The regular business meeting was held on Thursday April 8, 2021. The 65 Club clubhouse was closed due to the COVID 19 shutdown therefore the meeting was conducted remotely using the Zoom program. President Frank Lodge called the meeting to order at 1:30 PM. There were eighteen (18) members on laptops or phones attending.
Dave
Tarditi led The Pledge of Allegiance and then the invocation.
Minutes
– Fred Willis
·
The
minutes of the last Business Meeting, held on March 11, 2021, were read. They were accepted without changes.
·
The
minutes of the last Board of Directors Meeting, held on April 1, 2021 and
conducted on Zoom, were read.
President’s
Report – Frank Lodge
· Frank announced 2nd vice
president Rich Bonnette had resigned.
o
A
committee of Bill Brown, Al Schmidt and Roger Jacobs was formed to find a
replacement. The committee will meet tomorrow to discuss candidates.
·
There
are two zoom meetings for Haddonfield Commissioner Candidates Question and Answer
sessions. On April 12 the Haddonfield Civic Association will hold one. On April
22 the Haddonfield Republican club will hold one. Registration for the HRC is required and can
be obtained at haddonfieldgop@gmail.com.
Treasurer’s
Report – Dave Tarditi
·
Dave
said the Green Contribution jar was empty and lonely and it would be nice if
members contributed to it again.
Reports
Welfare
–Henry Leimkuhler. Walt Baker reported
for Henry
·
All
the club members at Collingswood Manor were still in lockdown.
·
Dan
Columbi is holding his own with chemo.
Speakers
– Roger Jacobs – 1st VP
·
The
following presentations are scheduled.
o April 15 – Mark Brill – the 1800
Presidential Election
o
April
22 – Dr Yanhong Zhang - Pulmonologist
o
April
29 Carlton Chan – Investments, Sports Analytics
and All of the Above
o
May
6 – Julian Brodsky – The history of the cable industry
o May 20 – Erica Peel – Piccolo
player with the Philadelphia Orchestra
o May 27 – Dr Terry Marlin – South
Africa Safari and Train Adventure
o June 1 – Boxing
Membership
–
·
No
new members
Activities
- Bill Brown
·
Bill
obtained a list of Haddonfield veterans and will send letters to them who are eligible
to be 65 Club members
·
The spring luncheon is the next planned event.
o
Seventy-four
(74) attendees have registered for the luncheon and sixty-three (63) have paid.
·
Golf
resumed last week with a large (36) turnout.
o
Golfing
awards will be presented at the Spring Luncheon
·
Bowling
continues on Friday and will continue through the summer. Attendance is usually five members.
o
Bowling
awards will be presented at the Spring Luncheon
·
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 been
told they would review the request.
·
There
was a discussion about arranging a trip by train to an Atlantic City casino. This is feasible if the jitneys are
operating.
·
An
invitation to visit the organ at the Atlantic City Convention hall in late
spring has been received. The organ is
being restored and was the subject of a presentation last year. If this occurs
it will probably be a train trip.
Old
Business
·
None.
New
Business
·
Al
Schmidt informed us there were approximately 1000 vaccine openings at Rowan.
Joke
Master
·
Dennis
Kille bravely stepped forward to tell a joke claiming he was scraping the bottom
of the barrel. The bottom was too high of an evaluation of the joke.
President Frank
Lodge adjourned the meeting at 2:00 PM.
Respectfully
Submitted
Fred
Willis, Secretary
