The oldest social-service organization in Hoboken and our area, the Hoboken-North Hudson YMCA, will be hosting its largest yearly fundraiser, the 22nd annual “A Taste of Hoboken”®, this Tuesday evening, the 10th of November at the Schaefer Center at Stevens Institute from 6 – 9:30 pm.The talents of our local dining industry will shine once again along with wine and spirit samplings and the creative stylings of Swing-a-Delic. Due to the generosity of all involved, 100% of the ticket price is tax deductible ($ 80 for champagne preview admission at 6pm; $ 60 for general admission at 7pm). Thanks to Toll Brothers, discounted parking is available at the new garage at 15th and Bloomfield Streets with shuttle van service to and from the event.
Tickets may be purchased at our front desk, or on our website through Brown Paper Tickets at: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/85376, at Prudential Castle Point Realty, the Hudson Reporter or at the event itself.
For over 140 years, we have been part of Hoboken and the north Hudson community’s history and our dedicated employees and board are working very hard to be a relevant part of its future. But we can’t do it without you. Every community YMCA must be self-sustaining. A very common misconception
is that we receive financial support from the National YMCA – this is not the case.
Yet even in these troubled times, we have continued to provide services to all segments of our community’s population every day of the year. Whether it’s after-school and summer-camp programs for our kids; “Silver Sneakers” for our senior citizens; teen-nights for our adolescents; residency program for low-income adult males as well as our ongoing health club facility; no other charity in Hoboken or our area does what we do in terms of the depth and breadth of the local citizenry we serve and your attendance and support makes the continuation of these and other programs possible.
We will all be besieged with requests for donations as the year winds down and it can be wearying to know which ones to choose, but please consider contributions to our noble institution which has quietly stood on the corner of 13th and Washington Streets for 80 years as investments in the community we all love. Your philanthropy can also be expanded by getting involved either directly with us, or with the recently formed “Friends of the Y” which can be reached at friendsofhobokeny@gmail.com.
If you cannot attend, please consider donating the cost of your tickets to those who are not financially able to go but wish to take part in this great evening, where Hoboken, through its destination restaurants, does what Hoboken does best.
Sincerely,
Paul J. Somerville
President, Board of Directors
Hoboken-North Hudson YMCA ◦
