AAAYA & YAAMNY  cordially invite you to a BENEFIT CONCERT IN MEMORY OF ANNIE LE

Please join Yale Alumni, students, and friends for the very First Fellowship Benefit to honor the memory of Annie Le, the 24-year-old Yale pharmacology doctorate student who was murdered on campus in September of 2009.  Classical music performance by Robert Blocker, Dean, School of Music, Yale University, Ransom Wilson, Professor, School of Music, Yale University, Jessica Chang, Akiko Kobayashi '07, Gabriella Tortorello.  Voluntary Donation at the door, cash or check made payable to Yale University.  All Proceeds to benefit the ANNIE LE MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP FUND.

We wish to invite you to the PS/SJ Committee meeting to discuss our major upcoming event, Yale Day of Service and other significant initiatives to promote public service and social justice in our community and beyond.  We look forward to your attendance.

THE ASSOCIATION OF ASIAN AMERICAN YALE ALUMNI CORDIALLY INVITES YOU TO THE YEAR OF THE TIGER 2nd ANNUAL LUNAR NEW YEAR BANQUET/FUNDRAISER
 
Tickets are $88/person until February 22nd, $100/person thereafter.  Please see our website for further details:  www.aaaya.org.  Proceeds from this event will support summer interns who will work at NYC non-profit organizations serving the Asian community.

Co-sponsored by The Yale Alumni Association of Metropolitan New York

To kick off the Lunar New Year, AAAYA (Association of Asian American Yale Alumni) will be starting what we hope will become a regular happy hour gathering.   Each month, wed like to host a casual get together so you can have a drink with old friends, meet new people and network!

Drink specials include:
$5 Absolut and flavored Absolut
$5 Yuengling, Sam Adams and Sam Seasonal drafts.

So thumb your nose at the cold, brave the elements, and come out after work to celebrate the Lunar Year with a drink and a laugh!

We'll be upstairs.  Everyone is welcome! 

The Public Service/Social Justice Committee of the YALE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF METROPOLITAN NEW YORK is proud to partner with the Yale Club of New York City and the Association of Yale Alumni to sponsor the Second Annual YALE DAY OF SERVICE, on May 15, 2010.

On this day, thousands of Yale Alumni, family members, and friends will gather to volunteer for meaningful events and projects stemming from the laborious (sprucing up parks, planting gardens & painting) to the more intellectually stimulating (reading books to children, assisting with job applications & college applications) throughout the New York City Area as well as around the globe. During the first global Yale Day of Service (2009), we had the pleasure of helping over 500 Yale Alumni & their family & friends serve at approximately 20 sites.

We are currently looking for projects/sites throughout the New York City area that will accommodate and inspire volunteers to serve their communities and fellow New Yorkers. Please contact Amanda Taffy at This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript  with suggestions or for further details/questions.

PLEASE NOTE - DATE CHANGE due to inclement weather (NOW FEB 16)

We wish to invite you to the upcoming Public Service/ Social Justice Committee meeting to discuss many great opportunities for alum to engage in meaningful service projects and advancing social justice.

We are particularly interested in discussing and organizing a fundraiser for the children of Haiti. We ask all alumni to consider donating to the Clinton-Bush Haiti Fund (www.clintonbushhaitifund.org), Doctors without Borders (www.doctorswithoutborders.org), the United Nations Children's Fund (www.unicefusa.org) or the American Red Cross (www.redcross.org).

The agenda is as follows:
1. Report on January Projects (soup kitchen and mock interview session)
2. Discussion of upcoming events -- considering Haiti Fundraiser
3. Selection of April Project
4. Update regarding Day of Service
5. Social Justice Project Update
6. Discussion of YAAMNY Charity Ball Fundraiser
7. Final Comments

THE PUBLIC SERVICE/SOCIAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE is proud to be working with UPWARDLY GLOBAL in their monthly MOCK INTERVIEW SESSIONS.

UPWARDLY GLOBAL is a great organization that helps highly-skilled immigrants and refugees reclaim their careers here in the US. Often immigrants and refugees are exiled from the mainstream workforce. Upwardly Global helps them begin their job search, develop their talent and improve their lives and the lives of others. Come join other Yale Alumni to conduct MOCK INTERVIEW SESSIONS, which can help talented immigrant professionals overcome barriers to entering the American labor market. More info about this organization can be found at: http://www.upwardlyglobal.org/.

We are looking for 15 to 20 volunteers to work together in this worthy cause.

To volunteer, or for additional info, please contact Anne Nakaoka Moss at: This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript .

The Public Service/Social Justice Committee of the YALE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF METROPOLITAN NEW YORK is proud to honor Dr. King's legacy by serving fellow New Yorkers at this Soup Kitchen during winter. We are looking for 15 volunteers to help serve food & drinks to approximately 700 patrons and to assist in the cleaning process.

We are pleased to have ASTRID ANDRE '94 serve as Team Leader for this site. For more info, please contact Amanda Taffy at This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript .

Born on January 15, 1929, Dr. King led one of the most successful non-violent civil rights movements in history. In addition to being the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 for his advancement of human rights, Dr. King was a beloved husband and father. An excerpt from Dr. King's acceptance speech of the Nobel Peace Prize follows:
"I accept this award today with an abiding faith in America and an audacious faith in the future of mankind. I refuse to accept despair as the final response to the ambiguities of history. I refuse to accept the idea that the "isness" of man's present nature makes him morally incapable of reaching up for the eternal "oughtness" that forever confronts him. I refuse to accept the idea that man is mere flotsom and jetsom in the river of life, unable to influence the unfolding events which surround him. I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality. I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right temporarily defeated is stronger than evil triumphant. "

The Public Service/Social Justice Committee of the Yale Alumni Association of the Metropolitan New York wishes to invite you to attend our upcoming meeting to discuss, organize and help execute monthly public service projects in the NYC area and advance our social justice project in Newark.  We look forward to seeing you.

Agenda
1. Update of January Projects (fundraiser at Yale Club, soup kitchen & mock interview session)
2. Selection of February, April Projects
3. Update regarding Day of Service Site Projects
4. Social Justice Project Update
5. Miscellaneous

This event is filled. Many thanks to all our enthusiastic and dedicated volunteers!

The Public Service Committee is pleased to return to a Day of Service Site, the Yorkville Common Pantry, to help out with their annual toy sorting. We are looking for 15 volunteers for both the morning and afternoon shifts as follows:

Morning: 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
Afternoon: 12:00 noon to 3:00 pm

This will be a great way to meet and network with other Yale Alumni, while filling a real need: sorting donated toys to appropriate categories. Yorkville Common Pantry is NYC's largest community based food pantry, and is dedicated to reducing hunger while promoting dignity and self-sufficiency.

Come out and join other Yalies and spread some good holiday cheers -- there are many in our community who need your help and good spirit!

To volunteer or for more info, please contact Anne Nakaoka Moss: This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript

We would like to invite everyone to attend the upcoming YAAMNY Public Service/Social Justice Meeting.

In addition to supporting the exciting and worthwhile projects already listed on the agenda, we strongly encourage all attendees to join and be a part of creating and sustaining new partnerships in both arenas of public service and social justice. Our goal is to engage the Yale Alumni community in various types of short term/long term community-building projects that enable you to contribute positively to your environment and society while working with other fellow Yalies, based on your schedule of availability. We look forward to seeing you.

THIS EVENT HAS FILLED UP---A BIG THANKS TO ALL THE VOLUNTEERS WHO SIGNED UP WEEKS IN ADVANCE TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO FELLOW NEW YORKERS!

Please contact This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript  for further information and/or to confirm attendance.

The Public Service/Social Justice Committee of the Yale Alumni Association of Metropolitan New York wishes to invite you to our upcoming meeting. We are always looking for projects that inspire alumni to serve their community. Please contact This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript  for further information.

Agenda
I. Discussion of Previous Events -- International Coastal Clean Up in Prospect Park  and Rock the Boat Regatta
II. Review of Upcoming Events -- Halloween in Prospect Park (October) and St. Xavier's Soup Kitchen (November)
III. Selection of December and January Projects.
IV. Update on Newark Juvenile Justice Project.

The Public Service/Social Justice Committee would like to invite everyone to our monthly meeting. If you are interested in Public Service or Social Justice Projects, we would love to have you join us. We have many exciting ideas and opportunities to get involved! If you have any questions, please email: Anne Nakaoka Moss: This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript

Agenda:
I. Discussion of Previous Events: Halloween in Prospect Park
II. Review Upcoming Events: St Xavier's Soup Kitchen in November and January
III. Selection of December and January Projects
IV. Update on Newark Juvenile Justice Project
V. Discussion about Yale Day of Service 2010 (May 15)

The Public Service/Social Justice Committee of the Yale Alumni Association of Metropolitan New York is proud to join the Prospect Park Volunteer Corps in their 28th Annual Halloween Haunted Walk & Carnival. We are looking for Carnival Game Leaders to assist Prospect Park staff as they run the Carnival Games and hand out candy to all the children an the end of each game as well as other related activities such as face painting for the children.

The shifts are as follows:
Volunteer Shift A: 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Volunteer Shift B: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Actual Event Time: 12:00 Noon - 3:00 PM

If you wish to register, or for further information, please contact This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript . Additional information can be found at Prospect Park Halloween Haunted Walk & Carnival.

Come Row for TEAM YALE, HAVE FUN, AND VOLUNTEER!

ROCKING MANHATTAN - Regatta & Barbecue Party. Our team leader John Joseph Hopkins '05, former captain of the Yale Crew Team, will lead a crew of Yale Alumni boats for a day long rowing adventure around the island of Manhattan. Come and help Team Yale row to victory! Rowers will compete to benefit a great organization, Rocking the Boat, in collaboration with the Downtown Community Boathouse.

The day will culminate in a fabulous and fun filled afternoon Barbecue Party at Pier 40 (Houston Street and the Hudson River) with great food and drinks, terrific educational activities for kids and adults to learn about boat building, river life, and all things aquatic, and short boat rides on hand built wooden rowboats. To attend the tailgating party, we are asking for contributions in the form of a pledge donation to sponsor either a Yale boat or rower, all proceeds to benefit Rocking the Boat.

We are looking for volunteers to help run this event, as well as rowers for the regatta, and participants/donors to come and join the fun. The day has several segments as follows:
Morning Shift 8 AM to 10 AM: (Hallet's Cove, East River, Long Island City, Queens) Looking for eight volunteers to help serve breakfast to the rowers
Lunch Shift 11 AM to 1 PM:(At Swindlers Cove, Harlem River) Ten volunteers are needed to help serve lunch to the rowers.
Afternoon Barbeque Party, 3 to 6 PM: At Pier 40, Houston Street & Hudson River, downtown Manhattan: Twenty volunteers are needed to help organize and run the party, which will be a spectacular event for the whole family.

We are also looking for ROWERS to compete for Team Yale in hand-built wooden rowboats around Manhattan. The row is 26 miles and will be split into two shifts: a morning 5 hour shift and a 3 hour afternoon shift. Previous rowing experience is NOT required, but you would need to be reasonably fit. You will need to attend a rowing orientation prior to the event which will be on a weekday evening.

This will be a fun event for the whole family - you can volunteer, row, or just come to cheer on the Yale rowers. Please contact This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript  or log onto www.rockingtheboat.org for details. Specific details about registration and donations can be found at: http://rockingmanhattan.kintera.org/.

The Public Service/Social Justice Committee of the Yale Alumni Association of Metropolitan New York is proud to join the Prospect Park Volunteer Corps in their International Coastal Clean-Up Project, which is part of a world-wide effort to clean our shores. Teams of 4 will descend upon Prospect Park Lake, the only lake in Brooklyn, to remove and document all litter found in and around the lake.

If you wish to register, or for further information, please contact This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript . Additional information can be found at Prospect Park International Coastal Clean-Up Project.

We would like to invite everyone to attend the upcoming Public Service/Social Justice Meeting.

In addition to supporting the exciting and worthwhile projects already listed on the agenda (see website for details), we strongly encourage all attendees to join and be a part of creating and sustaining new partnerships in both arenas of public service and social justice.

Our goal is to engage the Yale Alumni community in various types of short term/long term community-building projects that enable you to contribute positively to your environment and society while working with other fellow Yalies, based on your schedule of availability.

We look forward to seeing you.
Andrew Burgie, Amanda Taffy and Anne Moss
Co-Chairs of the Public Service/Social Justice Committee

The Public Service/Social Justice Committee of the Yale Alumni Association of Metropolitan New York is proud to co-sponsor the T.E.A.L. 5K Walk for Ovarian Cancer in Brooklyn's Prospect Park.  We are looking for 15+ walkers for TEAM YALE to raise awarness of, and promote a cure for ovarian cancer.  Proceeds will benefit the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund, the leading independent agency dedicated to advancing ovarian cancer research. If you wish to register, or for further information, please contact This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript Amanda Taffy. More details about the event can be found at www.tealwalk.org.