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.
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