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Reference the calendars to the right for a specific month.
January 15, 2009
YPA ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Time: 6-8PM
Location: Akron-Summit County Main Library
Address: 60 South High Street, Downtown Akron
Meeting Room 2AB
Map: Get Directions
Details: Help us plan for 2009! While we have a few events already scheduled/planned, we’re always looking for new ideas. Please bring creative suggestions on what you would like YPA to do this year. Join us for socializing and networking at Crave following the meeting.
February 19, 2009
Mingle & Mix Bowling
Time: 6pm - 8pm
Location: Riviera Lanes
Address: 20 S. Miller Rd , Akron
Map: Click Here
Details: Get ready to enjoy an evening of mingle and mix bowling while having a fun and relaxing time networking with Young Professionals of Akron! This will be YPA's first social event of 2009 and will be a great opportunity to meet current and new members, as teams will be picked randomly. Pizza, soft drinks, and other snacks will be provided.
Note: Your admission price includes shoes and 2 games. You are required to pay for additional games.
Price: $8 for paid YPA members; $10 for unpaid members/guests (pay ahead of time via PayPal! Details coming in next blast)
RSVP: RSVP by clicking here. Only 40 bowlers allowed, so hurry! RSVPs due by Feb 17th.
March 5, 2009
Networking in the Middle – Canton
Time: 6-9PM
Location: Canton Art Museum
Address: 1001 Market Avenue North, Canton, OH 44702
Map: Get Directions
Participants: YPA, YStark!, CLE 20/30, and other members of Cleveland Plus and young professional organizations across NE Ohio
Details:The fifth Networking in the Middle event will feature food and drink, entertainment and activities, as well as an opportunity to experience the Japanese blockbuster show, KIMONO AS ART. We are finalizing details for this exciting event, and will be in touch soon with additional information! KIMONO is only visiting two American cities: San Diego and Canton, and may never be back in the United States again. KIMONO closed in San Diego on January 4, where the San Diego Union Tribune's art critic called it one of the two best arts show of 2008. It opens in Canton on Sunday Feb 8, for a 3-month run surrounded by a Japanese cultural celebration featuring more than 80 KIMONO related events.
April 25, 2009
Keep Akron Beautiful
Time: cleanup from 8-11:30; lunch from 12-1:30
Location: cleanup at Lock 3 Park Canal/lunch at Akron Zoo
Address: 200 S Main St/500 Edgewood Ave
Map: Lock 3 Park / Akron Zoo / Directions from A to B
RSVP: Click here!
Liability Waiver Form: Click here!
Details: Join the YPA as we fight the litterbug and lend a hand at making our community a more beautiful place to live and work. This year Keep Akron Beautiful is hosting the 28th annual Clean Up Akron Week from April 18-25, concluding with an awards ceremony at the Akron Zoo. On Super Saturday April 25, the YPA will gather at the Canal at Lock 3 Park and once the last cigarette butt has been picked-up, we will head to the Zoo for lunch.
First 30 people to RSVP and submit completed liability form will receive a wristband for lunch and admission to the zoo.
Liability waiver form needs returned to Brian Duchon before April 16th. Can be returned to Brian via email, fax (330-762-0317), or mail (United Way of Summit County PO Box 1260 Akron OH 44309)
May 21,2009
YPA Social Networking
Time: 6pm
Location: Northside
Address: 111 N Main Street Akron, OH 44308 (next to Luigi’s)
Map: Get Map
Details: Get your summer started early by joining fellow YPA members at Northside for networking and live music in a great downtown location! Appetizers will be provided, and a cash bar will be available all evening. Stick around for live jazz music, which begins at 9pm. http://www.northsideclub.com
June 12, 2009
Concert at Lock 3
Time: 6:30PM / Concert starts at 7PM
Location: Lock 3 Live
Address: 200 S Main St, Akron OH 44308
RSVP: Click Here!
Map: Click Here! / Parking: Click Here!
Details: Hey YPA'ers, it's time to put your hands together and make some noise! Come out for a night of outdoor networking and entertainment! Enjoy live music from Cats on Holiday beginning at 7pm followed by the Dave Matthews Tribute Band at 8:30pm.
Mix and mingle under the private YPA tent next to the O'Neil's building. There will be seating available but feel free to bring your own chair if you'd like. A cash bar will also be available all evening! Hope to see you there!
July 8, 2009
Networking in the Middle – Cleveland
Time: 5:30PM - 9PM
Location: Cleveland Museum of Art
Address: 1150 East Blvd, Cleveland, Ohio
Map: Click Here!
Details: Summer heats up for young professionals at the museum with a new social event that puts art and mixing/meeting on tap together. Enjoy live music, gallery strolls, art making, food and drink all night long. Free of charge for admission and events all night; bars, food stations and parking additional.
July 25, 2009
72nd All-American Soap Box Derby
Time: Pick your shift via RSVP, 7AM-12 or 12-5PM
Location: All-American Soap Box Derby
Address: 789 Derby Downs Drive Akron, OH 44306 (next to the Rubber Bowl)
Map: Click Here!
RSVP: Click Here!
Details: Sign up to volunteer with a classic Akron organization on their biggest day of the year. Young professionals are needed to help with various functions of the 72nd All-American Soap Box Derby World Championship. Various positions are available from handling racecars, directing race participants, taking tickets, and selling programs. Lend your hand and be a part of an iconic Akron organization. Volunteers will be treated to refreshments and lunch. Event is rain or shine
August 13, 2009
Night at InfoCision StadiumS
Time: 6PM - 9PM
Location: Louis and Freda Athletics Field House
Address: 289 S. Union St
Website: CLICK HERE
Cost: FREE!
RSVP: Click here or call Megan Gossens at 330-972-7117
Parking: Parking at the University is FREE after 5pm. Suggested parking is either the Rhoads Arena Lot on Carroll, or Olin Hall Lot on Spicer. See all University parking here
Details: Join The University of Akron Department of Intercollegiate Athletics as they host a night at InfoCision Stadium!
- Enjoy appetizers and a cash bar with “Happy Hour” prices
- Take a tour of the NEW stadium; running every 15-20 minutes
- Enter to win some great door prizes!
August 20, 2009
NETWORKING, WINE, AND APPETIZERS AT PAPA JOE'S
Time: 6PM - 8PM
Location: Papa Joe's
Address: 1561 Akron Peninsula Road
Cost: $9 (Members), $13 (Non-Members).
Can be paid at the door or via PayPal (click here)
RSVP: Click Here! Maximum of 60 people, so hurry!
Map: Click Here!
Details: Head to Papa Joe's in The Valley to take advantage of YP networking, and to indulge in the cuisine and fine wines of one of Akron's warmest and most welcoming fine-dining establishments.
Parking: Free parking at Papa Joe's
September 24, 2009
BONFIRE & HAYRIDE
Time: 6PM - 9PM
Location: Botzum Farms
Address: 3486 Riverview Road, Akron Ohio 44313
Website: CLICK HERE
Cost: FREE!
Map: Get a map online
Details: It's Back Again!!! Come leap into Fall with YPA and join us in our annual Conrad Botzum Farmstead Bonfire and Hayride.
October 24, 2009
CYO Home Service Volunteer Project
Time: 9:00am – 12:00pm
Location: CYO Office at 9am, followed by a short drive to designated work site(s).
Address: CYO Office is at 812 Biruta St, Akron OH 44307
Map: Click Here!
Details: YPA has teamed up with CYO’s Home Service Project whose mission is to strengthen communities and enable low-income older adults to remain in their homes by matching them with caring volunteers who can provide light home and yard maintenance services. YPA volunteers are being requested for a morning of teambuilding, networking, and volunteerism as we help prepare a few local homeowners for the winter months.
YPA will meet at the CYO Office at 9 am (coffee, bagels, doughnuts, etc will be provided) where tools, materials, and directions to work site(s) will be given.
Volunteers must sign and submit a liability wavier to Brian Duchon by October 20th. Completed waivers can be emailed to bduchon@uwsummit.org or mailed to Brian D. Duchon at United Way of Summit County P.O. Box 1260 Akron, Ohio 44309. When TBD/tentative details are finalized, they will be updated on the site, within the email blasts, and Brian will alert all registered volunteers.
November 5, 2009
MIX AND MINGLE AT BLUE FIG
Time: 6PM - 9PM
Location: Blue Fig
Address: 2935 W Market St Akron, OH 44333
Map: Click Here!
Become a YPA Member: Click Here!
RSVP: Click Here!
Cost: Free!
Details: Enjoy the company of your fellow friends of YPA while you mix and mingle at Blue Fig. Appetizers will be served and Happy hour prices will apply! This event will be free with the exception of the bar
December 3, 2009
ADOPT-A-FAMILY/HOLIDAY PARTY
Time: 5:30PM – 7:30PM
Location: Brubaker’s Pub
Address: 357 S Main St., Akron OH
Map: Click Here!
RSVP: Click Here!
Cost: Mnimum $10 donation for Adopt-A-Family
Details: Join YPA and the YPN for their annual holiday reception and fundraiser, this year at the recently remodeled Brubaker’s Pub for networking, complimentary appetizers, and holiday cheer! There will be a minimum donation of $10, which will be used to adopt-a-family and help make their holiday season bright! Last year’s generous donations allowed us to adopt 3 families with a total of 7 kids!.
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