<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Each year, we open nominations for our three signature honors:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span data-start="175" data-end="221">Rookie of the Year, Networker of the Year,</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>and<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span data-start="226" data-end="251">the Red Bandana Award</span>.</span></div><p data-start="112" data-end="254" style="text-align: center; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">The Rookie of the Year & Networker of the Year awards recognize members who have made outstanding contributions to our Gotham community. The Red Bandana Award honors an individual who has demonstrated exceptional altruism and selflessness throughout the past year.</span></p><p data-start="256" data-end="487" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p data-start="489" data-end="597" style="text-align: center; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">We come together at our Annual Holiday Party to celebrate the year and announce our Gotham Award recipients.</span><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><o:p></o:p></font></p><p data-start="599" data-end="681" style="text-align: center; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">\U0001f44f <b>Please join me in congratulating our very deserving<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span data-start="651" data-end="680">2025 Gotham Award Winners</span>:</b><o:p></o:p></p><p data-start="683" data-end="738" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"></p><div style="font-family: ArialMT; text-align: center;"><strong data-start="683" data-end="712">\U0001f3c6 </strong><a href="https://www.gothamnetworking.com/everettcarbajal"><b>Everett S. Carbajal, Esq.</b></a></div><em data-start="715" data-end="738" style="font-family: ArialMT;"><div style="text-align: center;"><em data-start="715" data-end="738"><b>Networker of the Year</b></em></div></em><o:p style="font-family: ArialMT;"></o:p><p style="font-family: ArialMT;"></p><p data-start="740" data-end="792" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"></p><div style="font-family: ArialMT; text-align: center;"><strong data-start="740" data-end="766">\U0001f3c6 </strong><a href="https://www.gothamnetworking.com/stevenmillon"><b>Steven E. Millon, Esq.</b></a></div><em data-start="769" data-end="792" style="font-family: ArialMT;"><div style="text-align: center;"><em data-start="769" data-end="792"><b>Networker of the Year</b></em></div></em><o:p style="font-family: ArialMT;"></o:p><p style="font-family: ArialMT;"></p><p data-start="794" data-end="838" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"></p><div style="font-family: ArialMT; text-align: center;"><strong data-start="794" data-end="815">\U0001f3c6 </strong><a href="https://www.gothamnetworking.com/melissahertzberg"><b>Melissa Hertzberg, CDFA</b></a></div><b style="font-family: ArialMT;"><em data-start="818" data-end="838"><div style="text-align: center;"><em data-start="818" data-end="838">Rookie of the Year</em></div></em><o:p></o:p></b><p style="font-family: ArialMT;"></p><p data-start="840" data-end="888" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"></p><div style="font-family: ArialMT; text-align: center;"><strong data-start="840" data-end="859">\U0001f3c6 </strong><a href="https://www.gothamnetworking.com/index.php/deborahfarkash"><span data-start="840" data-end="859"><b>Deborah Farkash</b></span></a></div><em data-start="862" data-end="888" style="font-family: ArialMT;"><div style="text-align: center;"><em data-start="862" data-end="888"><b>Red Bandana Award Winner</b></em></div></em><o:p style="font-family: ArialMT;"></o:p><p style="font-family: ArialMT;"></p><div style="font-family: ArialMT;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="<1D667FB6-4A5A-4E37-B725-E09FDE02582A>" src="cid:49B050E2-6B7F-4A1C-993D-9EF2EAB297A3" alt="IMG_8501.jpeg" class="Apple-web-attachment Singleton" style="opacity: 1;"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div>
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