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THE
BOTTOM
LINE
SPRING
2016
ISSUE
A MESSAGE FROM THE
ARANY PRESIDENT
Dear New York State Automotive Recyclers & Supporters:
Flying the ARANY colors! Over the last two months, I have
had the honor of representing all of you—our members and
New York State’s Automotive Recyclers at ARA’s Hill Days in
Washington, DC, and at our own Lobby Day in Albany. You will
see more on these legislative outreach efforts inside on
pages 6 & 7.
I have two takeaways from these two events. The first is
from our time in Washington and speaking with our state’s
representatives in Congress. It is very important that ALL
Automotive Recyclers come together and talk about the
issues they have in common—and more so—talk about the
differences in how we operate from state-to-state, provinceto-province. I’m always amazed how just hearing a different
perspective or experience helps me get a fresh look at a
problem. This is why ARANY inaugurated our Summit over two
years ago—so our colleagues that share a border with New
York and beyond—can come together and learn from each
other. And in that process, we also energize each other.
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The Newsletter
of the Automotive
Recyclers Association
of New York
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My second takeaway comes from our own Lobby Day in Albany. We cannot ever rest on
our accomplishments. We know that to be successful in our businesses, we need to be
on top of the latest trends in our industry, technology, marketing strategies, and have our
staff trained and ready to work with the public. To be successful as an organization, we
must make sure all of our members are taking full advantage of our membership benefits,
and are contributing their ideas and energy to the success of ARANY. In meeting with
our elected officials, we must always seek to educate them, so they know about what
we do, and how we take seriously our commitment to recycling, stewardship of natural
resources, and the economic life of the communities we serve.
We will soon be bringing the 2015-16 Membership Year to a close—and launching the
new year. In the months ahead, I ask all of you to assist in reaching out and finding new
and lapsed members to be part of our association. We have said it before—there is
STRENGTH IN NUMBERS—and we need to add to our voices in protecting and advancing
the Automotive Recycling industry in New York State.
We’re also looking for ideas for 2016-17! If you have ideas of where we could hold
some Regional Meetings—or if you would like to host a Regional Meeting at your yard—
please contact our Administrator Victoria Palasieski at the ARANY Office at
1-800-944-7278 or info@arany.com.
Thank you for your membership in ARANY—and for supporting our important mission!
Sincerely,
Shannon Banks
President
HELP SUPPORT ARANY
&
THE NEW YORK STATE
AUTO RECYCLERS
POLITICAL ACTION
COMMITTEE
MAKE A DONATION AT
WWW.ARANY.COM
OR
SEND YOUR DONATION TO:
ARANY
1450 WESTERN AVENUE
SUITE 101
ALBANY, NY 12203
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2016 Calendar of Events
2016 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
May 25
Facility Tour & Board Meeting
Wilbert’s Lakeside - Ontario
Spring
Regional Meetings
Dates & locations to be determined.
Summer
Regional Meetings
Dates & locations to be determined.
July 12
Executive Board Meeting
Place to be determined.
August 16
Board Meeting
Place to be determined.
October 6-8
55th Annual ARANY Convention
& Trade Show
Turning Stone Resort & Casino
Verona
October 26-29
ARA National Convention
Baltimore
December 13
Final Board Meeting of Year
via Conference Call
For more information on any of these ARANY events,
please go to our website at:
www.arany.com
For more information on any of these ARANY events,
please go to our website at:
www.arany.com
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over 15 face-to-face meetings with Senators and
Assembly Members to personally educate them
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agenda.
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MEETING WITH SENATOR TONY AVELLA
From Left to Right: Yomika Bennet, Al Simeone,
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MEETING WITH SENATOR RICH FUNKE
Left to Right: Past President Steve Barkwell,
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From Left to Right: Carrie Cahill, Assemblyman Stec,
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MEETING WITH SENATOR JOSEPH E. ROBACH
MEETING WITH SENATOR DAVID J. VALESKY
From Left to Right: President Shannon Banks, Past
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Carrie Cahill, Al Simeone, Senator Robach, and Past
President Steve Barkwell.
From Left to Right: Past President Rick Wilbert,
Senator Valesky, President Shannon Banks, Treasurer
Randy Howard, and Past President Steve Barkwell.
MEETING WITH SENATOR THOMAS F. O’MARA
WASHINGTON D.C.
HILL DAY
ARANY President Shannon Banks and Immediate
Past President Matt Fink head to Washington
D.C. for the ARA National Hill Day and Legislature
Summit.
From Left to Right: Past President Rick Wilbert,
Senator O’Mara, Treasurer Randy Howard,
Past President Steve Barkwell.
MEETING WITH ASSEMBLYMAN AL STIRPE
From Left to Right: Carrie Cahill, President Shannon
Banks, Assemblyman Stirpe, Yomika Bennet, and
Al Simeone.
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• Don’s Automotive Mall
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• Go Auto Recycling
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• Leesville Auto
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• Ocean County Auto Wreckers
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• Tri-City Auto Salvage
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us looking over problems that an outsider’s perspective could find easily. Although we all take
pride in keeping our facilities clean, safe, and organized, inevitably some problems will get
overlooked. It’s never been my intention to push safety items to the back burner, and I’m sure
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