Friend of Education Dinner

Each year NYSUT hosts a "Friend of Education" dinner at the Woodbury Country Club. The purpose of the evening is to honor a "Friend of Education," chosen by the local’s Board of Directors. This dinner is also an opportunity to honor teachers who have served in the union for 10 years or more.

This year, the BSCTA Board of Directors voted to honor Dr. Steven Maloney, Assistant to the Superintendent of Bay Shore Schools as our honoree. Joining Steve at the dinner were several members of our BSCTA Executive Board; Darlene Darch, Jeff Lane, Bill Burns, Gale Falconer, Nancy Kavanagh, Michelle Stowers and Mike Krieger.

The room was filled with over 200 attendees from locals across Long Island, but only 21 locals honored a "Friend". Many local presidents confided in me that they have "no friends" outside their union. It is occasions such as this that remind me how fortunate we are to have such a positive working relationship with our administration. Steve sincerely deserves this recognition and I am glad we had the chance to show our appreciation to him for his contributions to the District and for the support he continually shows all of us.

I was honored to be recognized as well for ten years of service to the union. It has been a pleasure to work with the BSCTA and the entire NYSUT organization. I look forward to many more years of involvement with the union and the many fantastic people I have met over the past ten years.