September 29, 2015 Tour of the Amish Country with Lunch & Shopping

 We left Wedgewood Swim Club at 9 AM heading to the Amish Farm and House, with a tour and lecture on the Amish Life style, as well as a tour of a home, farm and a one room school house. 

After a walk around the farm  It was back on the bus for a one hour tour conducted by a step-on guide through the area.

Later we went to the Good 'N Plenty Restaurant and experienced the best in PA Dutch cooking:

Enjoyed a mouth-watering, traditional family style meal of Pennsylvania Dutch goodness! Then we headed home to Haddonfield around 4 PM.

Harlem Globetrotters

Eric Nemeth tells us a bit about the Globetrotters and his experiences working for them.

For example, they once played a game on the roof of the Spectrum in Philadelphia, and twice on ice (with special shoes).

The are many honorary Globetrotters, 9 of which are popes!

Currently 3 women are on the roster,

The club was started in Chicago by Herb Saperstein and their name was the Savoy Big 5.

He challenged our memories of the team and those with the correct answer won a prize...

Protecting Your Identity

Debra Stout tells us about the types of Identity Theft and how we can take steps to protect against them and services to minimize the damage.

September Business Meeting Followed by our "indoor" cookout...

Members gathered for our monthly meeting:

Bill Brown brought a guest, a former Japanese Exchange Student of Haddonfield High School:

After that, we all enjoyed some chili   and sandwiches  

PERSPECTIVE ON CUBA by Abe Ferdas

Abe, emigrated from Cuba in the   50's with his family, After the Batista era.

Abe told us a little about their life in Cuba and how his family manged after they arrived in the US.

In the late 50's the US was heavily invested in Cuba. Most cane sugar came from Cuba. It was their major crop and while the companies and the politicians were making money, most of the people were poor and illiterate and had little medical care.

The revolution changed that and now the people get an education and medical care is universally available.

At the collapse of the USSR, Cuba made an alliance with Venezuela for oil and in return Cuba provides / provided them medical care. With the fear of a collapse of the government of Venezuela, Cuba has aligned with the US.

This is a work in progress. The embargo rules are still in effect.  Some items to be worked out are the handling of the US companies assets seized after the revolution.