OK - the vast majority of those who voted on a meeting time favored Tuesday or Thursday evening, so our next meeting will  be Thursday July 2nd at 7 pm at RE/MAX Town & Country 44 Leigh Street in Clinton, NJ 08809 (see map).

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Starting July 2 - Our meetings will be the first Thursday of the month at 7 pm.

To prepare, please think about the subcommittee you will serve on and the agenda for that subcommittee.  Here’s what I see as the major divisions of labor:
          (1) House & Grounds: maintain and transform this property, (mothballing, preservation plan & action, make visible changes at house)
          (2) Raise Money: raise funds, seek grants, stabilization funds, private foundations, corporate donations, etc.
          (3) Awareness & Membership: build membership, get the public involved, prepare mailing w/existing HC CHC grant.
          (4) Develop History: pursue genealogy project, research, outreach to historians, National Register and Landmark status.

Vought House Inc. - July 2 @ 7pm - preliminary Agenda 

    1) (re)-introduction of members, bylaws, goals of The 1759 Vought House, A Revolutionary War Loyalist Homestead.
    2) Discussion of the Vought House “bubble,” our current needs, next steps, probable time line.
    3) Old business: informational mailing to Clinton Twp. residents, etc.
    4) New business -
    5) Break into subcommittees to set small group agendas and leaders

Any questions or suggestions on agenda items, please email or call (908) 303-8130

Don Sherblom