2ND ANNUAL AFRIMETRO FUNDRAISING GALA
Buy Your Tickets At The Door (The Venue's Box Office)
TICKETING DEADLINES
The deadline to purchase tickets at the regular price of $75/per person ended on Thursday, December 8, 2011. The ticket price is now $95/person, at the venue box office. Online ticket sales ended at 12 noon on Saturday, December 10, 2011. Ticket sales at the door (the venue's box office) will end at 6pm on Saturday, December 10, 2011.
WHEN
Saturday, December 10, 2011
6:00PM – 11:30PM
WHERE
Rosenthal Pavilion at the Kimmel Center
60 Washington Square South
New York, New York 10012
WHAT
On Saturday, December 10, 2011, we will host our 2nd Annual Holiday & Fundraising Gala (the “Gala”). The Gala will be held at the Rosenthal Pavilion of the Kimmel Center, 60 Washington Square South, New York, New York 10012. The Gala will begin at 6pm (EST) with a cocktail hour. The reception and the awards ceremony will follow promptly at 7pm and will end at 10pm. There will be dancing afterwards until 11:30pn.
The proceeds, after expenses, from the Gala will fund our tax-exempt purposes, including our scholarship program, mentoring program, community outreach and professional development seminars. We will also donate a portion of the proceeds to African Services Committee and will honor several individuals who have gained national and international recognition, are creating a new positive image and appreciation of Africa and Africans, and have given back to the African community. The Gala will include live entertainment, dinner, a silent auction and valuable networking.
OUR 2011 CHARITY OF FOCUS
African Services Committee (ASC) is a 501c3 charitable organization. ASC provides health, housing, legal and social services to more than 10,000 African newcomers to the United States each year focusing on HIV prevention, testing, care and advocacy. For more information about ASC, please visit http://africanservices.org/.
ABOUT US
AfriMETRO is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization with the continuing aim of getting together accomplished African professionals and mobilizing them to serve the community while strengthening each other in highlighting the rising economic power and importance of Africans both within the U.S. and around the world. Since its founding, AfriMETRO has awarded scholarships to high school seniors and college students, raised money for AIDS research through AIDS WALK NY, organized volunteer events with Doc2Dock (www.doctodock.org) and Global Literacy Project (www.glp.org), hosted many professional development events benefiting professionals in the NY area, and so on. We have grown to become one of the premier organizations for African professionals and friends of Africa in the New York, New Jersey and Connecticut Area.
OUR PARTNER
Our partner for the Gala, NYU Wagner Student Alliance for Africa (WSAFA), is an organization at New York University Wagner Graduate School of Public Service focusing on African affairs. WSAFA brings together students and faculty at NYU Wagner interested in addressing social-economic and political issues facing African communities both here in the U.S and on the continent. WSAFA aims to empower future leaders in public service to effectively utilize their academic, professional, and personal skills to impact Africa. Additionally, the organization seeks to showcase the diverse and rich cultures of Africa to their fellow students by organizing discussion series, cultural, social, and networking events.
HOST
Yvonne Orji
Comedian, Actress, Model
LIVE ENTERTAINMENT
