October, 2019

 October 2019

The board of directors meeting of the Haddonfield 65 Club was held on Thursday October 3, 2019. Secretary Bernie Schaming requested Acting Secretary, Fred. Willis take the minutes.  President Jay Cokos’s called the meeting to order at 10 AM. Roll was called and 13 members were present plus Phil Kinsey who will assume the newly created Data Base Manager position in January.

Fred. Willis read the board meeting minutes from September 5, 2019. The minutes were approved as read.

Treasurers Report

·         Treasurer Dave Tarditi provided a detailed financial statement of the club’s finances and told us we were in good financial shape.  In the past month the club received $185 in income because a CD matured.  The CD was reinvested at First Colonial Bank.  Dave checked interest rates at several banks and First Colonial was considered to be the best.  The CD was reinvested at 2%, down from the previous rate of 2.5%  

·         The Flea market of last Saturday produced $741.25 in income. This was a response and necessary source of club income.

·         The treasurers report was approved as presented.

Membership

·         No new members were added in the past month according to Frank Lodge. 

·         Frank will email all of the new members who have joined in the past year and invite them to the October 10 stage luncheon.

Speakers

·         Saul Resnick informed us the speakers list is complete through the first week of February.  Saul will continue to obtain speaker until his term as 1^st VP ends in December.  Saul hope to have the speaker list full into the spring, when he steps down and Frank Lodge become responsible for speakers.

·         Saul will prepare the speaker introduction of the Weidenman’s at the stag luncheon, for John Cokos.

·         The newsletter will have the list of speakers for the rest of the year.

Trips/ Events

·         Bill Brown a trip to the Tropicana casino in Atlantic City will be held December 10.  Cost will be $50 per person and include a meal voucher, attendance to the Christmas show and $15 in coin.   The bus will leave from Wedgewood Swim Club at 9:30 AM and return at 6:30 PM.

·         Flea market – John Cooks thought the Flea market went very well.  There was excellent support from the 65 club.  While everyone who assisted worked hard, John asked for special recognition of Bernie Schaming and his wife.  They spent much of the week before the Flea market moving and getting things ready for the Saturday event.

·         Stag Luncheon- John requested someone volunteer to help Bob Parsons at the check in table.

·         Stag Luncheon – A suggestion was made to replace the long head table with a round table for the guests, this would allow more normal talking between the guests, commissioners and club president.  John would talk to Bob Parsons about implementing this change

·         Fall Festival – Al Schmidt and John Cokos will man the table.  Other club members are invited to assist.

·         Wine and Cheese Party – Bill Brown will provide the wind and cheese.  Jack Poupard will provide the music.  Cost $10 per person.

·         Fall Clean up – the club will perform an interior cleaning of the club house on November 14. Everyone is welcomed to assist

·         Christmas Luncheon – this will be held December 12 in the Methodist church Fellowship Hall. 12-2 PM.  Tom Mervine is in charge of the potluck lunch.  Members with names beginning with A-L will bring dessert and M-Z appetizers.  Attendees are requested to bring unwrapped sanitary products as gifts. Assistance is required for these gifts to be collected and delivered to recipients.

·         Starving Children – Bernie informed us all of the October 26 slots are filled.

·         Salvation Army – Bill Brown will arrange for a December Friday, preferably December 6, for the club to man the Salvation Army Collection kettle at the Haddonfield Acme.  Attendees will sign up for time slots.

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Standing Committees

·         Friendship – Dan Columbi is now on dialysis. It is expected that he and Tish will make their October 17 club presentation. Bob Parsons will make a video of their presentation.

·         Bob Parson’s video open a significant discussion among the directors. The issue was could a speaker bring a woman guest to hear her presentation. After considerable discussion and disagreement, the directors agreed a speaker may bring a woman guest.  There was no formal vote on this issue.  The issues include the club’s purpose and possible legal aspects. There were numerous positions and aspects of these issues discussed, they are not being presented here. A more formal and detailed discussion process is required.

Old Business

·         Walt Baker has volunteered to serve on the Haddonfield Senior Citizens Board.

New Business

·         Diabetes Run – the Saturday after Thanksgiving. –Marshalls are required to direct the runners.  The club has provided marshals in the past. A request for marshals is required.  Bill Brown is negotiating with Dunkin Donuts to donate coffee.

·         Club Brochure - John Asked Saul to review the brochure and update the pictures. 

·         Al Schmidt and John Cokos report on the proposed replacement of officers and director for next year.  The normal progression of officers is distorted by Saul Resnick’s inability to become president due to health issues.  Neil Wise has agreed to return as president for a year with additional officer support since he spends the winter in Florida. John and Al are working on providing the necessary officer support.  There was some discussion and disagreement with this plan. The changes were not brought to a formal vote.  The plan will be presented, with changes if necessary, at the next board meeting.

·          Directors and board member numbers. – the splitting of the secretary position into three positions affects the number of officer and director slots available.  Bernie will revise the by-laws to add two additional director spots and present the revision to the board.  

The meeting adjourned at 11:10 AM.

Respectfully submitted,

Fred Willis, Acting Secretary 

September, 2019

The board of directors meeting of the Haddonfield 65 Club was held on Thursday September 5, 2019.  President Jay Cokos’s called the meeting to order at 10 AM. Roll was called and 12 members were present.

The secretary read the board meeting minutes from August 1, 2019. The minutes were approved as read.

Dave Tarditi gave the treasurers report for June and it was approved for audit.

Membership

· The board accepted Richard A. Bonnette as a regular member in the club.  In addition, Richard Carney was accepted as a guest member. After discussion, a  motion was made “to present all new members of the club a 65 Club hat”. The motion passed.

Speakers

·   Saul Resnick reported that there are no changes in speakers through the end of the year.

Trips

·   Bill Brown reported that the trip to the Brandywine museum trip on September 24^th has been cancelled due to lack of participation. Bill will talk to the Senior Citizens United Community Services (SCUCS) regarding piggybacking on their trips. This would alleviate our need to have a 40-person minimum for trips. The minimum is driven primarily by bus costs.

Old Business

· Bill Brown reported that his article on the flea market to the local papers has still not been published. If it does not appear, this will impact our fundraising ability at the event.

· Jay reported that he has heard from Haddonfield Senior Citizen Council contact. The contact information was given to Walt Baker who volunteered to be the 65 Club representative on this council.

· Jay reported that the fall luncheon on October 10^th is set and speakers have been obtained. He also reported that the Fall Festival is on Oct 12^th and that at least two people are needed for set-up. If we take the tent, 4 people would be better. Bernie reported that he had designed a poster for use at the festival and now just needs to print the pictures and mount on poster board.

· There was no further discussion on keeping the printed version of the directory regardless of cost.

New Business

· Bill Brown announced that the wine & cheese party will be November 9^th at the Episcopal church hall from 7pm to 10pm. The cost will be $10 per person.

· With the resignation of Bernie as secretary, the following changes to the club officers and directors will be made. Fred Willis will assume the secretary position, Phil Kinsey will become the newly created database manager and will take Fred’s place as a director. Bernie will assume the director’s position vacated by the passing of Bud Pusatere.

· Howard Rementer suggested that the passing of Bud and the fact that Ron Howley may not be able to act as coordinator for the Children’s Diabetes Run this year will require new people to act as coordinators. Bill Brown and Al Schmidt volunteered to assume this role and will contact Ron Howley for any information that he may have.

· Bernie reported that he has no information at this time on the Feed My Starving Children event coming up this fall.

· Saul Resnick announced that due to health issues for both he and his wife, he will not be able to assume the presidency next year as planned. This increases the number of position to fill for next year. The nominating committee will begin to address this issue as soon as possible.

The meeting adjourned at 11:15 AM.

Respectfully submitted,

Bernie Schaming, Secretary 

August, 2019

The board of directors meeting of the Haddonfield 65 Club was held on Thursday August 1, 2019.  President Jay Cokos’s called the meeting to order at 10 AM. Roll was called and 12 members were present.

The secretary read the board meeting minutes from July 11, 2019. The minutes were approved as read.

Dave Tarditi gave the treasurers report for June and it was approved for audit. He reported that we lost approximately $200 on the Phillies trip.

Membership

· The board accepted Charles Reinert and John Testa as regular members in the club.  Frank Lodge presented a draft letter to be sent to Haddonfield resident club members announcing the membership drive. A motion was made “to authorize postage to send letters to Haddonfield members regarding the membership drive”. The motion passed. An article will also be placed in the newsletter.

Speakers

·   Saul Resnick reported, via Jay, that there are no changes in speakers through the end of the year.

Trips

·   Bill Brown commented that the walk from the bus to the stadium was too far. He has contacted the Phillies organization and suggested that they need some better way to facilitate bus drop-off access at the games. This would be especially helpful for senior citizens.  

· Bill also reported that the trip to the Brandywine museum trip on September 24^th currently has 7 or 8 people signed up. He is also looking into a trip to the Barnes museum as well as a potential Christmas season trip.

Old Business

· Bill Brown reported that he has submitted an article on the flea market to the local papers. He will try to have it appear in multiple issues.

· Frank Lodge indicated that he currently has 10 names of Haddonfield athletes that participated in major league sports or the Olympics as well as one professional announcer and one NFL official.

· Jay again mentioned the need for a Haddonfield Senior Citizen council contact. Walt Baker requested that he send him the information.

· There was no further discussion on keeping the printed version of the directory even regardless of cost.

New Business

· Howard Rementer reported that a woman at Borough Hall is collecting old shoes. Somehow, she turns them into support for the Pet Savers organization. You can drop old shoes off at RM 105 at Borough Hall or you can give them to Howard at the club and he will make sure she gets them.

· Jay brought up the fall clean-up. It was agreed that we would set aside November 11^th for this activity.

· Dewaine Osman suggested that folks who have pictures from club activities, such as the Phillies game, email them to him for use in the newsletter.

· Bernie suggested that the database manager should be on the board of directors. It was agreed that rather than changing the By-Laws, he would be made on the directors to ensure his participation on the board.

· Al Schmidt suggested that it is time to start thinking about the Fall Festival. Multiple ideas were suggested to attract people to our table including a photo poster of club activities, a list of trips from the last year, a list of the year’s speakers and munchies such as pretzels and mustard. Bernie volunteered to look for photos for a poster.

The meeting adjourned at 11:15 AM.

Respectfully submitted,

Bernie Schaming, Secretary 

July, 2019

The board of directors meeting of the Haddonfield 65 Club was held on Thursday July 11, 2019.  President Jay Cokos’s called the meeting to order at 10 AM. Roll was called and 13 members were present.

The secretary read the board meeting minutes from June 6, 2019. The minutes were approved as read.

Dave Tarditi gave the treasurers report for June and it was approved for audit.

Membership

· There were no new members this month.  Frank Lodge proposed having a membership drive between August 15 and November 15. He would be encouraging all members to try to bring in one new member into the club. As an incentive, the person who refers the most new members would receive an award. After discussion it was concluded that a $100 gift certificate would be the award.

Speakers

·   Saul Resnick reported that he now has only one open date, December 19, for speakers through the end of the year.

Trips

·   Bill Brown reported that the Laurel Hill & Girard trip was enjoyed by all that participated.

· Bill Brown reported that the trip to the Brandywine museum will be coupled with a visit to the Hagley museum as well as a restaurant. This trip is planned for September 24There was discussion about changing the cost of the trip from $85 to $90 but that would only reduce the number of people required to break even by three people. The cost of the trip will remain at $85.  

· Bill also reported that we still have a number of seats open for the Phillies trip. The cost of the trip is $50.

Old Business

· A big thank you and round of applause was given to Frank Lodge for the great job he did with the 4^th of July parade. The 65 Club received 1^st place among organizations and floats. Frank is already thinking about next year and presented a suggestion for a theme. He suggested that we honor Haddonfield athletes that have made it to the professional level and/or the Olympics. He is requesting help to identify such people. The idea would be to make up pseudo baseball card type sign for each person

· Jay Cokos asked whether we need a committee for the flea market. Bernie responded that he didn’t think it was necessary since most of the people enjoy helping out that day and we should have adequate people to arrive early to transport sale items and set up. If that changes, he will cry for more help.

·  Bernie reported that he got together with Dewaine Osman to transition the newsletter production to him. Dewaine will handle the September issue and Bernie will be available for any assistance needed.

· Bernie will also meet in the near future with Fred Willis and Phil Kinsey to discuss the transition of the secretary and database functions to them. This will most likely require more than one meeting. Al Schmidt indicated that he would like to be involved with this transition and may have additional ideas for the email database.

· There was a suggestion that we keep the printed version of the directory even though the cost is nearly $200. This was not pursued at this meeting but deserves further discussion.

New Business

· Jay Cokos asked about replacing the open director position. Bernie indicated that it was ok to ask someone to fill the position but if unsuccessful waiting until the end of the year was also ok.

· Jay also brought up the notion of a fall clean-up. I was agreed that we should have one but since it was getting late, further discussion was postponed until a subsequent meeting.

The meeting adjourned at 11:15 AM.

Respectfully submitted,

Bernie Schaming, Secretary 

June, 2019

Haddonfield 65 Club

June 2019

The board of directors meeting of the Haddonfield 65 Club was held on Thursday June 6, 2019.  President Jay Cokos’s called the meeting to order at 10 AM. Roll was called and 15 members were present.

The secretary read the board meeting minutes from May 2, 2019. The minutes were approved as read.

Dave Tarditi gave the treasurers report for April and May and they were approved for audit. Dave reported that we made a small amount of money on the Ladies Spring Luncheon. There was a discussion regarding how to handle the funds from the 50/50 raffles. It was concluded that the 50/50 proceeds will be included in the accounting for each of the events in which the raffle is held.

Membership

· Tom Rocereto and Bob Fisler were approved as regular members of the club. 

Speakers

·  Saul Resnick reported that he now has only two open dates for speakers through the end of the year.

Trips

· Bill Brown reported that the trip to the Brandywine will be coupled with a visit to the Hagley museum as well as a restaurant.  He is waiting for details from the restaurant. This trip is being planned for September 25. The cost of the trip will be $85.  

· Bill indicated that notices have been put in the local papers for the Phi9llies trip. There are still approximately 20 tickets available for the July 30 game. 

·  Bill reported that there is still room on the bus for the tour and lunch at the Evergreens on June 18th.  

Old Business

· Frank Lodge reported that the plans for the July 4^th parade are set. We will have a 120 ft timeline of significant events in Haddonfield history. This will consist of eight 20-foot pvc pipes with the event signs attached. We will need two people to carry the Club banner and a minimum of 16 people to carry the timeline. Since we don’t have enough cardboard for all the signs, Frank purchased new slightly smaller cardboard to be used. Two weeks prior to the parade, after a regular meeting, the posters will be attached to the cardboard. Cost for all material is approximately $120.

· Bernie Schaming reviewed the timeline for the September flea market. Request for donations will go into the newspapers in mid-August. Bernie will coordinate with Al Schmidt and Mike Underwood for transporting items to the flea market and getting the tables set up.

·  Bill Brown reported that the facility at Grace Episcopal Church has been obtained by Al Schmidt for the November 9^th Wine & Cheese party.

· Jay Cokos contacted the Haddonfield Senior Citizens Board to obtain more information regarding the duties of board members. The board meets 3 or 4 times per year. If anyone is interested in joining this board, please contact Jay.

· Fred Willis has volunteered to take on the secretary job for a two-year period. In addition, Phil Kinsey has volunteered to take on the database management function. Bernie will get together with Fred and Phil to go over the material that he has.

· A discussion was had regarding the publishing of the directory. Bernie indicated that the cost for the directory this year was nearly $200. He suggested that we should consider emailing the directory listing to all those who normally receive the monthly newsletter via email.  The board agreed. This will reduce the need for printed directories to about 50, 34 for members without email plus extras for incoming new members.

New Business

· Bill Brown reported that the Japan Exchange is looking for host families for the increased number of students coming this year. Jay will bring this up at the regular meeting.

· A request has been made for the club to participate in the Project Poppy for 2020 introduced at the Memorial Day ceremony this year. Dave Tarditi will obtain additional information regarding how the club might participate in this project.

The meeting adjourned at 11:00 AM.

Respectfully submitted,

Bernie Schaming, Secretary .

May, 2019

The board of directors meeting of the Haddonfield 65 Club was held on Thursday May 5, 2019. Secretary Bernie Scheming was absent so minute notes were taken by Fred. Willis.  President Jay Cokos’s called the meeting to order at 10 AM. Roll was called and 11 members were present.

Fred. Willis read the board meeting minutes from April 4, 2019. The minutes were approved as read.

Dave Tarditi was absent so there was no treasurers report.  Dave informed John Cokos previously that club made $100 on the Fort Mifflin trip.  This $100 was composed of $80 by adding Al Schmitt at the last minute and $20 for a pub discount ticket. Bill Brown requested the pub amount be transferred to the trip fund.  This was accepted by John Cokos.

Membership

· No new members were added in the past month.  However, one new member is expected to join the club this afternoon.  He completed his forms on line without problems.

· Al Schmidt added information to the club website on how to join the club.

·   There was a suggestion to have a club Facebook page.  This will be discussed again in the future.

Speakers

·   Saul Resnick reported that today’s speaker, the owner of McMillian Bakery, would be unable to attend because of health problems.  She is anxious to speak and will reschedule upon recovery. Saul will substitute for the speaker today and speak on early 60’s Daily News journalists.

·      Saul informed us Kevin Riordan of the Philadelphia Inquirer will speak August 1.

·      Saul is pursuing other speakers and several suggestions were presented to him.

·      A proposal was made to replace a speaker with a trivia meeting contest.  This evoked a debate and the board decide to offer this as an option to the membership today.

Trips

· Bill Brown reported that the trip to the Brandywine museum and are is developing problems. The bus cost is sufficiently high that more than one destination for the day is required so Bill is looking for a nearby winery and restaurant.  Both are difficult to find.  The closest winery is open only on the weekend. Bill will continue searching for other locations to visit near Brandywine.

· Bill indicated four additional Philly tickets were obtained for the July 30 game trip.  The four tickets are for handicap seating and have been sold.  There are still twenty unsold normal seating tickets.

·   Bill informed us The Evergreens has invited the club to visit the facility and have lunch sometime in June.  Bill is working on the details of this trip

Old Business

· The Spring Luncheon on May 9 has about 104 attendees.  John Cokos and Bob Parsons will collect the luncheon money and Al Schmidt and Jim Dunn will conduct the 50/50.

·                     Borough Administrator Sharon McCullough will attend the luncheon.  No commissioners will attend.

·    Bill Brown met with the luncheon singer and her agent and showed them the venue at Tavis tock.  This was acceptable to the singer and no changes are required.

· Frank Lodge, head of the July 4th parade committee this year, has not meet with the parade committee but has discuss the issue with Bernie Schaming, a former parade committee chairman.  The plan for this year is to have a long rope which will be held by marchers and will have signs describing events from Haddonfield’s history.  Frank passed around some signs which met the board’s approval. Frank requested a $50-60 appropriation for the parade

·  A member requested to bring a dog to the club meetings.  Walt Baker showed the bylaws specifically exclude pets from attending meetings unless the animal is a seeing eye dog or service animal.  John Cokos will convey this information to the member.

· No 65 Club member has volunteered to serve on the Haddonfield Senior Citizens Board. The club has requested more particulars regarding frequency and timing of the meetings but has not received an answer.  John Cokos will contact the HSCB.

New Business

• The 65 club is still looking for a volunteer to become secretary at the end of the year.
• John Cokos inform the board that board member Dewaine Osman recently returned home from the hospital.  His return to the board is still unknown.
• The 65 club received a thank you letter from the Ronald McDonald house in Camden for its recent contribution of lunch meal packs provided to the family of the children patients.
• Bill Brown informed the board about the May 10 sushi dinner.  This dinner is run by the Japan exchange and is held at Grace Church.  Bill is active in this organization and asked who would attend the dinner.

The meeting adjourned at 10:55 AM.

Respectfully submitted,

Fred Willis, Acting Secretary 

March, 2019

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 4^th 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.

· 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