YAVA - Connecting People Through Volunteering

The National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE, pronounced “nifty”) teaches entrepreneurship to young people from low-income communities to enhance their economic productivity by improving their business, academic, and life skills.  The New England Division of NFTE will reach over 1,400 youth this year through programs in high schools and community based organizations. 

NFTE is currently looking for volunteers to serve a variety of roles.  Guest Speakers are needed to speak about entrepreneurship and/or business-related topics.  Business Plan Coaches are needed to work one-on-one with students while they are writing their business plans.  Alumni Business Mentors are needed to work with alumni of NFTE who are interested in starting or growing their business. 

For more information, please contact Laura Scarlett at 781-239-5863 or laura.scarlett@nfte.com.

Due to the overwhelmingly positive response to our December 16th volunteering event at WGBH, YAVA has asked WGBH to give us more volunteer spots.  If you tried to sign up for the event and it was full, check the calendar, there is now a space for you.  We will keep asking for more volunteer slots as they get filled, so keep signing up and get your friends to help too.  Great job everyone!

It’s Christmahanukwanza time!

Tired of consumerist holiday culture?

Come unwind at TheOTHERSIDE with YAVA,
and get a different perspective on the holiday spirit!

Wed, December 19th - 8pm
TheOTHERSIDE Café
407 Newbury St, Boston, MA

TheOTHERSIDE is super intimate, so RSVP to guarantee admission
Go to: www.yavaparty.eventbrite.com

Free appetizers! $5 donation to benefit YAVA

Our friends at the Society of Young Jewish Professionals want to thank YAVA for all the great volunteer work that you've been doing by giving 20 lucky YAVA members free tickets to the hottest Holiday Party of the year!!
 

Monday, December 24th Christmas Eve from 9:00pm – 2:00am
The Estate & Suite
1 Boylston Place
Boston

Forget sitting home with Chinese food and a movie! It’s open season for flirting and the perfect chance to revolutionize your social life with our hip crowd. You can expect hundreds of like minded singles dressed up and ready to party! At Matzo Ball single Jewish men and women get to flirt, mingle and dance the night away!  Jewish singles meet at the Matzo Ball!

Email Sam for your Free ticket now!

This morning I was on the T when a gentleman came on asking for spare change. He walked up and down the car asking for spare change until a woman came up to him and handed him some. After that, others followed with more money. But as he walked by a college aged girl she reached into her bag and gave him some food. He thanked her and even stopped to chat.

I hate to read too much into this situation, but it seemed almost too representative of how many people deal with the bigger issues in society (throwing money at them). You can try throwing money at something until it disappears... but you're not addressing the underlying issue. This girl went straight for the problem. In a way she was just like a YAVA-er.

YAVAers don't sit on their couch and write checks to charity, they go out and do something! In fact just earlier today six YAVA volunteers went over to Saturday's Bread to help fight hunger first hand. Remember, it can be a food pantry, visiting with the elderly, or even leaf raking, your small contributions add up to a large difference. So check out the calendar and sign up to do something.

Cheers to you!

Sam

Director
YAVA

What: CBS Early Show!
When: Tomorrow morning, November 9th, 6:30am
Where: Boston Children's Museum, 300 Congress Street, Fort Point across from South Station
How: South Station on the Red Line, Silver Line and Commuter Rail.
Why: Represent your city and ONEin3 and get on national TV!
RSVP: Drop us a line here at ONEin3 at ONEin3Boston@CityofBoston.gov if you can make it.

CBS’s Early Show is filming in Boston on Friday. They need about 200 young people to fill out the crowd. Tell all your friends about it so we can get them a solid group. This is a HUGE opportunity for our friends at ONEin3 because they’re going to get some national coverage, and the local affiliate will be there so they should get some serious local coverage as well.