[Travelandtourism] New York rip Update, we need your input on the trip

Fri Aug 7 17:56:25 UTC 2015

David:

Unless we have a lot of people requesting it, probably not unless most of
the trip is in NY City, I am sure we can find a place that is kosher for
lunch and dinner.

-----Original Message-----
From: David R. Stayer [mailto:davidandloristayer at verizon.net] 
Sent: Friday, August 7, 2015 12:09 PM
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Subject: Re: New York rip Update, we need your input on the trip

I am willing to skip Hyde Park. However, will I be able to get kosher or
must I bring my own?

Each day is a precious gift David R. Stayer, LCSW-R

On 8/7/2015 11:09 AM, Cheryl Echevarria wrote:
> Good morning everyone:
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> We need your input into the New York Trip update for the 2016 Fundraiser.
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> Those of you who had voted on the trip at the meeting at the national 
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> At convention we had voted for the September 2016 trip to NY State, 
> please remember this is our fund raiser for the division, and that 
> trip is running about $1290 per person without transportation to NY City.
> After we returned home, we got a lot of emails from all of you stating 
> that this trip will be too expensive for you to go. I had stated that 
> if you were voted on the trip options meant that you were going to 
> attend, or willing to encourage others to attend as well.
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> We are trying to see how we can cut corners on this trip and save some 
> money.
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> The original itinerary was traveling to NY City, either by driving, 
> taking a train or flying into one of the NY City or Long Island area 
> airports.
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> Stay at a hotel in Brooklyn, do a day trip into NY City, do a tour of 
> the city and see Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. Then travel up to 
> Hyde Park, NY for a  few days and visit the Culinary Institute of 
> American, Franklin Roosevelts Home and also the Vanderbilt Mansion, 
> then head over to Cooperstown, NY visit the Baseball Hall of Fame, and 
> local area landmarks and winery or a Cider Mill, etc and then had back 
> to NY City to offer option sightseeing to Broadways Shows, Tour of one 
> of the Baseball Stadium, or other options in the city and then have a 
> group dinner to say good bye.
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> We again are looking to you the members for help here.
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> We need to see where we can cut some corners, the trip was planned for 
> 5 days and for those who want to come in a day before or stay a day 
> after will be offered the opportunity to do so.
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> Many of you have said let's get rid of Hyde Park, and stay with just 
> the city and Cooperstown.
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> Once we decide the pricing will be out and deposits will be do of at 
> least $200 per person within 60-90 days of us holding the trip.
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