HOMEPresident’s Message
Hello to all Yankee Yesteryear members and associates. Our monthly meeting held Tuesday November 22, 2011 at the Haul of Fame Museum had many members in attendance.
The election of club officers for 2012 took place at this meeting. I want to thank the nominating committee of Charlie Obrieter Sr. (Chairman), Paul Duval, Earl Hopkins, Gary Arcand and Uncle Ken Merrill for their hard work. I charged these gentlemen with an inevitable task and they performed it well.
The nominating committee’s Chairman Charlie Obreiter announced the candidates for next year’s officers. I asked if there were any nominations from the floor, hearing none as no one came forward to challenge the nominating committee’s recommendations and in accordance with the club’s by-laws, the secretary, John Holmes, cast one vote for next year’s officers.
Our annual Christmas party is scheduled for December 3, 2010 starting at 5:00pm at the Gold Eagle Restaurant at the Laurel House, 8 Tracy Road, Dayville, Connecticut. The club officers for 2012 along with appointed positions will be introduced at the party.
The list of elected officers for 2012 is as follows:
Todd DeMaio – President (1st term), (he was previously Vice President for the years 2010 and 2011).
Ellen DeMaio – Vice President & Tour Chairman (1st term), (Ellen is the go to person for all club sponsored tours and events).
Nancy Obreiter – Treasurer (1st year of a two year term).
Beth Gentile – Secretary (1st term).
Laura Anderson – Second Vice President and Membership Chairperson (5th term).
The club’s appointed positions:
Earl Hopkins – Annual Meet Chairman
TBD – Publicity
Anna Pusczynski – Sunshine (a card from this lovely person is always nice to receive).
Alan Carignan – The Exhaust Pipe Newsletter Editor.
John Holmes – Printing.
Dave Gosselin – Webmaster.
Special Notice: The Annual Christmas Party is held in lieu of the December Meeting. The next Regular Monthly Business Meeting at the Haul of Fame is scheduled for 7pm on January 24th which will be preceded by the Annual Board of Governors Meeting at 6:30pm.
In closing, I’m pleased to have had the opportunity to serve you these past 6 years. Please feel free to call me at (860) 564-7887 or email at bobdumas57@sbcglobal.net through the end of 2011 if you have any concerns or you need assistance.
Respectfully Yours,
Bob Dumas
November 2011