bill thanked board members for their support over the past two years and appreciated the opportunity to serve the organization.

The meeting adjourned at 10:55am.

Respectfully submitted,

Bernie Schaming, Secretary