January, 2019

The board of directors meeting of the Haddonfield 65 Club was held on Thursday January 3, 2019. President Al 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 December 6, 2018. The minutes were approved as read.

Dave Tarditi gave the treasurers report and it was approved for audit. Dave also presented a budget for 2019.

Membership

There are three new members this month.

Speakers

Saul Resnick presented an overview of the speakers for the next couple months as well as a sampling of people that he is trying to get for future meetings.

Trips

· Bill Brown reported that he is starting to look into trips for 2019. He has been in touch with Yards Brewery again as well as the people at Ft. Mifflin. He is considering the Ft. Mifflin trip for March or April.

Old Business

· Bill Brown thanked those who helped man the Salvation Army Red Kettle at the ACME in December. We collected approximately $470. which was not as good as last year but still a good effort.

· Jay Cokos provided some thoughts regarding the Christmas party. People seemed to enjoy the background music rather than entertainment that requires that everything stop to enjoy it.  The food was excellent this year although he would have preferred that the sandwiches were cut in quarters rather than in halves. It is also important that we start earlier to organize the party so that decisions are not left to the last minute.

· Dave Tarditi suggested that we put a notice in the newsletter recognizing that the Diabetes Run donated $300 to the club for providing marshals for the event.

New Business

· Bill Brown has begun to organize the snack pack event for the Ronald McDonald House in Camden. His estimate for the necessary supplies to pack 100 bags is less than $200. The target date for the event is after the February business meeting.

· Bernie Schaming submitted a letter to the board indicating that this will be his last year as secretary and newsletter editor. He felt that 17 years was sufficient and that new blood is needed. The board reluctantly accepted his letter.

· After discussion it was decided that K-Cup coffee and hot chocklate would be purchased as part of the refreshments.

The meeting adjourned at 11:00 AM.

Respectfully submitted,

Bernie Schaming, Secretary