January Meeting Jan. 18th Lido Firehouse

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The first meeting of the New Year will be on January 18th, from 7:30 to 9:30PM at the Lido Firehouse, 255 Lido Blvd, Lido Beach, NY 11561.

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The new Executive Committee is eager to meet chapter members new and old and share their ideas on the coming year. Elections will be taking place for Treasurer and (1) At-Large-Member. If you are interested in any of these positions or would like more information please email: Chair@centralli.surfrider.org

The meeting will also address Membership, Beach Access and specific environmental concerns and committee formation. We are urging everyone to attend to get the year off with a strong start.

Central Long Island chapter of Surfrider Foundation will be moving the meetings around  our area so all members have a better chance to attend meetings. The following meeting dates and locations have been set with exact meeting locations to be announced shortly.
The meetings will be held the third Wednesday of every month.

February 15– Babylon
March 21- Farmingdale
April 18-Long Beach
May 16-Sayville
June 20, 2012-Beach Location

 

 

In With the New, Thanks to the Old and Auto Renewal

Folks we had a great meeting last Thursday and as a result the Chapter has a new Executive Committee.  Congratulations to the new Chapter Chair – Mark Davy, Vice Chair – Marvin Weiss, Secretary – Jeremy Thornton, and Volunteer Coordinator – Cristian Murphy.  Ian Grunke and Tim Clare were elected as At-Large members of the Executive Committee.  The Chapter is still seeking a Treasurer.  Hopefully we can find and elect one at the January meeting.  If you are interested in being the Chapter Treasurer please email chair@centralli.surfrider.org

Very many thanks to the volunteer leaders who were on the Executive Committee most recently, former Chair – Katie Lawrence, Vice Chair – Jim Brady, Secretary – Heidi Liebowitz, Treasurer – Sylvia Kopec, Volunteer Coordinator – Tom Bruckner, and former At-Large Member – Frank Messina.

Thanks also to those who joined or renewed their membership at the meeting.  We’ll do a better job at retaining members if we can get more people to sign up for automatic renewal at surfrider.org.  There is a red button in the upper right hand corner where you can give yourself a username and a password.  Your email is the unique identifier or you can use your Surfrider Member Number.  Once there you can tell the system to charge your credit card once a year (until it expires)  so you’ll never forget to renew.  You can also change your address, or other contact info by using this “My Account” feature.

As always you can “like” us on Facebook.
Stay tuned to the website for a new schedule of meeting dates and times.  Please come out and remember, it is your chapter.

Final Reminder – Chapter Meeting Tonight

Final Meeting Reminder

This is Your Chapter

There is a Chapter meeting tonight for Surfrider Foundation members at the Long Beach Public Library, 111 West Park Ave at 7PM upstairs.

If you are not currently a member or need to renew we can do it on the spot tonight.

There will be Chapter elections and overviews on the major issues the Chapter is working on.

Descriptions of the Elected Officer’s duties are on the chapter’s website.

Come on out, be ready to volunteer, and remember this is your Chapter.

Elections – Duties of Chapter Officers

All, as stated previously, there will be elections at the chapter meeting on December 29th.  All positions on the Executive Committee will be elected.

Here is a description of the general duties of the Chapter and the Chapter’s Executive Committee as well as the specific duties of each officer.

 

Chapter Meeting: December 29

Save the Date: Chapter Meeting

December 29, 7PM
Long Beach Public Library, 2nd Floor, 111 West Park Ave (Google Map link)

There will be elections for the entire Executive Committee of the Chapter: Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, Treasurer & Volunteer Coordinator.

The issues of Access in State Parks, the Army Corps’ return to Long Beach, and Nassau County’s Sewage Infrastructure Problems will be discussed. Committees on these issues will be formed.

Anyone interested in helping lead the chapter, or interested in working on these issues is urged to attend. Nominate yourself for any of these positions, even if you can’t attend. Contact chair@centralli.surfrider.org, or just come out to see what’s going on. This is your Chapter. It needs your support.

If your membership needs renewing, we’ll hook you up at the meeting or you can renew your membership here.

Here are the responsibilities of each elected position.

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