Join other Yalies for our next benefit at the lovely Reebok Sports Club.  Think 3-story rock wall, eucalyptus scented spa, state-of-the-art equipment, soccer and basketball courts.  You get a 3-day pass to this beautiful gym, plus a choice of classes for Yalies and lunch.  Tickets are limited so get yours today!

The Public Service/Social Justice Committee's Haiti Assistance Task Force is developing educational and service projects in New York and Haiti to aid the rebuilding efforts currently underway due to the January earthquake.  At our October meeting, we will be discussing projects to implement in the next few months.

Get ready, a cappella fans, because YAAMNY and the Yale, UVa, and Dartmouth Clubs have collaborated to put together a cappella like never before! Three renowned a cappella groups -- the Dartmouth Aires, the UVa Hullabahoos, and the Yale Whiffenpoofs -- will show down in song at this first ever sing-off between our alma maters. 

Attend an enriching, stimulating and fun art gallery tour in the vibrant Chelsea neighborhood with art advisor Jennifer Weissbach.  She is passionate about demystifying the art world and creates an open and warm environment during gallery visits so that people can talk freely and ask questions about the art. Register here.

The Public Service/Social Justice Committee wishes to invite you to our upcoming planning meeting to advance public service and social justice initiatives in the area. Click here to see the agenda.  Your constructive input is welcome!

Please join us as we launch the first women's discussion table! Co-Sponsored by YaleWomen of New York and YAAMNY, and open to all Yale alumnae. The $25 charge for the Tap Room buffet may be paid in cash at the event. RSVP: This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript   Please note: This event is now SOLD OUT! Rsvp to add your name to the waiting list.

Please join Ilyon Woo (1994) at the New York event for her newly published book, THE GREAT DIVORCE, recently featured on NPR and in The New York Times, The New Yorker and The Wall Street Journal.  The event is free and open to the public.  

6:30-8:00, with a dramatic presentation at 7:00.  Actors will deliver authentic testimonials by characters such as Eunice Hawley Chapman, the fiery mother who fought the Shakers for her children; her husband James Chapman, who stole the children from their home and secretly fled the state; Mother Lucy Wright, the supreme leader of the Shakers; New York Assemblyman Nathan Williams, who decried Eunice Chapmans sexually inappropriate behavior; and Thomas Jefferson, who weighed in on the controversial affair.

For more information, please visit www.ilyonwoo.com.

Please join us on Thursday, October 14th to support Amandla Development's ongoing partnerships with education innovators in South Africa! 

When: The party is from 6:30-10:00 p.m., and there will be a brief presentation at 7:30 p.m. 

Where: Bubble Lounge on 228 W Broadway (at White St)

You will have the opportunity to meet founder Scott Clarke, learn more about Amandla Development and meet other supporters. Featuring free hors d'oeuvres, vuvuzelas for a few lucky guests, a silent auction, and 2-for-1 Starr Africa Rum drinks. $15 in advance, $20 at the door. There's much to celebrate and much to do... together! Please RSVP at: http://www.razoo.com/story/Amandla-Development-Nyc-Benefit *RSVP by clicking donate. Please be sure NOT to hide your personal info. 

Amandla Development is a US 501(c)(3) charitable organization and all gifts are tax deductible.

YAAMNY is excited to partner with fellow NYC alumni clubs from Bucknell, Cal, Colgate, Columbia, Duke, PennState, Notre Dame, OhioState/ Big Ten, Lehigh and NYU for a night of mingling, mixing, networking and fun!! Drink specials all happy hour long. Details here.

This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript  in crafting first-rate, thoughtful, and intellectually stimulating educational enrichment programs for alumni and the general public.  Graphic and web design, IT, social media, and audio/ video recording skills are especially of value. We also welcome overtures from alumni involved with educational or cultural institutions that may prove possible partners in developing enrichment programming.  Email This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript  with your interest and biographical information.

Bring a Yalie to work and join a new initiative that connects amazing Yale undergrads with our incredible alumnae! Our Job-Shadowing Day in New York City is co-sponsored by YAAMNY and the Yale Women's Leadership Initiative (WLI), a dynamic undergraduate organization that empowers and unites aspiring female leaders on campus. Full details here.

The YAAMNY Arts Committee provides a forum where alumni can learn from leading practitioners in the world capital of fine and performing arts and support those in the entertainment industry. Whether you have won a Pulitzer and travel by limousine or are pushing cabs between auditions, come share your ideas and help create a resource to assist us all in our work.  Please RSVP to This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript .

Dare to commit! Register now for an evening with the NY Times bestselling author Professor Ian Ayres (TD '81, YLS '86) on his highly acclaimed new book Carrots and Sticks: Unlock the Power of Incentives to Get Things Done.  As co-founder of the website www.stickK.com (where people have entered into their own commitment contracts and collectively put more than $3 million on the line), Professor Ayres will share strategies based on behavioral economics that can give you the impetus to meet your personal and professional goals.