We may be winding down with our official Rotaract year but we have no shortage of projects and events for you to participate in, beginning with a cultural event on Thursday and two community service projects this weekend! Scroll down to learn more, and keep an eye on our event calendar and service projects page for the latest information.

Thursday, May 13th OR Tuesday, May 18th - 6:00pm-7:30pm: complimentary Italian language class at a new Italian Cultural Center in Midtown - contact Valentina Caprio (valentina.caprio@gmail.com) for details and to RSVP. Space is limited so, if you’re interested, please contact Valentina as soon as possible.

Saturday, May 15th - 11am-2pm: Volunteer at International Community high school. RSVP HERE or contact Melissa Casey (mel.casey@gmail.com) for details.(Our final installment of the school year with ICHS will be Sat. June 12th, and we are looking for a project coordinator for that event. If interested, please contact Rita Shulgina - rita.shulgina@gmail.com)

Sunday, May 16th - 8:45am~2pm: AIDS Walk NY. Click HERE to register and be sure to select “join a team” and then “Join an existing team” by choosing “Rotaract Club of the United Nations” from the drop-down menu. Contact Michelle Cousland (michelle.cousland@gmail.com) for details.

Wednesday, May 19th - 11:30am~5:00pm - Rotary Club of NY Annual Golf event in Monroe, NY. Various volunteer opportunities on the course the day of the tournament. We are also helping to sell raffle tickets to win prizes such as airline tickets, a Caribbean cruise, Yankees tickets and more! Tickets start at $40 each (the more you buy, the greater the discount!) and for each ticket that RCUN sells, we get $10 donated back to our club fund. Spread the word - this is an excellent way to win great items and benefit the club at the same time! If anyone plays golf, you can certainly register to participate in this event, which takes place at a Jack Nicklaus signature course. Please contact Nicole Dolan (nfdolan@gmail.com) for details.

Thursday, May 20th - 7:30pm-9:00pm - Rotaract Meeting - our last speaker of the year is Patrick Sciarratta, Executive Director of FRIENDSHIP AMBASSADORS FOUNDATION (FAF; www.faf.org) and co-creator and Director of the Annual Youth Assembly at the United Nations.

(Our final “official” meeting of the year will be Thursday, June 3rd - we will host a pot-luck celebration, so stay tuned for details).

Monday, May 24th - 6:30pm-8:00pm - YNPN-NYC presents Effective Networking: From Strangers to Allies in Just Three Minutes! Click HERE for details and to RSVP. Cost: $5.00 EVENT FULL

Wednesday, May 26th - 7:00pm-9:00pm -  Rotary Club of Wall Street presents “Water First,” A Documentary by Amy Hart, at Tribeca Cinemas. After-party will be held at Bar Artisinal at 268 West Broadway at 6th Avenue. Click HERE for details and to register. Cost: $30 and includes reception and film screening.

Monday, June 14th - 6:00pm-8:00pm - Goods 4 Good presents NexGen Africa, A Forum on Africa’s Orphans and Vulnerable Children. Keynote Address by the first female Vice President of Malawi, The Right Honorable Joyce Banda. Rotaract Club at the UN is proud to be an organization in attendance for this event. Click HERE to register for this event. Cost: Free. We are also looking for a project coordinator for this event to organize a meeting time & location so our members can arrive together, and also answer any questions. Please contact Nicole Dolan (nfdolan@gmail.com) if you’re interested. This will count toward your membership requirement.

Notes:

As mentioned at our April 16th meeting, we have engaged in an International Service Project, started by the Rotaract Club of Cairo. Essentially, it is a Rotaract Global Warming campaign to raise awareness and exchange ideas with other young people around the world. The name of the campaign is Global Warming, Global Warning and more info can be found by clicking on the Facebook event link HERE.

We are in the process of planning our summer social calendar and we welcome your ideas! If you have an event or activity in mind (philharmonic in the park, movie night in Bryant Park, brewery tours, governors island, etc.) then please contact any of the board members and let us know.

We are also seeking future leaders for our club! If you would like to nominate yourself for club Secretary for the 2010-2011 year, then please contact Nicole Dolan (nfdolan@gmail.com) for details. We’re also looking for people who may be interested in shadowing the 2010-2011 President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer to learn more about what the board does, contribute ideas, and gain knowledge and experience to service on a future Rotaract board (hopefully for Rotaract Club at the UN). :-)  Again - please contact Nicole for more information.

Calling all graphic designers! We are looking for a few people that can help design our official club logo for pins, flags, and possibly event t-shirts. You can be a part of RCUN club history! Please contact Nicole Dolan for details (nfdolan@gmail.com).

Have a great week and we look forward to seeing you soon!