March, 2018

The board of directors meeting of the Haddonfield 65 Club was held on Thursday March 1, 2018. President Al Schmidt called the meeting to order at 10 AM. Roll was called and 14 members were present.

The secretary read the board meeting minutes from February1, 2018. The minutes were approved as read.

Dave Tarditi gave the treasurers report and it was approved for audit. After discussion a motion was made “To allow the treasurer to investigate and select the appropriate bank for CD rollover”. The motion passed.

Membership

The board approved Robert Turner and Joseph Hillegas for membership in the club.  

Trips

· Bill Brown reported that the trip the 911 Museum is proceeding better than anticipated. There are already 32 people signed up for this trip and most have already paid.

Spring Luncheon

· Entertainment was discussed for the Ladies Spring Luncheon. Bill Brown will solicit Julia Chin for the event.

Old Business

· Al Schmidt reiterated the need for a new chaplain. After discussion, David Tarditi volunteered to take on this role.   

· The board once again discussed the duties of the 1^st and 2^nd Vice Presidents of the club. After the appropriate modifications, the writeups will become part of the information passed on to incoming vice presidents.

· A discussion was held on fundraising activities. It was noted that various restaurants will contribute 15 – 20% of a total bill to a 501c (3) charity. There may be limitations on times and days for these activities. The purpose of such an event is more for the social aspects than for fundraising. It provides another opportunity for members and spouses to get together while at the same time generating funds for some organization. A suggestion was made to perhaps join with folks from the Fortnightly on such an activity.

· Mike Underwood reported that the Historical Society will take all of the club’s old slides and corresponding notes for preservation. They were happy to get them since they are primarily all local people in the slides. They will store and preserve them in a proper fashion.

New Business

· It has been suggested that our Tri-fold brochure is getting a little old. Since we don’t have too many on hand, it is time to update and produce more of these brochures. Jim Dunn volunteered to take some new pictures as part of the update.

· In addition to the brochure, we will also generate reprints of the recent newspaper article on the club as an additional handout.  Bernie will make up a master and give it to Bill Brown for reproduction.

· Mike Underwood asked members to start thinking about themes for the 4^th of July parade. It is never too early to start thinking about this event. Perhaps something related to Armistice Day since this year is the 100^th anniversary of the armistice signed between the Allies of World War I and Germany in 1918.

· Henry Leimkuhler noted that the Kroc Center is now giving books to the homeless so our book donations are greatly appreciated.

· It was decided that the club will sign up again to support the Feed My Starving Children event. Bernie will attempt to reserve a block of slots for our participation.

· It was decided that April 12^th will be the date for our spring cleanup. The activity will take place following the business meeting on that day.

The meeting adjourned at 11:15 AM.

Respectfully submitted,

Bernie Schaming, Secretary