The board of directors meeting of the Haddonfield 65 Club
was held on Thursday April 6, 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 March 2,
2017. The minutes were approved as read.
Walt Baker gave the treasurers
report and it was approved for audit Walt indicated that
five members did not plan to continue their membership, all from Haddonfield.
There was some discussion on how to increase our membership. The board felt
that a meeting with the commissioners, privately to discuss expanding our 15%
quota to 20% would be in order.
Audit
committee submitted their report and a motion was made to accept. It was
unanimously accepted.
Membership
Four new members were voted in, all
from Haddonfield.
Trips
· The
Ellis Island Statue of Liberty trip was deemed a success, in spite of a fuel
problem with the bus. A different restaurant was tried for our meal, The Town and
Country, which received high ratings for quality as well as quantity. Everyone
took a doggy bag home. The tour coordinator was thanked for a successful trip.
Bill also updated the status of the fishing trip, on June 6 and the
Phillies game, on June 20.
Old Business
· A report on Feed Our Starving Children was
made, and a record setting one million meals were prepared.
·Bob
Parsons reported that the spring luncheon was set, the price of the tickets are
$30.00 per person. Al Schmidt confirmed that the entertainment was set. Bernie
will send invitations to guests for lunch.
·The
board was reminded that after the April 12 business meeting, there will be a
clean up of the grounds and members were reminded to bring tools for this
project. Neal Tully will coordinate the project.
· The
Wednesday night movies were discussed and Bill thanked Tom Mervine for taking
over while he was away.
New Business
· Mike
Underwood reported that there were 28 for the opening day of golf,
congratulations Mike for getting the program started this year.
· There was
discussion on how the club could provide more service to the community, there
was a review of the things that we currently do and activities that we participate
in. No real suggestion for added activities were made at this time.
· President
Henry Leimkuhler donated a one cup automatic coffee maker and the board
agreed that it was a nice addition to our kitchen. The refreshment committee
was asked to purchase additional coffee supplies.
The meeting adjourned at 11:05AM.
Respectfully submitted,
Bill Frown, Acting Secretary
