Our February, 2017 meeting opened at 7:10 pm with ten members in attendance. Dianne Lennox read the prayer as father Steve was on a trip to Vermont. Neither Bill nor Lory Wolf were able to attend, so we dispensed with the monthly treasurer’s report. Lory had previously advised us that approximately 35 members had sent in their annual dues, about the same pace as last year, so the dues increase does not seem to have turned anyone away. We discussed the holiday party and the overall consensus was that it was a success. Dianne confirmed that the Masonic Lodge in Clifton had agreed to honor last year’s car show rental payment for 2017, so we will have our 2017 show there on Sunday, October 1. There may still be an opportunity to move the date of the car show to the spring in the future. We discussed possible outings for the Chapter, including winemaking, the Wine Train in Phillipsburg, New Jersey, and an outing to Northlandz (the model train exhibit) in Flemington, New Jersey. The meeting concluded at 8:15 pm.

Submitted by Dianne Lennox

Eleven members prayerfully began our first meeting of the New Year at 7:05 p.m. Dianne Lennox, our chapter president distributed copies of Lory Wolf’s treasury report. The Masonic Lodge of Clifton will kindly honor our rental payment from our completely rained out October 2016 car show and will put it towards our 2017 show. As such we established Sunday, October 1st as our 2017 car show date and Sunday, October 8th as our show rain date. We will arrange to have a food truck provide lunch and our chapter will serve breakfast goodies.

So far 16 chapter members have indicated that they will attend our “After the Holidays” party scheduled for this Sunday, January 22nd.

New Garden State Chapter membership forms updated for an annual dues increase of $ 3.00 will be printed. Approximately 6 members have chosen to receive “Metro News” via e-mail. We have the option to switch to electronic delivery at anytime. Newsletters sent to POCI will still be in paper form.

Long time member, Lou Calasibetta will again be doing his traditional annual get-together in May. We will be selecting a new design for our “dress” chapter short sleeved shirt. Several members expressed their desire to drive down to the 2017 Atlantic City Auction and Car Show held from February 10th to February 12th. We will consult with Lory Wolf about scheduling another wine making event at Your Own Winery in Riverdale, New Jersey. And we will also consider planning an excursion on The Warren County Winery Train. Our meeting concluded at 7:38 p.m.

Steve Sanguino

Secretary