AOI in the Age of the Covid-19 Pandemic
After more than 25 years of continuous (well, 8 times yearly) luncheon events -- with the exception of February 2003's snowmageddon and Hurricane Isabelle in September 2003 -- the AOI Officers and Directors have put in place a hiatus until the "all clear" is given on the worldwide pandemic.
The AOI Board has worked diligently and tirelessly through these past 16 months to ensure that the business of our organization has continued to include socially-distanced Board meeting throughout 2020 and 2021.
Deliberations ranged from the worst case scenario of the AOI ceasing operations to finding a way forward including new, enthusiastic members willing to serve as Officers and Directors and continue the fine traditions of the organization.
After the current Board agreed to extend their terms of service into 2021 to provide continuity and continue operations, members were surveyed and the results were shared and discussed further during our first-ever Zoom membership meeting in April with 75 members participating (see below).
Much thought has gone into what the membership will be asked to vote upon at our Sept. 2nd membership meeting to approve two important Board Resolutions that will: #1 ensure the continued leadership of the organization given the challenges of this pandemic era; and, #2 ensure the two main missions of the organization preserving D.C. history and preservation advocacy endure.
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The Membership participated in a Zoom meeting on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021, at 1pm (EDT) and overwhelmingly approved the two initiatives to: #1 Elect new Officer and Directors for the 2021-2022 term and #2 Approve the Legacy Endowment. Details of both are available for viewing in the current newsletter which is posted on the Up-coming Events tab. In the mean time the new Officers and Directors have been listed in More About the AOI. The video of the Sept. 2nd meeting and the March 26th 2021 Zoom meeting can be found under the Luncheon Recordings tab.
Please email us with any comments or concerns at aoiofdc@gmail.com.
The AOI Board has worked diligently and tirelessly through these past 16 months to ensure that the business of our organization has continued to include socially-distanced Board meeting throughout 2020 and 2021.
Deliberations ranged from the worst case scenario of the AOI ceasing operations to finding a way forward including new, enthusiastic members willing to serve as Officers and Directors and continue the fine traditions of the organization.
After the current Board agreed to extend their terms of service into 2021 to provide continuity and continue operations, members were surveyed and the results were shared and discussed further during our first-ever Zoom membership meeting in April with 75 members participating (see below).
Much thought has gone into what the membership will be asked to vote upon at our Sept. 2nd membership meeting to approve two important Board Resolutions that will: #1 ensure the continued leadership of the organization given the challenges of this pandemic era; and, #2 ensure the two main missions of the organization preserving D.C. history and preservation advocacy endure.
-- UPDATE --
The Membership participated in a Zoom meeting on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021, at 1pm (EDT) and overwhelmingly approved the two initiatives to: #1 Elect new Officer and Directors for the 2021-2022 term and #2 Approve the Legacy Endowment. Details of both are available for viewing in the current newsletter which is posted on the Up-coming Events tab. In the mean time the new Officers and Directors have been listed in More About the AOI. The video of the Sept. 2nd meeting and the March 26th 2021 Zoom meeting can be found under the Luncheon Recordings tab.
Please email us with any comments or concerns at aoiofdc@gmail.com.
The Zoom video of AOI's December 16, 2021 luncheon featuring Mary Belcher's talk "A Place of Their Own Making: How African American activists created Mt. Pleasant Plains Cemetery" may be viewed below.
Thank you for your patience and continued support.
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SAVE THE DATE! Thursday, Feb. 17th, 12:30pm Zoom-only AOI program featuring D.C. Public Library system's Director Richard Reyes-Gavilan, postponed from 2020
We hope that our monthly, in-person programs will resume in March.
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SAVE THE DATE! Thursday, Feb. 17th, 12:30pm Zoom-only AOI program featuring D.C. Public Library system's Director Richard Reyes-Gavilan, postponed from 2020
We hope that our monthly, in-person programs will resume in March.
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