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MOTOWN: THE MUSICAL A BALCONY BENEFIT Welcome to the BALCONY on Broadway Benefit, a reception and special preview performance of Motown: The Musical. After having staged successful theatrical BALCONY events at Nixon’s Nixon in Greenwich Village and the God of Carnage performance in Albany, we decided to try our luck with a Broadway production. Now, with the assistance of Susan Lee and The Nederlander Organization, we are proud to present the Berry Gordy Story, Motown: The Musical. A special thanks to Kevin McCollum, producer of Motown: The Musical, the cast of the play and the creative team.
Diane Masters of BALCONY has organized this benefit and deserves special recognition as we have sold out of our allotted 130 tickets. At the same time, BALCONY gives special thanks to M3 Technology, sponsor of tonight’s reception at the Apsen Social Club. We are grateful to our business partner The Greater New York Chamber of Commerce, its Chair Cynthia DiBartolo and its President Mark Jaffe. Other prominent sponsors of BALCONY’s Motown Benefit include: General Contractors Association of New York, HSA Bank, NYSUT and the National Labor and Management Conference. We hope you enjoy the music, dancing and story of Motown: The Musical. Please keep dancing in the aisles to a minimum! But boogie down if you just can’t help it!! Hopefully BALCONY can return to Broadway in the future & make this an annual event. BALCONY CO-DIRECTORS
ALAN B. LUBIN
CATHERINE M. ABATE
LOU GORDON, BALCONY DIRECTOR
ROBERT M. HAYES
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BALCONY: Finds Common Ground Between Business and Labor in New York BALCONY’s mission is to find common ground between business and labor, throughout New York State. BALCONY was founded in 2006 by Alan Lubin, former Executive Vice President of New York State United Teachers, and Bruce Ventimiglia, CEO of Saratoga Capital Management, to counter arguments by the New York State Business Council and similar groups, all of which routinely fight public spending and works to take revenue away from the state. BALCONY is co-chaired by Lubin, former New York State Senator Catherine Abate, currently CEO of the Community HealthCare Network, and Robert Hayes, Executive Vice President of Universal American Corp. Lou Gordon has served as BALCONY Director since its inception. BALCONY represents over 1,000 members, many of whom are labororiented business leaders, and has been a key player in major public policy debates. BALCONY’s relationship with its business members and elected officials makes it a strategic weapon for unions who need an ally in New York’s public policy discussions. “BALCONY was created to provide a voice of reason. It has successfully fought attempts to cut public spending in New York State, has pushed for funding of public projects, and has put pressure on state legislators to support tax hikes for the wealthy,” said Alan Lubin, BALCONY co-founder and co-chair and former Executive Vice President of New York State United Teachers.
Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary, HHS
BALCONY Members Visit New World Trade Center
Comptrollers Tom DiNapoli & John Liu Forum on Impact of Wall Street on New York Economy
Michael Mulgrew Pres., UFT
Diane Masters of BALCONY has organized this Cynthia DiBartolo, BALCONY as executive board andallotted CEO recognition we have soldmember out of our 13 of Tigress Financial Partners, has been a vocal proponent of BALCONY gives special thanks to M3 Technology, minimum wage and recently stood with Suzy raising the state’s the Apsen Social Club. We are grateful to our busi Ballantyne, of the NYS AFL-CIO, and Governor Andrew Cuomo in YorkEquality Chamber of Commerce, in the workplace. its Chair Cynthia DiB support of Women's Other prominent sponsors Bill Samuels, a BALCONYJaffe. member and the managing director of of BALCONY’s M Contractors Association of New York, HSA Bank, N Carlyle Capital Group has strongly supported preserving unions’ collective bargaining rights.Management Conference. Al Lubin, BALCONY’sWe co-founder co-chair, has pushed for fair hope youand enjoy the music, dancing and stor teacher evaluations and before the Newtown tragedy Lubin was Please keep dancing in the aisles to a minimum! B calling for stronger New State gun control. can return to Broadw help it!!York Hopefully BALCONY annual event. BALCONY CO-DIRECT
Former State Senator Catherine Abate, President and CEO of Community Healthcare Network, has done much to inform New Yorkers about the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. BALCONY, in partnership with the Greater New York Chamber of ALAN on B. LUBIN M. ABATE Commerce, has held more than 20 workshops the impact ofCATHERINE the Affordable Care Act on small businesses and unions. Robert Hayes, BALCONY co-chair and senior vice president for health quality at Universal American Corp., vehemently opposed the New York State proposal to fingerprint New York State food stamp recipients. Hayes also urgedLOU ConGORDON, Ed to BALCONY DI bargain in good faith with its union, Utility Workers Union of America, Local 1-2. And Reverend Michel Faulkner, of the Institute for Leadership and Harlem’s New Horizon Baptist Church, has teamed up with BALCONY to address the Diabetes epidemic in New York State.
has corralled support from its business leaders for many proBALCONY labor policy positions through op-ed articles, placements in The New York Times Digest daily reports, as well as appearances at hearings, forums and symposiums. BALCONY has hosted many public policy forums throughout New York State, which have featured: New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, New York City Comptroller John Liu, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, former New York City Comptroller Bill Thompson, former Port Authority Executive Director Chris Ward, New York City Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, and many more. BALCONY | 4 West 43 Street, Suite 405 | NY, NY 10036 (212) 219-7777 rd
BALCONY MEMBERS BY SECTOR FEBRUARY 2013 Union/Labor Affiliated AFSCME Communications Workers of America Local 1180 Local 46 Metallic Lathers & Reinforcing Ironworkers New York & Vicinity Carpenters Labor Management Corp. New York State Nurses Association New York State Labor Health Care Alliance New York State United Teachers New York State Organization Management Confidential Employees Office and Professional Employees International Union Public Employees Federation Retired Public Employees Association Rochester AFL-CIO Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union Teamsters Center Services Teamsters Local 237 United Federation of Teachers United University Professions Workforce Development Institute Workers United Benefit Providers AmWINS Group Benefits Association of Benefit Administrators Hills Treatment Center Impact Plus M3 Technology NLC National Labor College National Health Administrators Michaels & Associates Solidarity Work Life Solutions USI Affinity Non-Profit Advocacy American Rights At Work Anne Frank Center DEMOS Family Planning Advocates of New York State Fiscal Policy Institute Freelancers Union Infrastructure USA Institute for Leadership Kids Voting New York City Labor Press Medicare Rights Center Metro New York Health Care For All National Labor and Management Conference New Roosevelt Initiative
New York Apollo Alliance New York Area Noah Perlis Consulting NYCOSH Rise Above Social Issues Foundation, Inc.
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Memorial Public Authorities New York Power Authority Law Firms Belluck & Fox Colleran, O’Hara & Mills Feldman, Kramer & Monaco Fusco Brandenstein & Rada Grey & Grey Jay Halfon Attorney at Law Kennedy, Jennik & Murray McKenna, Long & Aldridge Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein Milberg, LLP Phillips Nizer Scott & Scott Lobby/Consultants The Advance Group Alan Lubin Consulting Carl Andrews Associates Get Out The Vote (GOTV) Gotham Research Group Locker Associates Northeast Government Relations Tarpinian Group Business Amalgamated Bank AMP Abstract & Title Services, LLC Archie Comics Publications Armao Costa & Ricciardi Buchbinder Tunick & Company Chicken Soup for the Soul Citizens Bank Content Critical Desmond Hotel Davis Vision First American Title Insurance Co
BALCONY MEMBERS BY SECTOR FEBRUARY 2013 GlobalReach-SBI GSP Networks Greater New York Chamber of Commerce Greenwich Village Chamber of Commerce HAKS MediaTek Consulting MicroBiz NY Model Fitness New York City Hispanic Chamber of Commerce OTG Paul Smith’s College Pulse Marketing Group Queens Chamber of Commerce Small Business Majority Souders Promotions Subscription Services Suggs Media Production Visit Buffalo Niagara WCBS Radio Investment/Financial AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust ConvergEx Continental Home Loans, Inc. Entrust Capital Evolution Capital First Trade Union Bank HSA Bank Juniper Hill MD SASS Meridian Capital Pegasus Capital Saratoga Capital Management TIAA-CREF Tigress Financial Partners
MedReview MVP Health Care National Health Administrators, Inc. OptumRx Practical Wellness & Fitness Relamatrix Medical Bill Review Transparent Health Care United Healthcare Universal American Westchester County Dental Pharmaceutical Benefit Managers BMRX Envision Rx New York Rx Pharmaceutical Strategies Pharmacists Society of State of New York Construction Industry AMG Design & Contracting, Inc. Concrete Alliance General Contractors Association New York Building Congress MJ Engineering & Land Surveying, P.C. Professional Women in Construction Women Builders Council
Health Insurance & Health Care Aceso Health Services Aetna Amalgamated Life Capital District Physicians’ Health Plan Mout Sinai-IJ Selikoff Center for Occupational & Environmental Medicine CIGNA Community Healthcare Network Healthplex The Hills Treatment Center Humana Health IllustraDENT
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WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT BALCONY BALCONY is “breaking through the barriers and gridlock that sometimes separates business and labor in our state. In these especially challenging times, we urgently need a group like BALCONY that can bring key stakeholders together to share ideas and come up with solutions.” New York State Comptroller Thomas Di Napoli.
“BALCONY has tirelessly advocated finding common ground between business and labor in a way that makes sense.” Arthur Cheliotes, President of CWA Local 1180.
“BALCONY has grown to have real influence, and create real focus to bring business and labor together in dialogue to try and find common goals and common solutions to those goals and problems.” William C. Thompson, Jr., former New York City Comptroller.
“BALCONY is a key partner of the General Contractors Association of New York in our efforts to advocate for the infrastructure funding for New York’s roads, bridges and transportation.” Denise Richardson, Managing Director, General Contractors Association of New York.
“BALCONY provides a solution to the challenges faced as we seek to build a consensus on critical issues of health care, infrastructure financing and education.” David Pollak, New York Director, Pegasus Capital Advisors.
“Business and Labor need to work together in order for New York to have a sound economy. BALCONY provides the framework for small business and labor to cooperate on issues such as health care, economic development, and the minimum wage. It’s good to know that our 20,000 plus business and civic leaders are well represented when it comes to discussing the important issues of the day with NY Labor leaders!” Mark S. Jaffe, BALCONY Treasurer and CEO, Greater New York Chamber of Commerce. “BALCONY was a leading voice in the fight for a minimum wage hike, and I’m confident that it will continue to advocate for a better minimum wage than what Albany recently included in its budget,” said Stuart Appelbaum, President of RWDSU.
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DIABETES PREVENTION AND LIFESTYLE CHANGE PROGRAMS IN THE WORKPLACE A New York City Symposium: May 16, 2013, 8:30 a.m. – noon BALLROOM – 4 West 43RD St., NEW YORK, NY10036 Keynote Speaker: Dr. Ann Albright Director, Division of Diabetes Translation, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention Hosts: Reverend Michel Faulkner, Institute for Leadership Lou Gordon, BALCONY Featuring: Health Care Providers, Labor Unions, Business Leaders, Faith-Based Organizations, Patients, Insurance Carriers, Diabetes Experts, Nutritionists, Fitness Experts and New York State Health Department (invited guests)
Sponsorships Available Tickets $40 (BREAKFAST INCLUDED)
For More Information Contact: Rev. Michel Faulkner: (917) 512-6852
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BALCONY and the Greater New York Chamber of Commerce Detail How to Put the Affordable Care Act to Work In October 2013, New York State will have a web-based health
exchange where small businesses and employees will be able to shop for insurance as part of the Affordable Care Act. The coverage
purchased on the exchange begins in January 2014, and over one million New Yorkers should get coverage through it. Attend a BALCONY/Greater New York Chamber of Commerce, Community Service Society, Small Business Assistance Program Workshop for in-depth information on the following:
Learn how to receive tax credits through the Affordable Care Act Learn how your company can finally provide your employees health coverage Learn how the New York State Health Insurance Exchange will affect your business and employees Learn how the donut hole for seniors will finally close. Learn how union members and funds will be impacted by the ACA. For More Information Contact: Greater NY Chamber of Commerce BALCONY Mark Jaffe: (212) 686-7220
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Helana Natt: (212) 686-7220
Lou Gordon: (212) 219-7777
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BALCONY’S 2013 GOLF OUTING MONDAY, APRIL 29, 2013 Guests of Honor
At the New York Country Club 103 Brick Church Road | New Hempstead, NY 10977 10 a.m. – Breakfast & Registration 11:30 a.m. – Tee-off (BBQ Lunch at the turn) 4:30 p.m. – Cocktail Reception 5:30 p.m. – Dinner & Auction
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BALCONY TEAM Alan Lubin, BALCONY Founder /Co-Chair Catherine M. Abate, BALCONY Co-Chair, CEO Community Healthcare Network Robert Hayes, BALCONY Co-Chair, Executive VP Universal American Mark Jaffe, Treasurer, BALCONY & GNYCC Lou Gordon, Director, BALCONY Cynthia DiBartolo, BALCONY Executive Board, CEO Tigress Financial Anthony Potenza, BALCONY Ex Board, Ex Dir New York Labor Health Care Alliance Anita Kartalopoulos, BALCONY Executive Board, Partner Milberg LLP Diane Masters, Director Special Events, & Program Designer BALCONY Katie Brandenstein, BALCONY Marketing Haya Kramer, BALCONY Marketing Nick Moroni, , BALCONY Communications Director
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