ICFS Fall Meeting 11/18/18 - Home of Linda & Sandy Hornick 2:42 PM Minutes submitted by Daryl Hornick-Becker In Attendance Phil Cantor Dan Cantor Sandy Hornick Linda Hornick Meredith Hornick Larry Becker Amy Hornick Daryl Hornick-Becker David Berman Sara Berman Stanley Gilman Sheila Gilman Mitchell Greene Barbara Greene Ron Jordan Ken Wachtel -Phil Cantor calls to order the fall meeting of the ICFS. -requests the minutes from the last meeting -Kenny did not take the minutes at the last meeting, not sure who did -there was no quorum at the last meeting Financial Report -Phil reports that there is $11,829.54 in the current bank account -$29,045.07 in the money market mutual fund Motion: Phil moves that David Berman looks into the investment fund and report back to the treasurer on if the funds should be moved or invested differently Second: Stanley Ayes are unanimous Hospitality Report -Phil reports that Florence Hornick, our most senior member, passed at the end of May -In Remembrance of Florence, Linda Hornick yelled “EAT” -Ron said Florence loved everyone of us equally -A moment of silence was observed -Ron reports that last November Wendy needed a bone marrow transplant, she had it on Dec 6th of last year -After chemotherapy and a month in the hospital and 3 at home, she has is now totally cancer-free -Barbara reports that Jaime Feld had her 3rd baby, Chloe Alexandra -Sandy reports that Aaron Hornick had his second baby in February, Maya Isabelle -also that Jonathan Hornick got married in May -Ron reports that Julie Cantor, daughter of Scott Cantor, is getting married today Old Business -Sandy reports on previous meeting at Citi Field, where the Mets beat the Yankees -26-28 people were in attendance -including Mark Wachtel, Greg Pomerantz -The society extends its thanks to Sandy for organizing -Ron asks how does the society improve its membership? -The floor is open for discussion New Business Ron: ICFS structures may need to change to fit modern times -phone conferences, skype meetings, all work well in business -we have members all over the globe, this could help include them -helps keep the society open and flexible to retain and attract new members Mitch: our growth is miniscule, we need changes -maybe only 1 business meeting and 1 social event a year Phil: the baseball game was an attempt and it was very hard to get more people to come -these meetings are always the same people -social events are very expensive -$2,000 was spent on 26 people for the Mets game -cost was $135 a person and ICFS subsidized $85 of the cost -social events are easier said than done Mitch: but who is going to be here in 10 years? -we have no 5 year plan, no 1 year plan Phil: needs someone to take over due collection -Ron also needs someone to take over cemetery duties Sandy: this still doesn’t solve our existential issues Amy: My kids don’t come to the meetings because of certain rules Sandy: Issue is the non-jewish members rule Ron: but they can be members Sandy: but they can’t vote Danny: is there a reason to think the younger generation doesn’t have an investment? Is there a reason to disband? Phil: But it's more complicated than that because we have money and own real estate -for example, in order to give NJ permission to open grave sites, written permission has to come from society -it should be noted that the 2 other members of the cemetery committee are Sandy and David Kenny: the $2000 we spent on last meeting isn’t that bad -call us up if the officers need any help Barbara: Still doesn’t solve issue of getting young people to come Ron: going back to cemetery duties, my direct family is not buried in ICFS plots -my other family society, the Jordans, interacts mostly online -except when someone dies and we have to sign written permission -there isn’t the sense of camaraderie in my other family -its my job, as the cemetery chair, to take some of the stress out of the funeral process -the point is, everyone should express to their individual families their concerns Mitch: what if we sent out a questionnaire asking what changes will make you come to meetings? Danny: I think the baseball game worked, maybe we just go with social events -our annual thing could be a social event every year Larry: likes social idea, and then maybe a conference call for business items Phil: ok so maybe a social event, but who organizes? Larry: we could do a trip to Belmont racetrack, I’m willing to plan it Kenny: conference calls and internet meetings only take you so far -its no replacement for being together David: if we keep doing a big event every five years, people outside NY will come Barbara: could we try a skype meeting? Danny: maybe a skype call 2 months before the spring outing at Belmont Mitch: maybe more email blasts more often to keep people informed Larry: that can be our goal for June (the racetrack outing) Danny: or maybe another baseball game -by the way 20% of our members are in this room -our focus should be on young people not out of town members Ron: our social events in past have been good -our eye should be on the five-year event -those work for improving participation Phil: whatever we do at Belmont needs to include kosher food Larry: outside belmont you can picnic and bring your own food Phil: Kosher food won’t determine whether we have an event -we still need to settle issue of financial dues, secretary, cemetery duties, and website -to collect dues we have to send invoices, some people don’t use internet Ron: nobody wants the cemetery job, but I can teach it -you have to be ready to get a call from a grieving member -then verify they’re a member, negotiate dues if they owe -get in touch with funeral director and cemetery -send a fax for permission to open gravesite -maintain maps of gravesites Phil: we also need a family member willing to work on the website -we have nothing to spend on that Action Items Ron will bring Sandy up to speed on cemetery duties Larry is going to organize a Spring/Summer outing at Belmont racetrack Mitch will talk to Josh about working on the website Phil: Anymore issues on existence? Larry: We need to give people a little feel of what the society is and what its for Ron: when you are in your 20s it's your job to go to social events -its only after your 30s and starting a family that you begin to take on duties -everyone needs to talk to their younger members about taking initiative -especially those in 30s or 40s Motion: Danny moves to adjourn meeting Second: Larry Ayes are unanimous Meeting is adjourned at 4:09 PM
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