First Executive Board
The first official Executive Board made its debut in 1968. Southern Tier MOTC with Joan Jones as Chairman, hosted “Spring Is Here In Southern Tier”. The Board consisted of Coordinator – Eleanor Siegel [TMC Westchester]; Assistant Coordinator – Marie Simmons [TMC Westchester]; Secretary – Nancy Savage [TNT CNY]; Treasurer – Janice Pandich [Schenectady MOTC]. 101 members attended from 12 clubs and the need for bylaws was discussed.
The first Research project was based on the subject of “Separation of Twins in School”.
Bylaws & Standing Rules
The first set of Bylaws and Standing Rules were voted on in 1974.
Eleanor Siegel Fund
Earlier in 1974, Co-Founder Eleanor Siegel died in her sleep at the age of 37. In her memory, her club – Twins Mothers Club of Westchester County, upon disbanding, donated their small treasury to the State Organization. This fund grew from donations made by member clubs as well as individual members.
This fund has supplied equipment such as the tape recorder used by the Recording Secretary. Throughout the years, the Eleanor Siegel Fund not only has supplied equipment, but since 1979 and to this day, it also provides a loan to assist future State Meeting hostess clubs with initial expenses.
National Convention
In 1975, NYSOMOTC hosted their first National Convention in New York City. Lois Elliott, from Southern Tier MOTC, was the chairman. All the member clubs helped. Over 700 people attended, making it a total success!
We did it again in 1998 – this time Rochester was the site. Michele Camilleri, from MOTC Queens, was the chairman. 400+ members and their families attended the week-long convention. The theme was “Double your image, double your pleasure, double your good times, rolled into one”.
