The Upside of Downsizing

Jared Willmann

of Byron Home, gave us a very good presentation on the elements of moving as an established resident.

Byron Home is a family owned and operated senior move management service that assists seniors and their families when they need to downsize and move, usually after many years in the family home. Their goal is to lessen their stress by providing experienced, personalized service. They help you plan and organize, sort, pack, move, and get set up in your  new home.

Walt Baker Awarded Camden County Freedom Award for 2018

This evening we assembled at the camden county Board for an awards dinner. One of the recipients was our own Walter.

Trip to The Evergreens

Today we visited The Evergreens in Moorestown.

We were the guests of Andy Korman. After boarding the bus at our clubhouse, we had a nice ride to the Evergreens. Once there, we were treated to an extensive tour of the facility. we saw some sample apartments , met a few of the residents (some were members of the 65 Club), saw some of the activity rooms and the menu for the day.

Following that we had a very nice lunch and the chance to learn a little about the costs to become a resident of the facility. It was a very enjoyable day and our thanks to Bill Brown for setting this up.

Staffing the Red Kettle at the Acme

Friday, December 15, a merry band or 65'ers took turns ringing the bell at the red kettle at the Haddonfield Acme.

It was cold and then it snowed. But that didn't slow us down! Donations were so plentiful that we had to use a paint stirrer to get the money into the kettle.

Our Thanks to:

10-11   NEAL TULLY               

11-12   JAY COKOS                       

12-1     HANK ZALESKI              

1-2       AL SCHMIDT                              

2-3       BOB PARSONS                         

3-4       RON HOWLEY                          

4-5       HENRY LEIMKUHLER              

5-6       JIM DUNN                                   

6-7       BILL BROWN                               

7-8       BILL BROWN   

                             

Christmas Party

Our annual Christmas Party was held at the Methodist Church in Haddonfield. The meeting was chaired by Henry. He did a great job of managing the chaos....

Christina Lelache gave us the opening prayer and some thoughts on the Season. We were then treated to Songs of the Season by the Pine Barrens Quartet. What a great time.

The food was plentiful and varied.

A great time to to share our Spirit of the Season ...

Victor Records

Graham Alexander spoke to us about his work to bring back Victor records.

He has picked up the rights to the Victor Talking Machines logo:

   He also gave us some insight to what happened to many of the masters of older Victor recordings that were kept in a concrete vault in Camden, near the river. When RCA wanted to expand, the simply bulldozed the vault into the river. So many of these recording were lost do to corporate accounting decisions.

We also learned that he has many of the old recordings available through his company. You can also get you old Victrola repaired at hi place.

Kings Road Brewery

Bob Hochgertel gave us the story of how he and some friends started Haddonfield's first brewery in over a century.

We learned how they got town approval and their plans for opening.They are all Haddonfield residents and have a vested interest in fitting in with the town's spirit and demeanor.

We also learned how they developed their unique logo

and their unique tap handles