Join New York's community of Yale alumni artists, creatives, innovators and entrepreneurs for an unforgettable evening of Yalie merriment, art and conversation.

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Presented by Yale Entrepreneurs & Investors, Artlog, Creative Yale Alumni Network (CYAN), and the Yale Alumni Association of Metropolitan New York, this first-annual holiday soirée will bring together Yale alums in NYC for an evening of mingling, eating and drinking in a stunning downtown art gallery and exhibition space. Much enjoyment will be had by all. Refreshments will include complimentary wine and hors d'oeuvres. A $5 donation will be asked for at the door to cover costs. Cocktail attire. Feel free to invite guests.

YAAMNY is excited to celebrate the Holiday season with other NYC Alumni groups at the Village Pourhouse. Here's a chance to show off your RockBand & Guitar Hero skills! Play your favorite Aerosmith, Nirvana, and Wheezer songs, catch up with old friends and meet other alumni in the city. Prizes for the highest score guitarist and rock-band groups!

Event is free, but please register using this link: http://nycalumni09jinglebellrockout.eventbrite.com.

This event is brought to you by two premier networking groups for young alumni in New York City: PostU and Giving Opportunities to Others (GOTO). PostU is a consortium of 61 NYC alumni school clubs who self-organize for the purpose of supporting each others' member recruitment and engagement objectives. GOTO is a 501(3)(c) that enriches the lives of promising, underprivileged children by immersing them in art and music. This effort is complemented by a series of initiatives that encourage philanthropic awareness through volunteer and social events among young professionals.

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

The Yale Alumni Association of Metropolitan New York and the Yale Whiffenpoofs cordially invite alumni to a Holiday Concert at Carnegie Hall on Saturday December 19 for an evening of fine music. The Whiffenpoofs will present some of your holiday favorites alongside classics from the Whiffenpoof repertoire and the Yale Songbook. The concert will also feature the Princeton Nassoons.

Tickets:
Orchestra : $50
Balcony : $30

Purchase tickets online, by calling CarnegieCharge at (212)-247-7800, or at the Carnegie Hall Box Office at 57th Street and 7th Ave.

The Whiffenpoofs would like to thank the Yale Alumni Association of Metropolitan New York for co-sponsoring the event.

At just 26-years-old, Seun Adebiyi is one of the most driven individuals you will ever meet. Seun has achieved nearly every goal he has set for himself in life so far. He has a couple big ones left - and sadly not a lot of time. A 2009 graduate of the Yale Law School who was born in Nigeria and raised in Alabama, Seun was diagnosed with both leukemia and lymphoma while training for the 2014 Olympic Winter Games last year. Now his goal is to register 10,000 people as bone marrow donors with DKMS, the largest bone marrow donor center in the world. His mission is to not only save his own life, but to save thousands of others, like himself in need of a life-saving transplant. The likelihood of finding a match is much higher within a persons own ethnic group. However, due to a significant under-representation of minorities in the National Bone Marrow Registry, Seun is facing grim odds. Only about 515,000 of the potential donors )about 8% of the registry) are African-Americans. As a result, 83% African-American patients do not receive the life saving transplants they need. Overall, only 3 out of 10 patients will receive the transplant that can save their life.

Please attend he donor drive on January 10th, or see the YAAMNY website for other ways you can help.

DKMS would like to thank the YAAMNY Public Service & Social Justice Committee for co-sponsoring this event.

For further information on donation and registering go to www.dkmsamericas.org or call (866) 340-DKMS.

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 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 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 (or for certain specified events May 1, May 7, May 16 or May 22 - please click on the Day of Service link below for more details).

On this day, thousands of Yale Alumni, family members and friends will gather to volunteer for meaningful events and projects ranging from the labor intensive (sprucing up parks, planting gardens & painting) to the more intellectually stimulating (reading books to children, assisting with job applications & college applications and tutoring) throughout the New York City Area and 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 throughout the area.

Among the possible activities are park clean-up activities, tutoring, planting gardens, teaching tennis, various walks and assisting with job and college applications. This year we have added more sites including additional child-friendly sites, we have a broader range of activities and have activities on various dates throughout the month of May to allow alumni to participate on the day that best suits them.  Our first event as part of this year's Day of Service, at the Harlem Junior Tennis and Education Program, was very well attended with 26 volunteers and 50 children. Mayor Dinkins gave an inspirational introductory speech at this event.It was thoroughly enjoyed by all.

Click here to learn more and register for a Yale Day of Service site in your area.

The Educational Programs Committee of the Yale Alumni Association of Metropolitan New York is engaged in planning educational enrichment programs for New York City area alumni. If you are interested in crafting first-rate, engaging, and intellectually stimulating programs with fellow Yale alumni, you are warmly invited to the join the Committee. If you would like to join, please contact the Committee at: This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript . All are welcome.

The YAAMNY Arts & Entertainment Committee strives to provide a forum where alumni can enjoy, share in, and learn from leading practitioners in the world capital of fine and performing arts, and support alumni in the arts, through regular presentations and events that will offer opportunities for networking and performance.

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.

All are welcome. Please RSVP to This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript .