June, 2022

 The Board of Directors meeting of the Haddonfield 65 Club was held on Thursday June 2, 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 thirteen (13) board members were present.  

Minutes – Fred Willis

• Reading of the May minutes was omitted. The Directors approved the minutes as previously distributed and posted.

President’s Report – Roger Jacobs

• Roger thanked Bill Brown for arranging a great spring luncheon at Tavistock.
• The funeral service for Dan Columbi was well attended by 65 Club members.
• The Poppy Project display honoring the New Jersey military members who died in World War 1 was very well done. There was a good parade on Memorial Day and Joe Ade, a former marine and current 65 Club member, marched from Chestnut Street to the HMHS in honor of the fallen men and women.
• June 4 is the Skirmish and about thirteen (13) 65 club members will participate in it as Constables.
• David Hunter of the Haddonfield Sun will publish a three months list of the club’s speakers.  This list is to encourage readers to join the club.  Dave Tarditi will provide a list of the May speakers and projected June and July speakers.
• The state primary election will be held June 7.

 

Treasurers Report – Hank Zaleski

• There were extensive club expenditures in May. Expenses exceeded income by about $2000.
• The May spring luncheon financially broke even and the club made about $200 from the 50/50 and a donation from Joe McElroy.
• Two donations were received in memory of Dan Columbi.
• The Treasurer’s May Report was approved. 

 

Speakers – David Tarditi

Dave reported speakers have been arranged through July 21, but he is still looking for more.

• June 2 Pam and Ron Pontano will speak on “Honor flight” a program wherein they take day trips (mostly by bus) 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 23 -Sustainability – Camden County Official
• June 30 – Rodney Thomas - Avoiding Scams
• July 14 – Peter Mott House – Lawnside Historical Society
• July 21 – Merchant marine of WWII

 

Membership – Joe Galleria

• Joe informed the directors two applications, Lawrence Gregorio and David Restepo, both of Haddonfield, are waiting for approval.  The applications were reviewed, approved and the gentlemen joined the Club as full members  

 

Trips/ Events –

• The October Stag luncheon will be held October 13 at 12:00 PM. Tavis tock will be closed for renovation and the luncheon will be held at the Westmont Diner on Cuthbert Road.  BYOB. Dickie Noels, a former Philadelphia Phillies pitcher will be the speaker.

 

 Friendship Committee – Henry Leimkuhler

• No report

Old Business

• 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 65 Club is one. Doug Rauschenberg has researched the history of gas stations in Haddonfield.  Instead of the business meeting, Doug will present his research to the 65 Club and members will go to Carl’s afterwards for further possible events.

• The club is still waiting to hear if the Lions club will have a Flea Market this year. 
• Fred Willis attempted to assemble the paper model that was to be used in the 4^th of July parade. Fred discovered the assembly was more difficult than expected and when scaled up as required for the parade would require much more time than the club members could expend.  Frank concurred and the model idea was canceled.  Frank is now investigating topics that can be placed on posters.
• The Mayor’s Wellness Conference is rescheduled from Saturday May 7 to Saturday October 1.
• The Fall Festival will be moved to Saturday October 8 and is currently scheduled to be held in the parking lot behind Borough Hall.  The directors do not believe this is an adequate location and the club will not participate if this location remains.

 

New Business

The meeting adjourned at 11:10 AM.

Respectfully submitted,

Fred Willis, Secretary  

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 Spring Luncheon has 100 sign ups so far.  The event will break even
• 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.

 

•  Friendship Committee – Henry Leimkuhler
• No report

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  

April, 2022

 The Board of Directors meeting of the Haddonfield 65 Club was held on Thursday April 7, 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 fourteen (14) board members were present.  

Minutes – Fred Willis

• Reading of the March minutes was omitted. The Directors approved the minutes as previously distributed and posted.

President’s Report – Roger Jacob

• Roger presented several issues concerning Haddonfield Borough issues and activities the 65 club members would be interested in or are participating in.  He asked the directors which ones they though the club should send to the membership.
• After a brief discussion, the directors voted not to send notice of Haddonfield borough issues to the membership.  This was not the club’s responsibility and information all the issues are available through the local newspapers and on Haddonfield-Haddon Patch.
• John Cokos proposed the club notify the membership of a Wine and Cheese fund raiser for the Association for Constitutional Awareness, an organization which provides a $150 scholarship to high school students who provide evidence they have read the US Constitution and Bill of Rights.  After a short discussion the directors approved this notice to be emailed to the membership.
• Roger informed the directors that Camden County College was sponsoring six lectures on various aspects of American Revolution history which occurred in or around Haddonfield.  The lectures are held Wednesday evening at the Masonic Temple or Borough Hall. The directors approved sending the Lecture information to the membership.
• Roger thanked Dave Tarditi for the cocktail hour Dave held at his home for attendees prior to the Post 38 Last Man Standing dinner at Tavistock CC on Tuesday April 5.

 

Treasurers Report – Hank Zaleski

• The Club’s expenses for March exceeded income by about $400.  Income was approximately $1,300, mainly for the Spring Luncheon.  Expenses were about $1700 Which was mainly composed of $1000 for the annual high school scholarship and $300 for a donation to the Lions Club.
• Five (5) members have not yet paid their 2022 dues. They will be deleted from the 2022 Club directory which will be published shortly.
• The $100 Boy’s state contribution to the American Legion will not be made this year.
• The Treasurer’s Report was approved. 

 

Speakers – David Tarditi

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

• April 14 – Business meeting
• April 21 – Robert “Rocky” Wilson –He is a poet, a performance artist, and a teacher who lives near the Delaware River in Camden He has studied creative writing at both Penn State and Rutgers, and has a Master’s degree in Dance Education from Temple Univ. He has been interpreting Whitman in schools and libraries and for historical groups at the Philly Fringe Festival. He may be accompanied by Bongo, his puppet monkey, referred to as “The Puppet Laureate of Camden.” Rocky, besides writing poems, has hosted “Pizza & Poetry at A Slice of New York in Camden”, which is one of the longest running poetry series in New Jersey. This past year, with the help of Bongo, he wrote a children’s book “The Lucky Monkey”. Additionally, he has been a substitute teacher in the city for over 40 years.
• April 28 – Jack Landis –A 65 Club recent addition, will speak on: “Near Death Experiences”
• May 5 Pan and Ron Pantano will speak on “Honor flight” a grogram they do 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.
• May 12 – Business Meeting
• 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 26 & June>>>next January: To Be Determined! Recommendations are welcome.

 

Membership – Joe Galleria

• Joe informed the directors two applications, Jim Carson and Craig Evans, were waiting for approval.  The applications would be provided to the directors for approval today.
• The board approved two new members Jim Carson of Haddonfield and Craig Evans of Haddon Heights.
• The directors where informed Margaret Martin of Cherry hill donated an almost complete collection of Louis Lamour westerns to the club, these are hard back books in excellent condition which her husband read on business trips.
• Joe will send her a Thank you note.

 

Trips/ Events – Bill Brown

• The Spring Luncheon has 45 sign ups so far.  Attendance of 100 is desired. Bill passed out lists of members to call to ask them to attend.
• Bill is trying to set up a local trip on May 10. The trip will include visits to Barclay Farms, the Haddonfield historical society with a review of the tool collection and a pizza lunch at the 65 Club Clubhouse. Attendance will be limited to twenty (20) members 

 

Friendship Committee – Henry Leimkuhler

• No report

Bridge, Pinochle, and Bowling continue Weekly

Old Business

• None

New Business

• Tom Diemer inquired whether the club wanted to purchase a tower fan when the air-conditioner was not turned on but some cooling was required.  The directors voted to table the motion until a later time.
• The Haddonfield Fall Festival will be held this year on Saturday October 1.
• The club will request a table and will erect a tent this year.  Volunteers to assist in erecting the tent and manning the table are requested.
• The club is 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
• Frank Lodge will supervise the Club 4^th of July parade entry. His lasted subject suggestion is Our Town/ Our neighborhood.  How each section of Haddonfield was named.
• Bernie requested the Newsletter have only even number of pages, even if one page is blank. An uneven number of pages does not print properly.

 

Joke master

Normally the Directors’ meeting is not ended with a Joke but Howard wanted to set a new precedent.  After listening to Howard’s joke, the directors decided the old procedure was far preferable.

 

 

The meeting adjourned at 11:00 AM.

 

Respectfully submitted,

Fred Willis, Secretary  

March, 2022

The Board of Directors meeting of the Haddonfield 65 Club was held on Thursday March 3, 2022. The meeting was held in the 65 Club clubhouse.

Attendees: 

Roger Jacobs, Dave Tarditi, Joe Galliera, Hank Zaleski, Rich Carney, Jay Cokos, Al Schmidt, Bernie Schaming, Walt Baker, Howard Rementer, Henry Leimkuhler

President Roger Jacobs called the meeting to order at 10.00 am.

Dave Tarditi led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance and prayer.

Minutes from the February Board meeting were approved as previously distributed and posted.

The Secretary was unable to attend the meeting. Minutes were kept by Treasurer Hank Zaleski.

Presidents Report – Roger Jacobs.

·       Conduct at meetings - After some discussion, the BOD agreed that Roger would remind weekly meeting attendees to be courteous to guest speakers by silencing cell phones, avoiding side discussions, raising hands for questions and showing up on time. On a separate note, the BOD also suggested waiting till meeting adjournment before serving ice cream at the monthly business meeting.

·       The BOD approved a $300 one-time contribution to the Lion’s Club Mayor’s Breakfast as it is celebrating 50 years at this year’s Citizen of the Year event to be held at First Presbyterian Church on Saturday March 19 at 9.00 am.

·       Roger represented the 65 Club at the most recent Mayor’s Community Collaborative meeting. He reported that the town will stop the use of plastic bags on May 4, 2022. The Partnership for Haddonfield will be distributing cloth bags at the Farmers Market on 4/22/22. In addition, the Fall Festival is back on for 10/1/22. Roger also supplied a summary of the 65 Club’s activities to the Newcomers Club for its informational packet and to the upcoming Borough’s New Resident and new Business packets.

Vice-Presidents Reports – Dave Tarditi and Joe Galliera.

·       Dave submitted a picture of the officers to The Retrospect along with a summary of the Club’s history and activities. Some edits were suggested to the narrative. Roger, Dave and Joe are following up.

·       Dave will send out info on the Legions Last Man Standing event in April.

·       Dave reported no change in speakers from the last list communicated in the monthly newsletter. He received a few suggestions from board members for new speakers

·       Joe reached out to the town churches to advertise the club and put something in  “Coffee News” as well.

·       Bernie Schaming will follow-up on the possibility of getting cloth bags with the 65 Club logo as suggested by Rich Carney.

·       Rich Carney will follow up on the Master Gardener speaker and potential trip.

Treasurers Report- Hank Zaleski.

·       February was a quiet month with only 2 expenses. The club received about $300 more than it spent. Hank closed the books earlier than normal as he was in Florida and New Orleans last week for Mardi Gras. Unlike Walter, he did not use club funds to buy beads!!!

·       There are 6 members who have still not paid 2022 dues. Multiple emails and messages have been left for these individuals. Bernie Schaming said the Secretary historically sends a letter to these individuals notifying them of their dues obligation before dropping them from the club roles. Hank will contact Fred Willis so that these letters go out before March 15.

Old Business

Al Schmidt is trying out a new camera and is following up on amplifiers.

 The meeting was adjourned at 11:25 am.

The Secretary thanks Hank Zaleski for taking the minutes in the Secretary’s absence.

Respectfully submitted,

Fred Willis, Secretary 

February, 2022

The Board of Directors meeting of the Haddonfield 65 Club was held on Thursday February 3, 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 then provided a prayer

Roll was called and fourteen (14) board members were present.  Former director Bill Brown attended for Tim Barnes who was away.

Minutes – Fred Willis

• Reading of the January minutes was omitted. The Directors approved the minutes as previously distributed and posted.

President’s Report – Roger Jacobs

• All comments and issues are included in Old and New Business.

Treasurers Report – Hank Zaleski

• The Club’s expenses for January exceeded income by about $400.  The was mainly due to the purchase of a new refrigerator.
• Eleven (11) members have not yet paid their 2022 dues. Phone calls by Directors will be made to remind them to pay dues.
• A $200 contribution was made in memory of recently deceased member Albert Luecke.
• The Treasurer’s Report was approved. 

Speakers – David Tarditi

Dave reported speakers have been arranged into March, but he was still looking for more.

• February 3 – William Kanupke – Blue Birds in New Jersey
• February 10 – Business meeting
• February 17 – Frank Troy – Haddonfield Commissioner
• February 24 – Sherri Siegel - Mabel Kay House Administrators
• March 3 – Sherri Albini – Living in a straw house in Connecticut
• March 10 – Business Meeting
• March 17 -Keith Miller – Masonic Lodge

Membership – Joe Galleria

• Joe was unable to attend. Roger and Dave brought up members issues.
• The board approved two new members Ross Brown of Haddonfield and Andrew Moritz of Cherry Hill.
• The approval of Ross allowed the elevation of John Geist, from Guest to Special Guest member.
• This elevation occurred because the number of Haddonfield members increased as a percentage of total membership.

Trips/ Events – Bill Brown

• Bill is waiting for SCUCS arrangement on a Phillies ballpark tour. 

Friendship Committee – Henry Leimkuhler

• Charles Legge had a pacemaker installed.

Old Business

• Dave informed the directors the 65 Club had been reinstated as a Social Club for tax purposes. The club is classified as nonprofit organization not as a charity. This nonprofit imposes certain financial accounting procedures and regulations on the Club’s income.  The impact is when nonmembers participate in Club trips, they must make their payment to SCUCS and not the Club.  Details are obtainable from Dave Tarditi.
• The board discussed what to do with the old refrigerator. Toss it or keep it.  Since one group is still using the old refrigerator and the new refrigerator is too small, both refrigerators will be kept in their current locations.
• The video capabilities and equipment Al Schmidt has proposed will be discussed next month.
• There was a discussion whether Zoom meetings for all members be continued. Some directors believe it discourages local members from attending the meeting.  However, Henry Leimkuhler pointed out many sick, older, or distant members also Zoom in. The board voted to continue Zoom.

 

New Business

•  The Lions Club will host the Mayors Breakfast on Saturday March 19 at 9.00 am at the First Presbyterian Church. The Haddonfield Citizen of the year award will be presented. A Youth of the Year award will also be presented. Roger Jacobs’s grandson was one of four nominated for the award. The winner is an outstanding HMHS senior Madeleine Cush.
• Mayor Collen Bianco Bezich organized a mayor’s volunteer committee which includes twenty-two organizations meeting on Zoom to discuss possible involvement and recruit volunteers.  The 65 Club participated in this meeting and will do so again on February 25.
• The directors were informed the Haddonfield Commissioners are looking into reviving the Fall Festival and are looking for suggestions and recommendations from the Borough’s service organizations.
• Al Schmidt asked about the club’s directory schedule.  Bernie Schaming informed him the directory will be printed in time for the spring luncheon in May.  The cut off point for dues payment and inclusion in the directory will be mid-April.
• The spring luncheon will be held May 12 at Tavistock.  The performer has been booked.
• Frank Lodge will supervise the Club 4^th of July parade entry and is looking for suggestions.

The meeting adjourned at 11:10 AM.

Respectfully submitted,

Fred Willis, Secretary 

January, 2022

 The Board of Directors meeting of the Haddonfield 65 Club was held on Thursday January 6, 2022. The meeting was held in the 65 Club clubhouse.

President Frank Lodge called the meeting to order at 10:00 AM.   Roll was called and twelve (12) board members were present plus two future board members.

Minutes – Fred Willis

• Reading of the December minutes was omitted. The Directors approved the minutes as previously distributed and posted.

President’s Report – Frank Lodge

• Frank thanked the officers and board for their support during his term in office. He also thanked the former presidents who provided him with support and advice.

 

Treasurers Report – Hank Zaleski

• The club’s net assets remained virtually unchanged for the month. Income equaled expenditures.
• Approximately twenty (20) members have not yet paid their 2022 dues. An email will be sent to them that dues are due.
• The Treasurer’s Report was approved. 

 

Speakers – Roger Jacobs

Roger informed the directors the last two speakers were forced to cancel due to possible Covid exposures.  He also informed the directors todays speaker would present by Zoom due to a Covid exposure yesterday.

• January 6 – Kelly Jackson – Founding Fallacies
• January 13 – Business meeting
• January 20 – Frank Troy – Haddonfield Commissioner
• January 24 – Mabel Kay House Administrators
• February 3 – Blue Bird s in New Jersey

 

Membership – Dave Tarditi

• Dave is still waiting for a land line phone listing from Verizon for Camden County.  This listing will allow him to contact veterans who may be possible club candidates.
• A suggestion was made Dave should also contact Comcast for a phone list. Dave said he would.

 

Trips/ Events – Bill Brown

• No trips are currently planned. 

 

Old Business

• Dave informed the directors the 65 Club had been reinstated as a Social Club for tax purposes. The club finances will be reported on a 990 form.  The club income had exceeded some allowable limit and its social club status had been downgraded.  Dave’s filing of the proper forms had reinstated the club to it proper standing with the IRS.
• The club’s refrigerator is failing.  Tom Diemer was authorized to purchase a new refrigerator at cost not to exceed $500.   
• The video capabilities and equipment Al Schmidt has proposed will be discussed next month.

 

New Business

•  Bernie Schaming gave a brief descriotion of the Membership Data base Configuration. Deceased members are moved form the main data base to a subdirectory.  Both directories, main and sub can be queried.
• The status of a club singing choir is presently unknown.

 

Comment

A joke master is not requested for the Board of Directors meeting.  However, at this meeting, the directors were privileged to hear the first public performance of the new Bill and Bernie Comedy Team discuss building insulation contractors and the directors almost fell off their chairs in laughter.  The directors wish these two multi-faceted directors with success in their bright future career.

 

The meeting adjourned at 11:45 AM.

 

Respectfully submitted,

Fred Willis, Secretary  

December, 2021

The Board of Directors meeting of the Haddonfield 65 Club was held on Monday December 6, 2021. The meeting was moved from Thursday, Dec 2 to Monday, Dec 6, because members wished to attend the funeral of Joan Brown.  The meeting was held in the 65 Club clubhouse.

President Frank Lodge called the meeting to order at 10:30 AM.   Thirteen (13) board members were present. Chaplin Dave Tarditi offered a prayer.

 

Minutes – Fred Willis

• The secretary was unable to attend the meeting.
• Reading of the November 4 minutes was omitted. The Directors approved the minutes as previously distributed and posted.

President’s Report – Frank Lodge

Tai Chi and Bridge activities preceded and followed closely to the Board of Directors meeting. Due to the tight time considerations the President, two Vice Presidents, and Treasurer did not make formal reports. 

Treasurers Report – Hank Zaleski

• No report presented, See President’s report.
• The Treasurer’s Financial Summary for November, sent online, was approved.

Speakers – Roger Jacobs

• No report presented, See President’s report.

 

Membership – Dave Tarditi

• No report presented, See President’s report.

 

Trips/ Events – Bill Brown

• Bill Brown indicated that he would continue to serve as Trip Coordinator under the new plan of using SCUCS to arrange transportation and trip services.

Old Business

• Christmas Luncheon.
• Jay is purchasing food and paper goods based on a 50-person attendance expectation.  He regrets that he sold the candles used for table centerpieces at the club’s Yard Sale, He expects to be able to purchase new centerpieces and stay within the approved budget of $500.  This includes a $100 contribution to the Methodist Church.
• Frank Lodge, during his remarks as President, will remind members to sign-up for ‘Ringing the Bell’ for the Salvation Army Holiday Drive and to sign Christmas cards for members who are ill.

New Business

• . Officers and Board Members for 2022.
• The Nominating Committee presented a slate of Officer and Board Member Candidates for 2022.
• Prior to voting on the slate, Walt Baker and Al Schmidt discussed the requirements for office.  Officers must be ‘members’ and not ‘guest members’.  Board Members may be either ‘member’ or ‘guest members’.
• The following slate was approved.  The position of Second Vice President remains open.  Potential candidates were discussed and five members will contact one person each.  The board agreed to vote on-line during the month of December to fill that position.  The slate will be presented at the January Business Meeting for membership approval.

§  President:  Roger Jacobs

§  First Vice President: Dave Tarditi

§  Second Vice President: Open [Approval by online vote, see above].

§  Three Year Term Board Members:  Jay Cokos, Tom Diemer, Rich Carney

§  Two Year Term Board Members:  Tim Barnes, Bernie Schaming, Al Schmidt [all incumbents].

§  One Year Term Board Members:  Henry Leimkuhler and Howard Rementer [incumbents] plus Walt Baker to replace Dwayne Osman who resigned.

§  Secretary for a Two Year term:  Fred Willis [incumbent].

§  Treasurer: Hank Zaleski [incumbent].

§  Assistant Treasurer:  Open. [Approval by online vote, see above].

 

• Marshalls for Veterans Haven 5K Race

o   Frank Lodge reported that Joe McElroy requested that the club provide four marshals to assist at this race to be held on Saturday, December 11.

o   Dave Tarditi discussed the impact this effort makes by supporting Veterans Haven, a 100-room facility where homeless veterans reside and are trained to return to a full life.  They remain from 9 to 15 months and 86% succeed.  Dave Tarditi, Frank Lodge, Jay Cokos, and Bill Brown volunteered.

 

• Proposed budget for 2022
•  The proposed budget submitted by email by Hank Zaleski was approved.  The budget includes $2000 allocated for video equipment to make meetings available to members who cannot attend in person.  Next year’s Board of Directors will decide whether to make this purchase.
•  The $1000 allocated for club cleaning and maintenance does not specifically include the purchase of a new battery for the club’s defibrillator.  Walt Baker and David Tarditi examined past purchase history and the preliminary assessment is that a new battery may not be needed until 2025, but they will follow up. 
• The purchase of a refrigerator does not appear as a line item in the budget

The meeting adjourned at 11:20 AM.

The Secretary thanks Frank Lodge for taking meeting notes during the secretary’s absence.

 

Respectfully submitted,

Fred Willis, Secretary