The regular business meeting was held in the 65 Club clubhouse on Thursday March 9, 2023.
President
David Tarditi called the meeting to order at 1:30 PM. There were twenty-two (22) members attending
with an untold number on Zoom.
Walt
Baker led The Pledge of Allegiance, led singing of `God Bless America’, and provided
a prayer.
Minutes
– Fred Willis
·
The
minutes of the last Business Meeting, held on February 9, 2023, were read. They were approved without changes.
·
The
minutes of the last Board of Directors Meeting, held on March 2, 2023, were
read.
President’s
Report –/David Tarditi
·
Spring
Luncheon – See discussion under Old Business
·
Housekeeping
–See discussion under New Business
Treasurer’s
Report – Hank Zaleski
·
Hank
informed the members February was a quiet month financially. The largest expense was for charitable
donations for deceased members.
·
Eight
(8) members have not paid their 2023 dues.
Speakers
– Joe Galliera - 1st VP
·
No
report.
Membership
– Chuck Kanupke – 2nd VP
·
Chuck
informed the members only one member responded to the Meet and Greet invitation
of March 11. Bernie said this was typical.
·
Chuck
believes the club is fighting the perception that people do not want to attend events any more.
The club members must convince their wives to attend events when possible and
to support events.
·
Henry
Leimkuhler noted Meet and Greet attendance may be decreased because a member’s
funeral was being held at the same time.
·
A
new member application has been received.
The applicant is Bill Bittle a golfer.
Event Committee Reports
Event
reports were not requested.
Trips/Events
- Bill Brown
·
No
Report
Old
Business
Spring
Luncheon
·
Dave
led an extensive discussion, which involved several members, on the spring luncheon
location.
·
Bill
Brown informed the Directors and the members Tavistock had reopened for luncheons
but was restricting the attendees to 100 due to ongoing renovations. This presented a problem because before the
pandemic hit the normal spring luncheon had 120 attendees. For this year former
Phillie Dickie Noles is the speaker and
it is believed he will attract attendees.
·
Dave
Tarditi contacted Il Villaggio as an alternative to Tavistock. Il Villaggio
said it would provide space for 120 people but the cost would be increase from
$33 to $46 per person.
·
Dave
and Bill presented the advantages of each location.
·
Dave
contacted the Directors before the business meeting and the Directors voted 11
to 2 to switch the spring luncheon to Il Villaggio. The advantage of higher
attendance was deemed more important than the effect of the higher price.
·
There
was some objection to the last minute change because the Directors had only a
few hours to make a decision and without a meeting for discussion.
·
A
$225 deposit has been placed with Tavistock and it is hoped it will be
returned.
New Business
Housekeeping
·
One
member was extremely upset about the way the housekeeping changes were being implemented.
He believed the changes were being implemented too quickly and without proper
input from the Directors. In particular, he thought the club TV sale was
handled improperly.
o The member also stated he felt
there was a lack of comradery slowly permeating the club.
o This comment prompted other members
to express concerns about the club’s purpose as a social club.
o Some members believe all meetings
have become business meetings instead of social gatherings. This feeling is due
to the weekly reporting of the different events.
o There was discussion on all of
these concerns and issues but no resolution on any of them.
·
Bernie
presented a list of proposals suggested by the housekeeping committee who had
met Thursday morning.
o Only one proposal is being acted
upon at this time. The club’s library is being removed. Books have been selected by the Mabel Kay House
and most of the remaining books will be sent to the Croc Center in Camden.
o It is expected the remaining
proposals will be submitted to the Directors for discussion and review.
Joke Master
Walt Baker
stepped forward as the joke master. He told a good joke so well that when he finished
it the members did not know what to do. A good joke was so rare that they sat
in silence for a few seconds then realized they were supposed to laugh, which
they did.
President David
Tarditi adjourned the meeting at 3:05 PM.
Respectfully
Submitted
Fred
Willis, Secretary
