| Volunteers Needed for HWW 6th Annual Backpack Drive
 Date: August 13th, 16th - 19th
Time: Various time slots
Location: Credit Suisse, One Madison Avenue, Level 2B, on 23rd Street
Please offer your support to HWW's Annual Backpack Drive for 2010 so that thousands of children who are
homeless, in foster care or living in poverty can start the new school year with a backpack filled with
supplies. Let's help motivate these children to be excited for the first day of school and be ready to learn.
We already have orders for 5,000 backpacks from our nonprofit social service and educational partners in the
Tri-State area.
We still NEED volunteers to help manage inventory and the backpack assembly
shifts. If you would like to volunteer for one of these roles please contact Diane Keating,
dkeating@highwaterwomen.org. A volunteer meeting for these roles will be held in mid-July.
If would like to volunteer to assemble backpacks or form a team with colleagues, you can now register by
clicking on the following links:
HWW Backpack Assembly Shifts for August 16th
HWW Backpack Assembly Shifts for August 17th
HWW Backpack Assembly Shifts for August 18th
HWW Backpack Assembly Shifts for August 19th
If you'd like to make a donation to support the Backpack Drive and help purchase backpacks and supplies, please
go to our secure donation page at NYCharities by clicking on Support HWW 2010 Backpack Drive . Thanks for your support.
Financial Literacy Volunteers Needed
After the successful pilot of the High Water Women Muriel Siebert Foundation Financial Literacy program, we are getting ready for another season. In the 2009 – 2010 school year our volunteers trained over 75 New York City students in many facets of personal financial literacy.
The Financial Literacy program that runs in conjunction with The After School Corporation (TASC) is a 21-hour program that is generally taught in 11 two-hour classes. Each class has a minimum of two volunteer instructors and is scheduled at the end of the after school program, from 4 – 6 for high school students and 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM for middle school students. Generally, the classes are scheduled every other week with breaks around school holidays. In the fall 2010, we are also planning to implement a 15-week program that will run for 8 classes
No special knowledge needed, we will train you to teach the curriculum. We train the volunteers in both the curriculum and in working with youth, which helped the pilot volunteers enormously. Additionally, the Board of Ed requires all volunteers to be fingerprinted.
Please feel free to ask anything else that comes to mind. We hope we have the opportunity to work with you to help more students take control of their financial future. If you are interested in volunteering, please e-mail Denise Kazmier, Kerri King or Mary King finlit@highwaterwomen.org.
Bottomless Closet Volunteer Opportunities
Location: Bottomless Closet's Offices, Hotel Pennsylvania, 15 Penn Plaza - Level B, Suite 40 (Entrance on West 33rd Street, between 6th and 7th Avenues)
On-Going Evening Opportunities: These opportunities are available on an on-going basis. Please contact us to set up a time that will work for you
- Phone calls to recent clients to follow up on their job search and employment status
- Excel data entry of client workshop survey information
Evening Client Appointments: Sign up to dress clients who have recently been hired!
- Tuesday, July 13th, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
- Tuesday, July 27th, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Contact Nicole Belmont at bottomlesscloset@highwaterwomen.org if you are interested in volunteering.
The Children's Storefront Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteers Needed to Assist Children in Mural Painting
Date: July 14th, 21st and/or 28th
Time: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Location: 70 East 129th Street, on Park Avenue
Volunteers Needed to Assist Children in Math or English Tutoring
Date: Weekdays during the week of July 12th or July 19th
Time: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: 70 East 129th Street, on Park Avenue
If you are interested in volunteering for either of these events, please e-mail Melanea Colona at childrensstorefront@highwaterwomen.org .
Young Women's Council Happy Hour
Date: Wednesday, July 14th
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: Beer Bar at Cafe Centro (Between 45th St & Vanderbilt Ave)
Join the recently formed HWW Young Women's Council for a drink at Beer Bar on Wednesday, July 14th, and meet other driven and passionate women who care about our community, country and world. We will discuss our summer program of events and share resources and ideas to make an impact. All are welcome, including the young at heart! On the night, look out for the HWW nametags to find us.
Please contact Anu Mathur ywc@highwaterwomen.org for more information and to get involved with the group.
Young Women and Graduate School" Panel Discussion
Date: Tuesday, July 20
Time: 6:30pm Sign-In; 7pm: Panel Discussion
Location: 277 Park Ave, New York
The Young Women's Council of High Water Women invites you to this panel discussion intended to provide young women working in the financial industry with some guidance for the "when, where, why and how" questions that surround the decision making process for persuing a graduate degree. Our panelists include:
Regina Morellino: Managing Director, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.
Francis Petit: Assistant Dean and Director of Executive Programs, Fordham University’s Graduate School of Business Administration
Pamela Ting: Associate, J.P. Morgan Private Bank and part time MBA student at NYU Stern
Baily Kempner: Intern, Grassroots Capital (PE fund that invests in microfinance banks) and Harvard Business School c/o of 2011
We also greatly appreciate the attendance of those who have already completed, chose not to pursue, or are currently completing their graduate degrees to share their experiences and freely exchange with participants on how they benefited and best took advantage of their opportunities.
Please click here to RSVP (or go to http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/HVT6SFY).
Contact Anu Mathur at anu.mathur@nb.com with any questions or to learn more about the Young Women's Council
Guided Arts Activity on Governors Island with Young Residents from Good Shepherd Services
Date: Saturday, July 10th
Time: 10:35 AM - 2:00 PM (Meet at ferry entrance at 10:35 AM for 11:00 AM ferry, Arts workshop from 11:15 AM -1:00 PM, Lunch at 1:00 PM)
Location: Governors Island. This is a rain or shine event, in case of rain, activities will be held at an indoor facility on Governors Island
Cost: Suggested donation of $20 to help defray cost of project
Outdoor, guided arts activity followed by a picnic lunch with eight young women from Good Shepherd Services’ Euphrasian Residence for young women in foster care. Activity will be facilitated by an instructor from the Children’s Museum of the Arts.
If you or your friends are interested in this fun-filled event, please contact Iris Liu or Kathy Wang at goodsheperd@highwaterwomen.org.
The TEAK Fellowship: Professional Mentors Database
To help Alumni of The TEAK Fellowship succeed in their academic and professional endeavors, TEAK has established the Alumni Career Center sponsored by Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking. The Center will help equip Alumni with the tools and resources necessary to obtain meaningful jobs during college and to embark successfully on professional and advanced academic tracks after college graduation.
As part of the services offered through the Career Center, TEAK is assembling a directory of successful professionals from various industries to be professional mentors. Mentors agree to serve as resources for Alumni by providing career advice, granting informational interviews, conducting practice interviews with students, and reviewing resumes and cover letters. Mentors are not expected or required to provide Alumni with employment, rather, this is an opportunity for Alumni to strengthen their personal networks and make connections in their fields of interest. Being a part of the Professional Mentors Database is ideal for busy professionals who want to share their skills and knowledge with talented young people.
Please check out these links (FAQ / Application) to learn more about this volunteer opportunity, or to start an application for the Professional Mentors Database.
For more information, please contact Liz Lesar / Jacquie Hayot.
EACH ONE, REACH FIVE!
Volunteer for 5 minutes! Each One Reach Five! Definitely our fastest and easiest volunteer opportunity of the year and we can accommodate an unlimited number of takers!
Right now, Reach Out to five of your friends who are, were, or should be High Water Women members. Ask each one to click on www.highwaterwomen.org, go to "Get Involved", and enter or update her contact information or e-mail her name, title, address, e-mail and phone numbers to five@highwaterwomen.org.
Membership is FREE. Volunteering feels GOOD. Empowering women and youth is PRICELESS.
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