We are excited to announce that we have a new location for our monthly Members meetings!
Beginning with our next meeting at 7 pm on Tuesday October 8, we will be meeting at Morris Plains VFW Post 3401.
Address: VFW Post 3401,45 Tabor Road, Morris Plains, NJ 07950
The VFW leadership are excited to have us and the meeting space, cash bar, outdoor space, and parking lot are ideal for our needs.
The VFW provides all the space we need for our meetings, a large monitor for presenting ski trip and event information, and the VFW bar gives us an opportunity to meet and socialize before and after our meetings. The $3 beers and reasonably priced mixed drinks make all that even better! We can bring water, soda, beer, and cocktails into the meeting room.
The bar will be open before our meeting begins and will remain open until 9:30 pm each Tuesday, after which time the VFW will promptly close. The meeting room and bar have been recently remodeled, and the bar area includes a pool table and table-top shuffleboard game. (See photos below.)
We can bring our own food and snacks into the meeting room.
Food and snacks will be provided at our October 8th meeting.
The on-site parking lot is huge and, along with ample parking for our meetings, we will be able use the parking lot for local ski trips. People who want to carpool to any of our East Coast ski areas can meet at the VFW and leave the extra cars parked in the parking lot. A real convenience!
The VFW holds several events and fund-raising dinners during the year, as well as sells Christmas tress each year. We will be able to participate in attending and promoting some of those events, for the good of the VFW and its members.
We are excited for the new location and hope you find it fun and welcoming too!
I hope you all had an awesome summer, and wrapped things up with a fun and relaxing Labor Day Weekend!
As the fresh Fall air sweeps in this week, it’s time to think about skiing, reconnecting with friends you maybe haven’t seen for a while and getting ready to join in on all the social and recreational events we have planned! All that plus the amazing trips to Zermatt and Big Sky.
Meetings and Venues
Our first meeting of the season is Tuesday September 10 at 7:30PM. This meeting will be held in the Morris County Room downstairs at the Olde Mill Inn where we’ve been meeting for the recent past.
Address: 225 Route 202, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
We are actively looking at alternative locations that will still be convenient, while providing the after-meeting social setting (on-site bar, for example) we’ve had at prior venues. Stand by for more information at out 9/10/24 meeting.
Social Events – New Adventures Await!
This season is packed with an array of activities designed to cater to a variety of our members’ interests, and to create opportunities to celebrate and have fun together!
Gina and her events committee will be organizing at least two events per month and already has several on the calendar. Our first Pickleball event and an awesome dinner event in Randolph (part of the monthly “Remarkable Restaurants” series) are already set for September 6th and September 27th. See more details at the end of this email.
Our next AAF Happy Hour will be in Friday September 20th. Look for further details shortly.
Keep an eye out for future emails and announcements for more events. We are working to resurrect our website which will also include a calendar of upcoming events.
We are also working on celebrating and holding joint events and happy hours with other ski clubs. Standby for more details.
This is YOUR club, and it is what we collectively decide to make it. The new Board has a common goal of reengaging members to become more actively involved, bring new ideas for events, help organize an event, and invite family and friends to join you at events. We would love to get back to a regular schedule of 3-5 events a month, every month, and grow membership to over 200 members. Who’s with us?!
Staying Connected
Communication is key to an engaged membership. We have started work on updating our communications, marketing, website and email. We are researching various tools to help us automate and bring things online for our membership – like an online calendar, online event payments, file storage for all of our documents, online membership renewal etc. Stay tuned for more.
We will also continue to use Meetup as a regular tool as it allows all of us to stay informed, while being a good avenue for visitors and potential new members to find out about MCSC.
Your feedback is invaluable, so please don’t hesitate to share your suggestions and ideas on how we can improve your club experience.
Electronic Payment Updates
We’re excited to share we are establishing electronic options for you to pay for events and potentially some or all of your ski trip payments. Claire has already made great progress in this area and has established and verified a Zelle payment account of us. Thanks Claire! We’ve used Zelle on a couple occasions already and it provides convenience for both the payer and the Board, all while creating a detailed and easy “paper” trail for all transactions. More to come on this including at our membership meeting next week.
Don’t miss our Season Kick-Off Meeting on Tuesday September 10th at the Olde Mill Inn! It’s the perfect opportunity to reconnect with old friends, welcome new members into our fold, and bring your ideas for making this already great club even better!
Here’s to a new season of fun, discovery, and friendship!
Warm regards,
Timothy Burt President Morris Country Ski Club
Your 2024 – 2025 Board
Timothy Burt – President Gina Maroney – Vice President Claire Christjohn – Treasurer Dave Treanor – Membership Ed Tideman – Ski Director Bev Thomas – Secretary
