Haddonfield 65 Club Directors Meeting Minutes: May, 2022

The Board of Directors meeting of the Haddonfield 65 Club was held on Thursday May 5, 2022. The meeting was held in the 65 Club clubhouse.

President Roger Jacobs called the meeting to order at 10:00 AM. Dave Tarditi led the directors in the Pledge of Allegiance and provided a prayer

Roll was called and fifteen (15) board members were present.

Minutes – Fred Willis

Reading of the April minutes was done. This was by error since the Directors had previously vote to eliminate the reading of the minutes that were distributed earlier. The Directors approved the minutes

President’s Report – Roger Jacobs

Roger discussed an issue that was purposely excluded from the May Newsletter, given the importance of the event and the many events leading up to it, requiring a separate notice. The issue is the possible club assistance in the 2020 Poppy Project. This is the project that was initiated in 2020 to have a poppy for every New Jersey serviceman killed in World War I. The project was placed on hold due to the pandemic. It has been revived and the 3,837 Poppies will be assembled in strings for display on May 30 Memorial Day in front of HMHS. Club member assistance may be required.
There will be various activities honoring World War I veterans on May 9, 14, 23. This activity is being coordinated by American Legion Post 38. The Directors authorized Roger to be the club point of contact if Dave Tarditi requested some assistance.
There are two remaining lectures on Haddonfield history presented by Camden County College. These presentations are in connection with the June 4 Skirmish. The presentations are at Borough Hall or the Masonic Temple and will be held May 25 and June 1.

The wine and cheese fund raising event for the Association for Constitutional Awareness was held April 30 at the Haddonfield Historical Society and was well attended.

Treasurers Report – Hank Zaleski

There were few club expenditures in April.
There was some discussion About the expenses of snacks, particularly since higher priced snacks were being selected.
The club’s camera system has not yet been bought. This will be about $2000. Spending less than the budgeted amount of $2000 could help with budget shortfalls and overspending in other areas.
A review of the club’s cash on hand now versus the end of the year cash was made and compared to years 2015-2021. The current cash is similar to the reference years.
The Treasurer’s Report was approved.

Speakers – David Tarditi

Dave reported speakers have been arranged through May19., but he was still looking for more.

May 12 – Spring luncheon at Tavistock CC.
May 19 –A trip to Iran. This goes back a few years and will be a slide presentation by two Americans who visited much of Iran, so to give us a” hands on” insight of this “different from our culture” troubling nation.
May 25 – Dr Yang - Acupuncture
June 2 Pam and Ron Pontano will speak on “Honor flight” a program wherein they take day trips (mostly by bus-at their own expense) for 100-150 Veterans to various historical / patriotic sites so to help the Veterans learn more about the country for which they fought.
June 9 – Business meeting,
June 16 – Local Store – Bill Green will describe operating a jewelry store
June and others to be Determined! Recommendations are welcome.
Dave discussed having a speaker from the Peter Mott house in Lawnside provide a presentation. The Mott hosue was a stop on the Underground Railroad. The Mott House is currently undergoing restoration and has requested $100 honorarium for the presentation. The club does not pay for speakers but six individual members will contribute to cover the cost.

Membership – Joe Galleria

Joe informed the directors two applications, Al Balky and Doug Donor, were waiting for approval. The applications would be provided to the directors for approval today. The directors reviewed the application and approved the gentlemen as Guest members
Guest membership is growing faster than Haddonfield members. The wait time for guest members to become full members is increasing.

Trips/ Events –

The directors discussed whether there should be a head table. Several of the officers who would have to sit at the table preferred round tables of eight. It was decided there would be no head table and officers would sit with the membership.
There will be a 50/50 raffle which Hank will conduct. Money from the 50/50 goes to the club, not to pay for the luncheon.
There will be club event award presentations.
Directories will be available. A sign-up sheet will be used to prevent mailing directories unnecessarily.

On May 10, a car pool trip, will visit Barclay Farms and the Indian Kings Tavern and end with a pizza lunch at the 65 Club Clubhouse.

Old Business

Constables for the skirmish are required. The Constables will sign up for specific time duration. The current six-hour shift requires some breaks which must be covered.
The club is still waiting to hear if the Lions club will have a Flea Market this year. The club has joined the Lions club Flea Market in the past. The absence of the flea market will significantly affect the clubs’ income. Al Schmidt will follow this issue. If the Lion’s market is not held, he will investigate having a yard sale or joining the flea market of another organization. The Lion’s problem is finding a location.
Frank Lodge has suggested a new topic for the Club’s 4^th of July parade entry. It is still in the design stage and may add a new dimension to the Club’s entry! Bernie Schaming has agreed to head up an assembly team.
Bernie requested the Newsletter have only six pages because the current 8-10 pages is too thick for the existing envelopes. Phil will investigate if reducing the number of pages is possible.

New Business

The Mayor’s Wellness Conference is postponed from Saturday May 7 to the October 1 Fall Festival.
Carl’s Sunoco station will be 65 years old on June 9, the date of the 65-club business meeting. Carl’s is donating $0.65 per gallon, on June 9, to various Service Clubs in Haddonfield, of which the 65Club is one. Doug Rauschenberg has researched the history of gas stations in Haddonfield. Instead of the business meeting, it was proposed that Doug present his research to the 65 club and members go to Carl’s afterwards for further possible events. The Directors approved this change in schedule IF the event goes forward.

The meeting adjourned at 11:27 AM.

Respectfully submitted,

Fred Willis, Secretary

Haddonfield 65 Club Directors Meeting Minutes