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December 2020

FYI: Highlights from the Executive Council and other news of note

 

FA awards & recognition celebration will be on 1/28 at 6 pm
January 28—Save the date! The FA's first annual awards and recognition celebration will be held on Thursday, January 28, from 6 to 8 pm. We will honor this year's retirees as well as announce and applaud the very first recipients of the FA's four new awards. Don't miss this!
  • Save the date for our big January 28 awards and recognition celebration: This year the EC approved hosting a member awards and recognition celebration in January in lieu of the annual December holiday party.

    Thus we ask that you mark the big day on your calendars: Thursday, January 28, from 6 to 8 pm.

    This year our event will have to be virtual, but not even a pandemic will stop us from honoring this year's retirees and celebrating the recipients of the FA's four brand new awards. You are not going to want to miss this event! It'll be a wonderful way to ring in a bright new year.

  • Virtual Making Strides was a success: Under the continued able leadership of Joan Cook, our annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer campaign had to be conducted virtually this year. That didn't impact our members' generosity, though! Joan reports that we have once again surpassed our annual $1,000 fundraising goal and there's still time to donate to this worthy cause before year's end.

  • FA brings Thanksgiving donations to three campus food pantries: With so few students on campus, the FA knew that we couldn't make our usual $400 worth of grocery donations to each of the three campus food pantries. So this year we did the next best thing: We purchased and delivered supermarket gift cards that students can use to keep themselves nourished and healthy.

Ammerman food bank donation Eastern food bank donation
FA President Dante Morelli delivers gift cards to each of the three campus food pantries. At left, he is seen with Tom Law; center, with Denny Teason and a student worker; and at right with Mary Ann DeCostanzo.


  • Wintersession 2020 checks: According to payroll, faculty who teach during the wintersession will receive one check on January 28.

  • Finding your total annual dues for your taxes: There's a new way to find your total amount of dues paid from January to December 2020 for tax filing purposes: In MySCCC, click the Employees tab, then click into the Employee Dashboard. There you'll find a Deductions History link with the information you need.

  • Prescription drug claim forms: Prescription drug claims for 2020 must be received by Daniel H. Cook by April 30, 2021. The form is available at the Benefit Fund office, Southampton 224D (Ammerman).

  • EMHP claim forms: Faculty must submit all unpaid 2020 medical claims to Empire Blue Cross by March 31, 2021, to receive reimbursement for covered out-of-pocket expenses. Forms are on the EMHP website: www.emhp.org/members.aspx.