News and Events

Leake & Watts invites you to the 2010 Annual Awards Gala at the St. Regis Hotel New York on November 4th. Hosted by WABC-TV Senior Meteorologist/Author Bill Evans, this year’s gala will honor the law firm Emmet, Marvin & Martin, LLP as well as Elinor Ratner, on behalf of the Sunshine Ladies and their contributions to early childhood education and advocacy.

Leake & Watts proudly honored our employees for excellence and years of dedicated service on May 12, 2010 at the Annual Employee Awards Dinner hosted by the Leake & Watts Board of Directors and Alan Mucatel, our Executive Director. At the poignant awards ceremony, seven employees were honored for Employee Excellence in the areas of Respect, Achievement, Safety, Responsibility, and Management, and over 80 employees were recognized for 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, or 30 years of service to the organization.

It was a GIANT day at the Biondi Education Center! New York Giants running back Brandon Jacobs (#27) inspired students at the Leake & Watts Biondi Education Center in Yonkers with a visit to the school in early May. Students had the opportunity to hear about Jacobs’ own high school experience and how he overcame difficulties and persevered to become a New York Giant.

Volunteers from the Young Professionals Committee met with some of the teens from the Leake & Watts Residential Treatment Center to help them prepare for venturing into the working world. The evening was part of a larger Employment Training initiative that also included a training facilitated by the Leake & Watts Human Resources Department. Thanks to this interdepartmental effort and our volunteers’ great initiative, these young men and women have gained a new feeling of confidence and optimism as they prepare to search for jobs in the community.