After Work Meeting
Going Green
The LI ASQ presents an evening discussion on alternative energy options for home or work and how to instill good environmental practices at your company through the implementation of an environmental management system.

Thursday February 25th, 2010
6:00-7:30 PM
Bertuccis Restaurant
881 Walt Whitman Rd.
Melville, NY 11747
631-427-9700

Free for both members and non-members if you register online in advance, otherwise it is $10 at the door.
For further information please contact the Program Chair Kerry Donelan at kdonelan@asqlongisland.org

Attention all Long Island ASQ members!
We are gathering nominations for 2010
for the following positions:
Chairman
Vice Chair
Secretary
Treasurer
You may nominate yourself or someone else you feel would be qualified. The nominee must be a member of the LI Section in good standing.

Please e-mail any nominations to Kerry Donelan, our nomination chair, at kdonelan@asqlongisland.org.
Nominations are being collected
through February 28, 2010.

50th Anniversary Gala
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Chair's Message

Wow! What a night! On Thursday, September 17th, 2009 the Long Island ASQ held its 50th anniversary celebration at the Milleridge Inn located in Jericho, NY. We could not have asked for a better night, weather wise, it was a beautiful, crisp early autumn night. The Milleridge Inn was a wonderful back drop for our gala event. It was very nicely decorated for the fall. The restaurant itself has a history dating back to 1672 which added to the charm of the location.

Many people came out to support us, which was very wonderful and exciting. We had many excellent speakers and extra activities like a raffle and silent auction that raised money for our scholarship fund. The food was good and the night was filled with people catching up or meeting for the first time, all because of our group's desire to bring Quality to Long Island during the past fifty years.

I would like to take this opportunity to hand out some special thanks:

• First of all to the founders of the section, because without them we would not have this event after all.
• Assemblyman Rob Walker from the 15th Assembly District who so eloquently addressed our ASQ audience.
• The Seifer Family, Bruce, Marc, and Meri for coming to speak and represent the valuable work that their parents have done
• Jack Campanella for his walking down memory lane, reminiscing about the section.
• Dr. Sikorski and MaryEllen DeCicco from Farmingdale College for the support for our hall of fame
• Our three companies recognized for quality, Deb Andree and Northrop Grumman, Rich Lombardi and Forest Laboratories, and JetBlue Airways.
• The ASQ regional directors David Levy and Herb Goldstein for their kind words and support.
• The past chairs and fellows for attending the event and sharing their memories.
• The two winners of the section ASQ awards, Julie Salgo and Marty Aschner.
• All our scholarship winners.
• Sartorius Group North America for donating $1000 to the scholarship fund and Forest Laboratories for donating an additional $500.
• All the people who provided raffle donations, James Anderson from Glaken's Bar and Grill, Bronx, NY, Estee Lauder and the Red Door Spa package provided by Andrea Isear.
• The 50th anniversary gala committee, Andrea Isear, Julie Salgo, Mary Sansone, Mary Winch, Meegan Dowling, Kerry Donelan, Rich Lombardi, Brett Nielsen, Nela Arias, Mark Trotter, James Anderson and Rupal Doshi.
• Last but not least I would also like to thank the entire board of the LI ASQ and their families that supported them so that we could have such an outstanding event.

Thank you all who attended. I hope that in fifty years there will be people remembering and recognizing our wonderful events and accomplishments at their dinner.

Rick Calabrese