Junior Board Events Archives - The New York Foundling

The Blue Party

Wednesday, May 7, 2024
6:30 pm — 10:00 pm
The Bowery Hotel
335 Bowery
New York, NY 10003

Cocktails | Food Tastings | Auction | Raffle | Music
Business or Cocktail Attire With a Touch of Blue

Join us at the 2025 Blue Party!

The New York Foundling’s Junior Board—a dynamic group of young professionals dedicated to advancing our mission—proudly hosts our annual spring event, The Blue Party. Each May, The Blue Party brings together more than 400 guests who share a commitment to supporting our neighbors on their journey to stability, strength, and independence. Since its inception this signature event has raised more than $1 million to support our lifechanging programs for children, adults, and families.

Each year, guests enjoy an unforgettable evening featuring expertly crafted cocktails, delicious fare from New York’s finest restaurants, live music, a curated auction, raffle prizes, and more!

WHY BLUE?

Blue is the official color of National Foster Care Month, symbolizing hope, trust, and commitment to children and families navigating foster care. Through The Foundling’s comprehensive programs—including foster care and adoption services, educational initiatives, and community support—we provide the tools and resources needed to transform lives.

By wearing and decorating in blue at The Blue Party, we honor this mission and raise essential funds to sustain these life-changing programs. Your support helps ensure that the thousands of people we serve each year continue to thrive and create brighter futures.

Download Invitation (.pdf)
Download Sponsorship Deck (.pdf)

For any questions, reach out to us at events@nyfoundling.org.

Purchase Tickets Below:

Can’t attend but want to show your support? Donate here!

January 23, 2025/by Elefant Design

Events, Junior Board Events

Info Session: Become a Foster Parent with The Foundling

Online

May 10, 2023
6:00 – 8:00 PM

During The Foundling’s information session on becoming a foster parent, we will talk about the responsibilities involved, licensing requirements, and the paperwork needed for the application. Becoming a foster parent is one of the most rewarding ways to make a difference in our community. Staff will be on site to answer questions and talk through any topics you would like to learn more about.

Due to COVID-19, all Orientation/Information sessions are being held online, using ZOOM. (If you don’t know how to log on to a ZOOM meeting, we’ll teach you!)

To sign up, contact Luis Rosado, Foster Family Recruiter at Luis.Rosado@NYFoundling.org or 646-574-2001.

For more resources on becoming a foster parent, click here.

For any additional questions, call The Foundling’s recruitment team at 888.847.2838.

April 11, 2023/by Elefant Design

Events, Junior Board Events

2022 Walk-A-Thon

Hosted by The Foundling’s Junior Board, our 2nd Annual Walk-a-Thon allows you to join a community of Foundling supporters as we walk to raise funds for our vital programs.

Proceeds from the walk-a-thon directly support programs that allow the children, adults, and families we serve to overcome their challenges – including job instability, academic struggles, and persistent mental health needs. Our evidence-based and research-backed programs keep families together, prevent child abuse and neglect, help individuals with developmental disabilities live their best lives, and provide academic support for young people.

Our fundraising goal is to raise $65,000 by walking at least 5 kilometers (6,250 steps) on Saturday, September 24. We’ve created a fundraising platform that allows you to build your own personal fundraising page where your friends, family, neighbors, and colleagues can make online donations.

Learn more and participate

Download our Toolkit here (.pdf)

While participants are free to walk along any route of their choosing, we invite all walk-a-thon participants to join The Foundling’s Junior Board, staff, and supporters on Saturday 9/24 to walk together and join our afterparty:

Official Walking Route:
11AM – 1PM
Intrepid Sea, Air, and Space Museum to City Vineyard

Official Afterparty:
1-3PM
City Vineyard: 233 West St, New York, NY 10013

August 11, 2022/by Elefant Design

Events, Featured Events, Junior Board Events

The Blue Party

Thursday, September 9th, 2021
6:30 pm — 10:00 pm
The Bowery Hotel
335 Bowery
New York, NY 10003

This incredible evening, hosted by The Foundling’s Junior Board, will offer guests an opportunity to enjoy the finest craft cocktails and food of New York City, while recognizing the impact we can each make in the lives of young people in foster care. While the Blue Party has traditionally been held in May to honor National Foster Care Month, the event will be held in September this year to respect current health and safety guidance. Though the season may be different, The Blue Party will remain a premier event for those committed to helping support young people through and beyond foster care.

Download our Sponsorship Deck here.

Purchase Tickets

Can’t make it to the party but want to show your support? Donate here!

The New York Foundling is committed to providing a safe, meaningful, and fun event for our supporters. We are taking many precautions to safeguard everyone from exposure to the COVID-19 virus and its different strains. All event staff and volunteers will wear face masks, and we are working with the Bowery Hotel to ensure adequate ventilation and outdoor space for our guests.

Additionally, to comply with the guidelines recently enacted in New York City, we kindly ask all event attendees to present documentation of their COVID vaccination card prior to the event.

Event Sponsors

Host Sponsor

John and Natalia Reisman

Platinum Sponsor

Gold Sponsor

Silver Sponsor

The Medical Link

Erik R. Beck

Supporter

James Brune and Gregory Todd

GreenLeaf Benefit Advisors

Persado Inc.

All Hallows

For any questions, reach out to us at events@nyfoundling.org.

May 20, 2021/by Elefant Design

Events, Junior Board Events

Info Session: Join our Junior Board

The Foundling’s Junior Board is looking for new members! Learn more in our virtual info session about joining this dynamic group of young professionals, and how you can volunteer your time and energy to help the children, adults, and families served by The Foundling.

RSVP by filling out the form here.

January 11, 2021/by Elefant Design

Junior Board Events

Lindsay Schaffer

November 25, 2020/by Carmen Rojas

Junior Board Events

Michelle Chen

November 25, 2020/by Carmen Rojas

Events, Junior Board Events

The Blue Party

On behalf of The New York Foundling, thank you for your incredible support and commitment to our organization and mission. Like many of you, we anticipate that the challenges related to the coronavirus will last for a long time, even if the social isolation rules are relaxed in the coming months. The Foundling and our Junior Board has made the difficult decision to cancel The Blue Party this year. Our main priority is keeping our entire community safe and we are confident that hosting the event this year isn’t the right decision in this situation.

The need to support our most at-risk and underserved community members is greater now than ever before. Although The Blue Party is canceled, donations continue to be critical to support The Foundling’s thousands of clients. If you would like to support The Foundling’s COVID-19 Emergency Fund please visit: https://www.nyfoundling.org/covid/.

Your support has and will continue to play a vital role in ensuring the sustainability of The Foundling – and we are incredibly grateful. As we move beyond this crisis, we will be in touch with updates on next year’s Blue Party and The Foundling’s recovery efforts. If you have any questions, please email events@NYFoundling.org or call 212-206-4122. Thank you for your support.

February 5, 2020/by Elefant Design

Events, Junior Board Events, Other

9th Annual Fatherhood Fun Day

Location: Clove Lakes Park – Baseball Field
1150 Victory BLVD, Staten Island, NY 10301

June 4, 2019/by Elefant Design