Kick off the summer right!!!
Come join your favorite TAP-Chicago friends as we kick off the summer at Market. We have reserved a semi-private area on their rooftop for you!! With gorgeous skyline views and plenty of space to sit and sip, it is the perfect place to enjoy a perfect summer night or catch an NBA playoff with a couple of new/old friends. Light appetizers will also be provided so make sure you get there on time!
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Join TAP-Chicago, AACN and KACC for a fun night filled with friends, music and drinks at the Pour House located in the heart of Old Town. Pour House is a warm, sophisticated, expansive bar and restaurant featuring over 90 beers on tap in front of the several massive flat-screen TVs. The rich and dark wood interiors and upscale tavern fare make it a perfect place to catch up with old friends and make new friends. We have reserved the entire Mezzanine Level of the bar just for you. Complimentary appetizers will also be provided so make sure you get there on time!!!
Be a part of the 2nd Annual Chicago International Dragon Boat Festival, held at Lake Arlington Park, in Arlington Heights, Illinois. The combination of the culture of Chicago and the spirit of dragon boating guarantees participants and spectators an one-of-a-kind racing experience.
Join TAP-Chicago, YNPN, and 100+ new and old friends for our February happy hour at The Grid, one of the newest venues in River North. We have reserved half of the bar space with two of their famous ventless fireplaces floating atop massive leather booths and a state of the art Funktion-one speaker system. The Grid’s rustic décor, exposed brick and vintage timber ceilings provide an amazingly unique and intimate setting. A perfect spot to relax fireside after a long day of work.
Join us for a fun, casual get-together! Meet other members while you un-“wine”d by tasting different delicious wines and desserts. You’ll also have a chance to hear from 5 members about their experiences with TAP-Chicago.
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Join TAP-Chicago for a day of volunteer work with the children at Asian Youth Services (AYS), a non-profit organization that supports low-income children and youth. Volunteers will be paired up with children from AYS and do anything from helping with homework and developing reading skills to playing basketball and socializing. While the responsibilities are flexible and can be tailored to the volunteer, this is an opportunity to spend quality time with at-risk youth who may otherwise have limited exposure with positive role models and to support an underfunded local non-profit.
Originally founded to support children of South East Asian refugees families escaping from genocide or oppression, AYS has now expanded to serve children from all low-income families in the Albany Park neighborhood. AYS only has 1 full-time employee and relies on volunteers like us to provide essential services to children, so your time this day will be greatly appreciated by the community and the children.
Requirements: All volunteers MUST arrive on time at 11:00am for orientation
Cost: Free. But please pre-register on WePay so we know how many volunteers we have.
Getting There:
1. Ample street parking
2. 8 min walk from CTA Brown Line – Rockwell
Questions? Email or call
Henry So 607.279.9528 | henry@tapchicago.org
Autumn Chim 773.677.1715 | autumn@tapchicago.org
More about Asian Youth Services: http://www.asianyouthservices.org/
[Photo courtesey of Asian Youth Services (AYS)]
TAP-Chicago and Asian Professional Network (APN) are hosting a professional seminar featuring our guest speaker Unmi Song, executive director of the Lloyd A. Fry Foundation, a Chicago-based foundation that supports nonprofits serving low-income communities in Chicago with a focus on arts education, education, employment, and health.
Unmi will discuss her transition from the banking/finance sector to non-profit community work, her involvement with the White House Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, and her membership in the Asian Giving Circle, a group of people who pool their donations to support Asian American community organizations. A Q&A session will follow the presentation. We will provide light snacks and refreshments during the event.
Please also join us for drinks and networking afterwards at a nearby location (TBD).
Tickets: Must be registered by 2:00pm on Wednesday, September 13, 2012 for access to building.
Getting There: The Morgan Stanley building is a few blocks west of the Monroe Redline stop, and bus routes 22 and 151. Street parking available on Franklin. Parking garage located at Monroe and Wells
Questions/Comments? Contact
Jack Tian | email: jack.tian@tapchicago.org | phone: (630)935-9991
More about the Speaker: Song received a B.A. in Economics from the University of Chicago and continued her education at the University’s Graduate School of Business, obtaining an M.B.A. in Finance and International Business in 1986. She has expertise in the financial arena; Song was a vice president of Bankers Trust Company and held positions at Citicorp Investment Bank in New York City, at the First National Bank of Chicago and at Gold Star Tele-Electric Company, in Seoul, Korea. Prior to joining the Fry Foundation, she handled Employment Program grantmaking, which covered job training and welfare policy issues, at the Joyce Foundation.
Song has many affiliations with philanthropic and nonprofit organizations. She was appointed by President Obama to serve on the President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. She currently serves on the boards of the Donors Forum of Illinois and the Alliance for the Great Lakes. The Alliance advocates for public policies that protect and help clean-up the Great Lakes. She has served as board chair for the Asian American Justice Center, overseeing the growth of what is now the nation’s leading Pan-Asian American civil rights group. Song was also a board member of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy.
More about the Lloyd A. Fry Foundation: Founded in 1983, the Fry Foundation is a private, independent grant-making foundation and awards $8 million in grants annually throughout the city of Chicago.