JANY greatly appreciates the generosity of our donors. Many generous supporters made it possible to reach and positively impact the lives of many deserving students in New York City and Long Island during the 2008-2009 academic year. Download a complete list of our 2007-2008 Business and Individual Investors HERE: Annual Report (PDF).
On Tuesday June 16, JANY's annual end of year Celebration event was hosted by Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, LLP. JANY's annual Celebration event is our way of thanking you - our supporters for helping us to reach our goal to inspire and prepare young people to succeed.
Congratulations to the following list of above-and-beyond achievers were honored for outstanding leadership and support of the JANY mission:
See photos from JANY Celebration 2009:
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FUNDRAISING LIAISON OF THE YEAR
Steven Lawless, KPMG
FUNDRAISER OF THE YEAR
Sam Benjamin, PricewaterhouseCoopers
COMMUNITY PARTNER OF THE YEAR
Kathy Gordon, Good Shepherd Services
EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR
Wendy Shatzman-Sherry, Kingsborough Community College
VOLUNTEER LIAISON OF THE YEAR
Chris Andrew and Michael Sondak, Digitas
JANY ALUMNI OF THE YEAR
David Vinjamuri, ThirdWay Brand Trainers
OUTSTANDING VOLUNTEER LEADERSHIP ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Christine Cirillo, formerly of Bank of New York Mellon
STUDENT LEADERSHIP ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Sumit Pal, Student Ambassador, Information Technology HS
VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR
Douglas Viviani, community volunteer
We gratefully acknowledge the generous support of the following companies and business professionals for in-kind contributions, products and services totaling $254,862, donated during the 2007-2008 fiscal year.
