We had a great time getting together
and working to remove Alice’s Elevated
Track.
Our thanks to all who
were able to bring their tools to gather for a lunch and work party
to take down Alice’s elevated railway as she prepares to move out of
her house and be closer to her family.
We had a
great lunch of sausage and meatball sandwiches. The potato salad fit
in nicely.
Following the work, we
relaxed with a nice set of desserts, homemade Strawberry Ice Cream
and Chocolate Chip cookies.
Attending were Larry &
Donna Grady, Alice Irizarry, Lou Ricciardi, Phil
Hatrak, and Bobbie and Al Schmidt.
Business Meeting
President Lou Ricciardi
opened our business meeting with the pledge of
allegiance, a welcome to everyone and a thank you to Alice for
hosting our gathering.
Treasurer’s report
was given by Donna Grady. Our bills are paid and we are 2 years from
30th anniversary of our club.bb
Web Site
report by Al Schmidt, it is continuing to operate. But he needs to
make time to get together with Jim’s friend to upgrade to a newer
and easier to maintain design.
Sunshine,Al reported
that Patti and Bob Moffat
could not make the meeting due to a lack of coverage for Bob’s Mom.
Future Activities:
Ocean City Show- Al
reported that they are still planning on having their annual train
show the first weekend in December. They would love to have us in
the show again this year and asked us to hold the date.
As the
show date approaches, they will be in touch again. So, we are OK for
O.C.
Battleship New Jersey-
Al reported that he sent out a query but has not received a reply.
He will have to send a follow-up.
National Garden Railway Convention 2024-
Al raised the question of our hosting or co-hosting the convention
for 2024. Our group responded that while we have many locations in
our area from Delaware through North Jersey and Eastern PA, we do
not have the bandwidth of people and time to host a national
convention.
There was
a question of how the Father’s Day Open house went that was held by
Joe and Thora Fromal. Here is their response:
Joe &
Thora Fromal in Egg Harbor Township, NJ had a Father’s Day weekend
train show. We had a great turn out and the weather could not have
been better, in the 70's and a nice breeze. It was fun meeting new
people and seeing children so excited watching the trains as well as
looking at our Koi Pond. It has been 3 years since our last
show, and we really missed seeing the children's smiles and asking
good questions. Lots of pictures were taken by some guests. We
had ice cold bottles of water for our guests and Thora gave out
stuffed animals, engineer hats, wooden train whistles, pins, and
coloring pictures of trains and fish. On the downside we had a
lot of no shows due to Father’s Day plans. We will try to
remember not to have a show on special days.
2)Open
House / Tour with a free will offering for a charity
3)Trip to
Greenberg Train Shows
a.Oaks –
July 16th
b.Edison
– August 5th
Alice donated to the club – a picture, Project Styrofoam
board, Juice Glasses, Fun Car, Train Flags, and a glass train. Plus,
some clothing (shirts hats and a jacket).
If you want to
order a club shirt or hat, please contact Donna Grady (856-745-5438)
deegee53@comcast.net
MEETINGS
& EVENTS IN 2022
January
Open for
Meeting
February
Open for
Meeting
March 19
Annual Luncheon,1PM
at Fred & Ethel's
April 24
Cancelled
May 14
Mtg @ the Schmidt’s
June
25
Mtg @ the
Alice’s
June
Open House Tour
(TBD)
July
No Meeting
August
Open for
Meeting
SeptemberTBD
Mtg @ Grady’s
October
Open
for Meeting
November
Open for
Meeting
(Nominations)
December
3-4
OC Train Show 1st Weekend-Setup Fri.
December
10-27
Battleship NJ Show
(TBD)
NOTES:
*Dates
are subject to change
Please Check for Updates
If you would like to
have a meeting in 2022 contact Al Schmidt. Dates can
be changed but we need to set up our schedule in order
to plan for shows etc. Contact: al.schmidt@verizon.net
or 856-672-0172
If you know someone
who would like to advertise in our newsletter, have them send their
business card (with a check for $25 which will cover their ad for
one year) to:
Al Schmidt 1106 Mercer Dr. Haddonfield, NJ 08033
We now have a business card
that we hand out to people who inquire about our club. Please pick
some up, if you can and hand them out to anyone who you think may
be interested.
South
Jersey GardenRailroad
Society
1106 Mercer Drive Haddonfield, NJ 08033
SOUTH
JERSEY EXPRESS .....
