LOCAL 828 MEMBERS ATTEND NYC WORKSHOP

New York, N.Y.--  Nearly 700 CSEA leaders and activists participated in CSEA's annual Spring Workshop in New York City this past weekend. Special Olympics New York CEO Neal Johnson helped President Donohue recognize the CSEA Central Region as the recipient of the first President's Polar Cap Award for their success in Special Olympic's Polar Plunge fund-raisers.  CSEA Monroe County Local 828 joined with the CSEA Region 6 Polar Plunge Team last February to raise over $6,000.00 in charitable donations for the Special Olympics. 

President Donohue also presented the annual CSEA Mission Achievement Awards to Deb Hanna, president of the Health Research Inc. (Private Sector Division); Paul Peters of the Wayne County Local (Local Government and Schools Division) see image below; and Maryann Phelps of SUNY Stony Brook Local (State Division).

President Danny Donohue says, "We have reason to be proud, for our history is rich with achievements unmatched by any other union. And, each and every day, we grow bigger, better and bolder thanks to dedicated leaders and activists like you."

Danny Donohue presents
Paul Peters with and award.
photo:  Ove Overmyer

He added, "You are our hope for a future filled with continued achievement and success. Your enthusiastic participation in this workshop will help give you the skills and tools necessary so you can help keep CSEA New York's leading union for the next hundred years."

CSEA officers who attended the conference included Webster Unit President Joe Tichacek, Local 828 President Bess Watts, Local 828 Vice Presidents Cris Zaffuto, Ove Overmyer and T. Judith Johnson, as well as Local 828 Secretary Sue Newman.  Monroe Community College Unit 7402 sent President Tom Pollizi and officer Stanley Knutowicz Jr.

Click here to visit a photo gallery of the weekend events in NYC submitted by Ove Overmyer.  You can also look at photos at the Flickr CSEA Local 828 Photostream on the right side of this page.

For more information about this workshop, please visit the CSEA INC website.

A typical NYC view looking South on 7th Avenue at 50th St.
(photo by Ove Overmyer)