RYP Events Update (9/6/10)

[RYP Events]

This week, RYP has two events. On Wednesday, be sure to join RYP for our social at the premier health and fitness club, Midtown Athletic Club. The mingling will be in the outdoor pool and entertainment lounge area of the club and will include complimentary appetizers. On Thursday, join RYP members for volunteering and mingling at Foodlink. This is a great opportunity to meet other young professionals while helping the community. After volunteering, members socialize at Nathaniel’s. To volunteer email Susan at susan...@technisource.com.

Be sure to follow RYP on Facebook and Twitter (@R_Y_P)!

RYP Activities

Midtown Athletic Club Party

Runs: September 8th
Times: 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location: Midtown Athletic Club 200 E Highland Dr
Description: The Rochester Young Professionals and Midtown Athletic Club have joined forces to bring you "Party by the Pool". In case you didn't know already Midtown Athletic Club, the premium health and fitness facility in the Rochester Area, has a new outdoor pool, spa and entertainment lodge, which we will feature during our September RYP Event. The event will feature a cash bar serving beer and wine and also some great happy hour hors d'oeuvres. Don't worry about bringing your swimsuit because this party will be a dry, except for the bar!

RYP Volunteers: Foodlink

Runs: September 9th
Times: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: 936 Exchange Street
Description: Rochester Young Professionals is having a volunteer event at Foodlink. As a group, we will be helping sort packaged items for Foodlink. This event is open to all RYP members and friends. Come on out and help out this great organization. Afterward, we'll all go to Nathaniel's (251 Exchange Blvd.).

FoodLink works with area food retailers, manufacturers and wholesalers to acquire, sort, store and redistribute food to its member charity programs - especially soup kitchens, shelters and emergency food pantries. In addition, FoodLink also provides food to hundreds of non-emergency programs like group homes, day cares, senior centers and camps.
Please contact Susan Peter with any questions and to RSVP at susan...@technisource.com.
Please RSVP so we can know how many volunteers to expect and plan accordingly. Event is limited to 20 volunteers.

Community Activities

Hochstein Adult Mixer

Runs: September 7th
Times: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: 50 N. Plymouth Avenue
Description: This free mixer will feature wine and sweet and savory treats. This is also an opportunity to check out their brand new state of the art Music Computer Lab. Try out instruments in the "Instrument Petting Zoo."

South Wedge-ucation

Runs: September 9th
Times: 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location: South Wedge
Description: Get smart at City Newspaper’s South Wedge-ucation event! Like City’s Recession Procession and Pittsford Village Pillage, South Wedge merchants will offer up ridiculous offers on food, goods, and services. For a continually updated list of offers visit the South Wedge-ucation Facebook page. City is also bringing in some of the city’s top arts & cultural organizations with ridiculous offers of their own, including: George Eastman House/Dryden Theatre,
Little Theatre, Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Geva Theatre, TheatreROCs, Writers & Books,Rochester Broadway Theatre League
And more!

The South Wedge-ucation event is FREE and open to everyone! Area college students are especially encouraged to come down, as they will get additional perks (w/valid ID). For more information on the South Wedge-ucation event call Lee at 244-3329 x.21, or e-mail aian...@rochester-citynews.com.

RYP Membership Deals

Geva Theater has offered discounted tickets to the upcoming production of Sylvia, a production with benefits Lollypop Farm. The RYP rate is $15 per person. To purchase your ticket email Colleen Brown at cbr...@gevatheater.org and be sure to mention you are a RYP member. You can learn more about the show at http://www.gevatheatrecenter.org/plays/sylvia.php.

Mercury Opera is offering RYP members a 30% discount to their Gala at Geva on Monday, September 13. Tickets are $25 exclusively for our members. A Grand Night Out, promises to be a special performance, as well as an opportunity to bid on (and win!) some very exciting and unique auction items, and to socialize with food and drink. To purchase a discounted ticket go to https://tickets.gevatheatre.org/TheatreManager/1/login&event=552 and enter the “YP” code after tickets are selected. To learn more about this exciting event go to http://www.mercuryoperarochester.org/.

Writers and Books is having a contest for an I-Pad that they would like to promote to RYP members. The drawing will be Sept. 25th. To learn more about Writers and Books and to purchase a $10 ticket go to wab.org. Proceeds from this contest benefit Writers and Books which provides summerwrite youth camp scholarships to low-income children.

RYP Announcement

Exciting International Professional Development Opportunity for Young Professionals

Rotary District 7120 is looking for potential candidates to apply for the Rotary Group Study Exchange Program.  They are seeking YP's who are interested in participating in this year's exchange with the Rotary District in Veracruz, Mexico for a 4 week professional development program in the month of May. Team member candidates are required to be between 25-40 years of age, currently employed, able to take a professional development leave for 4 weeks, complete a pre-application process (including a formal interview), and promote international understanding and goodwill. If you or someone you know is interested in learning more please contact Robert Hunt at 415-7053 or Cati Pulver at cpul...@rochester.rr.com for further information.