Thank you to everyone who came out to support the me and New York Edge at our 6th Annual Cocktail Benefit: Elegance with an Edge!
Thank you to all those who came to support me, it really means a lot to me! Together we were able to raise over $6000 to benefit New York Edge in providing free afterschool programming to students across NYC.
Thank you New York Edge for the thoughtful gift last night, acknowledging my time with the organization and as a founding member, president/co-chair and leader of the New York Edge Young Professionals Council! 🎉
I can’t believe it has been 6️⃣ years since I first came to know about the organization and soon after becoming a founding member of the Young Professionals Council! 💫
While my term as president/co-chair has come to an end, I will continue to be involved & am excited to see lies ahead! ✨
Last night my board, the Young Professionals Council of New York Edge, hosted the 5th Annual Kickoff to Summer Soiree! We had a wonderful turnout of about 40 people!
I have been involved with New York Edge since 2013 and am proud to be a founding member and co-chair of their Young Professionals Council! Together we have volunteered, met a lot of great people and raised a lot of money to help New York Edge provide free after school programs to over 40,000 students across the Greater NYC area!
I am very proud of all of you, thank you for all that you do!
Perfect 10 for attire!
Today was the New York Edge's Annual Step Competition "Rhythmic Step," hosted at York College in Queens, NY. I had the honor of judging at this highly competitive step competition for the 5th year, one of my favorite events of the year to attend! For those of you who have never seen stepping in person, it is definitely something you must see in person - the energy and movement is simply amazing.
Stepping is a synchronized group movement, with lots of stomping and clapping. All of these students rocked the stage and impressed me, I definitely would not be coordinated enough to do what they do! One step team even stepped blindfolded!
While I am not a top notch stepper, I was able to judge on attire - right up my alley!
Check out some photo & videos from this year’s competition on my instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/BwHigQ3AV4o/ Can’t wait until next year!
These ladies were stepping BLINDFOLDED!
Winners of the advanced competition
Today, I had the pleasure of volunteering with New York Edge at the annual Girl Redesigned, hosted at Adelphi University in Long Island. At this event, students designed, sewed and modeled their own designs! It was very impressive to see these K-12 students see their designs through from beginning to end.
The designs were very creative, as were the performances. Each school had a different theme, from what do you want to be when you grow up to athletic wear.
I am no designer, but I was able to assist the students with my runway experience and teach the students how to walk, pose and own the runway with confidence!
In addition to volunteering with New York Edge, I also sit as co-chair of the New York Edge Young Professionals Council, which I also helped to co-found!
If you are interested in getting involved or learning more, feel free to reach out or visit: https://newyorkedge.org/
Today is GIVING TUESDAY!!! ❤️
There’s so many ways you make an impact. This year I’ve decided to give by donating toys to Toys For Tots! 🎁
New York Edge Young Professionals Council (L-R): Mateo Creamer, Eileen Tublin, Rose Wisniewski, Evvie Kelley, Chris Creegan, Diana Arias, Elizabeth Tam, Robert Strang, Kinja Dixon, Kyle Deleon
Last night the New York Edge Young Professionals Council (of which I am president of) and I hosted the 4th Annual New York Edge Summer Kickoff Soiree at the Ainsworth - East Village. I want to thank everyone who came out to support our event!
I am so happy to say that all of the tickets were SOLD OUT!
I want to thank everyone who came out to the Summer Kickoff Soiree and helped us raise money to benefit New York Edge in providing free after school programming to students across the Greater NYC area!
New York Edge has been and still is one of my favorite non profits to work with. They are the largest provider of free after school programming in NYC, reaching over 35,000 students in over 130 schools!
As a product of NYC public schools, their cause really hits home for me and is something I am very proud to support!
New York Edge Young Professionals Council (L-R): Eileen Tublin, Ian McCarty, Mateo Creamer, Kinja Dixon, Evvie Kelley, Rose Wisniewski, Chris Creegan, Diana Arias, Elizabeth Tam, Robert Strang, Kinja Dixon, Kyle Deleon
On Wednesday, June 6, 2018 I attended the 9th Annual Spring Arts Showcase for the non profit New York Edge (formerly Sports & Arts in Schools Foundation). NY Edge has been one of my favorite non profits to volunteer with and this is one of their favorite events I love to attend (the other is the annual STEP Competition)
The Spring Arts Showcase featured some of the top performances and art, ranging from dancing and stepping to fashion designs and 3-D artwork. Needless to say, I was truly impressed. Check out the photos and video in this post!
In light of what has been happening in current events, in particular the suicides of fashion designer Kate Spade and Chef Anthony Bourdain, I was truely moved by the step performance, in which they addressed suicide prevention.
The free after school programming New York Edge provides is very impactful, reaching over 25,000 students in 120+ schools across the Greater NYC area. The after school programming varies from sports, arts, education, music and more. I love volunteering with such a great organization and am currently President of the NY Edge Young Professionals Council.
The NY Edge Young Professionals Council will be hosting our 4th Annual Summer Kickoff Soiree on Thursday, June 14, 2018 at the Ainsworth - East Village. If you are interested in attending, tickets can be purchased here:
https://sasfny.networkforgood.com/events/7165-new-york-edge-kickoff-to-summer-soiree
Today marked the 25th Anniversary of Sports & Arts in Schools Foundation, the largest provider off free after school programming in NYC and a non profit that i hold near and dear to my heart!
SASF serves over 125,000 students in over 130 schools across NYC. I first got involved with them in 2013 when I was Miss NY, I absolutely fell in love with them and all that they do. Now in their 25th year, they have re-branded and will now be operating as New York Edge.
As President of the SASF Young Professionals Council, I have definitely had the opportunity to see all the progress and phenomenal accomplishments they have made over the years as well the tremendous growth my board has undergone as well.
Congratulations to the winner of the Legacy Award Nico Elmaleh and Gold Star Award winner Matthew Petrula!
I look forward to seeing all of SASF/New York Edge's continued success in the next 25 years!
Congratulations to the Super Blow LII Champions the Philadelphia Eagles!!!
If this journey does not scream MOTIVATION MONDAY, I do not know what does! The Eagles have come a long way as underdogs to Super Bowl Champs and it has been a long time coming (at least that is what my co-worker tells me).
In honor of the Eagles winning the Super Bowl last night, here is a shot from my photoshoot in Philly with Bill of Echelaeus Inc!
I was actually in Philly for a charity fundraiser for New Leash on Life USA. New Leash on Life, also a great Motivation Monday related non-profit, works to both save the lives of dogs at shelters by placing them with inmates, which in turn gives the inmates a chance at redemption, helping both the dogs and the inmates. It was a very moving cause.
But enough about football, what motivates YOU?
My goals & motivations this month are to:
Share your motivations in the comments!
Today I wear red to support National Wear Red Day, a day to raise awareness of heart disease.
Cardiovascular disease in the U.S. kill approximately one woman every 80 seconds. The good news is that 80 percent of cardiac events may be prevented with education and lifestyle changes.
To learn more about Wear Red Day, visit: https://www.goredforwomen.org/wearredday
SASF Young Professionals Council
As many of you may or may not know, I am the President of the Sports & Arts in Schools Foundation (SASF) Young Professional Council.
SASF is the largest provider of free after school programming in the greater NYC area. As a product of NYC public education from K-12, I can definitely relate to the students and have seen the impacts of the NYC education system first hand. I am so happy to be a part of this organization.
Thank you to SASF Young Professionals Council for an amazing year & I am so proud to call myself your President.
I can’t wait to see what great things we will accomplish in 2018 for Sports & Arts in Schools Foundation!