Connect to Care - Job Readiness Seminars

Connect to Care- Job Readiness Seminars

  

Next Monday, June 3rd, Met Council, in conjunction with Goldman Sachs, will be hosting a special job readiness program. If you are looking for valuable job readiness advice, this is an ideal event to learn more on how to fine tune your job hunting skills. Volunteers will present on 3 subjects that include LinkedIn, "Personal Branding", and Networking to go along with a panel discussion about their past experiences. All interested participants MUST RSVP prior to the event. All registered participants will receive a FREE PADFOLIO!

Where: JCH of Bensonhurst

When: Monday, June 3rd
Time: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
-Kosher lunch to be provided 

YOU MUST RSVP TO ATTEND
 

If you are interested in participating, please e-mail jkunze@metcouncil.org for more details.There is limited availability at the event so sign up soon!

Space is limited so RSVP now!

Call for Volunteers - Help Our Sandy Recovery Team!

Help our Sandy team move supplies and clean up our warehouse on Tuesday 5/28 and Wednesday 5/29. Spend the day by the Coney Island boardwalk while volunteering with our recovery effort. May involve some heavy lifting. Ages 18+

Site is accessible by subway and bus. Call 212-453-9526 or email metcouncilvolunteer@gmail.com for more details.

Join us For Senior Lunch!!! 

Every Sunday we serve a healthy Kosher meal to our senior residents at our East 61st street housing site.  We are looking for volunteers to serve food on May 26th and June 2nd. 

Click here for more information 

Open Call for Fitness, dance and nutrition instructors! 

On Tuesday May 7th we will be holding an orientation for anyone interested in teaching a fitness, dance and nutrition class to seniors at one of our housing sites. 

Click this link to find out more! 

http://www.volunteermatch.org/search/opp1348001.jsp

May 2013 Volunteer of the Month- Jerry Goldfeder

Congratulations to Jerry Goldfeder, our May 2013 Volunteer of the Month!

Mark Utay (UJA), Jerry Goldfeder, Ilene Marcus (Met Council)

Jerry H. Goldfeder is a prominent election lawyer with over 30 years of trial and appellate experience and currently works at Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP. His practice includes representing elected officials, candidates for public office, unions, partnerships and corporations in the areas of campaign finance, voting rights and public integrity investigations and prosecutions; it also includes representing individuals and organizations on a broad range of governmental matters.

Jerry has an impressive portfolio of publications and accolades including books, scholarly articles, and pieces for The New York Times. He has taught at numerous universities and often appears in the media as an election and campaign finance expert.

The staff and clients of Met Council are profoundly thankful for the countless hours Jerry has donated to us. He has shown exceptional commitment to the nonprofit community and has represented Met Council in many critical legal matters. The entire community is grateful for his efforts to protect the rights of nonprofit agencies.

UJA Federation of New York recognized Jerry for his outstanding work at their annual Volunteer Recognition Ceremony (pictured above). We hope these small tokens of appreciation demonstrates how thankful we are for all his aid!