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Newsletter Winter 2
www.youthbridgeny.org
8- 9
Habitat for Humanity-New York City and 92nd Street Y’s Teensgiving 2008
Inside this issue: Volunteering: Habitat for Humanity-NYC and Teensgiving
1
Herman Mendoza Speaks to Fellows
1
Committee Updates
2
Save the Date! YouthBridge-NY Annual Fundraiser: February 26th, 2009
2
Fellow Spotlight: Ravi Seujattan
3
On Sunday, November 8th, YouthBridge-NY Fellows engaged in community service projects around New York City. Several of our volunteers went to Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn with Habitat for Humanity-New York City and helped construct a new apartment building by measuring, cutting, and drilling sheetrock. Fellows had the opportunity to work alongside a mother and her son who plan on moving in after its completion. Another group of Fellows volunteered with 92nd Street Y’s annual Teensgiving by cleaning up in Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx. Fellows interacted with other teens while helping the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Both events were a tremendous success and future volunteering opportunities are in the works, including another Habitat build in the Spring and the AIDS Walk in 2009.
Raking leaves at Teensgiving
Sheetrocking with Habitat
Herman Mendoza’s Journey of Navigating Through Conflict
Minister Herman Mendoza speaking to the YouthBridge-NY Fellows
On M ond ay, Oct ob er 27th, YouthBridge-NY Fellows met with Minister Herman Mendoza at the Allianz headquarters in New York. Herman founded Stepping Stone Ministries and works to rehabilitate prisoners back into society. He shared his moving life story of how he was arrested and incarcerated for narcotics several times over a 15-year period and then decided to turn his life around. He left Fellows with the
meaningful message that it is never too late to change for the good. Minister Mendoza also brought in his son, who gave his perspective on the events that occurred to his father. Overall, it was a very fascinating meeting. Minister Mendoza was a perfect example of someone who learned how to navigate through conflict.
-Kevin Lin, YouthBridge-NY Intern
YouthBridge-NY is managed by CAUSE-NY, a division of the Commission on Intergroup Relations & Community Concerns at the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York. The JCRC is an affiliate of UJA-Federation of NY.
Committee Updates Last meeting, the Shared Resources for a Shared Future Committee welcomed their previous grantees from two years ago: Reflect Connect Move, and Young Culinary Masters, to whom they had given $2000 each in mini grants. They held a casual and relaxed conversation with the guests about the receiving end of the grant-making process. They provided the Fellows with a view of how best to work with organizations when giving grants and how the financial crisis is impacting different non-profit organizations. The committee hopes to implement their advice. The Social Marketing and Media Committee, the newest addition to YouthBridge-NY, created their first Public Service Announcement with some help from the Manhattan Neighborhood Network. In
addition, they have launched a Face- The committee recently took a trip to book group called "Hate Hurts," the International Center of Photograwhere teenagers can find out informa- phy, where they each chose a photo that they found fascinating and analyzed it in terms of objective and subjective characteristics. Afterwards, they looked at photos that they had taken and gave each other constructive criticism on what worked in each photo and what didn't. Lastly, the Engaging Workplace Diversity Committee had the luxury Photo taken in Diversity Lens by Kevin Lin to meet with Christopher Worthley, tion about past hate crimes, as well as Executive Director of the Allianz tips to prevent them and report them. Foundation, and Clement Booth, They are being trained on event plan- North American Chair of Global ning and how to use the internet to Investors Allianz this month at the mobilize youth and bring change. JCRC offices. Allianz generously unThe Diversity Lens Committee derwrites the Engaging Workplace has been working with professional Diversity Internship program. photographer Zion Ozeri and educa- -Kevin Lin and Ravi Seujattan, tor Josh Feinberg to explore diversity YouthBridge-NY Interns through the medium of photography. On September 15th, several YouthBridgeNY Fellows went to a WNBA game to see the New York Liberty team play.
Save the Date YouthBridge-NY
2009 Annual Fundraiser Thursday, February 26, 2009, 6:00 pm HONORING
Martin Bienenstock
Thomas Early
Grace Lyu-Volckhausen
Partner Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP
Executive Director Health Plus
President Tiger Baron Foundation
Kramer Levin Naftalis and Frankel LLP 1177 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY (Couvert $100 Per Person) For more information please contact Steve Klein at [email protected] or 212-983-4800 x147
Winter 2008-09
Thank you to Donna Orender, President of the WNBA, for hosting the YouthBridge-NY Fellows. Also, thank you to Kristin Bernert, former WNBA VP of Team Business Development and current president of the WNBA’s Los Angeles Sparks, for speaking with the Fellows. Page 2
Fellow Spotlight: Ravi Seujattan Ravi Seujattan has been a truly exceptional Fellow. Ravi emigrated from Trinidad and Tobago when he was three; his parents were destined for the American dream. Being raised in Queens, New York, an extremely diverse city, Ravi believes that anything is possible once you put your mind to it. Ravi is currently a senior at the High School for Environmental Studies and a dedicated YouthBridge-NY Fellow and Intern. Ravi has shown outstanding leadership skills by organizing school-wide events, along with being very involved in student government. He was elected Student Government's Secretary of Student Affairs in his junior year, and has shown dependability
92nd Street Y’s Teensgiving
and integrity while carrying out this position. Ravi has developed a good rapport with the administration, lunchroom personnel, security and other High School for Environmental Studies staff. In addition, he has been thorough and imaginative in initiating and executing projects in Leadership class, such as a student newsletter, among other things. Ravi has also been a key organizer in the production of school musicals. Along with being very active in school, Ravi is also very involved with YouthBridge-NY. He, along with other Fellows, had opportunities over the past years to meet with Mayor Bloomberg and other political leaders in New York City. Ravi was an Engaging Workplace Diversity Intern for the New York Community Media Alliance in the summer of 2008. He is currently a member of the Social Marketing and Media Committee. Ravi has shown a strong dedica-
92nd Street Y’s Teensgiving
tion to his school and extra curriculars. Along with being actively involved in school, he enjoys spending the weekends with his family. His
From left to right: Maria Bonilla, Director of Ad Services; Ravi Seujattan; and Sonia Montezuman, Ippies Event Director. Maria and Sonia were Ravi’s supervisors this summer at the New York Community Media Alliance.
father is a mechanical engineer and his mother is a child protective care worker. Ravi always makes sure to spend time with them. Ravi just completed his college applications and is looking forward to studying political science and international affairs in college.
Habitat for HumanityNew York City
Habitat for HumanityNew York City
YouthBridge-NY Staff Bob Kaplan JCRC-NY/CAUSE-NY Director, CAUSE-NY
Monica Merlis JCRC-NY/CAUSE-NY Program Coordinator, YB-NY
Kevin Lin YouthBridge-NY Fellow Intern, YB-NY
Emily Loubaton JCRC-NY/CAUSE-NY Program Director, YB-NY
Karen Lander JCRC-NY/CAUSE-NY Social Work Intern, YB-NY
Ravi Seujattan YouthBridge-NY Fellow Intern, YB-NY
Winter 2008-09
Page 3
YouthBridge-NY Board of Directors Abenaa Abboa-Offei, Affinity Health Plan
Matthew Hiltzik, Hiltzik Strategies, LLC
Alejandro Munoz, YouthBridge-NY Fellow Alumnus Anna Carbonell, WNBC- 4 New York
Michael S. Miller, Jewish Community Relations Council of NY
Charlotte Frank, The McGraw-Hill Companies
Mohammad Razvi, Council of Peoples Organization
David Chen, Chinese-American Planning Council, Inc.
Ninfa Segarra, Esq., Tonio Burgos and Associates, Inc.
Debbie Almontaser, NYC Department of Education
Philip Banks, Jr., One Hundred Black Men
Dorothy Bowser, NYC Department of Education
Rami Nuseir, American Mideast Leadership Network
Grace Lyu-Volckhausen, Tiger Baron Foundation
Serafin U. Mariel, New York National Bank
Hector Gesualdo, ASPIRA of New York
Sylvia Deutsch, Chair Emeritus, CAUSE-NY _______________________________________
Pat McGann, Community Consultant
Ivy Cohen, Ivy Cohen Corporate Communications, Inc.
Founding Directors (Ex-Officio)
Jennifer Frommer, CondeNét Joe Korner, Astoria Graphics
Hon. Dennis M. Walcott, Office of the Mayor of the City of New York
Keith Brauer, Health Plus
Ira M. Millstein, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Lorraine Watson, Rubenstein Associates, Inc.
Michael Gill, GillWright Group
Marsha Haygood, StepWise Associates
Virginia Kee, Chinese-American Planning Council, Inc.
Joanne Oplustil, CAMBA
Martin Bienenstock, Dewey & LeBouef LLP Marvin Jacob, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
YouthBridge-NY Fellows 2008/2009 Bianca Rey, Hunter College High School
Moe Pyar, High School of American Studies
Caroline Lobel, Ramaz Upper School
Nekita Singh, Thomas A. Edison C.T.E. High School
Esther Ha, Roslyn High School
Peter Daskalov, Bayside High School
Ethan Stein, Ramaz Upper School
Ravi Seujattan, High School for Environmental Studies
Evan Leung, Midwood High School
Raya Abat, St. Vincent Ferrer High School
Gario Graham, High School for Law Enforcement and Public Safety
Renee Kim, St. Francis Preparatory High School
Gila Schwarzschild, Ramaz Upper School
Sam Gersten, Ramaz Upper School
Hui Xian Lin, High School for Environmental Studies
Sanitago Mueckay, Stuyvesant High School
Jacki Bryk, Ramaz Upper School
Sean Wong, Stuyvesant High School
Jane Shi, Bayside High School
Segufta Amin, Bayside High School
Kenny Yu, Stuyvesant High School
Stella Cao, Stuyvesant High School
Kevin Lin, Horace Mann School
Steven Jung, Susan E. Wagner High School
Laura Halperin, Floral Park Memorial High School
Supreet Kaur, High School for Environmental Studies
Merlin Valdez, Washington Irving High School
Timmy Li, Hunter College High School
Michelle Caballero, High School of Economics and Finance
Waheed Ameen, High School for Law Enforcement and Public Safety
Winter 2008-09
Ronald Jeganatahn, Susan E. Wagner High School
Page 4
www.youthbridgeny.org
8- 9
Habitat for Humanity-New York City and 92nd Street Y’s Teensgiving 2008
Inside this issue: Volunteering: Habitat for Humanity-NYC and Teensgiving
1
Herman Mendoza Speaks to Fellows
1
Committee Updates
2
Save the Date! YouthBridge-NY Annual Fundraiser: February 26th, 2009
2
Fellow Spotlight: Ravi Seujattan
3
On Sunday, November 8th, YouthBridge-NY Fellows engaged in community service projects around New York City. Several of our volunteers went to Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn with Habitat for Humanity-New York City and helped construct a new apartment building by measuring, cutting, and drilling sheetrock. Fellows had the opportunity to work alongside a mother and her son who plan on moving in after its completion. Another group of Fellows volunteered with 92nd Street Y’s annual Teensgiving by cleaning up in Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx. Fellows interacted with other teens while helping the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Both events were a tremendous success and future volunteering opportunities are in the works, including another Habitat build in the Spring and the AIDS Walk in 2009.
Raking leaves at Teensgiving
Sheetrocking with Habitat
Herman Mendoza’s Journey of Navigating Through Conflict
Minister Herman Mendoza speaking to the YouthBridge-NY Fellows
On M ond ay, Oct ob er 27th, YouthBridge-NY Fellows met with Minister Herman Mendoza at the Allianz headquarters in New York. Herman founded Stepping Stone Ministries and works to rehabilitate prisoners back into society. He shared his moving life story of how he was arrested and incarcerated for narcotics several times over a 15-year period and then decided to turn his life around. He left Fellows with the
meaningful message that it is never too late to change for the good. Minister Mendoza also brought in his son, who gave his perspective on the events that occurred to his father. Overall, it was a very fascinating meeting. Minister Mendoza was a perfect example of someone who learned how to navigate through conflict.
-Kevin Lin, YouthBridge-NY Intern
YouthBridge-NY is managed by CAUSE-NY, a division of the Commission on Intergroup Relations & Community Concerns at the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York. The JCRC is an affiliate of UJA-Federation of NY.
Committee Updates Last meeting, the Shared Resources for a Shared Future Committee welcomed their previous grantees from two years ago: Reflect Connect Move, and Young Culinary Masters, to whom they had given $2000 each in mini grants. They held a casual and relaxed conversation with the guests about the receiving end of the grant-making process. They provided the Fellows with a view of how best to work with organizations when giving grants and how the financial crisis is impacting different non-profit organizations. The committee hopes to implement their advice. The Social Marketing and Media Committee, the newest addition to YouthBridge-NY, created their first Public Service Announcement with some help from the Manhattan Neighborhood Network. In
addition, they have launched a Face- The committee recently took a trip to book group called "Hate Hurts," the International Center of Photograwhere teenagers can find out informa- phy, where they each chose a photo that they found fascinating and analyzed it in terms of objective and subjective characteristics. Afterwards, they looked at photos that they had taken and gave each other constructive criticism on what worked in each photo and what didn't. Lastly, the Engaging Workplace Diversity Committee had the luxury Photo taken in Diversity Lens by Kevin Lin to meet with Christopher Worthley, tion about past hate crimes, as well as Executive Director of the Allianz tips to prevent them and report them. Foundation, and Clement Booth, They are being trained on event plan- North American Chair of Global ning and how to use the internet to Investors Allianz this month at the mobilize youth and bring change. JCRC offices. Allianz generously unThe Diversity Lens Committee derwrites the Engaging Workplace has been working with professional Diversity Internship program. photographer Zion Ozeri and educa- -Kevin Lin and Ravi Seujattan, tor Josh Feinberg to explore diversity YouthBridge-NY Interns through the medium of photography. On September 15th, several YouthBridgeNY Fellows went to a WNBA game to see the New York Liberty team play.
Save the Date YouthBridge-NY
2009 Annual Fundraiser Thursday, February 26, 2009, 6:00 pm HONORING
Martin Bienenstock
Thomas Early
Grace Lyu-Volckhausen
Partner Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP
Executive Director Health Plus
President Tiger Baron Foundation
Kramer Levin Naftalis and Frankel LLP 1177 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY (Couvert $100 Per Person) For more information please contact Steve Klein at [email protected] or 212-983-4800 x147
Winter 2008-09
Thank you to Donna Orender, President of the WNBA, for hosting the YouthBridge-NY Fellows. Also, thank you to Kristin Bernert, former WNBA VP of Team Business Development and current president of the WNBA’s Los Angeles Sparks, for speaking with the Fellows. Page 2
Fellow Spotlight: Ravi Seujattan Ravi Seujattan has been a truly exceptional Fellow. Ravi emigrated from Trinidad and Tobago when he was three; his parents were destined for the American dream. Being raised in Queens, New York, an extremely diverse city, Ravi believes that anything is possible once you put your mind to it. Ravi is currently a senior at the High School for Environmental Studies and a dedicated YouthBridge-NY Fellow and Intern. Ravi has shown outstanding leadership skills by organizing school-wide events, along with being very involved in student government. He was elected Student Government's Secretary of Student Affairs in his junior year, and has shown dependability
92nd Street Y’s Teensgiving
and integrity while carrying out this position. Ravi has developed a good rapport with the administration, lunchroom personnel, security and other High School for Environmental Studies staff. In addition, he has been thorough and imaginative in initiating and executing projects in Leadership class, such as a student newsletter, among other things. Ravi has also been a key organizer in the production of school musicals. Along with being very active in school, Ravi is also very involved with YouthBridge-NY. He, along with other Fellows, had opportunities over the past years to meet with Mayor Bloomberg and other political leaders in New York City. Ravi was an Engaging Workplace Diversity Intern for the New York Community Media Alliance in the summer of 2008. He is currently a member of the Social Marketing and Media Committee. Ravi has shown a strong dedica-
92nd Street Y’s Teensgiving
tion to his school and extra curriculars. Along with being actively involved in school, he enjoys spending the weekends with his family. His
From left to right: Maria Bonilla, Director of Ad Services; Ravi Seujattan; and Sonia Montezuman, Ippies Event Director. Maria and Sonia were Ravi’s supervisors this summer at the New York Community Media Alliance.
father is a mechanical engineer and his mother is a child protective care worker. Ravi always makes sure to spend time with them. Ravi just completed his college applications and is looking forward to studying political science and international affairs in college.
Habitat for HumanityNew York City
Habitat for HumanityNew York City
YouthBridge-NY Staff Bob Kaplan JCRC-NY/CAUSE-NY Director, CAUSE-NY
Monica Merlis JCRC-NY/CAUSE-NY Program Coordinator, YB-NY
Kevin Lin YouthBridge-NY Fellow Intern, YB-NY
Emily Loubaton JCRC-NY/CAUSE-NY Program Director, YB-NY
Karen Lander JCRC-NY/CAUSE-NY Social Work Intern, YB-NY
Ravi Seujattan YouthBridge-NY Fellow Intern, YB-NY
Winter 2008-09
Page 3
YouthBridge-NY Board of Directors Abenaa Abboa-Offei, Affinity Health Plan
Matthew Hiltzik, Hiltzik Strategies, LLC
Alejandro Munoz, YouthBridge-NY Fellow Alumnus Anna Carbonell, WNBC- 4 New York
Michael S. Miller, Jewish Community Relations Council of NY
Charlotte Frank, The McGraw-Hill Companies
Mohammad Razvi, Council of Peoples Organization
David Chen, Chinese-American Planning Council, Inc.
Ninfa Segarra, Esq., Tonio Burgos and Associates, Inc.
Debbie Almontaser, NYC Department of Education
Philip Banks, Jr., One Hundred Black Men
Dorothy Bowser, NYC Department of Education
Rami Nuseir, American Mideast Leadership Network
Grace Lyu-Volckhausen, Tiger Baron Foundation
Serafin U. Mariel, New York National Bank
Hector Gesualdo, ASPIRA of New York
Sylvia Deutsch, Chair Emeritus, CAUSE-NY _______________________________________
Pat McGann, Community Consultant
Ivy Cohen, Ivy Cohen Corporate Communications, Inc.
Founding Directors (Ex-Officio)
Jennifer Frommer, CondeNét Joe Korner, Astoria Graphics
Hon. Dennis M. Walcott, Office of the Mayor of the City of New York
Keith Brauer, Health Plus
Ira M. Millstein, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Lorraine Watson, Rubenstein Associates, Inc.
Michael Gill, GillWright Group
Marsha Haygood, StepWise Associates
Virginia Kee, Chinese-American Planning Council, Inc.
Joanne Oplustil, CAMBA
Martin Bienenstock, Dewey & LeBouef LLP Marvin Jacob, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
YouthBridge-NY Fellows 2008/2009 Bianca Rey, Hunter College High School
Moe Pyar, High School of American Studies
Caroline Lobel, Ramaz Upper School
Nekita Singh, Thomas A. Edison C.T.E. High School
Esther Ha, Roslyn High School
Peter Daskalov, Bayside High School
Ethan Stein, Ramaz Upper School
Ravi Seujattan, High School for Environmental Studies
Evan Leung, Midwood High School
Raya Abat, St. Vincent Ferrer High School
Gario Graham, High School for Law Enforcement and Public Safety
Renee Kim, St. Francis Preparatory High School
Gila Schwarzschild, Ramaz Upper School
Sam Gersten, Ramaz Upper School
Hui Xian Lin, High School for Environmental Studies
Sanitago Mueckay, Stuyvesant High School
Jacki Bryk, Ramaz Upper School
Sean Wong, Stuyvesant High School
Jane Shi, Bayside High School
Segufta Amin, Bayside High School
Kenny Yu, Stuyvesant High School
Stella Cao, Stuyvesant High School
Kevin Lin, Horace Mann School
Steven Jung, Susan E. Wagner High School
Laura Halperin, Floral Park Memorial High School
Supreet Kaur, High School for Environmental Studies
Merlin Valdez, Washington Irving High School
Timmy Li, Hunter College High School
Michelle Caballero, High School of Economics and Finance
Waheed Ameen, High School for Law Enforcement and Public Safety
Winter 2008-09
Ronald Jeganatahn, Susan E. Wagner High School
Page 4
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