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Slide 1: Columbia Community Service grantees of the 79th Annual Appeal. Photo by Siobhan Mullan.
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Slide 2: The intimate reception was standing room only as grantees were welcomed to Columbia’s Lee C. Bollinger Forum. Photo by Siobhan Mullan.
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Slide 3: Carrie Walker, out-going chair of the CCS Steering Committee, thanked the CCS grantees for their valuable work, highlighted the impact of their commitment over the years, and introduced two new grantees, Harlem Junior Tennis & Education Program and Uptown Lacrosse. Photo by Siobhan Mullan.
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Slide 4: Felicia Ganthier, executive director and Michael Murray, managing director of programs at Harlem Lacrosse, NY shared the impact of the partnership with the Columbia Women’s Lacrosse team led by Anne Murray, head lacrosse coach and students, Maddie Goger and Eliza Ekstrand. Photo by Siobhan Mullan
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Slide 5: Mary Rocco, director, Community Engagement and Inclusion at Barnard College, and Paula Seefeldt, executive director of Lifeforce in Later Years (LiLY) spoke about how a quilt that was created by the team at LiLY and Barnard alumna Carter Watts (BC’25), and a long-time LiLY volunteer, was included in the exhibition “Weaving Dreams” at Barnard’s Milstein Learning Center. Photo by Siobhan Mullan.
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Slide 6: The quilt that was on display in the “Weaving Dreams” exhibition at Barnard College.
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Slide 7: CCS Director Joan Griffith-Lee highlighted the power of community engagement and the partnerships that have been established between all three institutions and CCS grantees. Photo by Siobhan Mullan.
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Slide 8: Bruce Lincoln of Uptown Lacrosse, a new CCS grantee that is committed to shaping the next generation of athletes and leaders by promoting sportsmanship, collaboration, and a sense of belonging. Photo by Siobhan Mullan.
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Slide 9: Attendees learned about the impact of the partnership the Civic Fellows at Teachers College has established with The Community Initiatives of NY, from Janet Cohen, program director, Charron Davis, executive director of the Reading Team, Inc., and Jimmy McCue, PhD Student, Teachers College. Photo by Siobhan Mullan.
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Slide 10: Marcia Stepanek, CEO and principal, BrandStories gave a presentation on the New Rules for Nonprofits: 7 Ways to Navigate from Chaos to Clarity (and Cash). Photo by Siobhan Mullan.
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Slide 11: Lynda Hamilton (right) of Harlem Junior Tennis & Education Program, a new CCS grantee whose education and wellness programs develop the whole child in sports, school, and life, is pictured with Yenexis Ricardo, the community outreach and engagement AmeriCorps member. Photo by Siobhan Mullan.
Columbia Community Service Celebrates Its 79th Annual Appeal
Donations from 450 faculty, staff, and retirees of Columbia, Barnard, and Teachers College funded almost $250,000 in grants to 47 local nonprofits serving Harlem and Morningside Heights.
Donations from 450 faculty, staff, and retirees of Columbia, Barnard, and Teachers College funded almost $250,000 in grants to 47 local nonprofits serving Harlem and Morningside Heights.