OFFICE OF PRESIDENT Paul D. O'Brien

With the passing of our long time Brother and Director of this Association, George A. Woosley, his presence and leadership is certainly a huge loss for this organization.

In accordance with the by-laws of the Hudson Valley Volunteer Firemen's Association, the Board of Directors will be seeking to fill the vacant seat left by George for the remainder of his term until June 2017. At this time the seat will then be open for election from the floor.

According to the by-laws there are only nine (9) counties in the association that are eligible to apply for this position as Director at this time.  They are Albany, Essex, Orange, Rensselaer, Rockland, Saratoga, Schenectady, Warren and Washington Counties. Any members from these counties wishing to apply for the position as Director must submit a letter of intention along with a written bio to President Paul O'Brien.  Letters should be mailed to Paul at PO BOX 541, Verplanck, NY 10596 or can be emailed to pobrien877@aol.com.  All letters must be postmarked or emailed no later than September 15, 2015.

All applications will be reviewed by the Board of Directors at the Hudson Valley Legislative Meeting at the Firemen's Home on September 27, 2015 where a decision will be made and the candidate will then be sworn in at the next quarterly meeting on October 18, 2015 in Verplanck.

Any questions or concerns can be directed to me at (914) 737-5464

Firematically your,

Paul O'Brien, President