Directors Meeting - June

June, 2017

The board of directors meeting of the Haddonfield 65 Club was held on Thursday June 1, 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 May 4, 2017. The minutes were approved as read.

Walt Baker gave the treasurers report and it was approved for audit. Walt noted that he received another outrageous bill from PSE&G. After discussing with PSE&G, they agreed to replace our meter on July 6^th with a new digital meter that will not require reading since they can’t seem to read it correctly. Walt suggested that we do some pruning to have better access to the meter.

In addition, Walt announced that Dave Tarditi has agreed to take over the Treasurer’s job on July 1. Walt agreed to remain involved as assistant treasurer.

Membership

There were three new members this month. Kurt Breaney is a new regular member and Abe Ferdas and Bob Smolski are guest members.  After discussion, it was decided that the current non-resident membership should remain at 15%.

Trips

· Bill reported that he is in the process of scheduling a trip to the Tropicana Casino for August 29^th if possible. The cost will be $45 which includes $15 in slot play, lunch and the show.

Old Business

· Bill Brown reported that he has cancelled the Wednesday night movies due to lack of attendance. He will consider starting up again in the fall.

· Henry thanked all those who helped make the Spring Luncheon a big success.

· Mike Underwood reported that he will host a 4^th of July committee meeting after this board meeting.

· Bill Brown agreed to purchase new hats with the club logo on them. He will place an order so that we have them in time for the parade. Bernie will provide the club logo in the same format as we used for the aprons.

New Business

· A Schmidt reported that the speaker from the Chapel of the Four Chaplains suggested we make a donation to anew memorial being constructed. After discussion, a motion was made and passed “that on the day of his talk, we propose that the cash jar proceeds from that day be donated for this purpose”.

· Bill Brown announced that the Japan Exchange is holding their sake and sushi night on Saturday, June 4^th, at the Grace Episcopal Church.

· Bill also agreed to contact the Borough regarding the problem with ants to see if we can get the building sprayed.

· Henry initiated a discussion regarding increasing dues to offset the cost of any upgrades to the building that we might want to do. The board concluded that their was insufficient upcoming needs to warrant increasing the dues. Henry indicated that he was willing to paint the exterior.

The meeting adjourned at 11:00AM.

Respectfully submitted,

Bernie Schaming, Secretary