Every final Tuesday of the month, the Board of Director’s of AHRC Suffolk meet at 6:30 pm to hear our Executive Director report to us about the past month’s business. We hear from the various committee heads and all pertinent business as needed is discussed.
We have in attendance, a very efficient and professional secretary to the Board. She takes short hand notes where she also plays as back up, a small recording device. Her name is Lynn Xystris, an extremely bright lady that everyone loves.
This past Tuesday night, Lynn was absent from the meeting, fighting chicken pox! It was early on, before the meeting was scheduled to start. I was present to sign some checks, and the President of the Board, Fred Salzberg was present, along with Joe Mammolito, Executive Director.
Joe Mammolito, was left with the recording device. He fiddled with it, showed it to Fred Salzberg, who passed it back to Joe with no luck as they tried to get it to work. Joe handed it to me and said: “Here, you’re a teckie, you try it.” I tried and could not get it to do anything either. We were desperate, since the meeting was scheduled to start in 15 minutes! What to do? We even looked out the window for a passing teenager, but weren’t in an ideal neighborhood for that.
In exasperation, one of us suggested we call Lynn in her sick bed. Off Joe goes to call Lynn.
10 minutes later Joe returns. Holding up the little gadget he smiles and sheepishly says: “You have to turn the ‘on’ button on to get it to work!”
Please say a little prayer for my buddies Joan and Anita. Thanks if you do.
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