March, 2021

 The regular business meeting was held on Thursday March 11, 2020. The 65 Club clubhouse was closed due to the COVID 19 shutdown therefore the meeting was conducted remotely using the Zoom program. Vice President Roger Jacobs called the meeting to order at 1:30 PM.  There were in excess of ten (10) members on Zoom.

Dave Tarditi led The Pledge of Allegiance and then the invocation.

Minutes – Fred Willis

·       The minutes of the last Business Meeting, held on February 11, 2021, were read.  They were accepted without changes.

·       The minutes of the last Board of Directors Meeting, held on March 4, 2021 and conducted on Zoom, were read. 

President’s Report – Frank Lodge

·       Frank apologized for being late due to pulling up the wrong Zoom link.

·       Frank requested guest Narendra Chawla to introduce himself.

o   Narenda inform us he was originally from India and had emigrated to the US to attend graduate school in chemical engineering. He worked for chemical companies and then for banks before retiring. He has one son, three grandchildren and is a bridge player and golfer.

Treasurer’s Report – Dave Tarditi

·       The clubs cash increased by $100 in February

·       There were twenty-one (21) unpaid members and eight (8) unpaid guest members.

·       Doug Rauschenberger and Dave are tracking down the unpaid members.

·       Members who have not paid by March 31 will be deleted from the 2021 club directory

Reports

Welfare –Henry Leimkuhler

·       Allan Richie was in the hospital with COVID, he is at home recovering.

·       Dan Columbi is preparing to resume chemo.

·       Charles Legge and Don Beck seem to be up and about.

·       Dewaine Osman does not use zoom but is feeling better and will return to board meetings when the club house is reopened.

Speakers – Roger Jacobs – 1^st VP

·       The following presentations are scheduled.

o   March 18 – Sunset Valley Flowers

o   March 25 – Video on making the Museum of the American Revolution.

o   April 1 - Hal Taylor – Delaware River Valley

o   April 15 – Mark Grill – the 1800 Presidential Election

Membership – Rich Bonnette

·       No report

Activities - Bill Brown

·       No trips are scheduled

·       The spring luncheon is the next planned event.  So far only three members have signed up.

·       Golf will resume in early April.

·       Bowling continues on Friday.  Attendance is usually five members.

·       Bridge continues on line on Monday and Thursday nights.

·       Chess will start later.

·       Bill has again contacted the Borough commissioners about re-opening the clubhouse for Thai Chi and Chess.  So far, he has not received a response.

Old Business

·       Roger remined members to find locations to display Club Tri-fold brochures.

New Business

·       Roger informed us of an interesting exhibit at the Museum of the American Revolution on `When Women Lost the Vote’.

Joke Master

·       No one stepped forward to tell a joke, the members did not know whether to complain or feel relieved.

President Frank Lodge adjourned the meeting at 2:10 PM.

Respectfully Submitted

Fred Willis, Secretary