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NYNY Newsletter October 2010

Connecting Ambition with Opportunity

October 2010

Volume 1

Issue 1

Fellow Spotlight

Yahya

Yahya was born and raised in Yemen and immigrated to the United States with his family in 2006. He is currently studying Political Science at the City College of New York. His passion for equality and justice set the foundation for his plan to become a lawyer in order to defend civil rights and achieve justice. Yahya is currently seeking an internship in the legal field.

Fellow Spotlight

Nicole

NYNY Fellow - Nicole

Nicole recently moved back to New York from Georgia with the hope of helping to eradicate poverty and injustice in low-income neighborhoods. She is currently a student at John Jay College of Criminal Justice studying Forensic Psychology. Nicole believes that understanding psychology, anthropology and sociology will help her better understand the issues that plague low-income communities.

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Greetings!

It is with great pleasure that I introduce to you the first issue of the New York Needs You Newsletter! It has been a great year so far. Since our program launch in June, we have hosted 7 workshops for our inaugural class of 50 Fellows. We have also engaged more than 130 amazing volunteers, as Mentor-Coaches and Industry Specialists.

Our newsletter will keep you updated on what is going on at NYNY. Each month, we will feature two Fellows and share more about their dreams, aspirations and experiences. We will also highlight exciting volunteer opportunities.

We look forward to sharing updates on our organization, our program and especially, on our Fellows. Thank you for being a supporter of NYNY!

Sincerely,

Nicole Lindsay
Executive Director

New York Needs You

nicole.lindsay@newyorkneedsyou.org

2010 Inaugural Benefit


	(l-r) Andrew Marks - NYNY Board Member, Howard Marks - Benefit Honoree, Mayor Cory Booker - Benefit Honoree, Robert Reffkin - Founder and President of NYNY

On Wednesday September 15, New York Needs You held its Inaugural Benefit Dinner at Cipriani on 42nd St. We were grateful to welcome over 580 esteemed guests that helped us honor Mayor Cory Booker of Newark, New Jersey and Howard Marks, Founder and Chairman of Oaktree Capital Management.

Guests were able to mix and mingle with the Fellows in the program as well as many of NYNY's strong supporters. The event included a silent auction with a wide range of items such as tickets to P. Diddy's birthday party, lunch with Howard Marks, and a luxury vacation in Maui - to name a few.

Two NYNY Fellows, Maria and Anival served as emcees for the night and three other fellows, Lorik, Elena and Felix, shared their stories with the audience.

NYNY Fellows Maria and Anival

NYNY raised more than $1.1 million from the event that will be used to increase the number of Fellows that the organization serves. The Fellows in particular were extremely excited; one Fellow remarked "this event was the best night of my life". This Benefit reinvigorated everyone involved with New York Needs You and will serve as great inspiration as the recruiting process for the second class of NYNY Fellows begins.

How You Can Help

Upcoming Workshops

Join us as a volunteer at one of our upcoming workshops. Email maritza.martinez@newyorkneedsyou.org for more information!

October 9: Networking and Giving / Receiving Feedback
November 6: Personal Leadership
November 20: Interview Skills and Self-Assessments
December 4: Interview Practice

In-kind Donation - Test Prep Materials

Many of our fellows are preparing to take standardized tests related to Graduate Programs. If you have any new or gently used test preparation materials for the GRE, GMAT, LSAT or MCAT (2007 editions or later), feel free to send or call to arrange for a drop off at our office:

40 Worth St

Suite 826

New York, NY 10013

(212) 571-0202

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