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The Urban Assembly’s 2009 Homecoming Benefit Celebration will take place from 6:30-10PM on Monday, October 5 in the festooned gym of Martin Luther King, Jr. High School at 122 Amsterdam Avenue (65th Street).
Invited guests include Honorary Chair and NYC schools chancellor Joel Klein, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, rap artist and MTV VJ Sway and PIX weatherman Mr. G.
Cocktails will take place in the lobby outside of the gym beginning at 6:30PM during which guests will have the chance to learn about the unique curriculums of each UA school and meet some of our extraordinary students, principals and teachers while bidding on exciting silent auction items.
A festive dinner provided by P.J. Clarke’s will follow at 7:30PM in the magnificently decorated school gym featuring remarks by an outstanding current student and graduate. During dessert and dancing, our very own student performers will bring the house down!
Proceeds of this exhilarating evening will benefit the educational programs of the UA’s schools. For more information, please contact Sara Phillips, Major Gifts & Events Manager, at 212-867-3098 or via email at sphillips@urbanassembly.org
The Urban Assembly operates a network of 22 small New York City middle and high schools that provides underserved students with the academic and life skills necessary to both get into and graduate from college. The organization is a recognized leader at successfully developing and applying innovative, scalable public school education programs. The Urban Assembly’s theme-based curriculums, extensive mentoring programs and corporate & professional partnerships blur the line between academics and the real world, inspiring students to enjoy learning, while teaching them to be intellectually curious, academically confident, and focused on real-world goals. Through a unique contract with the Department Of Education, the Urban Assembly is able to operate autonomously while remaining fully accountable to and engaged in the public school system. Make a contribution, get involved or learn more about The Urban Assembly at www.urbanassembly.org.
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