The Voice of the Massachusetts Locksmith Association. MLA Notes

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1 October 2014 Volume 33, Issue 10 The Voice of the Massachusetts Locksmith Association GUEST SPEAKER: Don-Jo Products Peter Valiant Next Meeting October 8th 7.00 pm Lexington Elks 959 Waltham Street Lexington, MA Upcoming Events MLA Notes Executive Meeting SEPTEMBER 30 REGULAR MEETING October 8th Yankee Convention October 15-19th T*E*A*M*W*O*R*K Coming together is a beginning... Keeping together is progress... Working together is a success. - from John Magri, Teamwork splits the responsibility and multiples the success. - Amanda, Newsletter Publisher The Security Messenger is the newsletter of the Massachusetts Locksmith Association published and delivered monthly to members. Please send articles and letters to the publishers for printing by the 3rd week of the prior month. Contact the Publishers: Amanda & Carl Feinberg c/o Carl s Locksmith Service 1173 Bedford St. Fall River, MA Ph Fax carlslock50@gmail.com

2 October 2014 Page 2 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sept 30 Executive regular Executive Meeting Minutes Continue to pg 7 The Massachusetts Locksmiths Association Executive Board met on Tuesday, September 2, 2014 At Bertucci s Restaurant, Medford Massachusetts. Present at the meeting was MLA President DJ Dabenigno, Vice President Michael Kippenberger, Treasurer Kenneth Beltram, Secretary Fred Darcy, Membership Committee Chairman Carl Feinberg, Licensure Committee Chairman John Casey, Mini Show Chairman Jacob Feinberg, Membership Committee Member Barbara Baker and new Sergeant At Arms Chuck Viola. President Dabenigno gaveled the meeting to order at 7:09 PM. Secretary Darcy reported that the Yankee Convention will be held from October 15 through October 19. The conventions show will be held on Saturday October 18 and Sunday October 19. Various locksmith classes will be held from October 15 through October 18, All other MLA information is as reported in the MLA Bulletin. Treasurer Beltram reports that all is well with the finances of the MLA, nothing new to report. Membership Committee Chairman Carl Feinberg reports that there is one new application pending. Applicant Emmanuel Nick Filandrianos of Alpha Mobile Locksmith, Boston, MA has not filed all required documentation as of this date. Under Hallmark, Carl Feinberg reported on the loss of members Charlie Lopresti and George Wheaton. President Dabenigno reported that he and Secretary Darcy attended and represented the MLA at the wake of Charlie Lopresti of East Boston. President Dabenigno also attended and represented the MLA at the wake of George Wheaton in New Hampshire. Both men were veterans of the United States military. Under Program, President Dabenigno reports that Ralph Pearlman will be giving a presentation of Abus, Marks and RCI products at the next MLA meeting which is scheduled for Tuesday, September 9, 2014 At the Lexington Elks. October and November presenters are yet to be determined. Note: The September General Meeting of MLA was changed to Tuesday from Wednesday due to a scheduling conflict at the Elks lodge. Future General Meetings will be held on the second Wednesday of each month. Under Newsletter, Carl Feinberg reports that all is going well. Discussion was held relative to going totally digital with the newsletter and also about newsletter mail out costs. Under Promotional Committee, President Dabenigno discussed the purchase of promotional rack cards for the Yankee Convention and other MLA events. Also discussed was the availability of MLA decals for members to purchase and the printing of raffle entry cards for MLA members. President Dabenigno also proposed the purchase of embroidered MLA shirts for those members who wish to participate as honor guard at the wakes of deceased members. President Dabenigno passed around a sample blue embroidered shirt. Under Licensure Committee, Chairman John Casey reports that he will be looking to set up a meeting with Matt Dwyer to look into legislation relative to the phoney locksmith issue. Under Archives, Nothing new to report. Mini Show Chairman Jacob Feinberg reports that he will have a PDF file schedule prepared after the first of the year for the Mini Show along with a credit card application for payment. He also addressed having a staggered raffle for door prizes in which door prize raffles would be called out throughout the evening of the Mini Show as opposed to having the raffle at the end of the show. He will also make inquiry as to what actual door prizes will be presented and will advise presenters accordingly. Under BBQ / Christmas Party, President Dabenigno reports that there was a good turnout for the annual BBQ. Also discussed was the great job that Kevin Kelleher did in

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4 Regular Meeting Minuets Continue to page 5 Page 4 The September General Meeting of the Massachusetts Locksmiths Association was held at 7PM at the Lexington Elks Lodge, Lexington, MA Ralph Pearlman of Pearlman Associates was the guest speaker of the evening. Mr. Pearlman passed out literature, catalogues and price list books which covered products from Marks USA, RCI (Rutherford Controls) and ABUS. Ralph also explained and displayed many of the items from each product line and interacted with members regarding the features of each product. Topics covered for the Marks product line were mortise locksets, cylindrical locksets, tubular locksets, life safety locksets, I Que Series Access Controls door closers, exit devices, hinges and high security cylinders. Topics covered for the RCI product line were electromagnetic locks, electric strikes, exit devices, electronic cabinet locks, etc Topics covered from the Abus line included the Abus plug and play electronic video surveillance system. This system is a wireless surveillance video system which has seven inch touchscreen monitor of which up to four cameras can be integrated. Motion detection activates live imaging. Images are stored on a video data or SD card. The camera unit has an overall wireless range of 492 feet and 26 foot night vision range with 25 IR LEDS. Abus 83 Series 2 rekeyable padlocks were discussed as well as the numerous locking devices and product displays available from Abus. Ralph Pearlman generously donated a number of products to raffle off to MLA members after his Items for sale Hi my name is John Wadsworth, I am life member of the M.L.A. and I am selling some misc. lock hardware if anyone is interested. There are too many items to mentions but I have key blanks, dead bolts, and a couple of key machines just to name a few. If you are interested please give me a call at I m from Kingston MA. Looking forward to hear from you. Membership Joseph Sespaniak, from Spencer Ma, from Spencer's Mobile Lock and Key Reapplying as regular member

5 Page 5 presentation for which we are grateful. After a brief break, MLA President DJ Dabenigno gaveled the meeting to order. MLA Secretary Fred Darcy read the Executive Board Meeting Minutes of September 2, 2014 into the record. MLA Treasurer Kenny Beltram reported that the finances of the MLA are in good shape. President Dabenigno reviewed the earlier read minutes / agenda with the membership for feedback on the issues covered. A lengthy discussion was held with the membership and officers present regarding the proposed hiring of O Neil and Associates of Boston to assist MLA in launching a campaign to gain the assistance of political entities within the state to assist us in having our voices heard regarding legislation that may have a bearing on our members and industry such as licensing. Also, O Neil and Associates would embark on a public relations campaign on behalf of the MLA. Concerns regarding the overall cost of the above as well as long and short term goals and results were discussed by many present at the meeting. President Dabenigno broke down the proposed expenditure as $1500. Per week, $ per month and a total of $ for 6 months. He stated that he will seek alternative funding assistance from others within the industry to help try to defray the overall cost of this proposal as all parties in the industry could benefit from the campaign. Lastly, Mario Lituri brought up an excellent point that more involvement by MLA membership volunteering to help the association in its many endeavors would help to keep this association strong.. A raffle was held prior to the meeting being adjourned. Winning members received donated items from Ralph Pearlman as well as paid class at the upcoming Yankee Security Convention and gift certificate from Commonwealth Lock. Meeting was adjourned at 10:06 PM Respectfully submitted Fred T. Darcy Jr. RL Secretary, Massachusetts Locksmiths Association 0 TOLL FREE: LOCAL: FAX: Ledyard St. Hartford, Ct

6 Continue from page 2 Continue to page 7 Page 6 helping to make the BBQ a success. The Assa Abloy Mobile Showroom was also on location and members were allowed to tour same and review with representatives the products offered. Training classes were also held for members who wanted to partake in same. President Dabenigno and Vice President Kippenberger handed out the new MLA stickers in which each member received one sticker and was given the opportunity to purchase more either at the event or via the new MLA Website. Consensus of Executive Board Members present at the E Board meeting was that Josephs catering did a very good job and that there was plenty of food. The Executive Board also felt that Josephs should cater the upcoming MLA Christmas Party. Also under Christmas Party, President Dabenigno proposed having members donate a toy for Toys For Tots and having a member of the United States Marine Corps and a member of the Massachusetts State Police present to accept these toys for children in need. Executive Board members also approved this. Under Website president Dabenigno reports that all is going well. A good deal of positive feedback has been received from the membership. There have been over 360 visitors to the website per month. Some members of the general public have also contacted President Dabenigno via the website as they had been previously scammed by individuals who claimed to be locksmiths. Under Old Business, President Dabenigno and the Executive Board discussed utilizing the services of O Neil and Associates which is a public relations firm. FYI Found this on the mass Gov. website: taxpayer-help-and-resources/taxguides/salesuse-tax-guide.html#home Exempt items Commercial gun safes and trigger lock devices

7 Continued from page 6 Page 7 O Neil and Associates services as proposed would be used to promote the MLA, it s membership and professionalism within the locksmith and security industry. O Neil and Associates has proposed a 6 month period in which they would assist the MLA with a media campaign as well as contacting political entities to assist MLA in moving ahead in putting forward our member s interests and concerns in the industry. O Neil and Associates would require a 6 month contract at a cost of $ President Dabenigno also presented other proposals from other companies at the meeting; however they were quite a bit more expensive and would not offer the amount of services proposed by O Neil and Associates. Executive Board members held discussions as to the cost of the proposed contract, how long and how effective would the efforts of O Neil and Associates last in the mind of the general public, etc. John Casey described how the media had been contacted previously by MLA and that media and political attention to the matter fell to the wayside. Vice President Kippenberger explained how utilizing the services of O Neil and Associates would help advance the MLA position as they would be paid to assist us and had the experience in this type of dealing as opposed to approaching the media on our own.. Secretary Darcy proposed that the MLA Executive Board should look into asking industry manufacturers, etc. to help defray the costs of such an endeavor as they also have a stake in promoting these efforts. He felt that the overall proposal has merit and should not be discarded. Barbara Baker brought up concerns as to the effectiveness and cost of the proposed as did Treasurer Kenny Beltram. After Lengthy discussion E Board members decided to continue discussion at a later date. Under New Business, President Dabenigno reports that he will be representing MLA at the upcoming Yankee Convention. Any member willing to assist at the convention is asked to contact President Dabenigno. Also under New Business, President Dabenigno requests an appropriation of $ to purchase a dual side printer and cards in order to print MLA membership identification cards which change color after each year. Meeting was adjourned at 9:35 PM. Respectfully Submitted Fred T. Darcy Jr., RL, Secretary, MLA.

8 Page 8 Hallmark Obituary for Sergeant First Class George W.W. Wheaton, US Army, Ret. March 1, August 25, 2014 Fremont, New Hampshire Age 77 Fremont, NH: Sergeant First Class George Wesley William Wheaton, US Army Ret., 77, a resident of Fremont, NH since 2002 and a resident of Atkinson, NH from 1974 to 2002, died on August 25, 2014 at Kindred Hospital in Peabody, MA. Born in Somerville, MA and raised and educated in Medford and Winchester, MA, son of the late Frederick and Hazel (Timmins) Wheaton, Sergeant Wheaton served in the United States Army from 1954 to Serving first as a member of the US Army of Occupation in Germany, he later served a tour of duty during the Korean Conflict and two tours of duty during the Vietnam War. Sergeant Wheaton was the recipient of the Army Commendation Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, the Good Conduct Medal, the Army of Occupation Medal (Germany), the National Defense Service Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Korea), the Vietnam Service Medal, the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry, the Vietnam Campaign Medal, and the United States Army Recruiting Medal. Following his honorable discharge from the Army, Sergeant Wheaton was employed as a locksmith for Chelmsford Lock and later at Wang Laboratories. He was most recently the owner and operator of G.W. Lock and Key for many years. A member of St. Luke the Evangelist Parish, Plaistow, he was also a member of the Carl Davis Post and the Wilbur M. Comeau Post of the American Legion. Sergeant Wheaton enjoyed fishing, especially deep sea fishing, and organized many fishing trips with his family and friends as far away as Alaska. A devoted father, grandfather, and great grandfather, he was affectionately known as "Opa" to his granddaughters and great granddaughter. He is survived by his wife of fifty-seven years, Maria "Mary" (Loeser) Wheaton, a daughter, Maria E. "Mary" Wheaton-Pinder and her husband Richard Pinder of Fremont, NH, two granddaughters, Danielle Stone and her husband Liam of South Hampton, NH, and Jennifer Picone and her fiancé Joe L'Ecuyer of Danville, NH, a great granddaughter, Selah Stone, and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his brother Frederick A. Wheaton, Jr. and his sister, Dawn Louise Moore. The Feinberg clan has added another member. Elizabeth Joyce was born September 5 th, weighing in at 7lbs. 8oz., 20 ¼ in., at 8:49 pm. Jake, Carrie, big sister Autumn-Rose and brother Nathaniel are all doing fine. Proud grandparents Carl and Denise are doing well also.

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10 Page 10 BRANDS AND PEOPLE YOU KNOW SOLUTIONS YOU CAN RELY ON NEW ENGLAND OFFICE Promotional Material Roger Alessandro Envelopes - $20.00 box of 500. Wanted: If you have any tech tips that you would like to share in the newsletter, please , Carl at carlslock50@gmail.com

11 Page 11 September s Meeting Attendance BAKER BARBARA BELTRAM CPL KENNETH A. CASEY JOHN P. CASON THOMAS DABENIGNO DJ. DARCEY FRED T. FEINBERG CML CARL L. FEINBERG JACOB GHAZARIAN ZAVEN HAGE RAYMOND J. HANOIAN LEO KIPPENBERGER MICHAEL T. JR. KIPPENBERGER MICHAEL T. SR. LITURI MARIO L. MAESTRANZI ROBERT E. MICHALSKI CRL/ CPP ROBERT D. ORFANOS PANAGIOTIS E. TURMEL MICHAEL G. VANARIA RICHARD B. WEISSE RICHARD J. October s Birthdays HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU: BAKER BARBARA E CARR WILLIAM CAWLEY' MICHAEL R. CHESTNUT CRL VINCENT P. DUBE CML JOSEPH A. FEINBERG JACOB GOTHING GARY R. HUNTER FREDERICK J. JOHNSON MARK A. JOHNSON PAUL S. KIPPENBERGER SR. MICHAEL T. MINGHELLA CPL MICHAEL A. QUAGENTI GEORGE C. SCHWARTZ JEFFREY G. SCHWARTZ' JAMES L. SILVA GORDON D. STOIA' DAVID J. WESTER STEPHEN B. The Executive Board believes that documented training will / might become an issue in the future. The MLA Data Base can track training and print reports that Locksmiths take. All that is needed, ID# or Name, Class, date and the number of hours of the course. the information to carlslock50@gmail.com "If I had only known, I would have been a locksmith." Albert Einstein

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13 Page MLA Executive Board & Committees President D.J. Dabenigno Vice President Michael Kippenberger Treasurer Kenneth Beltram Secretary Fred Darcy Membership Chairman Carl Feinberg Keeper of Records By-Laws Mario Lituri Sgt of Arms Chuck Viola Membership Committee Barbara Baker Membership Committee Mini-Show Jacob Feinberg Membership Committee Mike Turmel Membership Committee Rick Weisse Membership Committee Joe Yerardi License Committee John Casey Promotional Material Roger Alessandro Hallmark Denise Feinberg Newsletter Publisher Amanda Feinberg

14 The Massachusetts Locksmith Association Security Messenger October 2014 Map & Directions to Lexington Meetings Lexington Elks 959 Waltham Street Lexington, MA From I-95/Rt-128: Take Trapelo Road exit heading towards Belmont. Turn left at lights, intersection with Lexington Street. Follow Lexington Street, becomes Waltham Street. Lexington Elks will be on your left. The Security Messenger C/O 1173 Bedford St. Fall River MA, Place Postage Here Place Address Label Here FIRST CLASS