President Chaya then invited non-members in attendance to join the Society, explaining that they could learn how to do so by visiting the LSNY website, He also pointed out that he or any of the other LSNY officers listed on the website would be willing to sponsor anyone who would like to join, emphasizing that an organization is only as healthy as its growing and diverse membership. Diane Schenker, sponsored by Sylvia Alexander.

Deborah Shapiro, sponsored by Susan Axelrod.

Matthew Fischer, sponsored by Debbie Mullins.

President Chaya welcomed the following four individuals as new members: It passed with 155 votes of approval, none of disapproval, and two abstentions. He then announced the result of an online vote to approve new members.

After introducing himself and thanking the attendees for joining the meeting, he announced that there were currently 87 people in the meeting and that more were joining as he spoke.Ĭommencing with the business portion of the meeting, President Chaya announced the result of an online vote to approve the minutes of the January members’ meeting: it passed with 156 votes of approval, none of disapproval, and one abstention.

(Note: This meeting and presentation took place online, via Zoom platform technology, due to social-distancing protocols prompted by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.)Īt 7:00 pm, President Ken Chaya called the meeting of the Society to order.

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