Annual Membership Meeting
GCAR Community Relations Committee is Soliciting Donations of Single-Size New Bedding Items (sheets/pillows/blankets) for “Sleep in Heavenly Peace.”
Helping Children in Need Sleep Better
All children deserve a safe, comfortable place to lay their heads. In New York and across the US, too many boys and girls go without a bed or pillow to sleep on. These children end up sleeping on couches, blankets, and even floors. This can affect their happiness and health.
That’s where Sleep in Heavenly Peace comes in. They are a group of volunteers dedicated to building, assembling, and delivering top-notch bunk beds to children and families in need.
So many great charities provide clothing, meals, and toys to needy families. But as wonderful as this aid is, few organizations offer suitable beds and bedding to the kids in these families.
At SHP, they fully believe that a bed is a basic need for the proper physical, emotional, and mental support that a child needs. When it was brought to their attention that the need for beds went far beyond their own neighborhoods, they stepped up and took the initiative. They are a national organization answering the call to a national problem.
If a child needs a bed, we want to ensure they get one. NO KID SLEEPS ON THE FLOOR IN OUR TOWN!®
Please bring your donation to the GCAR Annual Meeting, or you may drop it off at the GCAR office.
For questions, please contact Sherry Marr, Community Relations Committee liaison, smarr@gcar.com.
2024 Slate of GCAR Officers and Directors
In accordance with Article XI., Section 4. Of the Bylaws of the Greater Capital Association of REALTORS®, the Nominating Committee was appointed by President Yetto and approved by the board of directors. The Committee was charged with preparing a slate of officers and directors for 2024. The Committee hereby submits the following slate of persons for the positions indicated. This slate will be presented for your consideration at the 2023 Annual Membership Meeting on Thursday, November 9, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. The meeting will be held at the Century House, 997 New Loudon Road, Latham, New York.
Officers Nominated
President-Elect – Melissa Woodcock • Term expires: 2024
Secretary/Treasurer – Kirsten Blanchard • Term expires: 2024
Directors Nominated
Felton McLaughlin • Term expires: 2026
Lorenzo Murray • Term expires: 2024
Suzanne Prezio • Term expires: 2026
Kathie Spangler • Term expires: 2026
Those previously elected or serving in accordance with the Bylaws:
Kathleen Sullivan, President • Term expires: 2024
Linda Yetto, Immediate Past President • Term expires: 2024
Additional candidates for office to be filled may be placed in nomination by petition signed by not less than 386 REALTOR® members eligible to vote and filed with the Chief Executive Officer at least two (2) weeks before the elections. The CEO shall post the additional nominations to all members eligible to vote before the election.
Bylaw Amendment Notice
Each year, the National Association of REALTORS® requires local associations to review their bylaws for accuracy and currency and to make any amendments mandated by NAR and necessary as a result of changes in practices at the state or local level.
The Strategic Planning Workgroup and the GCAR directors amended some items and sections to update and more closely identify with the strategic plan and the operations of GCAR (appear in red).
Click here to view the proposed amended bylaws.
The Bylaws will be voted upon during the annual membership meeting.