InfoAge Meeting, Wednesday July 29

Hello All,

**Future Events**

--->>> Dan L. reminds us Newsletter are due midnight July 31st or he
will fill the space with NJHDA news. <<---

**Thursday July 30th - 7PM - Our first Haunted Hotel (but not in the
Hotel) planning meeting. Bring ideas....
**August 7th and 21st NJNG VISION volunteer days at Camp Evans. If you
can help we need coordinators.
**August 19th - Wall ROTC parents meet in our dining room to discuss
this years volunteer support.
*August 20th - Monmouth University Day @ the BlueClaws* - We have 50
tickets - First come -first serve. Enjoy a fun evening and help us
market InfoAge.

***What I know of and can recall this past week***

First a request. Does anyone have a high-end digital that can take RAW
or TIFF images of 2000 by 3000 pixels? The NPS has requested we
resubmit our current site photos for the expanded historic district. I
submitted JPGs. I just need to take about 25 photos. I would rather
not purchase a new camera for $500 +++. Call me if you can help.

Good News the not-for-profit BLOSSOM is joining InfoAge for a six month
trial. This new group has much to offer the community. Working at
InfoAge will be good for all our groups.

The NJARC swap meet on Saturday was a great success. Pasting in an
email from Club President Richard Lee....

Greetings Fellow Enthusiasts, What a great Swap Meet we had this past Saturday at InfoAge! Those of you who have participated over the years, can see how the show continues to grow, we even had the tube vendor Lawrence from Ohio, join us. I want to thank all those who helped make our Annual Summer Tailgate such a success, and especially, Trustee Ray and Edith Chase, Marsha Simkin, VP Harry Klancer, Treasuer, Sal Brisindi, Editor, Marv Beeferman, and Senore' Marconi, who has always kept the rain away from our Tailgate Swap Meets! See you all at our August 14th meeting, Bowen Hall, Princeton. Richard Lee President, NJARC

Thank you to Nels, Pete with some help from Kyle for bring out the MTMNJ historic Army vehicles.
While this was going on the Geo-cashers visited InfoAge. Steve G. was their host and kindly gave the group a tour.

On Sunday Rob F. and son, Bob S. and others had a military field radio encampment to show visitors how radio got the message through. Thanks to Nels for the use of the camo nets.

BTW, John B. has been posting photos of events on flicker - you can get there via our website www.infoage.org under events / photos. This is excellent. More photos are posted faster than the Fossil Fred method...

Lisa of Greater Media contacted us and they have some ideas to help us.

Our Torro mower had a clutch seize. Not good. Super Pete read the
manual, removed the clutch and was off to W.H.Potter and Sons to order
the parts. Nels was in the middle of this too. Thank you both. This
saves us a ton. No towing costs to the dealer...etc. You guys are great.

Steve G., Dave Sn. and Dan J. investigated the crushed DDU in the woods.
We hope to salvage more sample parts.
We have a request filed with the Stanford University Green Library -
Special Collections for copies of the DDU plans they have on file.
First request has been rejected as the plans are too fragile to into a
copy machine. We have suggested digital photography...

We have finished repainting all the DDUs on our area this weekend.
Thank you to Kyle for cleaning the trash out of them in spite of killer
bees. We also began painting 9097, the foundry. We have asked Garden
State Iron, a Butler Buildings dealer to see if the metal foundry roof
can be repaired or needs complete replacement.

We also started cleaning the clogged gutters on the H-buildings. This
weekend we cleaned 660' on 9010, 460' on 9011, 400' on the hallway
exterior and 200' on 9037.

Aggressive Mechanical is nearly done installing the new heat and A/C in
9059. The pressure test meter is on the gas piping and we hope to have
an inspection tomorrow. If anyone is into carpentry we can now install
the salvaged WW2 double doors in 9059 to enable us to move demo
equipment easily into the building for classes.

We have another dumpster filled with debris. Wall DPW will empty and
return it this week. We have a growing pile of metals to recycle. We
brought the bottles and cans to the recycling center this week.
Cardboard is next. Thank you to Steve G. for removing all the Swat Meet
trash.

In 9032B Bob P. fixed a shocking electric problem with an attic
illuminated light switch. He also hung the replacement florescent
fixtures in 9032C men's room and a room MARCH will use for vintage
computer displays.

Thanks to Mike G. for making the connection and the Neptune H.S.
Principle Mr. Allen we will host a "Junk Box Wars" style this fall.
Steve G. and I attended a planning meeting during the week.

On Friday evening members of the Garden State Central met in the hotel
and the NJMT too. Thanks for policing the men's room. GSC gave us the
first donation from the soda machine proceeds.

MARCH is getting ready for the next Vintage Computer Festival. Evan K,
Joe G. and company are really making progress. They have lots of new
history posters and more exhibits.

Amanda W. made more progress the George Goubeaud papers. Nick S. is
sorting our dozens of Camp Evans historic drawings.

Nick R. continues the painting of the Monmouth Bl fence.

We have another proposal back for A/C for the hotel dining room. John
Cervini is leading this project.

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 have to repair the fence. The Wall Little League parents are cutting
our fence to retrieve lost balls. We have spoken to the head of the
League. What an annoyance.

Dan L. removed the last of the nails from the salvages shiplap siding
for 9017 and other needed repairs. If you ave back carpenter skills and
what to help repair the siding issues on the WW2 era wood buildings let
me know.

Plumber Mark Casner has the 9032 rest room plans Rich Grasso prepared
for us. Mark has spoken to our building inspector to get the permits
filed so we can get the restrooms in use. It is a sad thing that Rich
suddenly passed away.

Thanks to Steve M. we had a delivery of communications equipment from
Tobyhanna Army Depot. I know Al K. found stuff he liked. We need to
inventory the delivery.

This Sunday we had a good number of visitors. They were very interested
and stayed long. On hand were: Steve G., Dave Sn. in the Hall of Fame,
Neil N., Joe G., Bernie R., Bob B. Dan & Terry L., Dan J., Don J. &
nephew, Cicily F., Nels W., Pete R., Nick S., Amanda W., Norm L.and
son, Al K., Rob F and son,others.

Rich B. is working with Bob P. on the Diana site electrical
improvements. We are almost ready to file permits. Cost estimates are
underway.

- Dan J. has the Computer eduction center ready open for business on
Sundays. *Dan - we need to make an announcement for the press.*
- Dan J. invites you to his morning Landscaping & exercise class. He
was there this morning

*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 have two boy scouts working on plans to use the DDU for Boy Scout
camp outs - they are big metal tents designed by Buckminster Fuller.


*** 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: *
1) Saves an incredibly historic site
2) Honors WWII Signal Corps and Honor Front veterans
3) Helps education by inspiring kids to learn science
4) Furthers the development of a NJ Shore tourist destination.
5) Will create full and part-time employment
6) Improves property values in the North Wall and Shark River area.
7) We are the White House recognized stewards of the Camp Evans Historic
District and now it is under our protection for future generations

Please email the items I forget. Do not get angry...email me!!! It is
important to report our progress.

**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