Event Calendar
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21st Anniversary Benefit Celebrating "Harmony In Harlem
Monday, November 13, 2006
Message from the CEO, Jean Newburg, LCSW
Dear Friends of Weston United,
On November 13th we celebrated our 21st anniversary benefit celebrating “Harmony In Harlem”. We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for the 21 years of friendship and support. Your presence and contribution and/or sponsorship of the event, helped make the celebration so special, and your relationship with Weston United is one we truly value.Your continued support allows Weston United to keep Dr. Weston’s dream alive. Through innovative social programs, we improve our clients’ living environments and quality of life. Our mission to change lives takes more resources than government funding covers, and we hope that you will keep Weston United in your mind as well as in your heart. We look forward to seeing you again at future events.The Board and staff of Weston United appreciate your ongoing support of our agency and we wish you and yours a happy and healthy holiday season.
Weston United would like to give a special thanks to:
Carver Federal Savings Bank, 75 West 125th Street New York, NY 10027
Fata Organization, 360 West 125th Street New York, NY 10027
CitiBank, N.A. , 2861 Broadway, New York, NY 10025
Christopher Gunthrie and The Victory Gospel Choir
The Partnership between Weston United and Columbia University Workplace Center
Program start date: October 10, 2006
Weston United is partnering with the Workplace Center at Columbia University; to help consumers better achieve their vocational goals. The Workplace Center provides a 10-month training for selected staff members from each program. Weston United staff will receive consultation on how to move consumers through the employment process; establishing career clubs; establishing a network of local employers who are responsive to hiring individuals with mental conditions; and trouble shooting problems that may arise. The Workplace Center and Weston United are committed to enhancing vocational services for consumers interested in competitive employment.
Bob Newburg Computer Room
Monday, July 17, 2006
This computer room is named in memory of Bob Newburg, who passed away in 2005 after avaliant battle against cancer. He was the beloved husband of Weston United’s Chief Executive Officer, Jean Newburg. Bob’s love of life shone from his face and made all who met him like him. His many friends, colleagues and family members have contributed to establish this computer room as a legacy to help and support the consumers of Weston United. JP Morgan Chase Foundation generously granted $10,000 to establish this rooom. This room was dedicated on March 20, 2006, on what would have been Bob’s 57th birthday.
Computers changed Bob’s life. He had not had positive experiences with school, and was skeptical when he enrolled in a computer course. Taking the computer class was the turning point for Bob. He discovered that he enjoyed and understood computers, and in fact, had a natural ability for the subject. Bob began work in the computer field as a programmer, and rose quickly in the business. He was able to call upon his appealing personality and outgoing nature, and also use his people skills to become a respected manager. Bob moved into banking, and as banks began to merge he became the key individual able to coordinate the efforts of strangers to work together to implement new computer systems. Building on his innate strengths, with training and support, Bob enjoyed a satisfying and rewarding career in the computer field.
We, at Weston United, hope that Bob Newburg’s life will be a legacy for others. He grew up poor, but always wanted more. Bob began working at the age of 6 delivering vegetables from a grocer’s cart in the streets of Long Island City, Queens, and planting flowers for visitors in a nearby cemetery. He rose to the challenges of his jobs, waking up at 4:30 in the morning and commuting long distances when required, always appropriately dressed for work.
Bob was always a gentleman and treated others with respect and kindness. He loved to laugh and enjoy himself, and others were drawn to his magnetic personality. Weston United was Bob’s favorite charity. He loved Weston United’s consumers, and supported them with donations and encouragement from the first day in 1985 until the celebration of the organization’s 20th anniversary, shortly before he died.
May Bob Newburg’s spirit infuse this room and bring success to all who use it.
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The Plaque in the Computer Room Reads:
Weston United Coomunity Renewal, Inc
Dedicates the
BOB NEWBURG COMPUTER ROOM
A man full of life, love and the love of life,
who enjoyed a rewarding career in the computer field
May his spirit be an inspiration to all who use this room.
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FREE COMPUTER TRAINING COURSE AT THE TRANSITIONAL LIVING COMMUNITY’S (TLC) 2262 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd (between 133&134th street) Beginners and Beyond are Welcome!
If you are interested in taking advantage of this wonderful opportunity
please contact:Muriel Gibbs at : 212-234-5455
Summer Confidential Event
Wednesday, June 21, 2006
Weston United consists of award-winning residences, employment and treatment programs for homeless and mentally ill consumers located throughout Harlem, East Harlem and Washington Heights. The agency combats homelessness through housing with 24-hour support services in single-site apartment buildings and scatter-site supported apartments. It also assists consumers by helping them get and keep jobs with effective support and training programs. Its consumer-operated businesses—Gallery M and Visionary Bookstore—enable mental health service consumers to experience the benefits of working in a supportive peer environment. The businesses also bring visual and literary arts to Harlem residents.
We would like to thank our event sponsors for all of their support.
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