September 24th - September Social Annual Meeting
September Social Annual Meeting (info provided by Elaine Sakowich)
On Thursday September 24th hpREM members and their guests attended the Annual Social Meeting and luncheon at St. Brigid’s Hall in Lexington.
- President Joyce Hoagland opened the meeting and extended a warm welcome to the 57 members/guests in attendance. The annual minutes were read by Elaine Sakowich and approved by the attending members.
- Monica Dickie reported on the treasurer’s report with Ken Peck’s annual audit completed on August 31st. Ken’s report showed that hpREM’s annual audit is a true and accurate condition of transactions which took place from August 1, 2008 through and including July 31, 2009.
- Monica discussed the following upcoming trips, Fall Foliage in October, trip to Atlantic City in November and the December Social with toys for kids as well as donations for the food pantry.
- Henry Theriault reported a total of 134 members. He also asked members to provide him with their e-mail address in order to help cut down on postage.
- Henry Theriault reported three candidates running for the Directors’ positions. He stated that there would be no nominations from the floor. Therefore, he asked the secretary to cast one vote for the names that were placed into nomination – M. Joyce Hoagland, Ken Peck and John Dineen. The vote was cast by M. Elaine Sakowich, Secretary.
President Joyce Hoagland thanked all the officers for their work during the past year and the members who donated the extra desserts that made our social special as well as the food committee for their hard work.
Joyce Hoagland then proceeded with the door 3 prize drawing; the winners were Jean Schubach, Ursula LeBlanc and Diane Robichaud.
The meeting was followed by a delicious buffet lunch of salads, meat platters, finger sandwiches and a various spread of delicious desserts, coffee, tea, soda and water. The luncheon was enjoyed by all.
October 2nd - Fall Foliage Train Tour (info provided by Nancy Sharpe)
ALL ABOARD! That’s what 21 hpRemers heard October 2nd on a Fall Foliage Train Tour through some of the best scenic areas in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.
We traveled on the “Hobo and Winnipesaukee Scenic Railroad” past Lake Winnipesaukee and through some of New England’s prettiest towns such as Meredith, New Hampton, Ashland,
Plymouth, Bridgewater and Livermore Falls. In addition to the beautiful scenery we had a close-up view of a working deer farm and a large Christmas tree farm from our train.
As we made our way north the train stopped at the Common Man Inn in Plymouth, NH, where we had an excellent buffet luncheon of roast turkey, roast beef and all the fixins. No one left there
hungry! On the train ride back to Meredith we were entertained by two “hobos” singing and carrying on. While the foliage was not quite peak that day, the landscape was still lovely and the camaraderie was right on! A truly enjoyable day with friends.
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