We, the undersigned, members of the Pine Orchard Yacht & Country Club, hereby petition the Board of Governors to reconsider their decision to deny Kamran and Kara Farid and their family a Regular Family membership in our club. We believe that the vote taken was done without the benefit of input from members who actually know Kamran and his family, and was the result of efforts by a small, non-representative group of members. It is our belief that the decision to deny the Farids a Regular membership was without a proper basis. We are concerned that legal action taken against our Club will likely garner unwanted media attention and hamper our efforts to recruit new members at a time when our membership rolls are down. We respectfully request that the Board rescind its decision, allowing us and other members to write in support of the Farids so that a fair and informed decision can be made. We ask that this petition be forwarded to the executive committee as well as the past presidents’ committee for discussion
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April 26, 2019
I honestly never thought this would gain this much steam but seeing all these names pop up on the screen has been wild and totally unexpected. It makes me feel like maybe the board will actually have to listen to us for once because this momentum is getting impossible to ignore.
Reached 100 supporters
April 26, 2019
21 Comments
Many years ago Dr Max Calabresi, chief of internal medicine at the West Haven VA, was denied membership at POYCC because he was Italian. He fought it and won. After he got in he informed the membership that he was also Jewish I hope the decision to deny someone membership is not based on nationality or religion. We are better this that.
A recent letter from the president states that the action by the board was precipitated by Mr Farids behavior If this is so, what process occurred to ensure Mr Farids rights in the accusation? What was the behavior, what notification did the club provide to Mr Farid about said behavior , and what was Mr Farids response? This information must be provided to allow members to assess the validity of this atrocious action on the part of the board based on xenophobia
I challenge any club member who has not yet been introduced to the Farids, but has somehow formed an opinion, to meet them, talk with them, observe their family interactions, and not come away with the impression that this family represents all the ideal qualities that POYCC looks for in its membership. Can you imagine the discussion Mr. Farid had to have with three children under the age of ten? I fully support the Farid's membership in the POYCC.
Think about how a young child feels when they believe they are being discriminated against. Then think about how you would feel as that child's parent.
No information has ever been disclosed why this family should be denied membership in the POYCC
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I have not had the pleasure of meeting the Farid family so I cannot comment one way or the other as far as their membership. However if they were denied for the reasons described in Kamran's email I support the petition. If there are other reasons for the decision to deny membership then I cannot support the petition.
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We, the undersigned, members of the Pine Orchard Yacht & Country Club, hereby petition the Board of Governors to reconsider their decision to deny Kamran and Kara Farid and their family a Regular Family membership in our club. We believe that the vote taken was done without the benefit of input from members who actually know Kamran and his family, and was the result of efforts by a small, non-representative group of members. It is our belief that the decision to deny the Farids a Regular membership was without a proper basis. We are concerned that legal action taken against our Club will likely garner unwanted media attention and hamper our efforts to recruit new members at a time when our membership rolls are down. We respectfully request that the Board rescind its decision, allowing us and other members to write in support of the Farids so that a fair and informed decision can be made. We ask that this petition be forwarded to the executive committee as well as the past presidents’ committee for discussion
Updates
April 26, 2019
I honestly never thought this would gain this much steam but seeing all these names pop up on the screen has been wild and totally unexpected. It makes me feel like maybe the board will actually have to listen to us for once because this momentum is getting impossible to ignore.
Reached 100 supporters
April 26, 2019
21 Comments
We support the reinstatement of the Farid family, seems to us that they were not treated fairly for whatever reason. We need to be more tolerant.
Many years ago Dr Max Calabresi, chief of internal medicine at the West Haven VA, was denied membership at POYCC because he was Italian. He fought it and won. After he got in he informed the membership that he was also Jewish I hope the decision to deny someone membership is not based on nationality or religion. We are better this that.
A recent letter from the president states that the action by the board was precipitated by Mr Farids behavior If this is so, what process occurred to ensure Mr Farids rights in the accusation? What was the behavior, what notification did the club provide to Mr Farid about said behavior , and what was Mr Farids response? This information must be provided to allow members to assess the validity of this atrocious action on the part of the board based on xenophobia
I challenge any club member who has not yet been introduced to the Farids, but has somehow formed an opinion, to meet them, talk with them, observe their family interactions, and not come away with the impression that this family represents all the ideal qualities that POYCC looks for in its membership. Can you imagine the discussion Mr. Farid had to have with three children under the age of ten? I fully support the Farid's membership in the POYCC.
Think about how a young child feels when they believe they are being discriminated against. Then think about how you would feel as that child's parent.
No information has ever been disclosed why this family should be denied membership in the POYCC
Equal rights for everyone
I have not had the pleasure of meeting the Farid family so I cannot comment one way or the other as far as their membership. However if they were denied for the reasons described in Kamran's email I support the petition. If there are other reasons for the decision to deny membership then I cannot support the petition.
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We support the reinstatement of the Farid family, seems to us that they were not treated fairly for whatever reason. We need to be more tolerant.