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86 SAG-AFTRA | Fall/Winter 2017 | SAGAFTRA.org On Location NYC LABOR DAY PARADE NY Local Board member Nick Fondulis, National Vice President Actors/Performers Samantha Mathis and the SAG-AFTRA contingent ham it up for the crowd at the 2017 New York City Central Labor Council's Labor Day Parade, held in midtown on Sept. 9. REMEMBERING MIKE HODGE National Executive Director David White speaks during the Mike Hodge Celebration of Life at the Directors Guild of America Theater on Oct. 17. Members and family gathered to celebrate the life of the late-New York Local President. Read more on page 96. Open Door Committee member Elaine LeGaro assists a member with the lottery process. OPENING THE DOOR FOR NY MEMBERS T he Open Door program, which is run by committee volunteers, gives upwards of 1,400 members the opportunity to make new connections in the industry. This year's program began on Sept. 19 and provided a chance for paid-up New York Local members to meet one on one with casting directors and franchised talent agents. Open Door begins with a lottery. Members come to the office on one of four dates in September to draw a random card with a date and time to return for appointment registration. At appointment registration, members sign up for an interview on a future date with a participating casting director or franchised talent agent. NY DISABILITY PRIDE PARADE On July 9, SAG-AFTRA and Actors' Equity Association members showed their pride at the New York Disability Pride Parade. They celebrated 27 years of access and inclusion, while rallying to continue moving forward toward equality for the disability community. MARGARTIA CORPORAN New York