40 Below Civic Engagement Involvement Fair III

Please join us for the third CNY Involvement Fair III. The event is scheduled for Wednesday, November 18, 2009, from 4:00 to 7:00 pm at Pensabene’s Casa Grande. Free and open to the public, the event will offer attendees an opportunity to visit booths from area nonprofit agencies, community groups, professional associations, and local businesses. This is an excellent occasion for agencies to connect with engaged, motivated individuals interested in contributing to the success of volunteer organizations.

Involvement Fair III
Wednesday 11/18/2009
4 – 7 pm
Pensabene’s Casa Grande
135 State Fair Blvd, Syracuse, NY 13204 | map

For volunteers there is no need to register and no registration fee, and attendees need not be members of 40 Below. The goal of the event is connect willing volunteers, those 40 and over 40, with organizations in need of their service and to encourage membership within area professional societies.

Community Dining Syracuse

Community Dining Syracuse has two goals: 1) providing an intergenerational, interracial, multi-cultural melting pot of people to share interesting conversation and good food; and 2) making it comfortable to dine out alone or as a couple to meet new people. Our new community ethos should become “eating out alone doesn’t mean being alone.” Sponsors are AARP and the Greater Syracuse Chamber of Commerce with partners, Leadership Greater Syracuse, 100 Black Men and Media Personality and Advocate George Kilpatrick.

Find out more and signup at the Community Dining Syracuse website.

Onondaga Citizens League: What Does It Mean to be Green?

The Onondaga Citizens League’s study topic for this year is “What Does It Mean to be Green?” Since September, OCL has convened a series of public discussions on the topic, starting with the big picture – understanding ecosystems and their importance and the importance of sustainable community actions. Keep up with OCL’s work by following their blog:

http://oclgreenblog.wordpress.com/

Involvement Fair III Press Release

Please see the attached press release for details on the upcoming 40 Below Involvement Fair, to be held Wednesday, November 18, 2009, at Pensabene’s Casa Grande.

Involvement Fair III Press Release

Involvement Fair III Invite – Final/Approved Copy

Here’s the final IF3 invite, a PDF:

IF3 Invite FNL

1-800-Volunteer.org Is At It Again!

The Post-Standard is once again printing a full-page Holiday Volunteering Opportunities feature in the CNY section, this year on November 9. If you have a holiday volunteering opportunity you’d like printed in this feature, please fill out the following information and e-mail back to Kelly Knab (kknab@unitedway-cny.org) as soon as possible but no later than Wednesday, October 28.

Here is the information needed:

Agency:

Title of Opportunity:

Description:

When (Date and Time):

Where (Street Address and City):

Contact (Name, Phone Number and/or E-mail Address):

Thanks!

 

 

 

October Meeting…AT THE ZOO?!?!

If you missed our October meeting, boy were you missing out!!  We had a fabulous time at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo–Sarah Moore from Friends of the Zoo and Ted talked to us about the impressive accreditations of the zoo, the programming that they have going on and even took us on a VIP tour of the new penguin exhibit!  Yes, you heard me right!  We got to get a behind-the-scenes look at the baby penguins and even got to pet one!!!  Check out the pictures coming soon!

If YOU would like to get involved in the Zoo and have some great opportunities, check out some of these upcoming events and opportunities:

ZooInvolvement.doc

What does Hospice have to do with 40B?

40 Below Civic Engagement Task Force will be linking up with Hospice this fall for some great opportunities!

FIRST, we will be having our monthly meeting at Hospice of CNY where we will learn what Hospice is all about, how it concerns even young professionals like ourselves, and even get a tour!  The meeting will be Monday, November 2 at 5:30.  Check your email for more information in the coming weeks!

Hospice of CNY also has their “big event of the year” coming up, and YOU’RE INVITED!

The 12th Annual Charity Preview, sponsored by the Syracuse Auto Dealers Association, is scheduled for Wednesday, February 10, 2010. Thank you to all of our sponsors who helped raise $159,492 during the 2009 event. The Charity Preview event has now raised $1,480,905!  Participating charities include: Alzheimer’s Association Central New York Chapter
Camp Good Days & Special Times, Inc.
Crouse Health Foundation
Elmcrest Children’s Center
Enable
Hospice of Central New York
Huntington Family Centers, Inc.
Kidney Foundation of Central New York
Learning Disabilities Association of Central New York
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Central New York
Meals on Wheels of Syracuse, NY, Inc.
Syracuse Behavioral Healthcare

EVENING’S SCHEDULE
6:30 – 7:30PM
Ballroom – meet your friends, have a cocktail and get ready to see the exciting new cars.
7:20pm
Video presentation recognizing sponsors.
7:30 – 8:30pm
Oncenter Exhibition Hall – Open for display of automobiles. Enjoy the music of “Dixieland Update.”
8:30 – 9:15pm
War Memorial Exhibition Hall – Trucks, sport utilities and conversion vans. Music by “The Lost Boys” and plenty of food.
9:15 – 10:00pm
War Memorial Auditorium – World’s finest and most expensive motor cars accompanied by dessert and the piano offerings of Nancy James.    It is a black tie optional event, and the tickets cost $125 each.

Hospice also has an event committee that helps us sell tickets and secure sponsorships.  They would love to have someone from 40 below join this committee, bringing some fresh ideas and a lot of energy.  Anyone interested in joining this group can contact Christine Corbett at (315) 634-2201 or ccorbett@hospicecny.org