Thank you Duane for sharing this article. Too bad you did not share the news
with us earlier as it would hav been nice to be able to attend and support Jay.
Happy to hear that credit was given to Jay as he deserves it for his many
years of service to CBI.
Nina
-----Original Message-----
From: bubs-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bubs-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of ;
Duane Farrar
Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2018 1:42 PM
To: bubs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bubs] Jay Kronfeld Receives Community Boating's Outstanding Volunteer
Award
Dear Sailors,
On Monday evening, October 15, 2018, Boston's Community Boating, Inc.
(CBI) held its Annual Meeting of the Corporation at the CBI boathouse.
During the meeting, President of the Board of Directors, Karyn Brudnicki,
presented the Ed Long Outstanding Volunteer Award to our friend and fellow
blind sailor Jay Kronfeld for his many years of service to CBI.
Following are the comments made by President Brudnicki to the assembled
Corporation members before she presented the award to Jay, for whom this was a
complete surprise:
"This volunteer joined the Budget and Finance Committee about 20 years ago. He
took leadership in developing an investment policy statement and creating the
Investment subcommittee which he chaired for many years. He continues to serve
on CBI's Budget and Finance Committee. CBI's endowment funds have prospered
over many years through his careful stewardship.
"While his largest contributions have been financially, he’s also helped
develop CBI’s larger strategic vision by serving on the Board for 12 years and
on the Strategic Planning Committee. He regularly promotes CBI's programs and
has helped recruit individuals to get more involved in CBI governance over many
years, recently formalizing this role as a member of the newly constituted
Recruitment Committee. This is all the more notable given that he lives in
Connecticut and has complicated travel arrangements to participate as a
volunteer at CBI. Please join me in thanking Jay Kronfeld as our 2018 Ed Long
Outstanding Volunteer Award recipient!"
Blind sailors Duane Farrar and Dave Vieira, who were also in attendance, joined
the assembled Corporation in giving Jay a much-deserved standing ovation.
This award, created in 2017, is given to someone who has provided outstanding
volunteer service on behalf of CBI for over 10 years. It is named in honor of
Ed Long, a longtime CBI member and volunteer of over
40 years, who passed in April 2017 after a long battle with cancer. Jay is only
the second person to receive this award.
Congratulations, Jay, and Well Done!
You are receiving this email because you are subscribed to the discussion list
for Boston United Blind Sailing. To post a message to this list, please send it
to bubs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx. All messages posted will be seen by all persons who are
subscribed.
Boston United Blind sailing is a proud member of, and supported by The
Association of Blind Citizens. Please visit ABC’s site for more information:
http://www.blindcitizens.org/
