7th Annual Aces for Apex Casino Night
***UPDATE*** First batch of photos are now up on our Facebook page! Be sure to check back for more! Don’t miss out on our biggest event yet in a brand new space! Get decked out and join us for a night of casino games, the High Roller poker tournament, hors d’oeuvres and an open bar. […]
Fall Volunteer Social 2015
Thanks to all our volunteers who came out to our annual Fall Volunteer Social on Thursday, Sept. 17 at the newly opened Rumpus Room in the Lower East Side. Volunteers across programs mingled, and new volunteers got to meet and talk to veteran volunteers–a true mixer! We played a commonality icebreaker complete with raffle prize and […]
Volunteer Appreciation Dinner 2015
We held our annual Volunteer Appreciation Dinner on Wednesday, June 17, to thank our volunteers for their dedication and service to our programs and youth. It was an exciting year for us, having grown our volunteer base to the point where we moved to Golden Unicorn for the first time to accommodate our 100+ dinner […]
Second Annual Golf Benefit
We hosted our second annual golf benefit on Monday, July 13 at Alpine Country Club in Demarest, NJ. This also marked our first year doing a full outing–thank you to all our supporters and players for coming out and helping us make the event bigger and better! Congratulations to all the winners, and check out […]
Inaugural Apex Field Day
Dizzy bat, relays and tug of war aren’t just for the kids! This past Sunday, on July 12th, the Apex Associate Board hosted the inaugural Apex Field Day for our volunteers. We mixed our volunteers across programs–so mentors got to bond with teammates who were tutors and basketball coaches–and enjoyed a day of friendly competition […]
Closing Day 2015
Closing Day signifies the end of the mentoring program for the school year, and is also when we officially bid farewell to our graduating seniors. This year, we brought more than 120 mentors, mentees and volunteers from both our Queens and Manhattan mentoring programs up to the Riverdale Country School for a day of bonding and […]
Join us for Field Day!
Join fellow Apex volunteers for our inaugural Field Day, hosted by the Apex Associate Board! Sunday, July 12 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Central Park (the field next to Lawn Bowling, north of Sheep Meadow) $10/person Please RSVP here. If you have any questions, please contact Anne Lee at anne.lee@apexforyouth.org.
Golf with Apex!
Join us for our 2nd Annual Golf Benefit at the Alpine Country Club! There will be golf, brunch, drinks and an evening dinner reception. Monday, July 13 Alpine Country Club 80 Anderson Ave. Demarest, NJ 07627 Schedule Registration – 10:00 a.m. Shotgun Tee-off – 12:00 p.m. Cocktails & BBQ following play Space is limited. Registration […]
Record Breaking Inspiration Awards Gala!
On Wednesday, April 15, 2015, more than 650 people gathered at Cipriani Wall Street to celebrate an unprecedented year of achievements at Apex and honor three inspirational leaders – Eva Chen, Chief Creative Officer of The Lucky Group; Gregory Yep, former senior VP of Research and Development at PepsiCo; and Ronnie C. Chan, Chairman of […]
Over 500 Attend Lunar New Year Festival by Xi’an Famous Foods
Thank you to everyone who came out and supported the inaugural Lunar New Year Festival by Xi’an Famous Foods, and thereby supporting Apex and our programs. A crowd of over 500 braved the snow to enjoy the live music from Mree, Shanghai Restoration Projection, Lara & Esther Veronin, MC Jin, Clara C and Wanting Qu. Attendees […]
Volunteer Winter Dinner 2015
Our Associate Board hosted our inaugural Winter Dinner with Apex volunteers on Thursday, Feb. 12, celebrating the Lunar New Year a week early. Nearly 40 volunteers came out for a feast including shrimp, eggplant, sesame chicken and sesame balls. Veteran and new volunteers across all our programs got to mingle and meet, bonding over their […]
2015 Inspiration Award Gala Honorees
Please join us in congratulating our 2015 Inspiration Award Gala Honorees; Apex is honored to host them at our upcoming gala. Ronnie C. Chan Ronnie C. Chan is Chairman of Hang Lung Group Limited and its subsidiary Hang Lung Properties Limited. He co-founded the Morningside group; helped found the Calgary, Canada based Morningside Music Bridge […]
Lunar New Year Festival by Xi’An Famous Foods
Join us in celebrating lunar new year on Saturday, Feb. 21 at the Lunar New Year Festival presented by Xi’an Famous Foods! Net ticket proceeds will benefit Apex for Youth and our programs. The music and food festival features an exciting line-up of artists from around the globe: Wanting Qu MC Jin Lara & Esther […]
Holiday Party 2014
We hosted our largest holiday party yet at PS 1 on Saturday, Dec. 20, with 150 students from our elementary program there and our middle school mentees. Some of our high school mentees also came out with their mentors to help run game stations and the photo booth (check out their awesome signs below). From […]
NBA Cares x Apex
NBA Cares came out on Saturday, December 13, to run a skills clinic for our basketball youth. New York basketball legend and former NBA player Felipe Lopez hosted, training our coaches on the various drills. We had over 100 kids from our 5 partner elementary schools and one middle school, but Felipe captured their attention […]
Thanks for Attending Aces for Apex Casino Night!
Thank you to everyone who made it to our 6th Annual Casino Night on Friday, November 14th. We had a packed house at the Midtown Loft and Terrace, where our guests enjoyed a night of casino games, hors d’oeuvres and an open bar. Apex raised more than $45,000 to mentor and teach children in our […]
Meet MC Jin with Apex!
We’re kicking off the Apex for Youth Speaker Series: Mentoring Never Stops on Tuesday, Oct. 28th with MC Jin, in partnership with Kollaboration New York. Our very own executive director, Michael Lee, will interview MC Jin about his career success and how mentors have affected his choices and path. A short Q&A session will follow. Purchase your tickets […]
Fall Kickoff Volunteer Social
Returning and new volunteers joined us last Thursday at the Empire Hotel rooftop to launch another exciting year at Apex. Volunteers mingled over drinks and learned more about each other through a fun icebreaker, like finding out who can ride a unicycle, who was picked last in kickball and who has been with Apex for at […]
6th Annual Aces for Apex Casino Night
Come out for a night of casino games, the High Roller poker tournament, hors d’oeuvres and an open bar! Net proceeds go towards Apex For Youth programs! Where: Midtown Loft and Terrace (267 Fifth Ave. at 29th St.) When: Friday, November 14th, 2014 Time: Registration begins at 7 p.m. Table Games open 7:30 p.m. – […]