Friday, February 3, 2017

Directors Meeting - Februray

February, 2017
The board of directors meeting of the Haddonfield 65 Club was held on Thursday February 2, 2017. President Henry Leimkuhler called the meeting to order at 10 AM. Roll was called and 12 members were present.
The secretary read the board meeting minutes from January 5, 2017. The minutes were approved as read.
Walt Baker gave the treasurers report and it was approved for audit.  He reported that there are 30 members who have not paid dues for 2017. Walt passed out list for BOD members to help call the people who have not paid their dues.
· President Leimkuhler thanked Ron Howley and Bud Pusatere for a great job on the 5K Run and Charles Legge and all those who helped with the party afterward at the clubhouse.

Membership

Three were no membership applications this month.

Trips

· Bill Brown reported that he is overbooked for the Masonic Temple trip on February 21st and may need a second bus and multiple tour guides at the Masonic Temple.  The trip to the industrial museum in Doylestown has been put on hold. The 6-hr. fishing trip leaving out of Barnegat in June has been confirmed and the cost will be $75. Bill also noted that he investigating two additional trips. The first is to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island with lunch at Mastouris for $80 and the second is to a winery in Egg Harbor along with lunch.

Old Business

· Henry went over the complete membership chairman list and updated the list for 2017.
· Bill Brown reported that the new pens have arrived and that they are black and red with a felt case.
· Al Schmidt brought up the suggestion to have Kevin Pierce as entertainment for the Spring Ladies Luncheon. After discussion a motion was made “to book Mr. Pierce at a cost of $125 for the luncheon”.
The motion passed.
· Henry reported that the donation of books for the Kroc center is going well. He suggested that the books be kept at the club for a couple months for member use prior to delivery.
· Ron Howley reported that he talked to Neal Tully about the outside landscaping. Neal is interested in helping with the outside cleanup. After discussion, it was agreed that Henry would contact Neal regarding beoming committee chairman for landscaping. A tentative date was set for April 13th after the business meeting to work on the outside.

New Business

· Henry went over the complete membership chairman list and updated the list for 2017 in preparation for the new directory.
· Al Schmidt reported that he has speakers committed thru April 6th. He also has a Mark Twain impersonator lined up. The impersonator requested that the club make a donation to a charity in exchange for the appearance. A motion was made “to make a donation to the Haddonfield Foundation in the amount of $50”. The motion passed.  Al is also considering a speaker on old movie posters.
· Bill Brown reported that movie night is a success and it will continue every Wednesday at 7pm.
· Bill also reported that one of our speakers would like to become an honorary member. After discussion it was concluded that this is inappropriate since we have a specific definition of honorary member, namely an existing member who has attained age 90.
The meeting adjourned at 10:45AM.
Respectfully submitted,

Bernie Schaming, Secretary