NPLC welcomed over forty members and friends to our 36th Annual Membership Meeting, held at St. Lucy's RC Church. The meeting took place in The Old First Ward Museum, which is located in the Multipurpose Center of St. Lucy's adjacent to their spectacular Sanctuary. (Photos l to r are: Executive Director Doug Eldridge, who helped members solute outgoing President Bill Miksell with the presentation of a gift of framed photos from previous events...
Just before incoming President Liz Del Tufo took the podium to outline some of NPLC plans for this upcoming year. Finally, Bob Cascella, St. Lucy's member and curator of the Old First Ward Museum, treated guest to an exquisite buffet, informal talk on the Old First Ward (the museum is filled with photos and mementos, reminding us of the rich architectural and cultural history of Old Newark) and a tour of St. Lucy's cathedral...
Elections were approved for the following positions on the Board of Trustees for 2010 (and beyond): Liz Del Tufo was elected President, Rosalind Nzinga Nichol Vice President (Marketing), Peggy Dougherty Vice President (Membership), James Lewis remains as Secretary, Richard Grossklaus remains as Treasurer, and a new position for Parliamentarian was given to Mark Gordon. New incoming trustee Matt Gosser was added to a first year term (read more about Matt below). Cathy Lenix-Hooker, Peggy Dougherty and Rosalind Nzinga Nichol were all confirmed for 3-year terms. (NPLC election process is progressive. New board members are first confirmed for one year, then two, and finally three years pre each renewal upon approval of the board).
Other news:
Incoming President Liz Del Tufo, outlined a few of the goals slated for this year's agenda including plans to nominate and campaign for specific threatened sites, the development of a concise marketing plan to improve overall communications with members and to link with other preservationists locally and nationally, and an incoming membership director who will spear head the improvement of the membership process.
Headed by Rosalind Nichol, our new VP of Marketing, NPLC will continue to build an on-line presence through our website, blog, social networking venues, and the creation of data bases to store information on landmarks and past NPLC publications. (Assisted by Trustees Mark Gordon, Anthony Schuman, and NJIT students you will hear more about this work in upcoming NP issues). Rosalind comes to NPLC with over thirty years of history in visual communication design and marketing.
NPLC has also added Peggy Dougherty as our new VP of Membership. Peggy is the Deputy Director of Development & Membership at the Newark Museum for over twenty years, and is currently working in subcommittee to revamp membership and incentives. Currently, NPLC have 148 paid members through 2010, with a total of 238 in good standing. A NEW Student membership for $10 was added this year (available with a photo copy of a valid student ID). Stay tuned for more benefits and exciting changes, that we hope will encourage you to invite your friend to join in the help to preserve and defend the historic and cultural history of Newark.
One final note. The City of Newark has a long history of those who wish to level it in favor of a modern clean skyline towards for the future, and those of us who understand that Newark's future is very much anchored in how she harmonizes the future with her past. NPLC is working to improve our efforts to organize so that we can be a part of the movement to preserve that past. Will you help us? You can start today by making a personal commitment this the year to take an active role in the Committee. The board of Trustees are counting on members just like YOU to volunteer, make donations, and attend events and meetings so you can make informed decisions about taking action on important issues in city planning. IT'S YOUR HISTORY -- and the time to PRESERVE IT is NOW!
NEXT EVENT: 36TH ANNUAL AWARDS CEREMONY, details to follow soon...
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