December 2013 Newsletter

Editor: Catherine D. Kobasiuk         Assistant: Marina Kobasiuk

November General Meeting

The November 7 General Membership Meeting was a pleasant evening. President Jean San Martin kept things moving along so that the business portion of the evening went quickly. A report was given by Vice President Michael Kobasiuk summarizing the New York Rising Albany conference that he and Director Maura Spery recently attended. An update on Nora Getchell was given by Director Barbara Fitzgerald. (Under new business the Christmas/Holiday Party was discussed.)

A presentation was given by Recording Secretary Catherine Kobasiuk explaining a workshop she had attended about social media and email marketing. Mrs. Kobasiuk then illuminated some of the MBPOA's plans to promote itself through social media and optimize our use of email to keep our members and community informed.

The 50/50 was $15 and was won by Vice President Michael Kobasiuk. The meeting then adjourned for coffee and cake.

Nite at the Races

A wonderful time was had at the November 2 Nite at the Races. Thank you to Financial Secretary Lynne DeBona for arranging the seating and taking tickets at the door. An impressive dinner of half a rotisserie chicken and potatoes and vegetables was served. Thanks to all our kitchen volunteers for all their hard work with shopping and cooking. The hall was festive in autumn colors. Thank you to our set up staff. Recording Secretary Catherine Kobasiuk started the evening off and after dinner introduced Director Maura Spery who was the MC for the horse races. Thank you to Director Chris Zarcone for setting up the sound system. Thanks to all of our cashiers. The projector was manned by Vice President Michael Kobasiuk (with better results than in the spring). There was also a 50/50 drawing at the end of the evening. Thank you to Director Barbara Fitzgerald and Marina Kobasiuk for selling the 50/50 tickets. 

Thank you to all our volunteer Directors:

Bob Muse, Larry Tellefsen, Peter Costello, Mike Giangrasso, Michelle Wilkinson, Ketty Colbert, Bill Hack, Fred Tims, and Eddie Janssen. Thank you to anyone we might have forgotten to mention and thank you to our members and guests for turning out and making the night a pleasure.

Full color photos from the evening can be seen at http://www.flickr.com/photos/mbpoa/sets/72157638298885764/ and were taken by Pat at

Pat-toydocter@verizon.net

December General Meeting

Our December General Meeting will also be our Members Holiday Party. It will be on December 5, 2013 at 7:30pm. (This year we are doing something different.) Dinner will be Pot Luck. Attendees should bring a warmed up or ready to eat main dish to share. The MBPOA will be providing cake and soft drinks. Santa Claus is scheduled to make an appearance. Please bring a toy for the Toys for Tots toy drop box located in our lobby.

Marina Report

Marina 1 and Marina 5 have both been winterized. Thanks to Director Bill Hack and his team; Ryan Painter, Jim Gibson, Danny Burke, James Gibson, Peter Lynch, and James Maltese. A repeat thank you to Vic Viola for repairing the floating barge that was damaged in Super Storm Sandy.

Membership Renewals

Membership packets will be mailed out the beginning of December. Inside you will find raffle tickets for our Membership Drive Raffle which will be drawn at our March 15, 2014 Nite at the Races. The raffle tickets are $5 each and the prizes are $500 cash and $250 cash for 1^st prize and 2^nd prize respectively. Please fill out the stubs completely and mail back with payment and your membership forms to P.O. Box 212 Mastic Beach, NY 11951.

Please make sure all your information is accurate so that you can receive all our newsletters and email updates.

Newsletter News

This months newsletter and back issues can be found online at http://mbpoa1928.blogspot.com/ .

There are links at this site for our:

1. facebook page -Mastic Beach Poa
2. twitter - @MBPOA
3. flicker - MBPOA
4. Google+ - MBPOA Mastic Beach
5. MBPOA Google calendar
6. PDF copies of the latest ads and newsletter

Do not forget that if you need some official information it can be found at our website at

http://www.masticbeachpropertyownersassociation.org/ .

To update your email address please send an email to mbpoa1928@optonline.net . Late breaking news and updates will posted via Twitter and Facebook.

Volunteer Work

If anyone has high school students in need of volunteer hours have them contact Recording Secretary Catherine Kobasiuk at 281-8430. There is usually light office work to do once a month at this time of year.

Meet & Greet Fridays

Ever Friday night is a get together at the Clubhouse. The bar is open to our members and their guests and this is a good opportunity to meet new people, play darts, enjoy card games, or just enjoy conversation. Light fare is available at a small cost to cover expenses.

Any changes to the schedule will be available on our Twitter and Face book page.

Country Dance Lessons

• Line Dance lessons Mondays at 7:30 PM until 10:00 PM.
• From beginners to intermediate/advanced
• Guest $8
• Members $6
• Bring your own refreshments.

Country Dancing

Twice a month on the first and third Fridays the MBPOA has Country Dancing at the Clubhouse.

• $8 for Guests/$6 for Members
• including complimentary coffee & cake.
• Door Prizes - 50/50
• A cash bar is available.
• DJ and dance instruction are from;

Double JJ Dance

Cowboy Up twice a month at the MBPOA!

Christmas Parade

The MBPOA will be entering a float in the Mastic Shirley Chamber of Commerce Christmas Parade on December 8 at 12pm. If you and/or your family would like to march with us please find us behind Kohls by 11 am. You can follow us before and during the parade on Twitter @MBPOA .

This year we are inviting everyone watching the parade to tweet a picture of our float at @MBPOA

with the hashtag #MBPOA. We will choose one of these pictures to put into our January Newsletter and add into our Flickr photo stream giving credit to the tweeter. Contest Rules can be viewed at https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxtYnBvYW5ld3NsZXR0ZXJzaXRlfGd4OjY4OGQzOTk0YzFjNWMyYzA

Hall Rentals
The MBPOA hall is available for party rentals. Please call 631-806-1109 for rate and availability.

Monthly Calendar

Dec. 5^th – Members Holiday Party – 7:30 pm

Dec. 6^th – Country Dancing – 7:30 pm

Dec. 8^th – Christmas Parade – 12:00 pm

Dec. 9^th – Country Dance Lessons – 7:30pm

Dec. 13^th – Meet & Greet Friday – 7:00 pm

Dec. 16^th – Country Dance Lessons – 7:30pm

Dec. 19^th – Board of Directors Meeting – 7:00 pm

Dec. 20^th – Country Dancing – 7:30 pm

Dec. 25^th – Christmas Day

Dec. 27^th – Meet & Greet Friday – 7:00 pm

Dec. 31^st – New Years Eve

Future Events

January 2^nd -General Meeting – 7:30 pm

January 16^th - Board of Directors Meeting – 7:00 pm

March 15^th – Nite at the Races

 

Look for new content and activities in 2014!

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NOVEMBER 2013 NEWSLETTER

Editor: Catherine D. Kobasiuk Assistant: Marina Kobasiuk

October General Meeting

The October general meeting saw a great deal of group discussion. First however, we opened with the pledge, roll call, and the financial reports. Things swiftly moved on to the committee reports. The nominating committee has been arranged and Director Maura Spery is on it if you have any suggestions or questions. The budget committee is working on the new budget. Financial Secretary Lynne Debona apologized to Vic Viola for leaving him out of the thank you's from the Crab Fest last month.

President Jean San Martin offered additional thank you's to Directors Michelle Wilkinson and Bob Muse for taking down the ropes at Washington Beach, Director Bob Muse for ordering the replacement for the broken window, and Financial Secretary Lynne Debona for doing the curtains and painting the front door. The 50/50 was $20 and was won by Maureen Dimeo.

After the usual business was concluded Director Maura Spery presented an explanation of the NY Rising Committee which she and Vice President Michael Kobasiuk sit on. She explained that this committee's job was to decide what money would go to which communities and how it would be spent in those communities. She then showed some maps of Mastic Beach and asked for any and all input on what our members think the community of Mastic Beach needs. There were a lot of ideas and discussion which Director Maura and Vice President Michael are sure to take back to the NY Rising Committee.

Nite at the Races

A report for Nite at the Races will be in next months newsletter.

Kids Halloween Party

 

There was a very good turnout for our annual kids Halloween Party on October 25. The

crowd was colorful and enthusiastic. There was popcorn, soda, candy, and hotdogs for the children.

We would like to thank John and Noreen Pastore, Dir. Maura Spery, Pres. Jean San Martin, Dir. Peer Costello, Thomas Wilkinson, Erik Getchell, and Brayden Wilkinson for all their help entertaining the kids and cleaning up afterward. A special thanks to our two organizers Dir. Michelle Wilkinson and Dir. Maureen Getchell. Thank you also to Dir. Fred Tims for taking pictures.

The MBPOA would also like to thank the following people for their generous donations which helped to make this party for the local children possible:

Bruce Summa;

Candidate for Village Trustee.

Maura Spery;

Candidate for Village Trustee.

Kate Browning;

Suffolk County Legislator.

Dan Losquerdo;

Town of Brookhaven Highway Superintendent.

Lee Zeldin;

New York State Senator.

Dan Panico;

Town of Brookhaven Councilman.

Ed Hennessey;

New York State Assemblyman.

Johnathan Cohen;

Candidate forTown of Brookhaven Councilman.

Newsletter News

This month our newsletter editor attended a free workshop given by the Brookhaven Chambers of Commerce Coalition. The topic was Email Marketing, Social Networking and Direct Mail Marketing. We hope to utilize a number of techniques that were discussed and make the MBPOA more accessible to more people. If anyone has any questions or comments please email us at mbpoa1928@optonline.net.

The MBPOA now has a You Tube channel at: www.youtube.com/user/MBPOAMasticBeach

Country Dance Lessons

Line Dance lessons are on Monday's at 7:30 PM until 10:00 PM. We teach beginners to

intermediate and advanced. The cost is Guest $8 and Members $6. Bring your own refreshments. There will be no lessons on Veteran's Day this month.

Meet & Greet Fridays

Every Friday night is a get together at the Clubhouse. The bar is open to our members and their guests and is a good opportunity to meet new people, enjoy card games, or just engage in conversation. Light fare is available at a small cost to cover expenses. The bar will not be open on November 29, the day after Thanksgiving.

Menu of food available for purchase:

• 11/8 – Franks & Beans
• 11/22 – Wings

Kiwanis of the Mastic's Harvest Festival

The MBPOA had a table at the Kiwanis' event at Moriches Elementary this month. The Directors and Officers who manned the table were glad to see some of our members come by to say hello. We were also very happy we had the opportunity to answer questions from Mastic Beach residents and our nearby neighbors about our organization. All of our members should spread the good word about the MBPOA.

NY Rising Communities Fall Conference

On Wednesday October 23, 2013, MBPOA Director Maura Spery and MBPOA Vice President Michael Kobasiuk both of whom are members of the NY Rising Communities Committee drove up early (as did other members of NY Rising) to Albany to attend the NY Rising Communities Fall Conference at the Empire Plaza Conference Center. The morning session had presentations from six downstate communities. The afternoon session had presentations from six upstate communities. Governor Cuomo attended both sessions and was very attentive and asked many intelligent questions of the presenters.

Following the conference Maura and Michael went to the invitation only reception at the Governor’s Mansion. They were able to engage in meaningful conversations with committee members from other hard hit areas, elected officials from all over the state and administrators of the NY Rising Program.

They were happy and proud to represent Mastic Beach when introduced to Governor Cuomo and had their pictures taken with him.

Pictures of Maura and Michael at the Governor’s Mansion and the setup for the conference can be viewed at the following address in the set labeled NY Rising Communities Fall...:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mbpoa/

New York State Required Safe Boating Course

The classes given by Rich King for the Safe Boating Course were very well attended. There were 40 members who spent the two nights learning a lot of useful information. All the attendees passed and received their certificates. If you still need your certificate we are planning to schedule two more classes. One after Christmas and another around Easter time. Thanks to Dir. Kevin Collins for helping arrange the classes.

Hall Rentals
The MBPOA hall is available for party rentals. Please 

call 631-806-1109 for rate and availability. We are reserving dates into next summer

 already.  Please plan ahead.

Marina Report

The end of the 2013 boating season is upon us. Marina guards finished on October 13

and the water was shut off. All boats must be out of the marinas no later than November 15. The electric will be shut off on November 19. If anyone did work on their stick docks they must fill out paperwork for the DEC. We have the necessary papers, please call the office and make arrangements.

Photos

Full color photos of our events can be found at

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mbpoa/

Monthly Calendar

Nov. 1^st – Country Dancing – 7:30 pm

Nov. 4^th – Country Dance Lessons – 7:30pm

Nov. 5^th – Election Day

Nov. 7^th – General Meeting – 7:30 pm

Nov. 8^th – Meet & Greet Friday – 7:00 pm

Nov. 11^th – Veteran's Day

Nov. 13^th – NY Rising Public Meeting at HS

– 5:30 – 8:30 pm

Nov. 15^th – Country Dancing – 7:30 pm

Nov. 18^th – Country Dance Lessons – 7:30pm

Nov. 21^st – Board of Directors Meeting – 7:00 pm

Nov. 22^nd – Meet & Greet Friday – 7:00 pm

Nov. 25^th – Country Dance Lessons – 7:30pm

Nov. 28^th – Thanksgiving/Chanukah

Future Events

December 5– General Meeting – 7:30 pm

December 8 – Chamber of Commerce Christmas Parade

December 19 – Board of Directors – 7:00 pm

 

The Officers and Directors of the MBPOA would like to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving !!!!

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October 2013 Newsletter

Editor: Catherine D. Kobasiuk Assistant: Marina Kobasiuk

 

A Letter from Our President

Members, Directors, and employees of the MBPOA,



On Friday September 13, 2013 we filed and served a Notice of Claim on the village of Mastic Beach, the Board of Trustees, and various current and former village officials. This is a legal notice that gives the MBPOA 1 year (in state court) to sue the Village. It simply puts them on notice that we are fed up with some of their practices.

One of the village's first resolutions as a government was not to better Mastic Beach, it was to file and serve a summons and complaint in the New York State Supreme Court to appropriate our waterfront property, that belongs to the deeded lot owners who live in the original 10 Sections of Mastic Beach, which has been under the stewardship of the MBPOA for generations.

Despite the pending lawsuit to determine the rightful owner of the waterfront property, we feel the village has engaged in a pattern and practice of intentionally and maliciously depriving, or seeking to deprive, the Mastic Beach Property Owners Association and our members of our rights and property. From its inception, the village of Mastic Beach, its trustees, officials, agents, employees, and others have conspired against the Mastic Beach Property Owners Association and her members.

We have tried in vain over the past three years to work with the village. Over that period of time it has become apparent that the village has been abusing its governmental powers and acting with unfettered discretion. As stated in the Notice of Claim, "...the village intentionally, negligently, wantonly, and maliciously seek to bankrupt Claimant (MBPOA) by preventing Claimant from conducting normal business of and relating to the operation of its marinas and annual festivals…” The full lawsuit is available upon request. We have tried honestly to work with the village, unfortunately to no avail. There is something wrong here. We have successfully served the residents of Mastic Beach for the past 85 years by working cooperatively with the town, county, state and federal governments. We have to ask, why won't the village work with us?

It is sad that our wonderful community has to endure this type of bullying and harassment by our local government. We will not stand to have the village and others further abuse their authority to target members and friends of the MBPOA. As we have done for the past 85 years we will continue to protect the waterfront, the membership and our assets. The Mastic Beach Property Owners Association is ready to protect the rights of the membership. The MBPOA encourages anyone who also feels that the village has taken unfair advantage of him or her or abused its governmental power to contact either Maura Spery, Chairperson of the Legal Committee at the MBPOA office.

The MBPOA is only as strong as it membership. We are looking forward to a fall and winter season of activities and events for the entire community and we will see you at the General Meeting on October 3.

In solidarity I thank you,

Jean San Martin

 September General Meeting

The September general meeting was interesting and informative. After the the financial reports and the reading of the previous months minutes we were given event reports. Director Maura Spery gave a report on the Music By the Bay, it was a great success. Then Director Lynne DeBona gave a report on the Crabfest, we did very well at our biggest fundraiser of the year. Director Bill Hack gave a report on the Snapper Derby, we had the biggest turnout ever.

After the committee and event reports Bill Doyle from Senator Lee Zeldin's office spoke about dune rebuilding and NY Rising. Then Maria Brady from the Mastic Beach Ambulance Company gave us a presentation and demonstration of compression only CPR. There is no breathing done with this method.

If you see a teen or adult suddenly collapse, call 9-1-1 and push hard and fast in the center of the chest to the beat of the classic disco song "Stayin' Alive." CPR can more than double a person's chances of survival, and "Stayin' Alive" has the right beat for Hands-Only CPR. You can learn more at this site:

http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/CPRAndECC/HandsOnlyCPR/Hands-Only-CPR_UCM_440559_SubHomePage.jsp

The meeting was concluded with the 50/50 which was won by Ed Ambrose.

October General Meeting

In lieu of a guest speaker this month we will be having a casual presentation and spirited discussion on the community reconstruction plan, a'la New York Rising. Please come and participate.

Night at the Races:

Saturday, November 2^nd is our Autumnal Night at the Races. Dinner will be $20 and include a delicious dinner of a half chicken, potatoes, vegetable, coffee & dessert. Beer and wine are included. Tickets must be reserved and paid in full at the October General Meeting or by calling the office at 399-6111. 

Country Dance Lessons

Line Dance lessons are on Monday's at 7:30 PM until 10:00 PM. We teach beginners to intermediate and advanced. The cost is Guest $8 and Members $6. Bring your own refreshments.

Kids Halloween Party

We will be having a party for all the children of this wonderful community up to the age of 12. On Friday October 25, 2013 from 4-7pm. We provide candy, cookies, drinks and treats, as well as a mummy wrap game, freeze dance, music, face painting, lollipop ghosts and paint your own pumpkin. Bring the kids and enjoy an afternoon of SPOOKtackular fun at the MBPOA clubhouse.

Blue Claw Crab Festival

Our Ninth Annual Blue Claw Crab Festival was once again a success due to the many MBPOA volunteers who planned, set up the event site, sold tickets, cooked the seafood, served the food, beer, and other beverages, announced the musical entertainment, sold raffles, sold merchandise, and the clean-up crew who worked hours after the event. Our sincere thanks to all the volunteers who were too many to mention. A extra thank you to Vice President Michael Kobasiuk for being the money manager for the day and keeping all our ticket sellers organized.

Special thanks to:

• Terrie Cicerelli who for the past nine years has done a great job coordinating the unique variety of vendors
• SC Grant from Legislator Kate Browning for the music
• Ray Hopp of Colonial Youth and Family Services and the volunteers, who worked tirelessly throughout the day.
• Bill & Pat Hack for the use of their motor home
• Grand Am Recreational Vehicles for their help transporting the motor home
• Mastic Seafood for supplying all the seafood and their refrigeration truck
• Bay Gas for their donation of propane
• Montauk Bus for providing the shuttle bus
• Town of Brookhaven for the barricades and refuse receptacles
  

Despite some parking issues where cars were ticketed or towed by order of the Village of Mastic Beach, the Ninth Annual Blue Claw Crab Festival was a wonderful day and one more thank you to all who made it a success.

  Newsletter News

This months newsletter and back issues can be found online at http://mbpoa1928.blogspot.com/ .

There are links at this site for our:

1. face-book page
2. twitter
3. flicker
4. Google+
5. the MBPOA Google calendar
6. PDF copies of the latest ads and newsletter

Do not forget that if you need some official information it can be found at our website at

http://www.masticbeachpropertyownersassociation.org/ . 

Photos

Full color photos of our events can be found at

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mbpoa/

Meet & Greet Fridays

Ever Friday night is a get together at the Clubhouse. The bar is open to our members and their guests and this is a good opportunity to meet new people, play darts, enjoy card games, or just enjoy conversation. Lite fare is available at a small cost to cover expenses.

Menu of food available for purchase:

• 10/11 – Chili Dogs
• 10/25 – Tacos

Hall Rentals
The MBPOA hall is available for party rentals. Please call 631-806-1109 for rate and availability.

Public Input Sought on Community Reconstruction

The first public meeting on how to move forward in reconstructing from Super Storm Sandy was held on Wednesday September 25^th at the Wm Floyd High School. The open house from 6pm to 9pm led residents through various exercises to engage them in problem solving in the following areas: Infrastructure, Natural and Cultural Resources, Housing, Economic Growth, Health and Social Services and Community Planning and Capacity Building. The Committee made up of various community leaders from civic groups, the school board, municipal officials, fire department etc. had given some basic suggestions and ideas that the public was able to weigh in on. Maps with markers were provided and residents were encouraged to mark them up with their ideas. Ideas ranging from, a kayaking, canoeing, paddle boarding blue trail along the waterfront, to scenic bike routes, to marketing our historic sites, to establishing a Nature Center at Violets Cove, restore beaches, raised boardwalks over the dirt roads on the waterfront, charter fishing piers, fishing docks, kayak launch sites, revitalize Neighborhood Rd, sea walls, bulk heading, green home initiatives, raising of homes, razing of homes, raising of roads, better storm drainage, dredging of waterways, rebuilding of the dunes, shellfish reseeding programs and more. There will be another public meeting at the high school on October 23^rd at 6pm. This meeting will have a presentation so please be on time.

We encourage everyone to come and participate in what you would like for the the future of Mastic Beach. 

 

New York State Required Safe Boating Course

The MBPOA will be sponsoring a two night safe boating course to full fill the NY State requirements beginning November 6, 2013. The course will cost $25 per person and will be on October 9th and 10th from 7 pm - approx. 10 pm at the MBPOA clubhouse, 31 Neighborhood Road, Mastic Beach

To sign up please call Kevin Collins @ 399-6111 and leave a message.

Call as soon as possible so we can arrange to have the correct materials available.

  

Marina and Beach Report

The electric is working at Section 1 Marina. Marina guards will be ending on October 13 and all boats need to be removed from the marina's by November 15. All ladders, ropes and hardware must be removed also.

Monthly Calendar

Oct. 3^rd – General Meeting – 7:30 pm

Oct. 4^th – Country Dancing – 7:30 pm

Oct. 7^th – Country Dance Lessons – 7:30pm

Oct. 11^th – Meet & Greet Friday – 7:00 pm

Oct. 14^th – Country Dance Lessons – 7:30pm

Oct. 17^th – Board of Directors Meeting – 7:00 pm

Oct. 18^th – Country Dancing – 7:30 pm

Oct. 21^st – Country Dance Lessons – 7:30pm

Oct. 23^rd – Public Meeting at HS – 6:00 pm

Oct. 25^th – Meet & Greet Friday – 7:00 pm

Oct. 28^th – Country Dance Lessons – 7:30pm

Future Events

November 2 – Night at the Races

November 7– General Meeting – 7:30 pm

November 21– Board of Directors – 7:00 pm

 

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