Greetings Sisters and Brothers,                                                       October 2026

The next regular meeting of the Electrical Welfare Club will be held on Tuesday November 17,2026 in the balcony lounge at 5pm.There will not be a regular meeting the month of October since we are having our 62^nd Annual Scholarship Breakfast on October 25, 2026.

Sunday, October 25^th, 2026, the Electrical Welfare Club will be hosting our 62^st Annual Award & Scholarship Breakfast. This year’s honoree will be Joe Proscia financial secretary of Local union #3 IBEW. We will also be honoring Retired Assistant Business Manager Eliot Hecht for this year’s 2026 Club Service Award. I am looking forward to seeing all of you there. All members of the Electrical Welfare Club who are in good standing are entitled to two tickets to attend. (See attached flyer).

The Electrical Welfare Club is also having our annual Raffle Fundraiser. Each raffle is $10 and has a 3-digit number. The winning numbers will coincide with the evening NYS Win 3 Lottery for the month of November. There are 30 chances to win $100. Please help support our club by purchasing and helping to sell these raffles. See raffle Chairman Paul Newfeld at our upcoming Scholarship Breakfast.

As you know, Election Day is right around the corner, Tuesday November 3^rd, 2026. Although it is not a Presidential election year, it is still a very important election for our upcoming mayor of New York State & City. Local Union # 3 has endorsed Kathy Hochul for Governor and Thomas DiNapoli for Comptroller, please support Labors choice.

Please make every effort to attend our November 17th Memorial meeting.

UPCOMING LOCAL #3 EVENTS

· Electrical Welfare Club 62^nd annual Scholarship Award Breakfast October 25

· Santiago Iglesias Masquerade Ball October 31^st

· Electrical Squre Club Annual Dinner Dance November 7

Stay active; support our club and its great parent organization Local Union #3 IBEW.

Fraternally yours,

Matthew D. Cohen

President, Electrical Welfare Club