<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="">Gotham,</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre">        </span>Just a few, perhaps more, <i class="">thank yous</i> and <i class="">kudos</i>, some covered by Fred\u2019s email below my email signature (in case you missed it \u2014 how could that be? Some of below I covered in a tweet last night.):</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(20, 23, 26); color: rgb(20, 23, 26); white-space: pre-wrap;" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre">        </span>I start with my own congratulations to new Gotham </span><font color="#14171a" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(20, 23, 26); white-space: pre-wrap;" class=""><i class="">networkers of the year</i>,<b class=""> Laurel Scarr-Konel</b> and <b class="">Brett Deutsch</b>, much-deserving <i class="">Red Bandana</i> awardee <b class="">Jefferson Crowthe</b>r and  recipients of the proceeds of our Season of Giving \u2014 <b class="">Carly Meyer Bentley</b>, <b class="">Matt Plociak</b>, <b class="">Brett Deutsch</b> and </span></font><b class="">Raj Goel</b><font color="#14171a" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(20, 23, 26); white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">.</span></font></span></div><div class=""><font color="#14171a" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(20, 23, 26); white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(245, 248, 250);" class=""><br class=""></span></font></div><div class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(20, 23, 26); color: rgb(20, 23, 26); white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre">        </span>A special Thank You to my friend (via this tribe of course) Raj for sharing a fair portion of the charitable proceed he was awarded after being picked by <b class="">Michael Garibaldi</b> under "supervision" of </span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><font color="#14171a" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(20, 23, 26); white-space: pre-wrap;" class=""><b class="">Lisa Waterman</b> with my Knight of Pythias charity, Kings-FDR Tolerance Foundation (for repurposing \u2014 more on that next year when it occurs).</span></font></span></div><div class=""><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><font color="#14171a" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(20, 23, 26); white-space: pre-wrap;" class=""><br class=""></span></font></span></div><div class=""><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><font color="#14171a" class=""><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>And never forget the hard work of </span><b style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Norm Spizz</b><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">, Gotham\u2019s extraordinary event strategist (planner, coordinator, even director fail to adequate describe Norm\u2019s key role and invaluable contributions) in putting on another great Gotham party.  No one can do better!   Our new Operations Director Steve Scully worked hard promoting the party on Fredslist and through your group coordinators.  </span><i style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Tribal Council</i><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class=""> \u2014 Fred more in front but </span><b style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Nancy Schess</b><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">, </span><b style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Ben Geizhals</b><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class=""> and our </span><i style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Webmaster</i> <b style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Mitch Tobol </b><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">always as pillars \u2014</span>&nbsp;provided supportive hands throughout<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">.</span></font></span></div><div class=""><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><font color="#14171a" class=""><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class=""><br class=""></span></font></span></div><div class=""><div class="" style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;"><font size="4" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre">      </span>Immediately below find our Generous Holiday Party sponsors who&nbsp;</font><span class="" style="font-size: large;">came up big for all of us at Gotham:</span></div><div class="" style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;"><div class=""><div class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="" style="text-align: center;"><b class="">Prime Sponsors</b></div><div class=""><div class=""><div class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div class=""><div class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div class=""><div class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div class=""><font class=""><font class=""><font size="5" class=""><a href="https://www.hubinternational.com/" class="">Hub</a>&nbsp;International (Mike&nbsp;</font></font><font size="5" class=""><a href="http://www.gothamnetworking.com/Michael_Zeldes" class="">Zeldes)</a></font></font></div><div class=""><font class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font class="" size="5">The&nbsp;<a href="http://www.phoenixadjusters.com/" class="">Phoenix Public Adjusters</a>&nbsp;Group, Inc. (Jason&nbsp;<a href="https://www.gothamnetworking.com/JasonGreenberg" class="">Greenberg</a>)</font></div><div class=""><font class="" size="5"><br class=""></font></div><div class="" style="text-align: center;"><b class="">Sponsors</b></div><div class=""><font class="" size="5"><div class="" style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;"><a href="http://www.allstarreporters.com/" class="">All-Star</a>&nbsp;Reporters (Jeff&nbsp;<a href="http://www.gothamnetworking.com/Jeffrey_Lewis" class="">Lewis</a>&nbsp;&amp; Marc&nbsp;<a href="http://www.gothamnetworking.com/Marc_Schafler" class="">Schafler</a>)</div><div class=""><br class=""></div></font></div><div class=""><font class="" size="5"><div class="" style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;"><a href="http://www.skodyscot.com/" class="">Skody Scot</a>&nbsp;and Company (William&nbsp;<a href="http://www.gothamnetworking.com/wskody" class="">Skody</a>)</div><div class=""><br class=""></div></font></div><div class=""><font class="" size="5"><div class="" style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;"><a href="http://www.twosonsenv.com/" class="">Two Sons Environmental</a>&nbsp;(Paul&nbsp;<a href="http://www.gothamnetworking.com/Paul_Napolitano" class="">Napolitano</a>) in honor of 2018 <i class=""><font color="#e32400" class="">Red Bandana</font></i> recipient <u class="">Jefferson Crowther</u></div><div class=""><br class=""></div></font></div><div class=""><font class="" size="5"><div class="" style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;"></div></font></div><div class=""><font class="" size="5"><a href="http://www.esquirebank.com/" class="">Esquire</a>&nbsp;Bank (Steven&nbsp;<a href="https://www.gothamnetworking.com/StevenReisner" class="">Reisner</a>)</font></div><div class=""><font class="" size="4"><b class=""><br class=""></b></font></div><div class=""><font class="" size="4"><b class=""><br class=""></b></font></div><div class="" style="text-align: center;"><font class="" size="4"><b class="">And of course our annual Global Sponsors contribute to making all Gotham events possible:</b></font></div><div class=""><font class=""><div class="" style="text-align: center; font-size: large;"><font class=""><b class=""><font class="">Overall (Global Silver) Sponsors:&nbsp;</font></b></font></div><div class=""><font class="" size="5"><b class=""><font class=""><br class=""></font></b></font></div><div class=""><font class="" size="5"><b class=""><font class="">Raj&nbsp;<a href="http://www.gothamnetworking.com/Raj_Goel" class="">Goel</a>/&nbsp;</font><a href="http://www.brainlink.com/" class="">Brainlink</a></b></font></div><div class=""><font size="5" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font size="5" class="">John&nbsp;<a href="http://www.gallin.com/" class="">Gallin</a>&nbsp;&amp; Sons (<b class="">Tom</b>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.gothamnetworking.com/Tom_Gallin" class="">Gallin</a>)</font></div></font></div><div class=""><font size="4" class=""><b class=""><br class=""></b></font></div><div class=""><font size="4" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><span class="" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre">   </span>Want to Sponsor a Gotham Event, just ask the chair; he just might accommodate you (and never to early to reserve a spot to sponsor upcoming events including Battle of the Bands, Gotham Green Awards, Spring Cocktail Party, Formica GOLF Outing, and next year's Gotham Film Festival.(hint-hint)</span><span style="font-size: large; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); orphans: 2; widows: 2;" class="">.</span></div><div apple-content-edited="true" class=""><div class=""><div class="" style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><font size="4" face="TimesNewRomanPSMT" class="" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br class=""></font></div><div class="" style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><font size="4" face="TimesNewRomanPSMT" class="" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre">     </span>Thanks all!</font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class=""><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><font c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<div><br class=""><div class="">Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">From: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">Fred Klein &lt;<a href="mailto:FKlein@kleinzelman.com" class="">FKlein@kleinzelman.com</a>&gt;<br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">[Fredslist] Last Night\u2019s Holiday Party</b><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Date: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">December 5, 2018 at 8:07:40 AM EST<br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">Freds List &lt;<a href="mailto:fredslist@gothamnetworking.com" class="">fredslist@gothamnetworking.com</a>&gt;<br class=""></span></div><br class=""><div class="">

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<span class="">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).&nbsp;</span></div>
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<div dir="ltr" class="">Recipients of $4000 &nbsp;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 &nbsp;(Raj Goel), and Planned Parenthood (Matt Plociak).&nbsp;</div>
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<div dir="ltr" class="">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. &nbsp;The award recognizes ultimate self
 sacrifice and no one epitomizes that characteristic more than his dad. &nbsp;Our Jefferson. &nbsp;</div>
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<div dir="ltr" class="">It was our finest moment,&nbsp;</div>
<div dir="ltr" class="">capping off a great night. &nbsp;Thank you all for helping to make it happen. &nbsp;Especially Allison Crowther!<br class="">
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<span class="">Fred C. Klein, Esq.</span><br class="">
<span class="">Senior Partner</span><br class="">
<span class="">Klein Zelman Rothermel Jacobs &amp; Schess LLP</span><br class="">
<span class="">Representing Management in Labor/employment Law for over 40 years</span><br class="">
<span class="">NY Super Lawyer 2010-2018</span><br class="">
<span class="">AV® Preeminent Rating\u2122 -Peer Review Rated - Martindale-Hubbell Martindale-Hubbell® for 35 years</span><br class="">
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<span class="">Co-Founder</span><br class="">
<span class="">Gotham City Networking, Inc. </span><br class="">
<span class="">"It's Better to Give Than Receive"</span><br class="">
<span class=""><a href="http://www.gothamnetworking.com/" class="">Www.gothamnetworking.com</a></span><br class="">
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<span class="">New York, NY 10022</span><br class="">
<span class="">Tel: 212-935-6020</span><br class="">
<span class="">Fax: 212-753-8101</span><br class="">
<span class="">Email: <a href="mailto:fklein@legal.org" class="">fklein@legal.org</a></span><br class="">
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