Spring Social - NYC Earth Day Charity Fête

398 W Thames street,New York NY 10280

23 April, 2022

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The most anticipated social event in NYC! Earth Day Charity Fête, come join us for an afternoon of wines, hors d'oeuvres for a good cause. The most anticipated social event in NYC! 6th Annual Earth Day Charity Fête, come join us for an afternoon of wines, hors d'oeuvres for a good cause. Dress code: Semi-formal suggested. 2022 Earth Day 🌍 Charity Fête is a special Spring Affair organized by Jessica Sophia Wong (jessicasophia.com), and is a completely grassroots fundraiser started by Mildred Shao (mildredshao.com) and Jessica on Earth Day 2017. From small friends and family bottomless brunch to crossed continents satellite fundraising events in both Hong Kong and NYC, we are back, as bigger than ever! We've raised thousands of dollars combined in the last few years. This year we like to thank our venue sponsor Vibrance BPC (https://vibrancebpc.com) for letting us use their beautiful space, and artist artwork Aida Murad (https://www.aidamurad.com) will be showcasing her latest art pieces with a percentage of the artwork sales going to NRDC. ! On behalf of Yorkseed (https://www.instagram.com/yorkseed/) / Jessica Sophia Wong / Mildred Shao we like to invite you to join us in April to celebrate Earth Day. All the proceeds from the event 100% to Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) 2021, Mildred and I hosted our first ever satellite event in Hong Kong 🇭🇰 and New York City 🇺🇸 same day, in different time zones. Together we raised a total of $660 to benefit NRDC! $465 NYC and $220 HK. Join us again in 2022 and let's make this year's donation bigger than ever, it's time to meet some amazing new people! Earth Day 2022 Each year on April 22, billions of people across the globe join together to raise awareness about environmental protection. This global event is known as Earth day. Earth Day was first celebrated in the United States on April 22, 1970. Today around 1 billion people in 193 countries take part in Earth Day and resolve to protect the environment and biodiversity. Now, the time has come for Earth Day 2022. The theme for Earth Day 2022 is “Invest In Our Planet.” The key point here is to act in a bold way, innovate in a broad way, and implement in an equitable manner. Every government, every business, and every individual in this world has a voice. There is not going to be one person who can do it all. But now is the time. Together, we can make a difference. We need to act as a team altogether. Sustainability is the answer to sustainable prosperity. Display Artist Aida Murad (www.aidamurad.com Instagram @muradaida) Aida Murad is an Artist, Healer and Intuitive Coach who creates experiences of healing by making art and designing art journeys to facilitate people's healing and inner expansion. She identifies as an Arab Spiritual Artist whose mission is to help people feel seen, heard and loved through art. She paints with her fingers due to a past trauma. She became an Artist because she had Rheumatoid Arthritis. They say the darker the shadow the brighter the light. Her Rheumatoid Arthritis was her shadow. Her art is her light and serves as a light for others. When she was 20 years old, she was diagnosed with her shadow and, subsequently, semi paralyzed for 4.5 years. When she was in a place of suffering, she turned to art to help her heal. However, she didn’t paint with paint brushes, she painted only with her hands to demonstrate to herself and to the world that she is not damaged, and this dysmorphia will not define her. As of April 2022, Aida has sold out 10 collections and has been featured in 21 exhibitions. Her work has been featured globally including in Voice of America, Reuters, TRT World, Al Jazeera, and the United Nations. She is named as the 2022 Georgetown University Artist in Residence to create healing art for the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. She has also collaborated with Grammy Award winning artists including the drummer from The Doors, John Densmore, to use art for social good. As an Arab and previously disabled individual, Aida hopes to open increased pathways for more minorities and differently abled individuals to enter the arts as well as use art for nature conservation and climate change awareness. What charity are we fundraising for? Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) works to safeguard the earth—its people, its plants and animals, and the natural systems on which all life depends. NRDC experts use data and science to unearth the root causes of the problems that confront us. They then use that information to blueprint transformative solutions and mobilize the support of partners, members, and activists to advocate for laws and policies that will protect our environment far into the future. What are we doing? How does this work? Your hosts Mildred and Jessica keep track of all payments and will be donating the rest of the money to NRDC on behalf of the group after paying for the cost of the event. If you were wondering, we won't be writing this on our tax return as this is YOUR money, not ours. And you will receive a final email with the donation receipt from us afterward! ** We prefer Venmo and Zelle as payment methods, since Eventbrite has a later payout date, and we like to make the donation within 24 hours. For Venmo and Zelle payment, please email us to arrange the transaction.** //////////////////////////////////// **We are open to all sorts of partnership opportunities, please contact us if you are interested. **We are seeking volunteers as well! Photographers, videographers, Event Assistants, bartenders, Server. FAQ **Stay tuned for after party annoucement. If you have any other questions, please email Jessica at [email protected]