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Showing posts with label fundraiser. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Ticks, Beach Cleanup, Hats for Sale, Yard Sale, Dues and other news!

Strathmere Improvement Association
Sia1912@comcast.net          April 25, 2017

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Photo by Greg Bennett

Tis that time of year!  The Plover nesting area has been roped off, and we've been stuck with a rainy, windy couple of days but are looking forward to a beautiful end of the week and weekend.  Unfortunately, spring has brought a bumper crop of ticks, dangerous to both humans and pets. Be sure to take precautions when working in your yard or walking your dog. Do a buddy check!


SFEC Beach Planting and Clean-up Reminder
This Saturday, April 29, from 8-11 am, the Strathmere Fishing and Environmental Club is seeking volunteers to help pick up trash, do some weeding, and plant some native plants at our 17 beach entrances. Meet at the Tecumseh beach entrance for instruction and assignments and wear gloves!

News from the SIA Board:
Lots of planning has been going on for the upcoming season (more dates to follow) and at a recent meeting, the SIA officers reorganized to bring the board to full capacity.  Janice Connell, Member-at-Large, has assumed the vacant Vice Presidency position and Janet Mahley has joined the board as Member-at-Large. Per the SIA by-laws, the Board has the authority to fill a vacant position until the regular election is held over the summer. (Janice had been serving as Member-at-Large.) We thank them both for agreeing to serve.
Back by Popular Demand: 
                                                                                       SIA Yard sale Returns Memorial Day Weekend
As you open up for the summer season, don’t trash that treasure you don’t need anymore, sell it at the yard sale. Think about taking a table at the sale on Saturday, May 27. Set up time is @7:30 am, with doors opening at 8. We’ll publicize it in local papers and with signs throughout town to draw in the crowds.
 Reserve a table by calling Janet Mahley, chair, @ 856 423-5543. Limited six foot long tables are available first come, first served. $10.00 donation is asked.

Sneak Peek at this Year's Fundraiser!
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 We'll be offering cool mesh hats in Black and in Pink, and a cool mesh Navy visor trimmed in white this summer. Hats go on sale at the Yard Sale, Memorial Day Weekend. Thanks for your support! All three sport a dolphin and say, "Strathmere," embroidered in white and have a velcro adjustable band for sizing.
Dues are Due!   
Once again, the SIA is asking you to renew your membership or to join the Strathmere Improvement Association for the low, low price of $10.00 per person. With your dues payment, we are able to bring you the newsletter throughout the year (also facebook and website), as well as two summer meetings with programs of local interest. The SIA co-sponsors the July 4th Parade and the annual Christmas party where this year, Santa brought gifts to more than 20 children and past programs such as the Star Party and beach party, and this summer’s acappella concert. As a dues paying member you’re also entitled to a vote at the meetings.
 Mail a check to: SIA, PO Box 57, Strathmere, NJ 08248. Please include names, addresses and emails. If you’re not receiving the newsletter, we’d be happy to add your email.  Drop us a line at: sia1912@comcast.net . Thank you for your support!

Thanks to All Who’ve Taken our 10 Question SIA Survey:  
As we plan this summer's meetings and programs, we'd like to ask for your input about when meetings are scheduled, how often and what topics you're interested in hearing more about. It takes less than five minutes to complete. Simply click on the link or paste it into your browser: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/66H3CZ3 . Thanks to all who have already done so!

Also this weekend…
There’s a free shredding event Saturday, April 29, 10 am-1 pm sponsored by Upper Township Business Association at Foglio’s Flooring Center, 344 S. Shore Rd, Marmora. The Association invites businesses and individuals to take advantage of a way to preserve privacy while helping the environment. The UT Green Team is partnering for the event. More on the Green Team @ http://tinyurl.com/k2vyjol


Strathmere Improvement Association
PO Box 57
Strathmere New Jersey 08248

Friday, July 15, 2016

Sandy Sprint - Sea Isle City 5K & Family Fun Walk, August 13th, for Ovarian Cancer




Sandy Sprint Sea Isle City 5K & Family Fun Walk

JFK Blvd. & Promenade -August 13, 2016

The 1st Sandy Sprint Sea Isle City will take place on Saturday, August 13, 2016. The Sandy Sprint is hosted by the Sandy Rollman Ovarian Cancer Foundation in an effort to spread the word about our mission and raise funds to advance research. Race Day Registration begins at 7:00 am. All funds raised will support the Ovarian Cancer Dream Team and our Ovarian Cancer Research Grant Program.

Race is timed. Chips are in your bibs.
5K Run Begins at 8:30 AM
Family Fun Walk Begins at 8:35 AM

Parking Lots:
125 JFK BLVD
40th Street & Central Ave.
42nd Place & the Bay
45th Street & Landis Ave.
48th Street & Central Ave.
94th Street & Landis Ave.

The Sandy Rollman Ovarian Cancer Foundation is dedicated to raising awareness of ovarian cancer, advocating for early diagnostic testing, supporting ovarian cancer patients and their families and, advancing research towards a cure.

Sandy Rollman Ovarian Cancer Foundation
2010 West Chester Pike, Suite 410 
Havertown, PA 19083
(610)446-2272
info@sandyovarian.org


For more information - Sandy Sprint - Sea Isle City

Friday, July 01, 2016

Strathmere Improvement Association July 4th Update

Strathmere Improvement Association July 4th Update              
July 1, 2016   sia1912@comcast.net 
Trash and Recycling will be picked up as usual on Monday. Please clear your cans quickly, especially along the parade route!

 Rain date for Parade is Tuesday, July 5! (not that we'll need it!)

Don't be left out! Get your Strathmere hoodie (gray only, $25.00) at two locations on Parade Day. The firehouse@9:15 am and at the McCormac family's home (fam pictured below). Bayview and Tecumseh, 309 Bayview. Also on sale are insulated totes in red or blue @ $10.00

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By-laws Two Week Notification:
By-laws update: The proposed amendments have been uploaded to our home page. This is a two week notice of our intention to update our by-laws. Please go to our page and click on the red button to download your copy or to read online: 
http://strathmereimprovementassociation.org/




Strathmere Improvement Association
PO Box 57
Strathmere New Jersey 08248
United States


Monday, July 07, 2014

July 11 meeting notice and other SIA/Strathmere news


1. Parade. Our little town was jumping this past weekend, even with Arthur raining on our parade. Judging of walkers and bikes took place in the firehouse and then the fire engines turned on their lights and sirens and drove along Commonwealth. Many thanks to co-chairs  Diane Cappellucci and Karen Mitchell. A somewhat soggy awards ceremony took place immediately following at the Deauville.





2. Please come.The first SIA (Strathmere Improvement Association) meeting of the season is this coming Friday. Come enjoy wine and cheese, and catch up  with your neighbors. After a brief business meeting, gain valuable information about planning for your future (and your kids') when it comes to keeping the beach house in the family. Fred Dunbar, financial columnist for the Sea Isle Times and President of Planning Directions, Inc., a registered investment adviser, and Common Cents Planning, Inc.




3. Dues. Your dues allow us to continue to co-sponsor the Christmas Party and the Fourth of July Parade, as well as this summer's beach party (and lots of other neat things). Once again, we are keeping annual dues to $10 per adult family member. When it’s time to vote, SIA by-laws say your dues must be paid in order to cast a vote. We thank you for your support. Please mail a check made payable to the SIA, PO Box 57, Strathmere, NJ 08248. Remember to tell us your correct e-mail address! Or, pay your dues in person at this Friday's meeting.

4. Fundraiser: To commemorate our winter's Snowy Owl, we've created a suncatcher/tree ornament featuring a photo snapped by Ted Kingston. We'll be selling them at Friday night's meeting for $5.00 each. Limited supply!




Upcoming SIA and local events:
August 2  the SIA Community Beach Party will be held on August 2, with a rain date of August 9. Jim Maher, who performed so well last summer, is back by popular demand! Activitites for the kids and music for all ages. Come enjoy great music and an evening on the beach with your friends and neighbors. Pack a cooler, a blanket or your beach chairs!

August 8, will include the election of officers, the Bergus scholarship awards and "An Evening with Strathmere Artists / Photographers." Come enjoy our local talent. We have some talent already lined up, but if anyone wants to exhibit their work, we'll be happy to speak with you. Please reply to this newsletter.

*Services at the Strathmere United Methodist Church every Sunday until October: 9:15 Hymn Sing; 9:30 Service.
*SFEC Tuna Classic Tournament, July 12 to August 17
*SIA Meeting, 8:00pm, Friday, August 8
*Nightmare in Strathmere Boat Parade, 6:30pm, Saturday, August 23
*SFEC Kids’ Surf Tournament, Saturday, August 30, 9:00 to 11:00
*Last Day of Flounder Season Saturday, September 27

Also, please let us know if you have comments or suggestions for the newsletter or for SIA in general, or if you'd like us to change your e-mail address in our records.
You can contact us by responding to this e-mail at sia6@comcast.net or by mailing SIA at PO Box 57.

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Thanks very much for your continuing support of the Strathmere Improvement Association!

Linda Bateman
Elaine Holsomback
Donna Diefenderfer
Rosemarie Whelan
Ken Weaver


Monday, June 16, 2014

Cool Strathmere Volunteer Fire Company t-shirts are now available!




Support the Strathmere Volunteer Fire Company with this fun new t-shirt!
Sizes youth to XXL - $15.00 - while supplies last.
Contact any Fire Co. member or stop in Riordan Real Estate to buy yours now.
Don't wait - I think they'll be selling quickly.



Thursday, November 15, 2012

SURF - Strathmere United Relief Fund - for Strathmere homeowners recovering from Hurricane Sandy


 
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, our community has united
to bring immediate relief to Strathmere and Whale Beach.
The Strathmere United Relief Fund

Here’s how you can help
 
Dear friend, A few days ago, while strolling through Strathmere, one might have thought there was some kind of freak-show yard sale going on all over town. At first glance, it seemed like a trash-picker’s holiday. Not so fast.
 
 
Hurricane Sandy ravaged our favorite seashore town. While the beach fared well, and the dunes did their job in stoic fashion, the swollen bay waters were devastating. Floodwaters as high as four and five feet poured through our friends’ and neighbors’ homes. And within hours, a heartbreaking bazaar of sodden mattresses, easy chairs, refrigerators, carpet, sheetrock and flooring, and priceless family treasures lined our little streets in testimony to Sandy’s awesome power.

 
Because it’s Strathmere and Whale Beach, however, folks came rushing to help. The clean-up began immediately, and as the first night fell on the morning after, it was clear this event was unlike anything most of us had seen in our lifetime. We realizd our community is in serious trouble.
 
Because we are Strathmerians, we will rise to the occasion and get through this. This is a community of proud, fiercely independent individuals. Simply put, we take care of our own. Our little barrier island is blessed with five highly engaged civic organizations, and they have come together to create the Strathmere United Relief Fund (SURF).

 
Citizens for Strathmere & Whale Beach, the Strathmere Fishing &  Environmental Club, the Strathmere Improvement Association and the Strathmere United Methodist Church are working together to raise money to help those who need our help now.
 




We need your cash to help some folks bridge the gap between insurance and reality. We need your cash to help some folks have a temporary roof over their heads. We need your cash to help others make it through Sandy’s aftermath in too many ways to list here.
 
Dollars aren’t the only way you can help. Cash in your credit card points and donate gift cards to Home Depot or Walmart or Amazon or anywhere else folks can get what they need to rebuild their lives. What we don’t need is furniture or bed linens or any other physical goods. We simply have no storage space.
 
A team of representatives from each of the aforementioned community groups will administer SURF to ensure that help goes to those who most need it. Their names and email addresses are at the bottom of this letter.
 

Everyone who lives in Strathmere and Whale Beach – full-time or part-time – may be eligible. And we promise to keep everyone’s personal circumstances confidential.
 
 
 Let’s face it. There are some folks who will never ask for assistance. So if you know people on your block or in your neighborhood that need help, please encourage them to ask. There are many resources available to all of us, and a very comprehensive FAQ sheet is attached to help you understand what’s there and how to proceed. But if you or anyone you know needs immediate help, it’s here for the asking.

 


The trustees of the Strathmere United Methodist Church will manage the emergency financial resources in a separate SURF account. These volunteers will ensure that every tax-deductible dollar contributed goes to hurricane relief and to no other purpose.
 

Please make your check to:
Strathmere United Methodist Church
and send it to Surf, Box 49, Strathmere, NJ 08248.
 
Please designate “SURF” in the memo section of your check. You may send gift cards to the same address.
 
To reach out for help, or to let us know of anyone who needs help, please feel free to contact any of the SURF volunteers listed below.
Or send an email to StrathmereSurf@yahoo.com

Your communications will be held in the strictest of confidence, we promise.
During times like these, Strathmerians prove why our town is unlike any other along the Jersey shore. We take care of our own. And we know you’ll help today.
 

Thank you
Strathmere United Relief Fund  


Linda Bateman, Strathmere Improvement Associatiom - lcbateman@comast.net
 
Gary Riordan, Strathmere United Methodist Church - gjriordan77@gmail.com
Bob Roland, Trustee: Strathmere United Methodist Church - Stone234@aol.com



PS: Make your check out to
 
Strathmere United Methodist Church and designate
“SURF” in the memo or with a cover note.
Mail it to:
SURF
Box 49
Strathmere NJ 08248.

Or reach out in confidence via - StrathmereSurf@yahoo.com
 

or to any of the SURF volunteers above.






 

SIA Newsletter 11 15 2012 - "SURF" Needs Your Donations!

 
To All Strathmere and Whale Beach Homeowners and Visitors,

Yesterday's newsletter dealt with what happened with Superstorm Sandy. Now it's time to look ahead and deal with the damages.

Many people in town need help as a result of the storm, and the Citizens for Strathmere and Whale Beach, the Strathmere Fishing & Environmental Club, the Strathmere Improvement Association, the Strathmere United Methodist Church and the Strathmere Volunteer Fire Company have come together to establish SURF - Strathmere United Relief Fund - to accept and distribute donations.

Attached you'll find both a letter asking for donations to the relief fund and a helpful "Frequently Asked Questions" fact sheet.

We know that folks who belong to several of these groups will receive multiple copies of this information, but that is unavoidable.
Please take time to read both the Relief Letter and the Fact Sheet in their entirety, and then go get your checkbook!
Your donations are tax-deductible!
 
 
To reduce any confusion regarding the intent of your donation, please make your check out to "Strathmere United Methodist Church", write "SURF" on the memo line
and send it to:
 P.O. Box 49 (a separate box established for this fund),
Strathmere 08248.





For the Strathmere Improvement Association -
Linda Bateman   
Elaine Holsomback      
Donna Diefenderfer       
Dorothy Addario       
Ken Weaver
 
 
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Wednesday, November 14, 2012

SIA Newsletter 11 14 2012 - Superstorm Sandy and Strathmere

To All Strathmere and Whale Beach Homeowners and Visitors,

We know this is a bit delayed, but all of us have been pretty busy lately...

We'll try to recap some of what went on with Sandy, knowing that most of you have been reading about it in the newspapers, internet, Facebook, etc.

Most of us had evacuated by low tide on Sunday. Sandy was scheduled to make landfall around midnight Monday night, but it was pushing wind and water ahead of it for two days. We saw some pictures on Facebook that showed the potential for Monday night. Greg Bennett posted these pictures at high tide Monday morning:
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
Brian Riordan posted this picture of Bayview Drive around low tide that afternoon.
 


 
Gary Riordan, Jr. posted this picture at about 5:30 pm, halfway between low tide and high tide:

 
 


 
Gary also posted this video, taken around the same time, while standing up on the septic field at Twisties. Scary!
By the way, it turned out that "social media", like Facebook, was a wonderful way to communicate information in a situation like Sandy.
Brian, Gary Jr., Greg and Ted Kingston posted pictures and information on Facebook that were subsequently posted on the SIA Facebook page. We urge you to learn to use this media (we're still learning). Our thanks to them (especially Ted) and also to Linda Bateman, who posted much of the info on the SIA FB page, and to Carol Baker who posted much info on the Strathmere Blog.

That (Monday) evening we watched TV with horror as they predicted landfall between Stone Harbor and Ocean City - which is exactly where Strathmere is. Sandy sped up some and came ashore around 8:00 pm. Since it came ashore after dark, there are almost no pictures available from that time. The actual landfall center of the storm was farther north, right over Brigantine, but those who remained here said the eye was quite apparent as it passed over. Here is the US Geological Survey plot of the storm center, showing Absecon Island and Ocean City south of the center:
 


 

It turned out that we were very fortunate, because there seemed to be no huge "surge" associated with the eye; instead the counter-clockwise winds around it meant that water was driven onshore in a far worse manner north of the center. Damage to Long Beach Island, the Barnegat Peninsula and towns north all the way to NYC was horrific.
Not so with Strathmere. The ocean did not breach our dunes, so all the water came from the bay. It was apparently as high or slightly higher than the March, 1962 storm, but because of the track (and our dunes) there was little wave action (and it did not last for five high tides), so we did not have structural damage to Strathmere homes such as occurred in 1962, or from Sandy in towns north of the center.

The water did breach the dunes in Whale Beach, and basically moved them onto Ocean Drive, closing access to Sea Isle for days. The causeway on the far side of the toll bridge was undermined and one lane of the road was (is) closed.

If you haven't noticed it, our island slopes downward from ocean to bay. Since the ocean did not breach the dunes, and since the storm center was north of us, driving the counter-clockwise winds into us from the bay, the water and damage was higher the closer you were to the bay. There was five feet or more of water along Bayview Drive, while some homes only a step or two above ground level near the beach did not get water in them.

There seems to have been very little structural damage to homes in Strathmere, although many will need new floors, insulation, drywall and of course new first floor furniture.

There was much damage to docks, like these fixed docks:
 

 
 
 
and floating docks that went over their pilings and ended up all over town:
(note also the waterline on the house)
 
 
 

George Welker led a team that went all over town recovering and returning floating docks.


We don't have a lot of trees on the island, but we have a few less now. Tree roots that go down very far hit salt water, so they don't have a deep root system:
 
 

 
 
 
 
The saddest thing, of course, was the sight of folks' first floor belongings placed at the curb. This is only one of many, many scenes of sorrow:


 
 
 
As to our beaches, we did hear informally that we lost about two feet of beach. Certainly the second line of dunes that had started to develop toward the ocean are no longer there - looks like they helped absorb whatever surge we got... Our impression, though, is that the storm actually "made beach", pushing sand up toward the dunes and partially burying the dune fences there.




 
When you look at the curbside furniture in the picture above, know what an amazing job the Upper Township Public Works guys did! They were wonderful! As fast as folks emptied their homes of waterlogged sofas, rugs, washers, dryers, refrigerators, etc, the Public Works guys picked everything up and kept offering to help. If you couldn't carry something out of your house, they offered to help you carry it. They were here as soon as folks were allowed back and worked all day that Saturday and Sunday, and they did it all with a smile on their collective faces!

We all know Strathmere and Upper Township have had their differences, but we cannot say enough good things about Upper's response to this storm. Ella Diamond and Ed Tettemer provided lunches for the workers, and the SIA did a catered luch for 30 workers at their garage to express our gratitude.

These pictures are actually taken just as the subsequent nor'easter was about to hit, but are emblematic of the work of the Upper guys:

 
 
 
  
 
Speaking of Ed Tettemer, he organized a "Community Dinner" Saturday night, November 3, and put out a spread for over 70 people. What a great thing!
Here Ed and Lyn work on preparations:
 
 

 
 
 
Folks partake...

 
 

 
 
 
 
and swap cleanup stories...








Finally, as the evening ended, Herb Hollinger, Jr. rose to give a moving testimonial to the people and spirit of Strathmere, and paid tribute to the Township workers:
 
 
 
 
Thanks, Herb - and of course, Ed!
 

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Many people in town need help as a result of the storm, and the SIA, the SFEC, the Fire Company and the Citizens' organization are teaming with the Strathmere United Methodist Church to establish SURF - Strathmere United Relief Fund - to accept and distribute donations. Much more on that in a subsequent newsletter.



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As badly as Strathmere was hit, and as much as some of our folks need help, we can only be grateful that Sandy chose to come ashore to our north and not to our south. Scenes from Long Beach Island are quite bad, but scenes of the Barnegat Peninsula, where the surge not only drove the water higher than we got, but also caused the high water to last longer, are just appalling.

 
Go to "full screen" on these...

Here are films of Mantoloking, NJ, where a new inlet was cut right through an inhabited block, and gas fires burn where homes used to be:
 
More aerial views of the same area.
 
Here is a bus tour of Lavallette and Ortley Beach (ignore the laughter):
Several of you have forwarded the following website, which provides pictures all along the coast (including Strathmere) before (blue dots) and after (red dots) the storm. It's really fascinating, once you figure it out. Click right in the center of a dot, and then click again in the small picture that comes up.

 
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From the Strathmere Improvement Association -
 
Linda Bateman   
Elaine Holsomback      
Donna Diefenderfer       
Dorothy Addario       
Ken Weaver

 
 
 

Sunday, August 26, 2012

SIA Newsletter 8 24 2012 - SIA Meeting, Raffle Winner, Etc.

To All Strathmere and Whale Beach Homeowners and Visitors,

Don't forget that we've rescheduled the Centennial Trolley Rides to September 1 (Saturday of Labor Day Weekend).
Same format as before: Kids' 20-minute Fun Rides at 4:00, 4:20 and 4:40; Adult Historical Rides at 5:00, 6:00 and 7:00.
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On August 10, we had a great SIA meeting
First we presented the Bergus Scholarship Awards, in the form of Commemorative Silver Dollars, to our four Strathmere Scholars.
 
Here are John and Matt Pond, and Christopher ("CJ") and Brian Furey, with their certificates.
Priscilla Bergus Lawrence made the presentation, and spoke of how her parents supported excellence in education...
 
 
 
 
 
Next came the drawings for the raffle.
President Linda Bateman held the "jug" while Brian drew the winner of the second place prize, two Phillies tickets donated by Karen Mitchell.

The winner was Tom Scranton!
 

 
 
 
Then Matt drew the winner of the Centennial Cruiser Bicycle.


 
 
 
 
The winner was Kim Hartline, of Whittier Road and Collegeville, PA, shown here the next day with husband Brian and her new bike!
 

 
 
 
We then proceeded with the business meeting. One of the items covered was a proposed change in the Bylaws to reduce the number of General Membership Meetings from four times a year to two. See the attached minutes for the specific wording of the proposed change. This change will be voted on at the SIA Meeting on September 14.

Following the business meeting, Dave Townsend gave a fascinating presentation on the history of the Townsend Family.
 

 
 
Did you know that his family dammed up Mill Creek 'way back in the 1680's, creating Magnolia Lake?
This is the lake on your right after you turn left onto Route 9 from Sea Isle Boulevard...

Dave has an extremely interesting family history,
 

 
 
and held the large crowd spellbound...
 

 
 
An excellent meeting!

 
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This coming Wednesday, August 29, the Strathmere Volunteer Fire Company will hold its Second Annual Barbecue at the Deauville Beach House, from 6 to 9pm.

Tickets ($25 per person) may be obtained from any Fire Company Member or by calling (609) 780-7083.
A ticket includes:
Grilled chicken, hamburgers, hot dogs, baked beans, corn on the cob and live music!

 
 

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On Saturday, September 1, from 9 am to 11 am, the SFEC will hold its free KIDS' SURF FISHING TOURNAMENT at the Prescott Street beach.

 
The tournament is open to all children age 17 and under (kids under 12 must be accompanied by an adult), so bring your children and grandchildren! They need to bring their own fishing rod and tackle (pyramid weights only, please).


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And of course that evening, we will hold the rescheduled trolley rides.

 
 

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Remember to follow and "like" us (click the "Thumbs Up" box ) on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Strathmere-Improvement-Association-SIA/184810134906201
 
You'll get an early look at lots of things going on in Strathmere...
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Upcoming Events - mark your calendars:


**Strathmere Volunteer Fire Company Annual BBQ, Deauville Beach House, Wednesday, August 29, 6 to 9 pm
 
**Kids' Surf Fishing Tournament, Saturday, September 1, 9:00 am
 
**Rescheduled Centennial Trolley Tours, sponsored by the SIA, Saturday, September 1; Children, 4, 4:20; 4:40 pm; Adults: 5, 6 and 7 pm
 
**SIA Meeting Friday, September 14, 8:00 pm
 
**Last day of Flounder Season, Friday, September 28
 
**Services at the Strathmere United Methodist Church every Sunday to September 30: 9:15 Hymn Sing; 9:30 Service.
Let us know of additions or corrections!

**And once again, check out Carol Baker's wonderful Strathmere History website at http://www.strathmere.net/

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Have you paid your SIA Dues for 2012?
The Strathmere Improvement Association includes all owners in Strathmere and Whale Beach and many visitors. It was founded over 60 years ago as a community organization with the simple objective of making Strathmere a better place. We are proud of the organization's many accomplishments over the years.

The annual dues are $10 per adult family member. The dues and the fund raisers provide for the Fourth of July Parade and our share of the Christmas Party. We also donate money to help pay for extra State Police protection. This year we invested in the Centennial Banners and the Historic Trolley Rides...

NOTE: Since most of you never formally "signed up" as members, obviously we cannot "force" you to pay dues, which are really more like (non-deductible) donations anyway.
If you don't pay, we will still keep you on our newsletter distribution. The only penalty will be that you can't vote in our (mostly uncontested) elections!
Nevertheless, we really hope you see enough value in our projects and enjoy the newsletters enough so that you'll contribute $10 per adult family member.
Thanks!
 
Please send dues payments to SIA at PO Box 57, Strathmere, NJ 08248. Remember to tell us your correct e-mail address!

Also, please let us know if you have comments or suggestions for the newsletter or for SIA in general, or if you'd like us to change your e-mail address in our records.

You can contact us by responding to this e-mail at sia6@comcast.net   or by mailing SIA at PO Box 57.
 
 
 
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Celebrate Our Strathmere Centennial!

1912 - 2012


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Thanks very much for your continuing support of the Strathmere Improvement Association!
 
Linda Bateman   
Elaine Holsomback      
Donna Diefenderfer       
Dorothy Addario       
Ken Weaver