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58 SAG-AFTRA | Fall 2014 | SAGAFTRA.org On Location Above, from left, SAG Foundation Board member Ron Perlman, New York Local member James McDaniel and SAG Foundation Executive Director Cyd Wilson. Below, Stephanie Szostak at the golf classic. NYU ARTISTS' RESOURCE FAIR T he MORE Committee represented SAG-AFTRA at the Oct. 2 Artist Resource Fair, held at New York University and organized by NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and The Cooper Union. The MORE Committee conducts outreach to possible future members at events such as this one. Committee members spoke to students about the importance of union membership and answered the students' many questions. MORE Committee members Kevin Scullin, a national and New York Local Board member, and Marc Baron, a New York Local Board member. OPENING DOORS IN NEW YORK T he Open Door Program was back in full swing in October at the new SAG-AFTRA New York Local office. Open Door, which was an AFTRA staple for over 35 years, now provides SAG-AFTRA members with one-on-one appointments with franchised agents and casting directors. This year, more than 1,900 appointments were obtained for the 1,665 members who participated. The Open Door Committee is made up of 41 SAG-AFTRA members who volunteer hundreds of hours of their time for the membership. N.Y. Local Board member Janette Gautier chairs. New York Local members draw their registration dates from the box on the first Open Door Lottery Day. LABOR DAY SAG-AFTRA New York Local President Mike Hodge, fourth from the left in white, is joined by New York Local members at the 2014 New York City Central Labor Council Labor Day Parade on Sept. 6. SAG FOUNDATION'S 2nd ANNUAL NEW YORK GOLF CLASSIC T he SAG Foundation hosted its 2nd Annual New York Golf Classic benefiting its Catastrophic Health Fund and Assistance Programs for SAG-AFTRA performers Sept. 29. SAG Foundation Board member, actor, author and golfer Ron Perlman hosted this annual fundraiser that brought together performers, entertainment industry executives and corporate supporters. THEO WARGO/ GETTY IMAGES THEO WARGO/ GETTY IMAGES New York