We have been very fortunate to see the interest in your Club" increase.  
I was contacted by Unity Lodge #9 in Valatie, NY.  Fast forward to meeting with Mrs. Shirley Kelly, widow of Brother Daniel Kelly.  She kindly donated her husbands HO and American Flyer trains, as well as other members adding some of there own.  These will be repurposed in Utica, NY

THEN, Mrs. Clare Rosen (widow of our Grand Secretary RW Paul Rosen) linked me with her friend Mrs. Eleanor Frey.  She kindly donated all her late husbands O-Gauge set up which we transported to Masonic Care New Rochelle where they will be
repurposed as well.

If you know of trains of any gauge that could use a good home and receive extended life, let me know on
trainsmodel@aol.com

While we are so thankful for these donations, work continues at our two locations.
Here at the Masonic Care Community in Utica, NY, our hardworking team continues on the HO layout.  

Next meeting in Utica: February 23, 2025 in the Administration Building around 10:30 ish!

And at Masonic Care New Rochelle, the O-Gauge layout continues to add more trains and options and now we are ready to tackle a layout that was started a few years ago.  As you can see...the minds are working. I'm taking pictures.

Next meeting in New Rochelle:
March 1 and 2, 2025 in the Mooney Building around 10:30 ish!

Got trains that need attention?  We have a repair desk that works hard.  
And of course the supervisor documents the work.  

 

What's next?  Well we have a team in Utica,NY that is engaged in that HO layout.
Now I need Brothers Vitelli, Peat and others for your carpentry skills as we expand layout in New Rochelle. 

I just  picked up plywood, 2x4's
and we have a level.
 
We are looking to stabilize and prepare for track installation.  

This begins March 1.  Please?

Proposal  to the Trustees.  I know exactly where we can establish this scenic addition to our campus.
No need to thank me!