Photos from our Annual Meeting
On June 20, 2007
the Suffolk Community Council held its Annual Membership
Meeting at the Sheraton Long Island Hotel in Hauppauge.
Suffolk County Presiding Officer Bill Lindsay addressed
the audience on issues pertaining to health and human
services. This year the Council had two recipients of
the 4th Maxine Postal award for Human Dignity - Nancy
Nunziata of HELP Suffolk and Sister Mary Ryan of the
Open Word. New Council board members and returning
board members were sworn in by Suffolk Community Council's
President, Michael McClain.
Click
here to view Presiding Officer Lindsay's Speaking Points...
The Maxine
Postal Award
Maxine Postal
was a Suffolk County Legislator, past Presiding Office
of the Legislature and a real friend to health and human
services. A tireless advocate for the poor and
vulnerable, she used her political position to further
her fight for what was right and decent for all people
regardless of race, color, sexual or political preferences.
She was a champion of all champions. Sadly, Maxine
passed away in January of 2004 leaving a legacy of human
dignity and advocacy for others to carry on.
Every year, the
Suffolk Community Council honors a worthy recipient
of the Maxine Postal Award for Human Dignity to a person
who has dedicated themselves to the spirit and principles
exhibited by Maxine Postal.
This year, the
Suffolk Community Council was pleased to honor Nancy
Nunziata as one of the recipients of the Maxine Postal
award for her hard work and dedication to women dealing
with domestic violence and homelessness, and we were
equally pleased to honor Sister Mary Ryan for her hard
work and dedication to teaching literacy to women who
are poor and disadvantaged.
Past
recipients of the Maxine Postal award are:
Rabbi
Steven A. Moss
Janet
Walerstein
Michele
Del Monte
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