If you are retired from your primary job, regardless of age, the Haddonfield 65 Club has a great deal for you
By SAUL RESNICK
Special to The Sun
Want to have fun? Want to be part of good times throughout the year? Want to enjoy the camaraderie of similar senior men who are still very young at heart, high-spirited, with great business, professional, educational and charitable backgrounds and achievements?
If you are retired from your primary job, regardless of age, the Haddonfield 65 Club has a great deal for you!
The social club has a total membership of 160 plus, many of whom are very active. On a weekly basis they participate in card games (duplicate bridge and pinochle), sports (bowling all year, golf in season) and have weekly meetings at their clubhouse at 110 Rhoads Avenue on Thursdays, with speakers who provide useful information and entertaining talks.
Al Schmidt, newly-installed president of the club, added, “Throughout the year, we take a number of trips to sporting events, museums, casinos, and other venues of interest, with spouses included at modest costs, mostly arranged by Bill Brown, our former president and a current director. We are also involved in contributing to a number of charitable and community endeavors.”
Bernie Schaming, the club’s secretary said, “Our club’s activities include participation in Haddonfield’s July 4th parade and its Fall Festival, as well as providing marshals for the Haddon Township Juvenile Diabetes 5K run. In regard to our charitable endeavors, the club provides a modest scholarship to a Haddonfield High School student each year called the Perseverance Award (given to a student who has overcome adversity during the high school years, and selected by the high school staff), participates in the annual Lions Club’s flea market, and helps collect contributions for the Salvation Army. Many club members are also involved in the activities of other community organizations, including the Lions and Rotary Clubs, the town’s Historical Society, its First Night New Year’s celebration, and Interfaith Caregivers.”
Al Schmidt said, “We have a full schedule of opportunities for good times. You can have the time of your life by joining our club. All you need do is pay annual dues of $20 and open up a world of new friends, great relationships, and fun as well as new sources of important information through our weekly meetings and trips.”
The activities and their scheduled days are cards (Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays) at the clubhouse, potluck lunches on Wednesdays, guest speakers on Thursdays at 1:30 p.m., bowling at nearby Laurel Lanes on Friday mornings and golf outings in season at various courses.
“We have a spring ladies luncheon at Tavistock County Club, along with a year-end holiday wine and cheese gathering with spouses at a local church; we also have a Fall stag luncheon, all arranged by Bob Parsons, one of our directors, and a former president,” Al Schmidt said.
The 65 Club was formed in 1955 with 38 charter members.
“We look forward to inducting new members, who want to add joyful moments to their lives in retirement. Some join us!” Al Schmidt said, with his usual burst of enthusiasm.
If you are interested in joining the club, contact Bill Brown at (856) 429–4368 or by email at billbrown@aol.com.
