August 2015 Newsletter - Opticians Alliance of New York

August 2015
Volume X Issue X
Special Summer edition featuring
our 10th anniversary celebration
OANY Views
The Opticians Alliance of
New York meets the 3rd
Thursday of the month.
Schedule, sponsors and
speakers are subject to change
2015 Schedule
President’s Message
I hope that everyone is
doing well and enjoying
the summer. Our
Executive Board has
been busy getting
everything ready for the
2015-2016 meetings. I
would just like to take a
moment to thank
everyone who attended
our 10th Anniversary
celebration. By all
accounts, this party was
a huge success. We had
good food, good guests
and a great time was
had by all. To those that
missed it, we’re sorry
that you couldn’t be
there and hope you will
join us for our future
activities.
As most of you may or
may not know, the
Milleridge Inn has been
sold. Unfortunately,
come the end of the
year we have been
unable to receive a
definitive answer on
whether or not the
restaurant will remain
open. Due to this we
have been forced to
look elsewhere for a
central location to hold
our meetings. With this
in mind, beginning with
our September meeting,
our new location will
become The Holiday Inn
in Plainview. It is
located at Sunnyside
Blvd., on the north side
of the expressway.
They have a very nice
room for us and the
food is very good.
Several of us had
occasion to eat there
recently and all agreed
that the food was
actually better than the
Milleridge. The only
thing missing was
Maria. Change is always
difficult. We have been
going to The Milleridge
for many years but we
did not want to take a
chance and get stuck
· September 10, 2015
Vision Ease
(change in date)
· October 22, 2015
Morel Eyewear
(change in date)
· November 19, 2015
Tri-Supreme Optical
· December 17, 2015
Essilor Labs
(Message on page 2)
Important Information Regarding Our Monthly Meetings
· We were disappointed to learn that after 10 years at The Milleridge Inn, the restaurant
has been sold and therefore cannot guarantee that we’ll have a place to meet after the
1st of the year
· Effective with our September meeting, our new venue will be The Holiday Inn, 215
Sunnyside Blvd., Plainview, NY 11803. The meeting room is the Hampton South located
on the main level
· Please note the date for our September meeting will be on the 10th, which is the 2nd
Thursday of the month
· Please note the date for our October meeting will be on the 22nd which is the 4th
Thursday of the month
· Starting in November, our meetings will be held at the usual time of the month, on the
3rd Thursday.
Continuing Education
Speakers
Dr. Joseph Bacotti
Mark Cohen
Ray Dennis
Herb Fletcher
Eric Meyers
Robert Russo
Barry Santini
and many others
OANY Views
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OANY
130 Forest Ave.
Glen Cove, NY 11542
516-671-6883
Email: office@oany.org
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with no place to hold our meetings. Please try to join us for the first
meeting which will be held on Thursday September 10. We had to move
the date due to availability and Vision Expo West the following week. We
will have more information in the coming weeks. The Executive Board is
already making plans for future events. We are getting new sponsors and
speakers and plan to have a jam packed agenda.
As always, if you can see your way clear we can always use more help.
Please contact us if you would like to work with us on a committee or help
in any way. Have a safe and healthy summer. I look forward to seeing
everyone soon.
Steven Lehrer
10th Anniversary Recognition Awards
Website: www.oany.org
OANY Officers
President:
Steven Lehrer
Vice President:
Treasurer:
Secretary:
Directors:
Paul Heller
Charles Bonafede
Maribel Barajas
Chuck Abramson
Mark Cohen
Arthur Rose
Alan Smith
Past Presidents:
Judith Deucht
2012-2014
Joseph Monestere
2010-2012
Anthony Rebaldo
2008-2010
Peter Bacotti
2005-2008
At our 10th anniversary dinner, we were proud to recognize advertisers
and sponsors who have supported OANY. We presented awards to those
who have supported our organization for 10 years and for 5 years. We
also presented a special recognition award and the OANY member of the
year award.
10 Year Awards
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Automated Merchant Services
Dave Nuss
Reed Expositions
Sir Speedy-Alan Smith
Tri-Supreme Optical
Younger Optics
5 Year Awards
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Aspex Eyewear
Central Optical
Dynamic Labs
Jeff Lesner
Mark Optical
Maui Jim
Special Recognition Award
· Andrew Cullen
OANY Member of The Year
· Mark Cohen
Membership Committee:
Paul Heller
Event Committee:
Audrey Mazzeo
Annette DiMeo
Attendance Committee:
Lisa Greenwald
Robert Higgins Jr.
Newsletter Committee:
Editor:
Mark Cohen
Publisher:
Alan Smith
Education Coordinator: Peter Bacotti
516-671-6883
Liaison for Education:
Official Photographer:
David Cohen
Drew Washton
Regional
Office of Professional Discipline
250 Veterans Memorial Highway Room 3A-15
Hauppauge, NY 11788
Phone: 631-952-7422
Complaint Hot Line: 800-442-8106
NYS Education Department
Seth Rockmuller
Executive Secretary for the State Board
In Ophthalmic Dispensing
The New York State Education Department
89 Washington Ave. 2nd Floor
Albany, NY 12234
Phone: 518-474-3817 extension 180
Fax 518-402-5944
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Our 10th Anniversary Celebration
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Our 10th Anniversary Celebration
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First Class
The Opticians Alliance of New York
130 Forest Ave.
Glen Cove, NY 11542
516-671-6883
E-mail: office@oany.org
Website: www.oany.org
Please deliver by Aug 10, 2015