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Come Celebrate the Launch of City Year LA
City Year is coming to Los Angeles this fall and is hosting their first annual "Alumni and Friends Fundraiser" Tuesday night in the Foundation Room at the House of Blues on the Sunset Strip. So what exactly is City Year?
Founded in 1988, City Year's signature program, the City Year youth corps, unites young adults ages 17 to 24 in a year of full-time rigorous service during which they work in diverse teams to address societal needs, particularly in schools and neighborhoods.
I remember seeing City Year volunteers every morning at Copley Square in Boston. A program with great name recognition on the East Coast, City Year is excited to launch a youth corps program in Los Angeles this fall. Currently there are 16 sites across the U.S. and one in South Africa, Los Angeles will mark their 17th site.
Join the City Year Alumni Chapter of Los Angeles for a night of networking, socializing and celebrating City Year's arrival in Los Angeles! There are bound to be some amazing budding philanthropists and do-gooders in the crowd, Good Magazine choose City Year as one of their beneficiaries and alumni have gone onto prominent careers throughout the Los Angeles area.
Details:
Date: Tuesday, April 17 - Doors open at 6 pm
The Foundation Room at the House of Blues on the Sunset Strip
Tickets Each ticket includes two drink tickets & light appetizers.
Friend: $20 pre-event, $25 at the door
Patron: $50 (special gift)
Champion: $100 (special gift)
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