Nassau Red Cross

[nassaugal]

Whats up with the Red Cross in Nassau? They bring in a new CEO (Dick Dalrymple) and head of disaster services (Ester Beavers) and all of a sudden, people are leaving. The new president of the board quit because of "health issues" as did the head of financial services. Seems that Dalrymple is running the chapter as his personal fiefdom. Hes forgotten (or doesnt care) that the chapter is made of volunteers that are giving of their time. Who is next to go? Or maybe, what is next to go?

[Walter]

What does it matter. Its still a big joke up there. Look at all the money I was able to steal and get away with. Its always been a screwed up place to work and volunteer. It will take the feds coming in to fix everything. And as long as the board ignores it all, things will never change

Is Pet Safe still working?

[Nancy Lynch]

Of course its still working, I collect tons of money to be banked for the slim chance we have a pet disaster. In the meantime how do you think Walter got his new car when he was still working there. All that money is being invested and isnt even Liquid if needed in time of an emergency

[JSP]

The Nancy Lynch I know mortgaged her house to support Pet Safe.

The CEO is another story.........

[Suozzis pet record]

Elephant's do have long memories
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Toms Privatization of Nassau
Unregistered User
(9/16/04 7:19 pm)
Reply Yeah, that'll solve all his problems & mismanagement
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Just like he did in Glen Cove. Remember that? The animal shelter there was City run - it was disgusting. The poor animals were in filth, laying on concrete, their water dishes filled with dirty water that was frozen solid, the surrounding area was used as a depository for garbage and car tires. The animal rights people were all over him. Too much trouble to actually "revitalize" he just said - well, then you take over. And so they did. Born was Tom's first scheme to let the taxpayers take care of things himself well he tended to more important personal things. And so that's how and why Ms. Phillips got to take over the managment of the shelter in Glen Cove. No wonder he's been so fast to try and "privatize" everything else - like NUMC.
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Children, poor people, old people, middle class people, animals, sick people - Suozzi has a poor track record with them all.
The only track record that he has that is favorable so far are with his wealthy north shore friends including goodman and boland and the ones who don't speak english or own property.

[newyorkcreeker]

I have heard that Pet Safe is in trouble. Seems that Dalrumple and Hap wont back Pet Sate even tho the board voted to do so.....hmmmm. People with pets are going to have to find someplace elso to go than the Red Cross shelters. Ester says she will turn them away no matter what...and it was such a good program...such a shame

[Gremlin]

It is national Red Cross policy to not allow pets in shelters. It has nothing to do with what the local director says.

[newyorkcreeker]

While your comment is true to the extent that national does not allow pets in shelters, dalrumple refused to let Pet Safe continue. Pet Safe was not sheltering animals but instead interfaced with town shelters, local humane groups and veterinarians to make sure those families with pets were sheltered. The plan has always been to have the animal professionals take care of the animals and not pet safe. The red cross would take care of the people. The animals would not be in people shelters. But again, Dalrumple refused to be reasonable. It will be interesting to see how long he lasts

[Whataboutpeople]

Whats sad is all the money and time spent invested in the pet safe program and Disaster services is always in the red.How about the chapter getting their priorities straight....

[What are the top salaries]

Its not as much as you think but Dinklemeyer is easily clearing 6 figures, plus the under the table perks

[lovemycat]

From what I have read, Pet Safe addresses households -families ie people- who own pets and is a self funded, primarily educational program. These pets in disasters issues were highlighted in Florida this summer.

News articles say that in a disaster pets would be housed separately from people and cared for by professional animal care people ie the SPCA during disasters, not the Red Cross.

I myself participated in one of the events that raised thousands of dollars for ARC disaster services because they have taken the initiative to address the issue.

What is the problem here ?

It seems that almost everyone I know has a pet.

[nassaugal]

The problem is ester and dalrumple. Pet Safe was started to solve the problem of (1)people refusing to evacuate without their pets and (2) the sneaking of pets into red cross shelters. The latter occurs on a regular basis with a wink from the shelters. Pet Safe solved both problems at no cost to the chapter. Ester, tho, who incidently gave her dog away so she could take the job with the nassau chapter, doesnt get it...nor does dalrumple or hap. The idea was to help the red cross as well as pet owners. It was a win/win situation...............

Can you imagine giving your dog away?

[FYI]

Clearly you are all very educated people and know exactly what you are talking about. Their names are ESTHER BEVERS NG and DICK DALRYMPLE.

[Disappointed]

redcross won't get another penny from me if petsafe goes

[newyorkcreeker]

If Pet Safe goes it will be a major public relations disaster. Its not as tho there arent enought problems at the chapter that they have to manufacture more

[newyorkcreeker]

That's it. Pet Safe is finished (thank you Hap and Dick). Pet Safe needs to find a new partner by Dec 31. I'm amazed that the Board follows like lemmings and no one even questioned the decisions made by Hap and Dick. Seeing that its a 501c3, maybe the NYS attorney general should become involved. Now i see why the Red Cross charged the soldiers for coffee

[fourbitz]

Dalrymple is gone!! This is a classic case of the Peter Principal at work. I'm just surprised that the Board is in such denial and actually believes that he brought in money. If the one guy hadnt died and left his 401K to the Chapter, it would have been in the red once again. Dick is lucky the guy died

Its not as much as you think but Dinklemeyer is easily clearing 6 figures, plus the under the table perks

there is another trail to follow. check the oem funds

[Sawitall]

Nassau Red Cross has another MAJOR black mark on their Health and Safety Service record. There is a family of H & S instructors who were the most active in the chapter (bringing in lotsa money!) . The CEO before "the Dick" overrode a decision of the IT committee to pull the certification of one of them because the committee's decision was erroneous.
The committee waited FIVE YEARS until "the Dick" arrived and then trumped up some absurd allegations (and violated the ARCMAP in the process) against two members of the family and moved to get their certification pulled. While they were out to get one instructor they had to get the other to get at her. The B of D allowed itself to be manipulated by the IT committee and permanently removed the certification of these two thereby, perhaps unwittingly, carrying out a vendetta for the IT committee.
In a loud exchange between the father of the two - also an instructor and a very fine gentleman - and "the Dick" (on March 8, 2004 at 1 PM in Mathew Crimmins cubical), Dalrymple said "While you may very well be right, it would be A MISTAKE FOR ME to call the B of D to meet on this again. They've wasted enough time on this already so you'll have to live with the injustice". So much for "the Dick" having any moral or ethical compass. I took notes on what I heard and there was a lot more!
I also heard Crimmins, a few weeks later, speaking to the national office in Virginia. They were apparently questioning him about the matter. Crimmins told them that the problem with the 2 instructors was on going. Apparently when Virginia asked for documentation - there was none as Matt made this up- he responded that regardless, the chapter wasn't required to do
business with anyone it didn't want to do business with. So much for the chapter's need for money and Matt being honest. ARC policy doesn't allow national the authority to override a local decision in these matters.
H & SS received copies, from Virginia, of all the information sent to the national office by the instructors documenting what was done to them. The B of D should get those letters and read them. The instructors in question should be restored and receive an apology. Crimmins should be fired and Eric Hall (leader of the vendetta) along with the IT committee should be summarily dumped as they maneuvered this disgraceful episode. The entire
H & S set up in Nassau is nothing more than a "good ol' boys" club (with a few women members) dedicated to their own petty schemes. From the inside Nassau Chapter H & SS is nothing more than a snake pit and it should be swept clean. Are you listening Mr. Cassano? Are you listening Ms. Thayer??????????

Of course its still working, I collect tons of money to be banked for the slim chance we have a pet disaster. In the meantime how do you think Walter got his new car when he was still working there. All that money is being invested and isnt even Liquid if needed in time of an emergency