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 Connecting Ambition with Opportunity

   September 2013
   Volume 4
    Issue 9 
In This Issue
NYNY Spotlight
Team NYNY and ING NYC Marathon
NYNY and Saks
Save the Date

NYNY Spotlight

 

   

Fellow Spotlight
Shedane

Shedane is a 2012 Fellow who currently attends Cornell University, where he is a Human Biology, Health and Society major. He is a recent graduate of Bronx Community College where he was active on campus as a Phi Theta Kappa member, an Inter-Organizational Council Representative and as the Vice President of the Biology Club. Shedane aspires to become a medical doctor and hopes that NYNY will help him determine his path in medicine. Over the summer, he participated in the Mentoring in Medicine program, where he was an Emergency Department Clinical Exposure and Mentoring Program Fellow.

 

 

 

Mentor Coach Spotlight
Leila
We are proud to recognize 2013 Mentor Coach, Leila Mabourakh, for being a tremendous advocate for NYNY even before joining the program. Leila is a Solutions Consultant at Google, and is leading our engagement with her company. She has already helped us plan a recruitment event that yielded great applicants, and is working closely with us to have her coworkers teach classes at a workshop normally available only to Google employees. Leila and her fellow volunteers from Google are also applying for volunteer engagement grants to support NYNY. At workshops, Leila has taken on many leadership roles to facilitate conversations among Mentor Coaches and Fellows, and is off to a great start with her Fellow, Danielle. Thank you, Leila!

 

 

  

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Dear friends of NYNY,

  

Thank you for a wonderful summer and for a great start to our fall workshops. We have already covered resumes, cover letters and internship action plans with our 2013 class!

 

We held another successful Fall Clothing Day for our Fellows on September 7th. We greatly appreciate all of you who donated professional clothing and accessories and volunteered! We would also like to thank our Clothing Day sponsors: Macy's, Saks Fifth Avenue and Lord & Taylor for donating clothing. Your contributions ensure that our Fellows look their best and have confidence as they interview for opportunities.

 

NYNY and NJNY will participate in the 2013 ING New York City Marathon on November 3rd, alongside NYNY Founder and Board Chair Robert Reffkin. Thank you to those who have donated in support of Team NYNY and Robert's 50th marathon effort! Please visit the NYNY Crowdrise page to learn more about our runners. We are also selling tickets for our after-marathon celebration, which will be held at Lounge 48, from 7-9pm on November 3rd. Purchase your tickets here or email NYNY Development Coordinator Sara Williams at [email protected] for more information.

As we prepare for our transition to America Needs You, we are very excited for our Annual Benefit, which will be held on January 23, 2014. If you would like more information on the Benefit, or if you would like to make a Benefit donation, please contact Chief Development Officer, Anita Fee Willis, at [email protected].

 

Sincerely,

Kimberly Harris 

Chief Executive Officer
America Needs You

Help Team NYNY Gear Up for the ING NYC Marathon!
On Sunday, November 3rd, 12 runners will represent NYNY in the ING New York City Marathon. While many will run a marathon for the first time, this will be Board Chairman Robert Reffkin's 50th marathon in 50 states to raise $1 million for young dreams. Superstorm Sandy delayed this milestone last year - but you can be there with Robert and the rest of Team NYNY this year! To learn more about each runner, visit the Team NYNY page.

Join Team NYNY after the marathon from 7-9pm at 48 Lounge (1221 Ave. of the Americas) for our marathon celebration by purchasing tickets here. Tickets are $100 each and include an open bar, appetizers and music!  You can also support Team NYNY by purchasing gear at any workshop! Please email Sara at [email protected] if you have any questions.

Saks Fifth Avenue Partners with New York Needs You!

New York Needs You is grateful for our newest partnership with Saks Fifth Avenue! In addition to financial support, Saks employees collected boxes of donated clothing from both of its New York City offices and recruited volunteers for our Fall Clothing Day earlier this month. We are excited to have these additional volunteers who follow in the footsteps of other Saks employees, such as former Young Leadership Board member Cesarina Castellanos and 2013 Mentor Coach Charlyn Okigbo. We look forward to growing this partnership and hope to have NYNY Fellows intern at Saks in the future.  

 

Save the Date!
The New York Needs You Benefit Dinner will take place on Thursday, January 23rd at Cipriani 42nd Street. This year NYNY will be honoring Bayo Ogunlesi, Chairman and Managing Partner of Global Infrastructure Partners.Please mark your calendars for this special evening!  

 

How You Can Help!

Internships for Fellows

Is your company or anyone in your network currently seeking talented interns? Please contact [email protected] with any internship or entry-level job opportunities. We appreciate your help in strengthening our network and finding great internship experiences for our Fellows!

 

Volunteer Engagement Grants

Find out if your company provides volunteer engagement grants to recognize employees who volunteer - it's a great way to highlight your good work while supporting NYNY!

Email [email protected] if you have questions.


Double Your Donation at No Cost to You!

Your company may be one of many that match employee contributions to New York Needs You! Let us know if your company can match your donation, and your generous contributions can help a New York Needs You Fellow! Email [email protected] if you have questions.

 

Upcoming Workshops
Join us as a volunteer at one of our upcoming workshops. Email [email protected] for more information!
 
 


NYNY Congratulates...
  • 2011 Fellow Leslie, who was named a Presidential Scholar by Lehman College, and who recently accepted a full-time offer from American Express
  • 2012 Fellow Casandra, who accepted a full-time offer from Macquarie   
  • 2012 Fellow Dupinder, who received a full-time offer from RBC Capital Markets 
 

 




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