• Help sort and gift wrap the donated toys and gifts for the seniors.
• Bring a non-perishable food item to benefit the Greenwich House Methadone Program's Patient Advisory Committee Food Pantry

The next Greenwich House Advisory Board Meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 21 at 6:30pm at Greenwich House, which is located at 27 Barrow Street off 7th Avenue South.

We will be finalizing plans for A Taste of Greenwich House (March 9, 2009) and the Holiday Gift Drive.  This will be a combined Advisory Council and Taste Benefit Committee Meeting.  We are getting to the critical stage for Taste and need your help to finalize restaurants and auction items.

Hope to see you there!

• On June 29 12 volunteers from Morgan Stanley, including the Chief Administrative Officer, accompanied 14 seniors from the Judith C. White Senior Center on an afternoon of culture at the Museum of Modern Art, where they enjoyed a guided tour which highlighted the new James Ensor exhibit.
  
  
• On July 16, 14 volunteers from Morgan Stanley joined five Advisory Council members and Yojiro on their lunch hours to host the Summer Birthday Party at the Judith C. White Senior Center.  Volunteers decorated the activity room with streamers and balloons prior to serving seniors donated treats, followed by a spirited game of NYC Trival Pursuit.  We hope to make this a quarterly event so let us know if you are interested in volunteering.

• Start thinking about potential sponsors, restaurants, contacts at liquor distributors and auction items.  Give Seth and Amy a heads up before your reach out to prevent duplication of effort.
• The Taste Benefit Committee kicked off planning for Taste 2010 with an entertaining evening on Thursday, June 25 hosted by Braeburn.  If you or a friend/colleague are interested in joining the TBC, please contact Amy and Seth.

• Thursday, July 16: Summer Birthday Party at the Judith C. White Senior Center 
• Tuesday, August 4: Summer Advisory Council Happy Hour, place TBD
• Tuesday, September 15: Advisory Council Meeting

Volunteer to help the Judith C. White Senior Center at Greenwich House celebrate summer birthdays with a party on Thursday, July 16, 12:30 – 2:30 p.m.

The low-income seniors served by the Greenwich House Senior Center often do not have any family locally and rarely receive gifts or extra treats – so it will be a nice surprise for them to have a party in their honor.

Come on your lunch hour, two shifts are available: 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. and 1:30 – 2:30 p.m.

• Decorate the activity room with streamers, balloons, etc.
• Join the seniors in playing party games like Pictionary and Password.
• Enjoy refreshments.

Each volunteer is asked to sign up to bring one of the following:

• Decorations: Streamers, balloons or Happy Birthday sign
• Refreshments: 1 dozen cookies/cupcakes, 1 sheet cake, 2 bags chips/pretzels or 2 bottles of juice/beverage
• Or donate $10 to be used towards gifts/party

Contact greenwich.house@yahoo.com to volunteer on July 16.

Greenwich House is a non-profit which provides social services to the New York City Community, including a Senior Center for low-income seniors, offering two meals a day during the week as well as cultural activities.  For more information on Greenwich House go to www.greenwichhouse.org.

You're Invited to the Taste of Greenwich House on March 9, 2009

JOIN US! Bring your friends and colleagues to the 7th annual A Taste of Greenwich House.  An evening of delectable tastings from some of New York City’s finest restaurants, with entertainment and alluring silent auction items.

Visit our online auction site now.  To order tickets by phone with a credit card, please call: 212-991-0003, ext. 403, or buy tickets online by clicking the link below.

Click to Buy Tickets - Now on Sale 

Monday, March 9th, 2009

LOCATION:
The Altman Building
135 West 18th Street

TIME:
VIP Reception: 6:00 - 7:00 PM
Gen. Admission: 7:00 - 9:30

TICKET INFORMATION:
VIP Gourmet*: $250.00
VIP Reception*: $175.00
General Admission: $90.00

*The VIP Reception will give you exclusive access to all of our restaurants from 6:00-7:00PM plus other benefits. VIP Gourmet ticket buyers will also have their names listed in the program.
Celebrity Chef Host of VIP Reception

Chef Scott Conant of Scarpetta will be present during the VIP hour signing copies of his latest cookbook.
Make a Contribution to Taste:

If you are unable to attend A Taste of Greenwich House but would like to make a contribution to the event, please go to the donate page and indicate Taste in the Additional Instructions field.
 
Main Course Sponsors:
  
Dechert LLP
DCI Group
Hughes Hubbard
Meadows Office Furniture Co.
Deloitte
 
Participating Restaurants
(list subject to change)

-Bar Blanc
-Batch
-BLT Burger
-Blue Hill
-Braeburn
-Commerce
-Cornelia Street Cafe
-Cowgirl
-Good
-Hill Country
-Inside Park
-Klee
-Owl
-One If By Land, Two If By Sea
-Perilla
-Pong
-Scarpetta
-Surya
-Sushi Samba
-Terri's
-Trestle
 
With Beverages Provided By
   
Boylan Bottling Co.
Cafe Bustelo
Duchamp
JTE Spirits
 
Music By LMS Entertainment
 
Public Relations Support By Headline Commuications Inc
 
Event Photography By Stacey Ilyse Photogrpahy
 
We thank our additional sponsors:
(as of 1/20/09)
Bar: Fred Smith Plumbing
 
Signage: A. Estéban & Company

If you are interested in participating in or sponsoring this event, or would like to donate items to the auction, please download the appropriate forms.

Taste Sponsor Levels
Taste Sponsor Agreement
Auction Donor Information
Restaurant Information

Greenwich House Advisory Council:
Christopher K. Kiplok & Lisa Uribe – Co-Chairs
Amy DeGiulio & Seth Raphaeli – Events Co-Chairs
Daniel Lipton & Megan Orsen – Membership Co-Chairs
Andrew Barnes & Shoko Sekiguchi – Volunteer & Corporate Projects Co-Chairs

Members:
Penny Arnold, Adrian Cockerill, Charlotte Davidson, Michael de Weger, Ellen Gerchick, Margaret Hoag, Liza Illonardo, Victor Illonardo, Dale Irwin, Craig Levine, Dana Perlman, Jennifer Rodriguez, Linda Rosenberg, Lily Shen, Elyssa Siminerio

Friends:
Paul Birgy, Leigh Buchmann, Lin Lan, Candy Martinez, Roro Oyegun, Michael Phillips

Taste Benefit Committee:
Amy N. DeGiulio and Seth Raphaeli – Event Co-Chairs
Joan Rappoport and Cathy Harte – General Coordinators
Penny Arnold – Auction Coordinator
Andrew Barnes – Good Bag Coordinator
Adrian Cockerill and Alexis Tryon – Restaurant Coordinators
Craig Levine – Beverage Coordinator
Shoko Sekiguchi – Volunteer Coordinator
Lisa Uribe – Media Relations Coordinator
Members:
Beth Barton, Alison Berke, Nick Burger, Christopher Kiplok, Diane Koeppel, Elissa Kramer, Karen Orlowski, Frances Page, Mal Schuster, James Supple, Claudia Volpi

The next Greenwich House Advisory Board Meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 21 at 6:30pm at Greenwich House, which is located at 27 Barrow Street off 7th Avenue South.

We will be finalizing plans for A Taste of Greenwich House (March 9, 2009).  This will be a combined Advisory Council and Taste Benefit Committee Meeting.  We are getting to the critical stage for Taste and need your help to finalize restaurants and auction items.

Hope to see you there!

Bring your friends to the

Greenwich House Advisory Board October Happy Hour

Meet and Mingle with Greenwich House Advisory Board Members and Friends

Learn about Greenwich House and how you can join the Advisory Board

We'll be discussing theTaste of Greenwich House and the Holiday Gift Drive.

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Off the Wagon
109 MacDougal Street
between Bleecker and West 3rd Streets
New York NY 10012
(212) 533-4487
www.nycbestbar.com/off/index.htm

• Welcome, Introductions & Announcements                                                               Lisa & Chris
  
• Membership Team Update                                                                                  Megan & Daniel
• Thank Roro for a terrific job as Membership Team Co-Chair 
• Announce New Membership Team Co-Chair: Daniel
• Induct new GHAB members
  
• Corporate Partnership & Volunteer Projects Team Update                                 Andrew & Shoko
• Volunteer Projects:
• If your company is planning any volunteer opportunities for employees, keep Greenwich House in mind.
• Corporate Volunteer Opportunities
• Individual Volunteer Opportunities
• Recent Projects:
• Goldman Sachs sponsored a trip the Preschool to the Bronx Zoo in May for their Community Team Works Program
• Morgan Stanley volunteered at the Preschool and Senior Center in June for their Global Volunteer Month
• Corporate Grants
• Music School Challenge Grant was met 6 months ahead of schedule – raised over $344,000 in 2.5 years.
• Holiday Gift Drive – Holiday Gift Drive for children and seniors
• Volunteers needed to coordinate gift drive
• Conference Call to coordinate gift drive 11am on Thursday, September 25
• Gift Drive Flyers:
• Overview
• General
• Seniors
• Preschool
• Food Drive for Methadone Maintenance Treatment Program Patient Advisory Committee Food Pantry
• GHAB Members bring non-perishable items to the meetings throughout the fall.
• Items are made available to those in greatest need of food for themselves and their families, especially for the holidays.
  
• Events Team Update                                                                                                      Amy & Seth
• Taste of Greenwich House – Monday, March 9, 2009
• Overview
• New Location: Altman Building
• Taste Coordinators:
• Contact Seth if you are interested in serving as a Taste Coordinator.
• Description of Coordinator Responsibilities:
• Corporate Sponsorship Coordinator
• Media Relations Coordinator
• VIP Coordinator
• Restaurant Coordinator
• Beverage Coordinator
• Invitation/Program/Decor Coordinator
• Goody Bag Coordinator
• Auction Coordinator
• Volunteer Coordinator
• Start reaching out to your contacts for Sponsorship, Restaurant participation and auction item donations.
• Email Amy and Seth to let them know what businesses you are contacting to prevent duplicate effort.
• Use the below request letters:
• Sponsorship Information and Sponsorship Levels
• Restaurant Solicitation Letter
• Auction Item Solicitation Letter and Auction Donor Information
• Taste Benefit Committee
• Overview
• First TBC meeting on Wednesday, September 24, 5:30-7 p.m.
• View the TBC membership expectations.
• RSVP to Yojiro by Friday, September 19.
  
• Important Dates
• Wednesday, September 24, 5:30-7 p.m. - First TBC Meeting
• Thursday, September 25, 11 a.m. – Holiday Gift Drive Conference Call
• Tuesday, October 7:  6:30 p.m. TBC meeting.
• TBD - GHAB October Happy Hour
• Wednesday, November 19, 6:30-7:15 p.m. - TBC meeting followed by
• 7:15 - 8 p.m. AB business meeting

• Wednesday, December 17, 6:30 p.m., TBC meeting

• TBD – December GHAB Holiday gift wrap party Wednesday, January 21, 6:30 p.m., combined TBC/GHAB meeting.

• Wednesday, January 18, 6:30 pm., combined TBC/GHAB meeting.