The Education Programs Committee of the Yale Alumni Association of Metropolitan New York (YAAMNY), in collaboration with the Arts & Entertainment Committee, presents a visit to Yale University for special group tours of two stellar exhibitions:

"Picasso and the Allure of Language" at the Yale University Art Gallery (YUAG) &
 "Endless Forms: Charles Darwin, Natural Science and the Visual Arts" at the Yale Center for British Art (YCBA).

Join us for memorable tours of two first-rate exhibitions. See the website for full event details.The number of participants is strictly limited. Register today! All are welcome. To register, visit: http://yaamny-picasso-darwin.eventbrite.com/

In 2006, Yale School of Management alumna ('80 MPPM) Indra K. Nooyi became CEO of PepsiCo. Best known for its Pepsi soft drinks, the multi-national billion dollar corporation that Nooyi oversees is one of the world's largest snack-food companies Recently ranked 3rd in Forbes Magazines List of The 100 Most Powerful Women, Nooyi is one of the top female executives in the United States and she is the highest-ranking woman of Indian heritage in corporate America.

 Asia Society President Vishakha N. Desai will talk with Indra Nooyi about the challenges and successes she has experienced in her career at the highest levels of international business.  President's Forum is a series of programs which features the President of Asia Society interviewing prominent guests who have included His Holiness the
Dalai Lama, Maya Lin, Thich Nhat Hanh and Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad.

President's Forum programs are endowed by a grant from the Hazen Polsky Foundation.

For tickets, call the Asia Society box office at (212) 517-ASIA or visit  https://tickets.asiasociety.org

YAAMNY is an outreach partner for this event.

Colgate, Cornell, Columbia, Dartmouth, Duke, Emory, Princeton, NYU, USC, Vanderbilt, and Yale!

Young Alumni who graduated from their undergraduate college within the last ten years!
**Drink Specials**No Cover**

RSVP NOW at http://spring2009multischool.eventbrite.com

We have the entire basement reserved for our group so just walk in the door and head downstairs to meet up with everyone. There's no better way to start your weekend - we hope to see you there!!!!

Join the YAAMNY Social Activities Committee for MONTHLY DIM SUM as part of our Explore New York series!

Location: Jing Fong
                 20 Elizabeth St, 2nd Floor
Cost:       Bill will be divided among attendees

Please RSVP at least 24 hours prior: http://yaamnydimsum.eventbrite.com/

Thanks to YAAMNY Social Activities Committee member Pam Weinstock '88 for organizing this event!

Sakura Matsuri at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Meet fellow alumni while enjoying the festivities of the Japanese cherry blossom festival, or just strolling among the enchanting blossoms and marvelous gardens. Meet the group at the Taiko Drumming performance at 12pm, we will be holding a sign! The performance is at the Cherry Esplanade Stage - be sure to pick up a map on your way in!

Admission is $12 for adults, $6 for seniors and students, and free for children under 12. Buy your tickets at the entrance. More information and directions are on the website: http://www.bbg.org/exp/cherries/sakura.html

See you under the blossoms!

Be sure to RSVP WITH YOUR NAME AND YALE DEGREE TO This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript  so that the organizers will know to be on the lookout for you in the park.

Thanks to YAAMNY Social Activities Committee members Elisabeth Enenbach '02 MA, '04 MPhil and J'HeaLee '88 MS, '94 PhD for organizing the event!

The Association of Yale Alumni, the Yale Black Alumni Association and the Yale Alumni Association of Metropolitan New York invite you to

The Frank Austin Gooch Lectureship
"Next Generation Leadership in the New Millennium: The Future of Civil and Human Rights"
Benjamin T. Jealous, President of the NAACP

Please join fellow alumni, students and friends to hear from one of the nation's dynamic young leaders who, at the age of 35, is the youngest person to lead the 100-year-old civil rights organization. Light Reception 6-7, followed by lecture and Q&A from 7-8

RSVP by April 30
Seating is limited and on a first come first served basis. RSVP today to Linda Memmott at This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript or 203-432-4699. Please include your name and Yale degree and any guest names.

Join CAW4KIDS and spent a Saturday afternoon engaged in a creative workshop for children ages 5-10.  The workshops are designed to build social skills, enable self expression and provide a safe and peaceful play-time for kids.  We are seeking 10 volunteers for the day between the hours of 11:30am and 3:30pm.  Meals will not be provided during the event.  The volunteers will serve as mentors during an instructor-led class.  There will be 1 mentor for every 3 kids.  The day begins with preparation and a general gathering of volunteers and the kids.  Story-time begins and each mentor will assist the children with reading a story.  Later the mentor will work with the children as they create an art project in response to the reading.  At the end of the event the art work will be on display for participants and volunteers to view.  This is a family friendly event.

   While only in its fifth year, the 5K walk has seen enormous success not only among Yale students, but the entire New Haven community.  Founded by Yale students and organized by Yale students, the walk is an important part of the university's service towards the local community.  With all proceeds going directly to the ten organizations on the Mayors Task Force on AIDS, the event addresses a greatly-overlooked health problem on the front lawn of our school.

AIDS Walk New Haven is a great way for alumni to stay involved in giving back to the New Haven community. See the YAAMNY website for more information.    

The Public Service/Social Justice Committee of the YALE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF METROPOLITAN NEW YORK is proud to partner with the YALE CLUB of NYC and the Association of Yale Alumni to sponsor YALE DAY OF SERVICE, on May 16, 2009.

Click here to go to the main Yale Day of Service website to register

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.

As an additional incentive, there will be prizes for several lucky volunteers whose names are drawn by activity leaders on May 16. Prizes include:
   * an iPod Shuffle (donated by YAAMNY)
   * one free night at the Yale Club of New York City, including breakfast (donated by the Yale Club of New York City)
   * a dinner for two at Bay Leaf Indian Brasserie (donated by Uday Gupta, Yale SOM '08)

If you cannot donate your time or talent at one of the many Yale Day of Service volunteer activities, please consider a tax-deductible gift to sponsor another alum at sites that need supplies or fundraising. Go to http://yaamny-donation.eventbrite.com/ to make a contribution.

Sign up now! Click on the link above for all the details.