APRIL POSTCARD: Plan delivery of April postcard: create 200 Avery labels; print, apply, and mail
MAY 5 MEETING AGENDA AND LOGISTICS:
NEXT TOPICS FOR "OAK HILL UPDATE":
PLAN ADDITIONAL EVENTS:
May 5 MEETING LOGISTICS (Lee Brewer)
We should have a tripod with a sign and logo plus website of Oak Hill Community Association outside the door
1) Setuppers - chairs and refreshment table
2) Set up a podium stand for speaker notes plus a stool for the speaker
3) Refreshments - coffee (reg & decaf), bottled water (Steve bringing case of ~24), home made cookies make the coffee in larger pots and serve in pump pots - water should be ice chilled - soft drinks?
4) Greeters - 1 or 2 folks with name tags - warm friendly and smiling
5) Special person assigned to the mayor to welcome her and introduce her around to the committee
6) Special person for Randy G
7)Frame & display the photo of the contest winner (Karen) Do we want to have a honorary plaque for speakers (usually about $25 ea) using the OHCA magnet under glass plus engraved plate on the plaque
8) Name tag table - needs a bold felt tip pen with a sharp point... good handwriting - manned by 2 folks - 1 checks membership status (NEED CURRENT MEMBERSHIP LIST) and is willing to accept checks that night for membership, 1 to make out name tags) & handout magnets to members. I(Lee) will check to see if we need a "display table for handouts" about Middletown - certainly some for Oak Hill Community Association information that includes a "Map of Oak Hill Community"
9) select a photographer - pictures for the website and Facebook
10) Select a moderator to open the session - pledge of allegiance, and intro for each speaker - speakers should provide a very brief bio
11) Cleanuppers - closeuppers
Oak Hill Community Association (OHCA)
(letter to Bill Butler's neighbors)
Back in 1959 when Oak Hill as we now know it was a majestic forest and spacious fields surrounded by rolling hills, construction was started on a development of upscale homes at the intersection of Middletown - Lincroft and Bamm Hollow roads named Oak Hill. Construction of new homes has continued to the present date and Oak Hill is now considered by many to be one of the most prestigious areas in Monmouth County.
The early home owners in Oak Hill saw the need and formed the Oak Hill association to advocate and voice their concerns to the builders, the township, the county and the Garden State Parkway. Over the years, they successfully fought to have the Parkway open Exit 114 to afford easy access to Oak Hill, to have the town replace septic tanks with a sewer system, to upgrade utilities, to prohibit construction of a gas station/restaurant on Red Hill Road and in 2005, successfully fought construction of a nursing home and parking lot at exit 114 north bound and Dwight road. Having common community interests and being transplants from other distant areas, those early residents also formed social clubs and held community events which in time bound them together with a strong sense of community. What a legacy!!!!!
Since interest in the Association has waned in recent years, the Oak Hill Board, Officers and Advisors have decided to designate 2015 to be a year of renewal and revitalization, to bring our community closer together in friendship and concern for this beautiful Oak Hill area of Middletown. In this regard, the Association looks forward to your comments and suggestions on how we can improve and/or expand our service to the Oak Hill community. New clubs/events maybe???
Most importantly, we need you to be a dues paying member of the Association and participate in our activities which are advertised in our periodic card mailings, Oak Hill emails, Next door, Oak Hill Facebook and Website. If you haven’t already done so, please join or renew your membership ASAP by sending a $30 check payable to OHCA to OHCA, 7 Ferrin Court, Middletown, NJ 07748.
Thank you for your continued support and interest.
Bill Butler OHCA VP Membership 732-671-3438