MPIGNY is continuing to closely monitor all city, state and federal updates regarding the COVID-19 virus. The health and safety of our members are our top priorities. While we realize this situation is fluid, we are moving ahead with our scheduled events. As updates continue to evolve, we will keep our members abreast of any changes that may affect our chapter. 

While Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center made the difficult decision to cancel last weekend's Cycle For Survival event, MPIGNY did a tremendous job raising over $9,300 for rare cancer research. I especially want to recognize our entire team as they did an outstanding job over the last several months in helping us exceed our goal not once but twice in this incredibly important CSR event. While we were all disappointed that we didn't get the chance to ride in honor of all of those who have been affected by cancer, rest assured, MPIGNY will be participating in Cycle for Survival once again in 2021!

Yesterday we hosted our fifth Education event of the year, and it was truly one of the best programs MPIGNY has ever conducted. In recognition of Women in Leadership month, our Education Committee orchestrated a fabulous opportunity to hear from Michele Rigby Assad, a former undercover agent with the Central Intelligence Agency. She provided incredible perspective into her unique experiences within the CIA, while also providing insights on how we can identify and harness our personality traits to achieve our goals. Thank you to everyone who came out. We appreciate your continued support of our industry! 

The last Education program of the year will be our Global Meetings Industry Day event taking place on Monday, April 13. More to come on this next month, but please register early. We are producing this event in conjunction with NYPCMA and SITE Northeast and expect very strong attendance.

Best,

Patrick Colomer
President
MPI Greater New York Chapter