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Microsoft Yammer Review: "Free Version of Yammer"
| 2013-09-04published 9/4/2013
TrustRadius Review Summary
Nonprofit uses Yammer for internal communications and chat, and also as a platform to teach employees about social media. Product is very easy to use and provides real value, but continued access to a free version is important.
Overall Satisfaction with Microsoft Yammer
Great tool, wish they had alternate pricing structures.
- Chat feature.
- Integrate with other programs.
- Serve as a platform to teach new users how to use social media.
- Make communications less formal than email.
- No longer connects to gchat or outlook
- Makes management more difficult in the free version
- Improving communications
- maximizing our internal power to promote intiatives
Present.ly and a few others-- but Yammer was the best.
As long as they have a free version -- we'll use it-- and if they change the way they charge we would probably upgrade.
Using Microsoft Yammer
150 - Marketing to program staff- but only about 20 people use it every day.
- Internal Communications.
- Chat for coworkers.
- Backend Organizing.
Evaluating Microsoft Yammer and Competitors
n/a just the web version and what's available through the free version.
Microsoft Yammer Implementation
We organically implemented the product
Microsoft Yammer Training
Microsoft Yammer Support
They are very eager to get us to pay.
No - We haven't implemented the paid version.
Using Microsoft Yammer
Very easy to use and integrate
Microsoft Yammer Reliability
Very available
It's a simple product but it does provide value.
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Guess what this thing started 3 weeks ago I am still waiting for the stove I am also holding there stove hostage till i get mine . Take my advise unless you are able to walk in and get something they have on the floor and deliever yourself dont buy it run away.
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CCP SOLUTIONS18 BEADEL ST brooklyn, New York United States of America
CCP SOLUTIONS David Tremante David Tremante- the "Sales Manager" attempted to sell us an old black and white copier and told us it was a brand new color copier brooklyn, New York
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I have asked around and have heard not ONE positive thing about these people. Look at their website-it's a joke. The have a list of "customers"- these customers are coin machines in court houses and libraries that are always broken when you try to use them.
I can't see how they can stay in business as long as they claim to have. Do not use this dealer- go to a manufacturer. Dealers are mom and pop companies that are here today and gone tomorrow. Thank you Ripoff Report for saving us from these predators
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PE Lab, Pure Energy Labs, Pure Energy Prod.1025 SW 59th St Oklahoma, Oklahoma U.S.A.
PE Lab, Pure Energy Labs, Pure Energy Prod. ripoff...charged me $149.95 for pills I didn't want...no way to call them & they don't answer e-mails Oklahoma Oklahoma
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I had to sign for them at the post office, on 09/11/06.
Four days later I found a charge for $149.95 from PE Labs on my checking accout on 09/14/06. I didn't even get the free 15 days before the auto shipment.
I called the only number I could find. They said they was getting ready to ship out the auto shipment that day. I told them I wanted to cancel it, I didn't want it. They said I had to summit a ticket by e-mail. They were just for orders.
I have summited many e-mails, to every address I could find. I only received one auto reply saying they got my e-mail.
They are never online, and a lot of their contact links just take you back to the top of their page or won't load.
I have not opened the first bottle of pills, that is suppose to be free. I have not yet recieve the auto shipment yet. I'm not going to sign for them, I will have them returned.
Also I never did get the fee waived for clicking on the link.
It is all a scam/ripoff
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For this year has been a good year to games like Tomb Raider, The last of us, Bioshock Infinite, and more. There also has been some bad games like the Aliens game, The walking Dead, and more. I think for the games has been a little bit allright. You can't get enough of the games that was great. For example, there was a game that was good if you buy it, and the name of the game is called Metro Last light. The game is a very good game that has good story line, good voice actors, and more. Anthoer game that was an allright game was Remember me. For this game is an under the raider, but it has it's downs. Other then that, the game is not that bad. I will have some of the games out for review coming soon. For this fall, the Xbox one, and the Playstation 4 is coming out, and with a lot of games that is going to be also on this gen console. I know that some people is going to get the console on day one, but for some gamers, wants to wait, and see if there is anything wrong with the console. There is some games that is coming out this fall that I am looking forward to. One of the games is Batman Oragins on the Xbox 360, and Playstation 3, Rayman Legends on every system, Assassin's Creed 4: Black flag, Battlefield 4, Call of Duty: Ghosts, and the next gen games. What we gamers want for the rest of this year is good stories. I would like to play a good game that has a good story, good voice actors, and even good graphics. Going back for the year so far, I am giving the year a 7. The prosL some good games that I would like to play again, or not to trade in, some good graphics, and good story lines. The cons: Some games were bad that I wanted to trade the game in on the same day, some muitplayer games that was okay. That is my blog for today. I hope that you enjoy reading this, and have a happy and safe 4th of July. Work hard, and play harder.
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Writing as part of a religious leaders'communiqué addressed to leaders of the world's largest economies, Chief Rabbi Sacks said: "Our prayers are with the world's leaders that they be blessed with the wisdom and courage to begin the journey from recession to recovery, and from the old world of national pride to a new age of global responsibility."
Three boys have been fined for a racially motivated attack which left a Jewish man injured and his non-Jewish friend requiring 18 stitches.
The boys, all aged 16, who cannot be named for legal reasons, have been sentenced by a judge at Bury Youth Court.
Moves towards a direct bus link between Golders Green and Stamford Hill are gathering momentum with a survey of residents by London TravelWatch, the transport users' consumer group.
LTW has distributed several thousand leaflets asking residents about their travel needs between the two areas.
Flyers have also gone out to synagogues and the research will continue for another month before the findings are presented to Transport for London.
A charity which distributes left-overs from simchahs to needy families in the Stamford Hill Charedi community is reporting unprecedented demand because of the credit crunch.
Hamasbia founder Hindy Biberfeld explained that while hosts remained happy to donate unused food, the charity was receiving many more requests as a result of increased unemployment. Many parents were struggling to feed their families.
A research project has been launched which could lead to every Ashkenazi adult in the UK being offered a genetic test to determine the risk of developing cancer.
A collection of artworks by the daughter of a prominent Nazi-era German Jewish political activist, which was found in a trunk in a London attic, is to be auctioned next month.
They are 22 drawings and paintings by Dodo Burgner, most of which may have been published by Ulk magazine, a satirical publication edited by her father, Theodor Wolff. He was an eminent Jewish art critic and editor who founded the German Liberal Democrat Party in 1918.
The Jewish owner of an online wedding gift firm that went bust in August last year has offered her "heartfelt sympathy" to the hundreds of couples who never received presents. This week the company, Wrapit, relaunched under a new name.
Pepita Diamand, who founded Wrapit eight years ago, said: "I'm sorry for customers who were affected and I well understand that the re-emergence of the company leaves them with a sour taste in their mouths." She said: "I was invited to participate in the new business and flatly refused."
A 27-year-old who chronicled his successful fight against Hodgkin's lymphoma in a JC column is to be the face of Chai Cancer Care's Pesach appeal.
Gideon Schneider (right) has signed a letter being sent to 10,000 donors highlighting the support he received from Chai.
Now in remission, Mr Schneider raised £12,000 for the charity while undergoing treatment. "The work Chai does both in terms of counselling services and in organising activities is crucial in helping cancer patients regain morale," he pointed out.
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Residents in other streets can arrange for additional collections between March 30 and April 7. The service is free.
A strictly Orthodox school which has operated from a house in Golders Green Road for five years without planning permission is under threat of closure.
Beis Medrash Elyon has had a retrospective planning application deferred until April by Barnet Council to allow more time for consideration of its claim of special grounds for being granted school status.
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When we saw the charge we called to see what it was and cancelled it immediately and received a confirmation nimber. Yet these assholes have charged my card again and when I called they said they never received a cancellation which is ridiculous especially since we never asked for it to begin with.
Beware this is a scam and I cant believe that Wyndham-Days Inn and Baymont Inn are associated with these crooks.
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FALLUJAH, Mar 30 (IPS) - Iraqis in the volatile al-Anbar province west of Baghdad are reporting regular killings carried out by U.S. forces that many believe are part of a 'genocidal' strategy.
Since the mysterious explosion at the Shia al-Askari shrine in Samara in February last year, more than 100 Iraqis have been killed daily on average, without any forceful action by the Iraqi government and the U.S. military to stop the killings.
U.S. troops and Iraqi security forces working with them are also executing people seized during home raids and other operations, residents say.
"Seventeen young men were found executed after they were arrested by U.S. troops and Fallujah police," 40-year-old Yassen of Fallujah told IPS. "My two sons have been detained by police, and I am terrified that they will have the same fate. They are only 17 and 18 years old."Residents of Fallujah say the local police detention centre holds hundreds of men, who have had no legal representation.
Others are killed by random fire that has long become routine for U.S. and Iraqi soldiers. Sa'ad, a 25-year-old from the al-Thubbat area of western Fallujah was killed in such firing.
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"The poor guy kept running home every time he saw U.S. soldiers," a man from his neighbourhood, speaking on condition of anonymity, told IPS. "He used to say: Go inside or the Americans will kill you." Sa'ad is said by neighbours to have developed a mental disability.
He was recently shot and killed by U.S. soldiers when they opened fire after their patrol was struck by a roadside bomb.
Last week, U.S. military fire severely damaged the highest minaret in Fallujah after three soldiers were killed in an attack. What was seen as reprisal fire on the minaret has angered residents.
"They hate us because we are Muslims, and no one can argue with that any more," 65- year-old Abu Fayssal who witnessed the event told IPS. "They say they are fighting al- Qeada but they are only capable of killing our sons with their genocidal campaign and destroying our mosques."
Others believe occupation forces have another sinister strategy.
"It is our people killing each other now as planned by the Americans," Abdul Sattar, a 45- year-old lawyer and human rights activist in Fallujah told IPS. "They recruited Saddam's security men to control the situation by well-known methods like hanging people by their legs and electrifying them in order to get information. Now they are executing them without trial."
IPS has obtained photographs of an elderly man who residents say was executed last month by U.S. soldiers.
"Last month was full of horrifying events," a retired police officer from Fallujah told IPS. "Three men were executed by American soldiers in the al-Bu Issa tribal area just outside Fallujah. One of them was 70 years old and known as a very good man, and the others were his relatives. They were asleep when the raid was conducted."
Another three men from the same tribe were executed similarly in ar-Rutba town near the Jordanian border. Their tribe did not carry out the usual burial ceremony for fear that more people would be killed. Instead, a cousin performed a religious ceremony in Amman in Jordan.
"Seven people were executed in al-Qa'im recently, at the Syrian border," Khalid Haleem told IPS on telephone from al-Qa'im. "They were gathering at a friend's place for dinner when Americans surrounded the house, with armoured vehicles with helicopters covering them from the air. Those killed were good men and we believe the Americans were misinformed."
Adding to the violence are U.S.-backed Shia militias which regularly raid Sunni areas under the eyes of the U.S. and Iraqi army. Residents of Fallujah, Ramadi, and especially Baghdad have regularly reported to IPS over the last two years that Shia militiamen are allowed through U.S. military cordons into Sunni neighbourhoods to conduct raids.
Last month, residents report, more than 100 men aged 20 to 40 were executed by Shia militias in Iskandariya 40 km south of Baghdad and Tal Afar 350 km northwest of the capital. Another 50 were detained by the Iraqi Army's fifth division, that many believe is the biggest death squad in the country.
A U.S. military spokesperson in Baghdad told IPS that their troops "use caution and care when conducting home raids" and "in no way support Shi'ite death squads and militias."
In the face of the U.S.-backed violence, most Iraqis now openly support attacks against occupation forces.
"The genocidal Americans are paying for all that," a young man from Fallujah told IPS. "They seem to be in need of another lesson by the lions of Fallujah and Anbar." He was referring to the intensive resistance attacks in and around Fallujah that have killed dozens of U.S. and Iraqi soldiers this month.
According to the U.S. military, at least 1,194 U.S. soldiers have died in al-Anbar province since the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in March 2003. The number is far higher than in any other province in Iraq.
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Having Friends In High Places
Most charities are fronts. I know you know that, at least I hope you know that after all these years of reading my columns, or else you're just a dumb cafone who is wasting your time and mine. You get the wife to set up some fancy dinner, invite all the local VIPs, and you use the opportunity to get close to the people you're going after.
If you don't have the big bucks to host an event yourself (which is the most successful way of controlling the charity and introductions at the party), make yourself known in the local charity scene with a large contribution. It'll increase the chances of you being invited to bigger and more important charitable fundraisers.
Be a gentleman, wear a freakin' tuxedo, look sharp, and don't go around drinking all the champagne. These bluebloods don't like inviting the "ill-mannered" to their little parties; don't give them a reason to never invite you again.
who you should go afterSo who exactly do you want in your back pocket? The one-sentence answer is anyone with any influence above and beyond the scope of the law.
What this means is, besides all those pretty little rights you have in the Constitution, your friends in high places should be people that can go beyond the written law. These people should be able to make things happen for you beyond what you're entitled to.
Here are two quick examples:
Everyone is entitled to ask for a reservation at a restaurant, but there's nothing that says you can't be seated in the corner next to the kitchen. Knowing the maitre d' changes your experience though. He'll guarantee you the reservation on the busiest night of the year, the best table, a complementary bottle of champagne, and top-notch service. Knowing him doesn't change your basic rights, but it certainly can enhance them.
If you get arrested for drunk driving, you're entitled to a lawyer. But only the right lawyer can take those same laws that put you behind bars in the first place, shake them up like a martini, and come out with a concoction that will set you free with a slap on the wrist and no permanent record. Everyone has the right to a lawyer, but the right lawyer with the right friends makes the difference between jail time and a criminal record, and enjoying a pina colada in Acapulco.
So who are the powerbrokers you should aim for?
City hall officials
Whether it's for lucrative city contracts, getting a parking ticket canceled or speeding up the rezoning of some real estate you own, city hall is much more powerful than you think and can get a lot of things done for you, if you know the right people. Red tape disappears faster than a kid unwrapping his Christmas gifts, when these pencil pushers get greased.
Police chiefs or lieutenants
Nothing like being a good friend of the local sheriff's office to get you out of "sticky" situations. When things go wrong, you want a friendly face at your local precinct. If the chief is too high up for you to reach, there are plenty of other fish at all levels of law enforcement you should befriend. Send them a nice bottle of Scotch every year and don't waste your time with beat cops.
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NEW YORK (AP) - Those days of calling your bank to let them know that, yes, you really are in Thailand, and yes, you really did use your credit card to buy $200 in sarongs, may be coming to an end.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber announced his resignation Friday over a deepening influence-peddling scandal surrounding his fiancee and on the same day the U.S. Attorney's Office issued a subpoena demanding records and electronic communications pertaining to the pair.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - A teenager who says she was raped after a school worker tried to use her as bait to catch an alleged sexual predator should be forced to publicly reveal her name to pursue a lawsuit, an Alabama school system argued in court.
PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. (AP) - Police are asking parents in South Florida to check the online accounts of their children after three teens were accused of creating an Instagram account to solicit and post explicit photos of other minors.
NEW YORK (AP) - Mattel and Google are trying to bring the 75-year-old View-Master into the 21st century - with some help from smartphones and virtual reality technology.
HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) - An SUV driver swerving to avoid striking another vehicle on a highway on Friday hit a snowbank along a guardrail and catapulted 60 feet off a bridge. Incredibly, authorities say, the vehicle landed upright and the two occupants suffered only minor injuries.
MADISON, Ala. (AP) - Authorities have arrested a North Alabama police officer accused of badly injuring an Indian man who was visiting relatives in the state and the FBI has opened an investigation.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Oregon's top Democrats urged Gov. John Kitzhaber to resign Thursday, saying he cannot lead the state effectively amid a growing ethics scandal involving his fiancee, a green-energy consultant suspected of using their relationship to land contracts for her business.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - By posting online all of his personal email from his eight years as Florida's governor, Jeb Bush sought to show himself as a tech-savvy executive, in touch with constituents and an active administrator.
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - Police are trying to determine whether hate played any role in the killing of three Muslims, a crime they said was sparked by a neighbor's long-simmering anger over parking and noise inside their condominium complex.
CINCINNATI (AP) - A retired teacher who sued a school district, saying administrators discriminated against her because of a phobia that makes her fear young children, lost her appeal in the federal case on Wednesday.
HELENA, Mont. (AP) - A Montana legislative panel moved to kill an indecent exposure bill Wednesday after the lawmaker who introduced it said he thinks yoga pants should be illegal.
MAN KILLED AFTER HE HIT 2 OFFICERS WITH ROCKS: PASCO, Wash. (AP) - A homeless man who was shot and killed by officers at a busy intersection had thrown multiple rocks, hitting two officers, and had refused to put down other stones, authorities said Wednesday.
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Updated: 05/24/2015 - Day two of JUCO is underway, and each year, the week-long tournament creates opportunities to boost our local economy with thousands of out-of-towners flocking to the valley.
Updated: 05/24/2015 - Day two of JUCO is underway, and each year, the week-long tournament creates opportunities to boost our local economy with thousands of out-of-towners flocking to the valley.
Updated: 05/24/2015 - Memorial Day is more than just a three-day weekend. It's a special time to honor the men and women who died fighting for our freedom. The Veteran's Memorial Cemetery of Western Colorado held an event at today, where the Grand Valley Combined Honor Guard will formally lower and retire the American flag for the evening.
Updated: 05/26/2015 - A crash near Central High School left one person dead.
Updated: 05/23/2015 - Saturday is day one of the JUCO World Series, and with the big event, comes more than 8,000 people – which also means traffic delays in the area.
Updated: 05/23/2015 - The Shrine Circus had four shows at the Mesa County Fairgrounds. The event is Western Colorado's Shrine Club's main fundraiser of the year.
Updated: 05/22/2015 - The Grand Junction Police Department is using technology advancements to make our community safer and better informed. The GJPD has revamped their interactive public safety map, which allows anyone to explore the amount and types of crime across our city.
Updated: 05/22/2015 - Many of you will be on the road this Memorial Day weekend – Colorado State Patrol wants to remind everyone that those driving under the influence of marijuana will face the same consequences as driving drunk.
Updated: 05/22/2015 - Head Start celebrates its 50th anniversary this week. The program helps low-income children across the nation have access to a free early childhood education.
Posted: 05/22/2015 - A magnitude-5.4 earthquake that struck a rural area of southern Nevada has been felt about 100 miles away in Las Vegas and has damaged a highway.
Posted: 05/22/2015 - Federal regulators are moving ahead with a court-ordered environmental review of a Colorado coal mine's permit that could save the jobs of about 220 miners.
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Posted: 05/20/2015 - Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper has signed off on two bills reducing the number of statewide standardized tests given to school children.
Posted: 05/20/2015 - Colorado is again taking appointments to test drivers for licenses regardless of their immigration status.
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A veto does not decide the issue
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer Wednesday vetoed legislation critics said would give businesses carte blanche to discriminate against gays and lesbians. She did this at the urging of many notable conservatives, the state's Republican senators and a wide swath of its business establishment. Brewer, whatever her motive, acted wisely. The perception was the Arizona law enlisted religion as a thin cover for bigotry. Whatever the law would really do, it was not worth suffering that widespread, profoundly negative public judgment. The veto avoids at least some repercussions from the belief that Arizona allows hatred to hide behind a convenient cloak of faith.
I would have vetoed the bill, SB 1062, although read it and the source of furor is a little misty. According to University of Virginia law professor Doug Laycock, writing in the Volokh Conspiracy blog, "It would have provided that people are covered when state or local government requires them to violate their religion in the conduct of their business, and that people are covered when sued by a private citizen invoking state or local law to demand that they violate their religion." Business people could assert the claim if sued. They would have to prove a substantial burden on sincerely held beliefs. Government or plaintiff would have to prove "a compelling government interest." The court would decide which side prevails.


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I have a current withdraw request in the amount of $150, and as of 12/23/2011, nothing... even though their site claims to fund withdraws within 10 days. Additionally, I have sent 4 customer service requests to these guys and they will not respond. Both of their sites have a lot of similar complaints regarding the same issues, some originating several months ago. These clowns have just unleashed their new site, Skillville Games, and are apparently funding this little venture with the winnings from their members. Maybe they'll pay up once their bills are paid???
If you are a victim of either of these 2 sites, please file a complaint with your States AG's Office, FBI's IC3 Unit, and the FTC. If you are thinking of funding a player's account with these guys.... don't expect to ever see any winnings from them! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!!
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Celebrating Our AmeriCorps Graduates
On Tuesday, June 24, The Children's Aid Society celebrated the AmeriCorps members who have completed their terms at various schools throughout NY. These graduates have been essential with their work as assistant facilitators, outreach coordinators, and student success mentors helping both parents and students better navigate the school year.
After an inspirational speech by guest speaker Abe Fernandez, director of collective impact at Children's Aid, members were invited to walk across the stage as program directors and staff applauded them for their accomplishments throughout the past year.
The graduate's supervisors nominated members at their site who showed great initiative and embodied Children's Aid ICREATE values. Trying to pick just one winner proved too difficult given the impressive pool of nominees. In the end, three graduates received Member of the Year Awards: Joel Marte, Nakeisha Vanterpool, and D'Arcy Hearn. Congratulations to the winners and all our nominees.
Later, host site directors received accolades for their hard work as well. AmeriCorps staff nominated those who inspired them with their commitment and dedication to the students and programs. P.S. 152's supervisor, Merody Mejia, took home the title of AmeriCorps Supervisor of The Year.
At the conclusion of the ceremony, a slideshow documented the year's highlights while members and guests flocked to the AmeriCorps Photo Booth, where props made photo opps silly and fun.
Thanks to all our site supervisors, whose efforts and cooperation made the AmeriCorps program a critical success.
Finally, huge thanks go out to the AmeriCorps graduates. Their achievements and growth over the past term impressed all. In the future, they will go on to accomplish even greater things, and we hope that they will always look back fondly on the Children's Aid AmeriCorps program.
In Memoriam - Herman Bagley
Weeks ago, on May 16, our dear friend and colleague Herman Bagley passed away. Herman retired from Children's Aid in 2005 after an exceptional 50-year career, during which he worked his way up from a counselor at Camp Wallkill to ultimately serving as the assistant executive director for community, a position that made him one of the most prominent faces of our organization. During his tenure, he helped change the lives of literally thousands of children.
On Tuesday, June 24, all Children's Aid employees as well as friends of Herman's are invited to celebrate his life, the friendship he offered, and the deep and broad impact that he had on this city. Please join us at the Frederick Douglass Center (885 Columbus Ave., at 104th St.). A reception will begin at 5:30 p.m. followed by a service and remarks.
Making College a Reality
The Stern Memorial Scholarship Luncheon is truly a rite of early summer. Like so many traditions, certain pieces and circumstances will vary from year to year but the end result is reassuringly consistent.
That result is yet another collection of young women and men who have proven resilient in the face of overwhelming challenges and who offer powerful inspiration because of their success in reaching for excellence. Every year, they lift us by proving that zip codes don't determine destiny.
The Stern family—represented on this day by Rob and Yuka Stern and their son, Ren—continues to generously fund two critical scholarships that year in and year out make a college education reality for some very talented New York City teenagers. The Jean L. Stern Memorial Scholarship is a tribute to her service to The Children's Aid Society as a longtime trustee. Providing financial assistance for college-bound young people was a passionate commitment for her. And she was the one to establish the Wick Stern Memorial Scholarship, to honor the memory of her son by celebrating eight students who have demonstrated courage and perseverance, and overcome obstacles in pursuit of their higher education.
This year's winners, who will attend a number of excellent schools next year, such as Vanderbilt University, Ithaca College, Daemon College, and Gettysburg College, are:
The Jean L. Stern Memorial Scholarship:
- Terrell Dixon - Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom HS
- Alexa Laboy - Hope Leadership Academy
- Brandon Michael - Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom HS
- Denny Pena - Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom HS
The Wick Stern Memorial Scholarship:
- Kenny Alarcon - Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom High School
- Ruth Alozie - CAS Carrera Program
- Beatrice Denkyi - Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom High School
- Aiesha Hibbert - CAS Carrera Program
- Khaddya Jobe - Hope Leadership Academy
- Ciarra Leocadio - Hope Leadership Academy
- Shailon Pinder - Hope Leadership Academy
- Idania Ramirez - Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom High School
Many thanks to the Stern family and all of the scholars who inspire us with their fortitude.
Parents Making the Right Choice
For 28 years, The Children's Aid Society's Carrera Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program (CAS-Carrera) has been helping parents navigate the talks they have with their children about their sexuality, through the Parent Family Life & Sexuality Education program (PFLSE). On Friday, June 6, CAS-Carrera held its most recent graduation ceremony, at Hunter College, for dozens of parents who hoped to, and will do, a better job at guiding their children.
PFLSE is a multi-week workshop that provides dozens of parents from Harlem, the South Bronx, Staten Island, and Brooklyn with knowledge and strategies on how to become more actively involved in their child's sexual development. The bilingual program, led by CAS-Carerra educators along with peer support from promotores (trained community educators), urges parents to be open and supportive when their children have questions.
Dr. Michael A. Carrera launched CAS-Carrera in 1984, and the PFLSE program two years later. As he does every year, Dr. Carrera reminded the parent graduates that "they are the primary sexuality educators of their own children—they have no choice about it. Their only choice is how well or poorly they do it."
2014 Iron Go!Chefs Competition
For the young chefs in The Children's Aid Society's Go!Healthy cooking and nutrition programs, the Iron Go!Chefs competition, modeled after the Food Network's TV show Iron Chef America, is the event they've been waiting and preparing for all year. At this year's fifth annual event on Thursday, June 5, at the East Harlem Center, the students demonstrated their chops, grating, tossing, and sautéing throughout a fierce competition.
Teams representing several Children's Aid centers and community schools faced off in two separate competitions: an elementary school division and another for middle and high schools. Each of the teams showed off their healthy cooking, teamwork, and organization skills as they raced against the clock to win the prestigious title of Iron Go!Chefs Best Overall Award. Teams had an hour to prepare and present a delicious meal for a discerning panel of judges that included Vincent Camillo, Liza Queen, P. So, and other food experts, who evaluated their ability to work as a team as well as the taste and presentation of the final product.
Some of the young chefs' recipes captured more familiar flavors with American breakfast items or healthy burger dishes, while other teams chose to span the globe and prepare Mediterranean items including couscous and fish, or a traditional Japanese treat—sushi.
The winners this year were the Frederick Douglass Center Super Choppers in the elementary ages competition, and the Mirabal Sisters Campus Go Greece! team in the middle and high school ages competition.
Congratulations to all of the young chefs for their professional quality performance! Please click here to view pictures from the elementary ages competition, and click here for pictures from the middle and high school ages competition.
An Amazing Trip to the White House
Several days ago, we reported about a very special trip taken by a girl, Jayda Collazo, who goes to our Milbank Dunlevy Center to participate in the Boys & Girls Club. She's part of a program called Do-it-Yourself STEM. STEM stands for science, technology, engineering, and math, and it's an increasingly important part of education to prepare young people for successful careers. And Jayda has embraced STEM as a path to her goal of becoming a pediatrician.
Her work in STEM, as well as her goals and aspirations, earned her a trip to the White House. And we're thankful that she was willing to tell us what it was like:
My trip to Washington DC was exciting. One reason why it was exciting was because of the transportation. Riding in a jet was probably the scariest thing I have experienced so far in my life, but also one of the most exciting things. At first I was concentrating on landing safely. I was glad to be there with someone who supported me to make it to this trip—Casper Lassiter, director of Dunlevy Milbank Center. I was also prepared on what to say to reporters and other people by my D.I.Y STEM trainer, Déjà Flynn, computer teacher at Dunlevy Milbank Center. So I felt confident on what to do on my trip to the White House.
My trip was also exciting because I received a chance to meet girls that had struggles like I did in the science field. People doubted them, or people didn't support them on their trip to the White House Science Fair. I was very inspired by these girls because of the hard work they had put into their projects which led to their opportunity to show their work to the President. Hearing their stories, I had to support them as well on their presentations that they would give to the President. Also on my trip, I learned how to avoid distractions that would affect my career in the future.
I also made a friend before the trip to the White House, Eddie Cuba from the Boys & Girls Club in New Jersey. I was happy to have someone there with me in case I would get nervous.
Meeting President Obama was the best part on the trip. Shaking his hand on national television was overwhelming because I was on TV. Not only was I on TV, but as I watched him saying his speech I was also up there with him with a few other young adults. The trip to Washington, D.C., was the best trip I had ever been on because it was AMAZING!!!!!!!!!
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An Evening with Acclaimed Author Regina Calcaterra
Please join us for a night of inspiration and education. New York Times bestselling author Regina Calcaterra will discuss her critically acclaimed book Etched in Sand, a powerful memoir about her struggles and survival as a child in foster care on Long Island. Her book is available at most public libraries and from booksellers.
She will be followed by an educational panel (moderated by Mary Keane from You Gotta Believe, an organization that finds homes for older foster care youth) addressing the unique challenges that foster youth face and the many ways that the system can be improved. The panel will feature a teen in foster care, foster parents and staff from The Children's Aid Society foster care program.
If you're interested in becoming a foster parent or an advocate for foster youth, or you simply want to hear an amazing story, we encourage you to come to this special event.
Thursday, June 12
6 to 8 p.m.
Dunlevy Milbank Center
32 West 118th Street, New York, NY
(Between Lenox and 5th Avenues)
To register for this free event, click here.
A Battle for Children's Health
Today, a number of our allies are at the New York State Court of Appeals making the case for a cap on the portion size of sodas and other sugary drinks to 16 ounces. This regulation was the work of the Bloomberg administration. While it generated lots of questions and a fair bit of controversy, one thing is certain: high-calorie sugary drinks have had a serious impact on the health of obese children across the city.
Last fall, the former CEO of Children's Aid made a strong case for the cap. You can read it right here.
May is Foster Care Month: Hilda Nunez Opens Her Heart and Home to Teens
Hilda Nunez, a case manager for a nonprofit that serves the elderly, has been a foster parent for almost a decade, but it might never have happened if she hadn't talked to her neighbor one day.
That neighbor, in Hunts Point in the Bronx, saw how Hilda was around children, and she suggested that Hilda become a foster parent.
But Hilda's reaction was unusual. "I said, 'I want teenagers,'" and not younger children, like many foster parents. "They've always been around me," she said, mentioning her kids, and later her grandchildren.
The young people who have found their way to Hilda's home have been fortunate. "Almost all of them have graduated from high school," she said. "Two are going to college."
Today, Hilda has opened her home to four children, three of whom have been with her for two or more years. "Every day is a challenge," she said. "Teenagers are teenagers. But I like knowing that they're going to be somebody."
They don't all come to Hilda with a can-do attitude, but she does her best to instill it. "I tell them, 'Don't say you can't do it, because you can,'" said Hilda. "' I don't care what anyone else tells you.'"
This is exactly what so many teens in foster care need. Thanks, Hilda.
The Children's Aid Society serves more than 300 children in its foster care programs, including specialized services such as Family Foster Care, Medical Foster Care, Therapeutic Foster Care and services for teens aging out of foster care.
Consider opening up your heart and home to ensure a brighter future for a youth in foster care that may otherwise become neglected and disconnected.
- Applicants must be over the age of 21 and can be single, married or in a domestic partnership.
- Applicant must be self-sufficient. Applicant's income can be from employment, pension, or social security.
- Applicant must complete a state screening/background check.
- Applicant must complete 30 hours of Model Approach to Partnership in Parenting (MAPP) training, basic training for all foster parent applicants.
- Applicants must be in good physical and mental health and have completed physical exams for every household member. Applicant must be the lease holder to his or her own apartment or home.
- Applicant must identify an emergency child care person.
Learn more about how you can become a foster care parent or please call us at 212-949-4962.
NYBGCA Youth of Year Competition
Last week, The Children's Aid Society was represented by Ciarra Leocadio in the New York State Youth of the Year competition. Ciarra, who is part of the Boys & Girls Club out of the Hope Leadership Academy, traveled to Albany on Sunday, May 18, with Angela Sharpe. On Monday, she interviewed before a panel of judges as part of the program, and while she didn't win the competition, she represented Children's Aid extremely well. The judges commented specifically about her poise and presence.
On Tuesday, Ciarra took a tour of the New York State Capitol and met with a number of elected officials, including Senator Bill Perkins, Assemblymember Robert Rodriguez and Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal.
This won't be the end of Ciarra's travels. After graduating from Midwood High School, in Brooklyn, Ciarra will attend prestigious Vanderbilt University in the fall, as a Posse Foundation scholarship recipient. She has her sights set on a career as an obstetrician-gynecologist.
She had to write two essays for the competition, and one of them, on the Hope Leadership Academy and its Boys & Girls Club, demonstrates how important her experiences with Children's Aid have been:
The Club is so important to me because it allows students to get away from the negativity in life and keeps them on the right track. The Club is a safe haven and it's truly invaluable.
Congratulations to Ciarra, on the competition and on a great high school career!