InfoAge Meeting, Wednesday, November 18

Hello Everyone,

Wednesday meeting this week (today). We will label and stamp the
American Legion and VFW follow-up postcards. Lots of projects to review...

Just a note about the value of our volunteering.
InfoAge has returned 40,600 square feet of space at Camp Evans to public
benefit service. This is in keeping with our NPS approved plan. All
work meets the secretary of interior standards for the treatment of
historic properties.
Much of this space was unsafe to enter without a haz-mat suit and
personal protective gear when turned over to us.
At $80/square foot as a renovation cost, the value of our work is
*$3,056,000*. This does not include the value of the lead based paint
and mold remediation we performed on nearly all the buildings.
Nor does include the value of work on buildings we have only re-roofed,
repainted and made other repairs.
This is an impressive figure. In addition to this preservation work we
have created an archive, a library, a massive website, saved
collections, set up a radio repair shop, a graphics workshop, fifteen
rooms of exhibits, we maintain the grounds, we publish a newsletter, we
hold commemorative events and we hold regular technical seminars and
educational events. These items also have value above our $3 million
dollar figure.
All this for less than $700,000. How can one explain the difference?
The difference is you.
As we step up to the challenges of growth it is good to take stock of
the value we have brought to our community.
Thank you, your results are impressive..

**Future Events**

Saturday, November 21st from 2pm to 4pm Family Volunteer Day (Blossom
event)

The event is almost here! We have just over 100 that we expect to
attend and I’m really excited about the volunteer opportunities we’ll
have available.* *

*We’re having the pre-event final meeting this Wednesday at 6pm at
InfoAge in the dining hall*. If you are volunteering in any capacity
for Family Volunteer Day behind the scenes (and we need lots of
volunteers!), please try your hardest to attend this meeting and bring
any friends/family you know that can help us out on Family Volunteer Day
too. We will be assigning positions. We will have sandwiches, chips
and drinks for volunteers so come hungry. If you’d like to bring a
dessert or anything else feel free!

*VOLUNTEERS NEED TO ARRIVE AT 11AM ON THE DAY OF THE EVENT. PLEASE TRY
TO BE ON TIME! EVENT BEGINS AT 12PM AND ENDS AT 3PM.*

Volunteer Positions (please look them over and consider what position
you’d like to help out with):

*Fred, if you know anyone from InfoAge that would like to volunteer for
this event please forward this email to them, we can use the extra hands.

*Haunted Hotel 2009 review meeting Thursday November 19th - 7PM
On November 29th our fire inspector Nels Warren formally takes
stewardship of the 1965 fire engine West Belmar Fire Company is donating
to InfoAge for preservation in the fire house.

***Newsletter Articles due November 30th midnight.***

The Holiday Train Display - sponsored by GSC - Starting December 12th
NJARC Holiday Gathering - December 12th
Blossom Holiday Event for Kids - December 13th
Very Marconi Christmas sponsored by Mike G. Industries - December 19th

**Things that went on this past two weeks** - please send me reminders
of accomplishments. Do not get angry...email me!!! It is important to
report our progress. There is so much going on!!

An update from Ray Chase:

Present last Wednesday were: Ray C., Dave Sn., Al K., Harry K. and Phil
V. Most of the time was spent clearing up the "Mad Science Lab" and
returning stuff to the RTM museum. Some stuff was left in the H
building pending decisions on storage space. Harry K. completed more
picture hanging devices and another batch of pictures were hung.

Ray

-Blossom has a great 'Make a Difference Day. Thanks to Jamie B. of the
Coast Star for the excellent story on the event.
-Our intern MaryRose has completed her internship. Thanks to Dan L.,
Steve G., Ray C. and company for helping make her experience a good one.
-Thank you to Al Klase for the great presentation justifying why the
Edwin Armstrong and Camp Evans WW2 radio and radar artifacts should be
loaned to InfoAge for public display rather than boxed away in Maryland.
-Dan L. submitted a grant request to the Monmouth County Historic
Commission to help repair sill plate damage to three of our WW2 wood
buildings - 9034, 9029 and 9031.
-We primed a number of signs for future event signs. They are in the
basement. We could make 'Holiday Trains' signs etc.
-Henry S. made great progress on the new rain/leaf cover for the hotel
basement ramp. It passed the tropical storm test this weekend.
-Rich B., and Bob P., have submitted an electrical plan and permit
request to improved the visitor safety at the Diana site. We hope to
fund the work soon.
-John C. gave a talk at the Brookdale Center for WW2 studies.
-Thanks to the Old Wall Historical Society for putting the bound issues
of the Wall Herald in our care.
-Our archives are being sent the lab coat and papers of WW2 / Paperclip
scientist Dr. Hans Thessing who worked at Camp Evans from 1947 to his
retirement. Lots of papers on Laser and Maser work.
-Matt Sampson has moved the gate 3 sentry post (9155) and canopy to gate
2. The Wall DPW moved it to the new pad Matt put in place by gate 2.
The window broken during moving is replaced. This will earn Matt his
eagle award.
-Two new scouts have requested to do their eagle project at Camp Evans
this weekend.
-Scout David Bogner made good progress on his eagle project. Mark
Casner of C&H plumbing helped by moving the old water lines to under the
new sink
-We have made more progress on the 9032 restrooms. The grab bars are
installed. The new water heater is in. The men's room is painted the
Army light green. We re-glazed the windows in which the panes fell
out. Next are new toilets, stall repairs and those salvaged historic
WW2 urinals will go back into sanitary service.
-Also in 9032C we replaced the door in the future AFCEA communications
display room with a salvaged WWII door frame, molding and a door with
the patterned glass. We also removed one of the 1980s solid doors and
replaced it with a salvaged WW2 door. We hope to do this with eleven
doors in 9032 to return the WW2 look.
-Dave Sn. has a great idea for a Thankgiving - November fund raiser. A
driving tour and scare crow contest. Ideas and suggestion welcome.
-I still just need put those two repaired windows in the hotel back into
their frames.
-thank you to Trustee Larry Tormey, and Trustee John Truhan for taking
the next steps in getting ready to submit the CDBG paperwork;
-Trustee Bob G. has made great progress on his Camp Evans history book.
Thanks to Bob's salemanship ITT, General Dynamics and Northrop Grumman
have funded the layout and publishing of 1000 copies of the book.
Thanks to Ray C., John C. and others for reviewing chapters.
-A new group is interested in joining InfoAge to help establish their
museum on waves. They made a presentation at this past Wednesday's meeting.
-I met with Rich Franks of Brookdale this week. The idea of InfoAge
taking stewardship of 9013 and related structures rather than
demolishing them is being well received by the administration.
-We were visited by a member of the Princeton Plasma Physics lab. and a
former RCA employee who are heading up a TIROS 50th anniversary
celebration at Princeton.
-We were visited by fellow from the former Edwin Armstrong FM antenna
site at Alpine NJ. Based upon information they told us, we suspect the
may have a large WW2 artifact.

This Sunday we had a good number of visitors. They were a cheep bunch -
only $6.00 in the jar.
On hand were: Steve G., Joann B., Cecily F., Dan J., DJ, Kyle B., Scott,
Dave J., Phil V., Harry K. and Dave Sn.in the Hall of Fame, Neil N.,
Bernie R., Bob B., Dan L., Michele R., Bella R. and many Blossom
volunteers, Sara P., Joe G. and other MARCH staff. Ray, Edith and baby
were at the museum last Sunday too.

**Wall Police Dept as well as other towns are using the second
H-building 9037/37 for K-9 practice. Please do not interfere.

- Dan J. has the Computer education center ready open for business on
Sundays. *We have begun the announcement to the press - we have a draft.*
- Dan do you have another Video computer for Norm L. to set up a video
station?

Standard weekly mantra---->>>*Status:*

We are in Emergency Stabilization mode now. We are attacking worse first.

*** 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
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