February, 2018

The board of directors meeting of the Haddonfield 65 Club was held on Thursday February 1, 2018. President A Schmidt called the meeting to order at 10 AM. Roll was called and 13 members were present.

The secretary read the board meeting minutes from January 11, 2018. The minutes were approved as read.

Dave Tarditi gave the treasurers report and it was approved for audit.  He also reported that 21 members have not paid their 2018 dues at this time. The secretary will send out letters toward the end of February to those who have not paid.

Membership

The board approved Francis Lodge for membership in the club.  

Trips

· Bill Brown reported that the trip to tour the Evergreens on January 16^th cost slightly more than anticipated for the bus. We will lose a small amount of money on the trip. It was suggested that since this trip was greatly appreciated, trips to similar facilities would be useful. Bill indicated that he would contact Brightview as well as Symphony, the new facility on Brace road.

· Transportation for the trip on February 8^th after the regular Thursday meeting will be by car-pool.  Lunch will be served at the club prior to departure. Bill is also looking into a trip to Kings Road brewery but it was suggested that he delay that trip since they are having a hard time keeping up with demand.

Old Business

· President Schmidt initiated a discussion on speaker content. It was concluded that although we normally do not condone political or sales pitches, it is very difficult to control actual content. 

· Bill Brown presented the board with his cut at defining the duties of the first and second vice presidents of the club. It was agreed that board members consider his input and make suggestions for any changes at the next board meeting.

New Business

· President Schmidt brought up chairmanship of the different committees in the club. After discussion it was concluded that members of the board who are also committee chairmen should let Al know if they are not interested in continuing in that role.

· Al also requested guidance on the length of time a performer should plan to perform at the Spring luncheon. It was concluded that they should expect to perform for 45 min to an hour.

· Al informed the board that Lou Dunkle is interested in being replaced as chaplain of the club. A name was suggested and Al will inquire to see if there is interest.

· Bud Pusatere suggested that the club consider using P. J.Whelihans as a fundraiser for some event in the future. They will contribute 15% of a bill to any given fundraising event. There are time constraints, etc. for such an activity. Perhaps it could be used as a fundraiser for the club.

· Bernie raised a question regarding continuing to store the old slides from the club. These slides cover club members and activities from 1957 to 1970s. Mike Underwood volunteered to make inquires at the library archives to see if they would be interested in having them.

· Saul Resnick has completed an article on the club for the local newspaper. He suggested that we make reprints of the article for use as promotional material for the club. The board agreed that this is a good idea.

The meeting adjourned at 11:10 AM.

Respectfully submitted,

Bernie Schaming, Secretary