I'd like to thank everyone who came to New York Speaking on the weekend of October 30th to November 1st and helped make it the success it was! I'm sure most of you have seen pictures of the weekend (and karaoke videos of a certain Immediate-Past International Officer serenading a certain Governor) as they gradually pop up on Facebook, but for those who missed it, here's a brief recap of what happened over the course of the weekend:
We collected around 40 food items for our food drive and collated storybooks and made friendship bracelets to distribute to hospitalized children. Thank you to everyone who took part in the service project!
Over the course of the weekend, the District Board elected three members to fill vacancies that had arisen. Please join me in welcoming the following members to the District Board:
- Conferences and Conventions Co-Chair Carolyn Frantz of University at Albany was appointed and confirmed as District Secretary.
- Please be sure to include Carolyn when you submit your MPRFs each month. Her email address is frantz.nycki@gmail.com.
- Brittney Fitzgerald of Elmira College was appointed and confirmed as District Editor.
- Please contact Brittney at brittney.nycki@gmail.com if you need any of your club's contact/officer information changed for the district's records. Please also contact her if there is anything you want highlighted in future editions of "Circling the Empire" (AKA "The CTE").
- Governor's Project Program Development Chair Alex Geroux of SUNY Potsdam was appointed and confirmed as Northern Division Lieutenant Governor.
- Alex will be serving as the representative from the clubs in the Northern Division to the District Board. If your club is part of the Northern Division, please be sure that you are in contact with Alex. Her email address is alexgerouxcki@gmail.com.
Congratulations to our newest additions to the board! We wish them all the best of luck in the months to come.
I would also like to extend my congratulations to our Outstanding Members and Officers that were recognized at New York Speaking:
Outstanding First Year Member Award:
Kathryn Graves - Adelphi University
Tamarah Louis - Stony Brook University
Theresa Phamduy - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Stephanie Wexler - SUNY New Paltz
Oustanding Returning Member Award:
Erin Miller - Rensselaer Polytechnic University
Bright Varghese - Stony Brook University
Outstanding Club Officer Awards:
Non-Traditional Officer Position - Webmaster - Sarah Boyd - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Committee Chair - Shirmela Rambally - Stony Brook University
Treasurer - Matthew Maran - Stony Brook University
Secretary - Rafaela Estrella - SUNY New Paltz
Vice President - Alexandra Reich - SUNY New Paltz
President - Jennifer Yong - Adelphi University
At District Convention 2010, we will again be accepting nominations for the Outstanding Officer Award, and we will again be putting out the application for Distinguished Member Recognition Program, which will be open to all members and officers in the district. Be on the lookout for how to apply at some point this winter!
If you were unable to come to New York Speaking, don't despair! You can still come to District Convention 2010 in the spring! In case you missed our call to DCON, the theme for District Convention 2010 is "Going Golden: A Solid Record of Service", in honor of 50 years of Service, Leadership, and Fellowship! Join us on the weekend of March 19th to 21st at the Crowne Plaza in Albany as we celebrate NYCKI's Golden Anniversary!
-Governor Michael
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