The board of directors meeting of the Haddonfield 65 Club was held
on Thursday March 7, 2019. President Jay Cokos called the meeting to order at 10
AM. Roll was called and 12 members were present.
The secretary read the board meeting minutes from February 7, 2019.
The minutes were approved as read.
Dave Tarditi gave the treasurers report
and it was approved for audit. Dave reported that there are still 12 members
who have not paid dues. He also reported that he has rolled over another DC for
15 months at a rate of 2.5%.
Membership
Charles Simpers was approved for
membership in the club.
Speakers
Saul Resnick reported he is now beginning to work on speakers for June
and July.
Trips
· Bill Brown
reported that the trip to Ft. Mifflin has 31 people signed up. He will begin to
contact past trip-goers in an attempt to fill the bus. He is also exploring a
possible trip to the Brandywine museum.
Old Business
· Al Schmidt and Frank Lodge reported that
a new membership application is nearly complete and that they are currently
discussing up0grades to the website to incorporate information and application
for new members. In addition, Frank has written a new press release to acquaint
potential new members with the new website information and membership
application.
· Bill Brown reported that the
entertainment was set for the Ladies Spring Luncheon. Logistic issues and
possible help for Bob Parsons will be discussed at the April directors meeting.
· A discussion was held regarding finding
a replacement for the current secretary. Splitting the job into two or more positions
was discussed. Bernie listed the current activities involved in his efforts as
secretary and suggested splitting it into a secretary position and a database
manager position. A motion was made “to form a committee to discuss the issue
and make a recommendation to the board“. The motion passed. Volunteers for the
committee include Al Schmidt, Bill Brown, Dewaine Osman, Frank Lodge and Bernie
Schaming.
New Business
· The annual
spring cleanup was discussed. It was decided that the second Thursday in April
after the business meeting would be a good date for the effort. Depending on
the number of volunteers both inside and outside will be tackled with emphasis
on the outside work.
· Jay Cokos indicated that its time to consider ideas for themes
for the 4th of July parade. Frank Lodge made a suggestion for a
theme that Rhoads Ave used many years ago. Jay indicated that he would contact
Mike Underwood to see if he is planning to lead this effort again and inform
him of Frank’s suggestion.
· Jay also initiated a discussion regarding the mounting of
the new TV on a wall at the club. Bernie indicated that there are multiple
things to consider depending upon whether you tie the TV into our entertainment
system and which wall you would mount the TV on. This led to a discussion of
whether it is worth the effort depending upon the amount of use it will get. It
was concluded that the first step should be to obtain the pulse of the members
regarding the use or anticipated use of the TV. A motion was made “to obtain
feedback from members at a regular
Thursday meeting regarding the anticipated use of the TV”. The motion passed.
Thursday meeting regarding the anticipated use of the TV”. The motion passed.
· Saul Resnick brought up the idea of purchasing a laptop
for the club to complete our complement of equipment for speakers. This would
allow speakers to bring their presentation on a flash drive rather than bring
their computer. Although the board has interest in such a purchase no decision
was made at this meeting. The topic requires further discussion by a small
group to determine if it is necessary and what complement of hardware and
software is required.
The meeting adjourned at 11:00
AM.
Respectfully submitted,
Bernie Schaming, Secretary
