We have a special event: the IEEE New Jersey Coast - Technical Talk - Real-Time Spectrum Analysis by Alan Wolke & Scott Zederbaum, Tektronix Corporation @ 5:45PM. Dru R. is having Pizza delivered. We will hold our meeting @ 7:15PM to allow us to enjoy the Tech-talk
Future events:
Saturday the 20th - InfoAge 3rd Annual Antique & Classic Car Show
Presented by the Military Technology Museum of New Jersey
Saturday June 20st from 10:00am to 4:00pm (Rain date) Saturday June 27th.
Registration Donation $15.00. Questions? (908) 489-6418 (Cell)
Trophies, Dash Plaques for first (50) entries, Food, Music.
Nels is requesting help with the Car Show. It is an "INFOAGE EVENT." Nels and Pete are in high gear getting ready for the show THAT EVERYONE BENEFITS BY LIKE HALLOWEEN. He needs the following.
- Help with parking the show cars.
- Help with the public admission booth, 3. Help with InfoAge information, tours, guides, general information.
- "JANITOR" duties with keeping the restrooms stocked and orderly.
- Help with general "Policing" of the area, trash pick up etc.
- Building and grounds Security throughout the complex especially the new area.
- Help with the "Hayride" if he does it, basically a tour guide.
- I'm sure there is more things he can't think of it right now, but they will we very plain the day of the event.
June 23rd - our application to add to our historic district is heard in Trenton, NJ.
July 1st - 7 PM - The Wall Township Committee meets at InfoAge.
August 20th - Monmouth University Day @ the BlueClaws - We have 50 tickets - First come -first serve. Enjoy a fun evening and help us market InfoAge.
Status:
We are in Emergency Stabilization mode now. We are attacking worse first. We face the challenges of keeping the momentum of our regular activities increasing and meeting the challenges of the additional grounds and buildings. We are working to secure the remaining broken or missing doors. We need more helpers on the 'H' building security. Steve G. can only get so much done by himself. We have to repair the three roof leaks that we suspect can be causing structural damage in the 'H' buildings. We need to begin repainting the metal DDUs to protect them from further rust damage. Thank you to Dave Snellman for stepping up to lead the DDU repairs.
Just some of the things I know of or can recall.
During the week... and weekend... (in no particular order)
“The History & Development of Electronic Warfare” - A Technical Tutorial by Mr. John Cervini, in Bldg. 9059 was well attended and great. John has such an in depth knowledge of this subject.
Nels W., Pete R. and Bob W. mowed and weed-whacked everything. Bob W. mowed the Diana / TIROS site. The site looks great for the car show.
Mike G. cleaned the entire parking lot with a back-pack leaf blower.
We cleared new vine growth by 9011C and D to make the area look nice for the car Show.
Ray Chase represented InfoAge at the IEEE Microwave Society Convention in Boston this weekend. He set up a display and gave a talk. Dru R. says the display was great, Ray was great and he made us proud.
Matt is working on the path from 9003 to 9004/5 to earn his eagle award. He is working with the 1914 Henderson Photos to approximate the wireless operators path to their desks. Under Steve G's guidance he is making good progress.
This Sunday we implemented our new entrance flow using the gate one guard house entrance.
Thank you to the NJARC for cleaning the gate one guard house - 9093. It looks great. Al Klase made an excellent colorful 'You are Here' map with possible museums or exhibits to see.
Dan L. installed the signs he made and lettered to point visitors to our offerings. Thank you to Dan L. for his leadership on this project. It has resulted in a burst of improvements.
At the Diana / TIROS site the TLM-18 satellite tracking antenna is nearly done. It looks great. The 'U.S. ARMY" and "SIGNAL CORPS" signs will be re-lettered by Dan L. on replacement signs. This work is enabled by the grant the Harris Corporation gave us. The contractor is doing a better job than imagined. These guys really want to do a quality job.
Dan L. installed four pulleys to enable us to hoist banners and flag for special events.
We have are over half way done with the prime coat 9034 which measure 60' by 100'.
Dan J. has the Computer eduction center ready for business on Sundays. Dan - help us with an announcement for the press.
Dan J. is also running a morning Landscaping & exercise class has improved the look of 9010D and has stacked the salvaged fence pipes for easy relocation. Nels relocated the pipes for future re-use.
On Friday evening members of the Garden State Central met in the hotel
The scratch coast on 9006 is still done. I have to get to work on the paperwork to apply for the balance of the grant.
We liberated several hundred feet of Pattern 105 wood siding from WW2 buildings that will be demolished. This is needed to repair the damage to the firehouse 9031) , 9029, 9017 and 9034 by the BRAC contractors hitting the siding with backhoes and loaders. Also, some siding rotten from not being painted for 20 years.
We were contacted by a film maker whose grandfather, Dr. Eduard Gerber, was a member of Operation PaperClip. On July 12th she will be visiting to do interviews..
Dan L. Breeze radio ad is on the air - it sounds great - we had results this weekend and we expect more.
This Sunday we had a a great force of volunteers on hand: On hand were: Steve G., JoAnne B., Cecily F., Neil N., Dan L., Dan J. Don, Harry K., Phil V., Evan K., Joe G., Arron and others.
On Monday evening Phil V. and others hosted a boy scout troop visit.
On Monday the Board of Trustees met. The next meeting is July 20th at 4PM
John B. keeps improving the structure of our website. Our site is massive with lots of content. A number of published works by professional historians have cited out site as a reference. Over 11 years of various web page editors has made ugly html code. John is writing scripts to fix lots of problems. He is even fixing some of my special spelling. Thank you!!
This evening Mike G. and I attended and spoke at a Shark River Dredge Hearing held by Senator Sean Kean, Assemblyman Dave Rible, and Assemblywoman Mary Pat Angelini. Our goal was to make sure someone spoke out on the potential impact the expanded project would have on Camp Evans. We gave the Senator and Assembly persons info and newsletters.
While in Washington DC for my regular job I visited the office of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. I dropped off recent info and newsletters. Their attorney, Elizabeth Merritt and Roger McLaughlin saved our effort back in 2004 when BRAC threatened to auction the historic district to developers.
We may have found a company that specializes in the high-pressure air-conditioning systems. This will help us meet the ITT grant goal of AC in the hotel dining room. I have asked for an estimate. We need to schedule a visit.
Many persons are working to help save Camp Evans and give it a future in education and as a place to honor those who served. Thank you to all.
Reasons to tell persons why to donate (via check or PayPal) to our
effort NOW:
- Saves an incredibly historic site
- Honors WWII Signal Corps and Honor Front veterans
- Helps education by inspiring kids to learn science
- Furthers the development of a NJ Shore tourist destination.
- Will create full and part-time employment
- Improves property values in the North Wall and Shark River area.
- We are the White House recognized stewards of the Camp Evans Historic District and now it is under our protection for future generations
No Passion = No Progress. We have passion and we are progressing - even if it is tough sometimes.
If we do not tell kids what great things others have done to improve our nation how can we expect them to know what they are capable of.
Fred
732 299-0894
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