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YPG Community Committee Meeting

Join our Community Committee at World of Beer – Main Street for another great opportunity to give back, learn about local issues, make an impact and have a voice in the future of Sarasota!

What: YPG Community Committee
Where: World of Beer on Main
When: November 17th, 2016 | 6:00-7:00pm

YPG After Hours at Servandos

Come join us on Thursday, December 1st at Servandos for the area’s largest monthly networking event, YPG After Hours! With an average of 80-100 young professionals gathering on the first Thursday of each month you’re guaranteed to make new friends, secure new clients, and learn more about what Sarasota has to offer. Along with great drink specials, Servandos will be serving up appetizing lite bites for the duration of the event.

**This event is free for YPG Members and $15 for future members at the door.

For questions regarding this event or the YPG, please contact YPG Coordinator, Mimi Cirbusova, at mcirbusova@sarasotachamber.com

YPG Member Appreciation Party

We <3 our YPG Members! Join us Friday, December 2nd at Willis Smith Construction for an outdoor party! Enjoy FREE food and drinks, music, a bon fire, games, and networking with fellow YPG members.

RSVPs are REQUIRED!!! You will not be permitted to attend without one–just login to: https://www.sarasotachamber.com/events/YPG-Member-Appreciation-Party-3561/details

Attendance is FREE for YPG members/$20 for nonmembers. When you register, you’ll also receive a special gift from YPG!

Questions? Contact YPG Coordinator, Mimi Cirbusova, at mcirbusova@sarasotachamber.com or 941-556-4038.

YPG Holiday Cruise

Join the Sarasota Young Professionals Group on Tuesday, December 20 for a Holiday Cruise on LeBarge Tropical Cruises! Attendees will celebrate the season on the gorgeous Sarasota Bay while enjoying lite bites from Busted Chef Food Truck, great music by DJ 2Short, and a cash bar on board.

All attendees must purchase their tickets in advance–there will be no registration on site. Registration is $25 for YPG/Chamber Members ($30 for non-members). Get your tickets here: https://www.sarasotachamber.com/events/YPG-Holiday-Cruise-3563/details

If you paid for the first cruise we have your information, you will be able to cruise with us FOR FREE please RSVP because there is limited capacity on the ship.

For more information, please contact YPG Coordinator, Mimi Cirbusova, at mfleck@sarasotachamber.com.

YPG After Hours at World of Beer

Come join us on Thursday, October 6th at World of Beer for the area’s largest monthly networking event, YPG After Hours! With an average of 80-100 young professionals gathering on the first Thursday of each month you’re guaranteed to make new friends, secure new clients, and learn more about what Sarasota has to offer. Along with great drink specials, World of Beer will be serving up appetizing lite bites for the duration of the event.

**This event is free for YPG Members and $10 for future members at the door.

For questions regarding this event or the YPG, please contact YPG Coordinator, Mimi Cirbusova, at mcirbusova@sarasotachamber.com

YPG After Hours at Calusa Brewing

Come join us on Thursday, November 3rd at Calusa Brewing for the area’s largest monthly networking event, YPG After Hours! With an average of 80-100 young professionals gathering on the first Thursday of each month you’re guaranteed to make new friends, secure new clients, and learn more about what Sarasota has to offer. Along with great drink specials, enjoy appetizing lite bites for the duration of the event.

**This event is free for YPG Members and $10 for future members at the door.

For questions regarding this event or the YPG, please contact YPG Coordinator, Mimi Cirbusova, at mcirbusova@sarasotachamber.com

YPG After Hours at Aloft

Come join us on Thursday, September 1st at Aloft Sarasota for the area’s largest monthly networking event, YPG After Hours! With an average of 80-100 young professionals gathering on the first Thursday of each month you’re guaranteed to make new friends, secure new clients, and learn more about what Sarasota has to offer. Along with great drink specials, enjoy appetizing lite bites for the duration of the event.

**This event is free for YPG Members and $10 for future members at the door.

For questions regarding this event or the YPG, please contact YPG Coordinator, Mimi Cirbusova, at mcirbusova@sarasotachamber.com

YPG Volunteer Event: All Faith’s Food Bank “Summer 2016 Back-Packing”

The Back-Pack program provides kid-friendly, nutritious food to children to take home over the summer when they don’t have access to meals at school. There are a variety of volunteer roles at each pack including: set-up and restocking of food cases, packing items into bags, and counting and placing of the bags into distribution containers. The ability to lift up to 25 lbs. is required for the restock role. Please check in at the front desk upon arrival (do not report to the warehouse)

ALL VOLUNTEERS–Please contact YPG Volunteer Chair, Amber Thornhill to confirm attendance: samberthornhill@gmail.com or (941) 462.8268

Volunteers must:
• Wear close-toed shoes and comfortable clothing, and bring a bottle of water to drink
• Volunteers will: Fill bags with kid-friendly food that will be given to children over the summer so they don’t go hungry. Sorting donated food in the 20,000 square foot warehouse.

Definition of job duties:
• Sort non-perishable food items: This includes checking food safety of items that have been donated through a food drive, from a grocer, or through a food distributor. Volunteers will be checking for secure packages, food quality dates, and sorting with like items (all the beans in one bin, all the macaroni products to another bin, etc.).
• Pack non-perishable food for emergency food relief: This is an assembly-line process where we will pack bags or boxes of food for use in one of our distribution streams; most often distributed through our Mobile Pantry Program, but sometimes used as emergency food distribution.

PLEASE NOTE: This is a two-part volunteer series with All Faiths. The second event will be on August 27th.

YPG Volunteer Event: All Faiths Food Bank

The Back-Pack program provides kid-friendly, nutritious food to children to take home over the summer when they don’t have access to meals at school. There are a variety of volunteer roles at each pack including: set-up and restocking of food cases, packing items into bags, and counting and placing of the bags into distribution containers. The ability to lift up to 25 lbs. is required for the restock role. Please check in at the front desk upon arrival (do not report to the warehouse)

ALL VOLUNTEERS–Please contact YPG Volunteer Chair, Amber Thornhill to confirm attendance: samberthornhill@gmail.com or (941) 462.8268

Volunteers must:
• Wear close-toed shoes and comfortable clothing, and bring a bottle of water to drink
• Volunteers will: Fill bags with kid-friendly food that will be given to children over the summer so they don’t go hungry. Sorting donated food in the 20,000 square foot warehouse.

Definition of job duties:
• Sort non-perishable food items: This includes checking food safety of items that have been donated through a food drive, from a grocer, or through a food distributor. Volunteers will be checking for secure packages, food quality dates, and sorting with like items (all the beans in one bin, all the macaroni products to another bin, etc.).
• Pack non-perishable food for emergency food relief: This is an assembly-line process where we will pack bags or boxes of food for use in one of our distribution streams; most often distributed through our Mobile Pantry Program, but sometimes used as emergency food distribution.

PLEASE NOTE: This is a two-part volunteer series with All Faiths. The first is on August 11th.

YPG Volunteer Event: Eco Friendly Festival

YPG volunteers have an opportunity to give back at the Eco Friendly Florida Fest through this week during multiple times and days!

DATES:
July 14 (THURS.) – July 17 (SUN.)
TIMES:
Thursday: 1pm-7pm,
Friday: 11am-7pm,
Saturday: 11am-7pm
Sunday: 11am-3pm.

After Party Hours: Free to attend for Volunteers !
***$20 cover/night***$60/all weekend***live music***…
THUR: 7pm-11pm
FRI: 7pm – 11pm
SAT: 9pm – 2am
SUN: 7am – 11pm

Due to the large amounts of opportunities to volunteer with this event we are going to participate in a non-traditional way. If you would like to volunteer over the next few days at the Eco Friendly Festival please send Amber Thornhill the date and time that you would like to volunteer so we can keep track of the amount of participation that YPG volunteers have contributed as a group. After you volunteer please also send YPG Volunteer Chair, Amber Thornhill, the amount of hours that you have volunteered for the day: samberthornhill.gmail.com

NAME OF EVENT: Florida Friendly Eco Fest
ORGANIZATION: Florida Environmental Health Assoc.
Michael Crea is the event coordinator he will be expecting you !
His contact information: info@ecofriendlyfloridafest.com , O: 941-981-0182 C: 917-378-0914

*** What volunteers will be doing :
Generally – Directing Traffic for parking purposes. Assisting with booths. Handing out information. Answering questions. etc. Tasks will be assigned upon arrival.

***How to sign up:
Email Amber Thornhill directly to sign up: samberthornhill@gmail.com. Send the date and time you are planning on volunteering. After you volunteer please send Amber the amount of hours you contribute. She will send it in to the coordinator Michael Crea . He will be expecting you !

***Questions/Contact info:
Amber Thornhill Cell: 941-462-8268 Email: samberthornhill@gmail.com OR
Event Manager: Michael Crea, Email: info@ecofriendlyfloridafest.com , O: 941-981-0182 C: 917-378-0914

***Where to go when you arrive to the event:
Go to the registration table. Identify yourself as a Sarasota Young Professional member arriving to volunteer. There will be staff workers identifiable by T-Shirts. They will assign a volunteer task to each individual based on needs at the time of arrival.

You will have free VIP access to the after party taking place the day you volunteer!!!