Archive for June, 2009

Greenwich House Music School Benefit

Friday, June 5th, 2009

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On Monday, June 15, 2009 at 7:30PM, an all-star cast will take to the stage for a one-night-only benefit performance of “COME RAIN OR COME SHINE: Celebrating the Songs of Johnny Mercer.”  The event will take place at the Cherry Lane Theatre, 38 Commerce Street, in the West Village. All proceeds from the event will benefit GREENWICH HOUSE MUSIC School’s music education programs and assist with vital facility upgrades. For more information please contact Jim Caruso at (212) 724-6873 or caruso212@aol.com or Cathy J. Sharp, Director, Development & Communications at (212) 991-0003 x400 or csharp@greenwichhouse.org. For tickets visit http://greenwichhouse.org/products/tickets

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Helping Foster Kids through Fashion

Friday, June 5th, 2009
Better Birth: The Ultimate Guide to Childbirth from Home Births to Hospitals

Better Birth: The Ultimate Guide to Childbirth from Home Births to Hospitals

Calypso St. Barth and Denise Spatafora invite you the launch of “Better Birth, The Ultimate Guide to Childbirth from Home Birth to Hospitals” on Wednesday, June 17, 2009, from 6-8pm at Calypso St. Barth Tribeca, 137 West Broadway. Call 212-608-2222 or click here for details. For this special evening event, Calypso St. Barth will donate a portion of the night’s sales to Edwin Gould Services for Children and Families.egscf-logo

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Answering the Call: A Community Forum on Healthy Aging and Civic Engagement

Friday, June 5th, 2009

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The Jewish Association for Services for the Aged (JASA) invites you to Answering the Call: A Community Forum on Healthy Aging and Civic Engagement to be held on June 12th, from 9am-1pm at UJA-Federation of New York. Click here for event information. This event will engage older adults,  community organizers, volunteer managers and legislators in discussions about healthy aging, civic engagement and volunteerism and feature experts from city and state government, aging services, social services, and policy, nonprofit and philanthropic organizations.  A poster session held immediately following the panel presentation will allow professionals in the field of aging, public service, and volunteer management to showcase their work in one of three categories: Best Practices, Research and Policy, and Program Models for Civic Engagement and Healthy Aging.

 Speakers include: Michael Burgess, Director, New York State Office for Aging (NYSOFA), Stacey Easterling, Programme Executive, The Atlantic Philanthropies; Thomas Endres, Vice President of Civic Engagement, National Council on Aging; Aileen Gitelson, CEO, JASA; Hon. Liz Krueger, New York State Senator; Caryn Resnick, Deputy Commissioner, New York City Department for the Aging (NYCDFTA); Donna M. Smith, State Program Director, Corporation for National & Community Service; Susan Stern, Chair, New York State Commission on National and Community Service; Julia Zeuner, LMSW, Chair, Task Force on Aging; UJA-Federation of New York. Please click here for registration form. For more information on this event please contact Kerry Allison at (212) 273-5228 or via email at volunteer@jasa.org. 

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