Aug 26, 2009

yKAN's 20th year Anniversary Celebration & Date Auction Fundraiser Hello yKANers and guests! We proudly present to you yKAN's 20th year Anniversary Celebration & Date Auction Fundraiser on Wednesday, August 26th, 2009 exclusively at Circle. We are very excited to commemorate twenty years of service in the community with a fun night of music, dancing, social networking and most importantly fundraising for yKAN's community service projects. We will be auctioning off 10 specially hand-selected eligible Korean bachelors and bachelorettes from the NYC area, with all proceeds going towards our community service budget. Guaranteed to be an entertaining and stylish evening, we are lucky to have Comedian Helen Hong as the official MC of the event. She has been featured on TLC, E! Entertainment and recently in the New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/25/nyregion/25bigcity.html). Come and participate in the auction, or simply mingle with other professionals from the surrounding tri-state area. This fundraiser is expected to draw 200 people and every guest who attends will have the chance to win one of our fabulous raffle prizes. yKAN is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, non-partisan organization that aims to elevate Korean-American professionals by engaging in volunteering, educational programs, advancement activities, fundraising, and social/professional networking events. We have painted murals at P.S. 122 and raised money for NYCares Day, partnered with KCSNY for a flu shot drive, volunteered at Father's Heart soup kitchen, visited the elderly at Anna Erika nursing home, held a concert/fundraiser featuring the Woogi Jazz Band, organized a Chelsea gallery hop and dinner, taken part in the 2008 New York Korean Film Festival, 2008 NY Community Leadership Conference, 2009 Asian Diversity Career Expo and the 2009 Asian Pacific American Heritage Festival among other things. The success of our organization is made possible through the hard work of our members, collaborative partnerships and people's generosity. The proceeds from this fundraiser will directly support our ability to host such community service events in the future. Please show your support by joining us for this special night and we looking forward to seeing you there! WHAT: yKAN's 20th year Anniversary Celebration & Date Auction Fundraiser WHEN: Wednesday, August 26th, 2009 TIME: 6:30pm - 11pm Door closes at 7:45 PM Free open bar 6:30 - 7:30pm WHERE: The Circle NYC 135 W 41st St (b/w Broadway & 6th Ave) COST: $20 in advance $25 Walk-in RSVP: RSVP at http://ykandateauction2009.eventbrite.com/ AUCTION BID PAYMENT METHOD: Cash or Credit Card DRESS CODE: Cocktail Attire or Professional business casual strongly recommended No hats, T-shirts, sneakers allowed ($5 penalty fee at the door) EVENT CAPACITY: 200 (first come, first serve) CONTACT: eboard@ykan.org Event Policy: Event will occur rain or shine. There are no refunds. Please arrive on time. The door will close when the program begins.