Summit Old Guard

Come for the Programs . . .

During normal times the Old Guard of Summit New Jersey meets every Tuesday in the Council Meeting Room of the New Providence NJ Municipal Center at 360 Elkwood Ave, New Providence NJ 07974.

* For the duration of the covid-19 shutdown, meetings have moved online as video conferences using Zoom, and start at 10:00 AM. Visitors are welcome and may request access by sending an inquiry to [email protected]

Meetings start at 9:30 AM with coffee and socializing (suspended during shutdown). At 10:00 we sit down, maybe sing a song or two, and hear a few jokes & announcements. The invited speaker starts at around 10:15. We ask visitors to arrive by 10:00 AM.

Programs consist of stimulating talks by people such as past governors, mayors, politicians, physicians, Nobel Prize winners, judges, professors, scientists, authors, economists, journalists, financial advisors, medical specialists, etc. The subsequent Q&A is lively. Put on your business casual attire or jacket & tie (or something more casual from May to September) and attend a meeting with us. All visitors are welcome. Admission is free.

Stay for the Friends*

After the meetings, many members join together to have lunch at various local restaurants.

In addition to the weekly meetings, there are activity groups for golf, bridge, hiking, trips, computer help, tennis and more.

* Or, as one member put it recently, "Come for the Jokes, Stay for the Talks", since we start each meeting by singing a few songs and enjoying a few jokes :-)

Policy on Weather Cancellations

When New Providence Schools are closed due to weather, the Old Guard meeting is cancelled. New Providence posts closure notices at its school website https://www.npsd.k12.nj.us. We will also post a notice at our website and send an email to members, usually by 7:30 AM

For more information, contact:

James Hewitt, Chairman, Membership Committee (908) 233-5507, [email protected]

On Retiring – A Stimulating Road Ahead

Where will you find a sense of purpose and satisfaction? How will you find mental stimulus and a sense of community? Click on this PDF file to consider an answer to these questions.

Donations to Old Guard are welcome and greatly appreciated (although they are not tax deductible).

March Program Chair - Jay Leatherbee

Mar. 2 "Women in the Revolutionary War" - Joel Farkas, a well-known lecturer at The Florham Institute for Lifelong Learning at Fairleigh Dickinson University, will talk about the support roles women played in the Revolutionary War including aspects little known to this day, such as the story of a woman who dressed as a man in order to fight on the front lines. [video conference]

Mar. 9 "Shipwrecked on a Deserted Island" - Old Guardian Jay Leatherbee will relate his experiences with five other people on a chartered 40-foot sailboat shipwrecked in the Bahamas. A storm came up suddenly on an overnight sail, and they tried unsuccessfully to seek refuge. They were washed up on a coral reef on an uninhabited island where Jay was marooned for six days before being rescued. [video conference – Contact: [email protected]]

Mar. 16 "March Outlook 2021" - David G. Dietze, managing principal, senior portfolio strategist at Peapack Private Wealth Management, will speak on the outlook for markets in 2021. How will the new Biden administration affect the economy and the markets? How should you best position your investments amid the COVID-19 vaccine rollout? What potential tax changes may occur and how might they affect your income? [video conference]

Mar. 23 "The U.S. Constitution" - Old Guard member Nolan Asch will be speaking about a very timely topic: the U.S. Constitution. He says to develop a deep understanding of the U.S. Constitution, we need to understand the events before, during, and after the May to September 1787 meeting in Philadelphia that we now call the Constitutional Convention. [video conference]

Mar. 30 "Banking Now and the Future" - Kevin Cummings, CEO and chairman of Investors Bank will talk about the history of banking since it became more regulated after 2008. He will also offer thoughts on expectations for the next four years. [video conference]

April Birthdays – Joe McMenamy

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