Rolling into Spring in the Big Apple
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MPI Greater New York just completed a busy month of February programming, holding four events in the span of two weeks focusing on education, networking and CSR. We closed out the snowy month with our annual Town Hall where you heard from almost every member of our board of directors outlining all that we have accomplished as well as what we have planned for the rest of this calendar year.
As we roll closer to springtime in The Big Apple, please mark your calendars for our next education program that will take place on Tuesday, March 16. "Leading the Next 365: Yourself, The Business, The Recovery" will be yet another collaborative event — this time with our friends from the MPI New Jersey, Westfield and Connecticut River Valley chapters. The program will include a dynamic panel of industry experts including fellow MPIGNY members Travis Pham, David Landgraf, and a former MPIGNY past president, Dawn Penfold. The focus of this education event will be to shift your mindset away from yearning for the past and focusing on creating the change you want to see moving forward. Our diverse panel will also provide clarity on the skills we need to advance our careers in hospitality or perhaps move into a new industry. Details of the program are outlined below.
Wednesday, March 17, we will be re-introducing our New Member Orientation program. This lunch hour virtual event will focus on those members who have recently joined MPIGNY, providing information and suggestions as to how membership in MPI can make the greatest impact on advancing their professional careers. A few members of our board of directors will be on hand to discuss how their involvement with MPIGNY has advanced their own objectives within the meetings and hospitality industry. Whether you just joined the chapter or have been a member for several years, you are welcome to join the conversation, especially if you are interested in learning about ways to become more involved and make a positive impact. Registration details for the New Member Orientation are noted below.
Finally, please be on the lookout next week as we officially roll out registration for our MPIGNY Cycle For Survival team. As you may recall, MPIGNY created our inaugural CFS team last year where we raised over $12,000 for Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. We are once again building a team for this year’s event and need your help in joining the battle to defeat rare cancers. Please watch this video, which helps to explain why MPIGNY has chosen to support this organization. If you would like to get a jump on registering for our team, please click here. The password to join is "MPIGNY21." Due to the updated restrictions imposed by the pandemic, and the race organizers requiring each team member to raise $1,000 each, we have chosen to participate in the virtual event. While this means we will be unable to ride as a team at MetLife Stadium this year, we will not pass on the increased fundraising burden to our membership. Each person can raise as much or as little as you are able over the next few months with no minimum requirement. Every dollar counts, so please strongly consider joining our team. In lieu of the ride, we will be planning a team event in Central Park on Saturday, May 1, to celebrate our fundraising efforts.
That’s it for this month. I hope to see many of you at our next collaborative educational program on Tuesday, March 16!
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Best,
Patrick Colomer
MPIGNY President
patrick.colomer1@gmail.com
