Volunteer Field Day 2017
Thank you to all our volunteers who came out to our third annual Volunteer Field Day on Sunday, July 16! Back at Central Park in our usual field north of Sheep’s Meadow, we brought back the staples like dizzy bat, the water balloon toss, wheelbarrow, balloon waddle and tug of war, but also added new […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]