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Thank you Shelly for painting a picture of our enchanted gathering with your ever-nimble pen. Honored to be present for this non-Zoom rendez-vous<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"> at the Friars Club...the repository of so many treasured memories and frien</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">dships over the years. Thanks to Nancy who reminded us to make two new friends.</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"> Happy to report I made five and reconnected with fifteen!!</span><div><br></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Nothing beats pressing the flesh, sharing inside intel, secrets and jokes...and breaking bread at the familiar crossroads of the Friars Club, Gotham's Pantheon of Magic. </span></div><div><br></div><div>Hats off to co-founders Fred and Nancy\U0001f3a9\U0001f3a9\U0001f3a9</div><div><br></div><div>Kelly Welles</div><div>Co-chair & GC, Gotham NY Health & Longevity</div><div>2006 Gotham Networker of the Year</div><div><br></div><div><br><br><br><div><p class="yiv4220815465ydp880eac47yiv4510063848MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; word-wrap: break-word !important;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word !important;"><b id="yiv4220815465ydp880eac47yiv4510063848ydp1705c97ayiv4797334121gmail-m_-5689186379382466590yui_3_16_0_1_1440014868955_2300" style="word-wrap: break-word !important;"><i style="word-wrap: break-word !important;">Kelly Welles, President </i></b><br clear="none" style="word-wrap: break-word !important;"><b id="yiv4220815465ydp880eac47yiv4510063848ydp1705c97ayiv4797334121gmail-m_-5689186379382466590yui_3_16_0_1_1440014868955_2306" style="word-wrap: break-word !important;"><i id="yiv4220815465ydp880eac47yiv4510063848ydp1705c97ayiv4797334121gmail-m_-5689186379382466590yui_3_16_0_1_1440014868955_2305" style="word-wrap: break-word !important;"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://wellesfinancialservices.com/" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: initial; word-wrap: break-word !important;">wellesfinancialservices.com</a></i></b><br clear="none" style="word-wrap: break-word !important;"><b id="yiv4220815465ydp880eac47yiv4510063848ydp1705c97ayiv4797334121gmail-m_-5689186379382466590yui_3_16_0_1_1440014868955_2317" style="word-wrap: break-word !important;"><i style="word-wrap: break-word !important;">Trusted Advisor to Attorneys and Accountants </i></b><br clear="none" style="word-wrap: break-word !important;"><b id="yiv4220815465ydp880eac47yiv4510063848ydp1705c97ayiv4797334121gmail-m_-5689186379382466590yui_3_16_0_1_1440014868955_2320" style="word-wrap: break-word !important;"><i style="word-wrap: break-word !important;">Specializing in Insurance and Benefits</i></b><br clear="none" style="word-wrap: break-word !important;"><b style="word-wrap: break-word !important;"><i style="word-wrap: break-word !important;">Cell </i></b><b style="word-wrap: break-word !important;"><i style="word-wrap: break-word !important;"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" dir="ltr" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: initial; word-wrap: break-word !important;">917-626-8590</a></i></b><br clear="none" style="word-wrap: break-word !important;"><strong id="yiv4220815465ydp880eac47yiv4510063848ydp1705c97ayiv4797334121gmail-m_-5689186379382466590yui_3_16_0_1_1504656672736_4727" style="word-wrap: break-word !important;"><i style="word-wrap: break-word !important;"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/kelly-welles" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: initial; word-wrap: break-word !important;">www.linkedin.com/in/kelly-welles</a></i></strong><br clear="none" style="word-wrap: break-word !important;"><b id="yiv4220815465ydp880eac47yiv4510063848ydp1705c97ayiv4797334121gmail-m_-5689186379382466590yui_3_16_0_1_1440014868955_2324" style="word-wrap: break-word !important;"><i style="word-wrap: break-word !important;">________________________</i></b><br clear="none" style="word-wrap: break-word !important;"><b style="word-wrap: break-word !important;"><i style="word-wrap: break-word !important;">WELLES FINANCIAL SERVICES</i></b></span></p><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; word-wrap: break-word !important;"><div id="yiv4220815465ydp880eac47yiv4510063848ydp1705c97ayiv4797334121gmail-m_-5689186379382466590yui_3_16_0_1_1504656672736_4674" style="word-wrap: break-word !important;"><div id="yiv4220815465ydp880eac47yiv4510063848ydp1705c97ayiv4797334121gmail-m_-5689186379382466590yui_3_16_0_1_1504656672736_4673" style="word-wrap: break-word !important;"><div id="yiv4220815465ydp880eac47yiv4510063848ydp1705c97ayiv4797334121gmail-m_-5689186379382466590yui_3_16_0_1_1504656672736_4668" style="word-wrap: break-word !important;"><div id="yiv4220815465ydp880eac47yiv4510063848ydp1705c97ayiv4797334121gmail-m_-5689186379382466590yui_3_16_0_1_1504656672736_4667" style="word-wrap: break-word !important;"><div id="yiv4220815465ydp880eac47yiv4510063848ydp1705c97ayiv4797334121gmail-m_-5689186379382466590yui_3_16_0_1_1504656672736_4666" style="word-wrap: break-word !important;"><div id="yiv4220815465ydp880eac47yiv4510063848ydp1705c97ayiv4797334121gmail-m_-5689186379382466590yui_3_16_0_1_1504656672736_4664" style="word-wrap: break-word !important;"><div id="yiv4220815465ydp880eac47yiv4510063848ydp1705c97ayiv4797334121gmail-m_-5689186379382466590yui_3_16_0_1_1504656672736_4663" style="word-wrap: break-word !important;"><div id="yiv4220815465ydp880eac47yiv4510063848ydp1705c97ayiv4797334121gmail-m_-5689186379382466590yui_3_16_0_1_1504656672736_4662" style="word-wrap: break-word !important;"><div id="yiv4220815465ydp880eac47yiv4510063848ydp1705c97ayiv4797334121gmail-m_-5689186379382466590yui_3_16_0_1_1504656672736_4661" style="word-wrap: break-word !important;"><div id="yiv4220815465ydp880eac47yiv4510063848ydp1705c97ayiv4797334121gmail-m_-5689186379382466590yui_3_16_0_1_1440014868955_2328" style="word-wrap: break-word !important;"><p class="yiv4220815465ydp880eac47yiv4510063848MsoNormal" style="word-wrap: break-word !important;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word !important;">Business & Personal Financial Strategies</span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br><p class="yahoo-quoted-begin" style="font-size: 15px; color: #715FFA; padding-top: 15px; margin-top: 0">On Wednesday, April 13, 2022, 4:35 PM, Shelley Simpson, JD; Entrepreneur <simpson.shelley@gmail.com> wrote:</p><blockquote class="iosymail"><div id="yiv8450685704"><div><div class="yiv8450685704">Gotham was unleashed - living outside our Zoom boxes and there was plenty of fun to be had at the first Gotham luncheon at the Friars Club since a Pandemic ago. </div><div class="yiv8450685704"><br class="yiv8450685704"></div><div class="yiv8450685704">Creating screen shots at Zoom meetings is easy, it was impossible to capture an image of the entire collection of characters in attendance. Unconstrained by Zoom technology it was a jumble of conversations with everyone moving around from start to finish. Hence the jumble of photos. </div><div class="yiv8450685704"><br class="yiv8450685704"></div><div class="yiv8450685704">As with all Gotham meetings, there was plenty of laughter and myriad expressions of gratitude. Nancy Schess, curated the meeting, interspersing some Gotham history. </div><div class="yiv8450685704"><br class="yiv8450685704"></div><div class="yiv8450685704">We had new members, seasoned members, \u201cfirst time at the Friars Club members, Friars Club Member members, and even a rapping member. Bruce Swicker did a great job with name-tagging us - note that the tags stay on better when on Zoom. </div><div class="yiv8450685704"><br class="yiv8450685704"></div><div class="yiv8450685704">The food was absolutely delish! The \u201ccommercials\u201d were reminders of the breadth and depth of professional experience we have as a community and the shared memories served as a reminder of the power of Gotham networking. </div><div class="yiv8450685704"><br class="yiv8450685704"></div><div class="yiv8450685704">It is true that \u201cthe more things change, the more they stay the same.\u201d Zingers, side-eye glances - yes, there were those. There were moments some were clearly left a bit farklempt. There was old news and soon-to-be-announced news. The Rap was new, the desire to help each other was not. As always many of us lingered, savoring every moment of camaraderie. </div><div class="yiv8450685704"><br class="yiv8450685704"></div><div class="yiv8450685704">Members came from Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Long Island and CT. More than 10 Gotham groups were represented. Fred was missed. Norman did a quick visit and shared a joke - I don\u2019t remember it but I can tell you Paula Oleska laughed. Corey Bearak was not multitasking. And Raj Goel actually thought he could control the elevator. Every seat was a power seat - it was a room of \u201cbrain candy\u201d according to Kelly Wells. </div><div class="yiv8450685704"><br class="yiv8450685704"></div><div class="yiv8450685704">Of course, there will be more opportunities to meet at the Friars and plenty of other Gotham activities are scheduled in the interim. Don\u2019t miss out \u2026 </div><div class="yiv8450685704"><br class="yiv8450685704"></div><div class="yiv8450685704">shelleygram\u2122\ufe0f </div><div class="yiv8450685704"><br class="yiv8450685704"></div><div class="yiv8450685704"><br class="yiv8450685704"></div><div class="yiv8450685704"><img id="yiv845068570494618E14-203C-4C45-94C1-1FD05E051AA8" src="cid:HmehqeMWSenGJrlucrxa" yahoo_partid="1.2.2" class="yiv8450685704"></div><div class="yiv8450685704"><br class="yiv8450685704"></div><div class="yiv8450685704">Onward \u2026 </div><br class="yiv8450685704"><div class="yiv8450685704">
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