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August 26, 2008

To: CERA Members

Subject: Scrap Sales

Dear fellow members:

Over the years, it has been a concern of many members, including your Board of Directors as to what can be sold as scrap vs. what is needed to restore our collection. In an effort to raise funds, Management has begun to sell scrap metal that is NOT part of the collection or is needed in any way by the Museum. In the process items were taken in error by our scrap dealer. Luckily, Chris found they were missing and we were able to recover them before they were lost forever. These parts have been returned to the Museum. All indications is that it was a mistake and not intentional. John, Chris & Galen have met with the scrap dealer to be sure this does not happen in the future.

In light of the potential for this happening again, I have asked the Collections Committee to develop a policy to present to your Board of Directors on September 10th for review and, hopefully, adoption. Because of his very strong concern, Chris Chestnut has started the process. If you have any information that will help the members of the committee in this effort, please contact Steve, Galen, Chris or Xian.

We have made much progress in the past couple of months in working together for the common good of the Museum. This is another area where cooperation will help us become the Premier Trolley Museum in the USA

Sincerely yours,

Frederick J. Stroiney, Chairman

OF SPECIAL NOTE

August 20, 2008

Hi Everyone:

This past year has seen many projects moving forward. In the last two years we have grown to eight cars being used in public operation. Many other projects have moved forward as well with cars being put on display and other cars moving forward towards operation. I thank everyone who has helped to make this possible.

I am announcing my resignation - effective immediately - as manger of restoration and maintenance. I have been forced to do this because scrappers are being allowed onto the museums grounds and we are loosing valuable trolley parts including traction motors to scrap. I cannot continue to maintain and restore this wonderful collection of trolley cars while the parts that will be needed are being destroyed through short sighted actions of a few.

I will be spending my time trying to protect what remaining parts and assets we have from being scrapped. When I have secured this I may return to restoring cars from this wonderful collection.

Respectfully yours

Chris Chestnut

Chairman - Fred Stroiney - chairman@ct-trolley.org

Vice Chairman - Art Mitchell

President - John Carter - president@ct-trolley.org

Vice President - Galen Semprebon

Treasurer - Wally Rodger

Secretary - Tim Lesniak

 

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Shaw's Receipt Rewards Program

We are currently participating in the Shaw's Receipt Rewards Program. For every $5000 in receipts that we present to Shaw's, we will receive $50.  Please help by saving your ORIGINAL RECEIPTS from Shaw's or Star Supermarkets then mail or drop them off at the Museum.

The monies received from this program will be used for general operating expenses as well as restoration and maintenance costs.

Added July 27th

SHAWS MARCH '08 UPDATE

We have just received our second check from Shaw's Supermarkets for $46.69.  We have collected $3943 in receipts so far for our third batch. If you have receipts for goods purchased at Shaw's Supermarkets or Star Markets, please send them to the museum, Attn: Tim Lesniak, so we are able to get this money. Currently we are sending in packages to Shaw's approximately once every 2.5 months. My goal is to be able to send receipts every 1.5 months and to achieve that by the end of the year.  This is something that you can do to help raise money for the museum at no cost to yourself.

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