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<div dir="ltr"><span>The room was full and the throng crowded in (see Carly Meyer\u2019s selfie below) as Nancy and I announced this year\u2019s Gotham Awards.
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<span>The well deserved Networkers of the Year are Laurel Scarr-Konel (GC of the LI Dinner Group) and Brett Deutsch (GC of the Bandit Group which meets today). </span></div>
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<div dir="ltr">Recipients of $4000 Gotham Foundation Season of Giving grants were West Chester University foundation food pantry (Carly Meyer), Back on my Feet (Brett Deutsch), (grant split between) Knights of Pythias and Columbia Presbyterian children\u2019s hospital
pediatric neurology (Raj Goel), and Planned Parenthood (Matt Plociak). </div>
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<div dir="ltr">Last, but far from least, Allison Crowther presented her husband Jefferson Crowther with our highest honor, the Red Bandanna Award which is bestowed in the memory of their son Welles who was a hero on 9/11. The award recognizes ultimate self
sacrifice and no one epitomizes that characteristic more than his dad. Our Jefferson. </div>
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<div dir="ltr">It was our finest moment, </div>
<div dir="ltr">capping off a great night. Thank you all for helping to make it happen. Especially Allison Crowther!<br>
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<span>Fred C. Klein, Esq.</span><br>
<span>Senior Partner</span><br>
<span>Klein Zelman Rothermel Jacobs & Schess LLP</span><br>
<span>Representing Management in Labor/employment Law for over 40 years</span><br>
<span>NY Super Lawyer 2010-2018</span><br>
<span>AV® Preeminent Rating\u2122 -Peer Review Rated - Martindale-Hubbell Martindale-Hubbell® for 35 years</span><br>
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<span>Co-Founder</span><br>
<span>Gotham City Networking, Inc. </span><br>
<span>"It's Better to Give Than Receive"</span><br>
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<span>Email: <a href="mailto:fklein@legal.org">fklein@legal.org</a></span><br>
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