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  • Young Professionals Committee Spring Happy Hour a Success!

    The Leake & Watts Young Professionals Committee (YPC) "Spring into Shanghai Summer" Happy Hour on June 17th was a great success. Guests enjoy a two-hour open bar, a selection of delicious hors d'oeuvres, and raffle items that were too good miss! All proceeds will benefit the Leake & Watts Brownell Preschool serving low-income children with special needs in the Bronx.

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  • Chop for Charity a Rousing Success

    Bravo's "Top Chef" contestants Dave Martin and Andrea Beaman joined friends of Leake & Watts and their guests for an exciting celebrity chef cook-off and elegant evening of wine and delicious food!

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  • Heartfelt Ceremony honors Leake & Watts Employees for Excellence and Dedication

    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.

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  • Young Professionals Committee lends a hand to teens with a Career Preparation Workshop

    Volunteers from our Young Professionals Committee (YPC) and their friends lent a hand to some of the teens from the Leake & Watts Residential Treatment Center with a Career Preparation Workshop as they prepare to venture into the working world. The teens received invaluable advice to help them succeed as they seek out careers in the community and gained a new feeling of confidence and optimism.

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  • Ice Skating Volunteer Event

    The Young Professionals Committee spent an afternoon volunteering their time and energy to brighten and enrich the lives of the persons served by Leake & Watts Residential Services for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities. The day was spent ice skating and enjoying the sunny weather in Central Park!

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  • Holiday Toy Drive

    Christmas was a little merrier for more than 1,000 children and youth this year, thanks to the generous efforts and donations of the organizations and individuals who helped make the Leake & Watts Toy Drive a success! Thank you to all who participated!

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  • 2009 Leake & Watts Annual Awards Gala

    Leake & Watts recently hosted its 2009 Annual Awards Gala at the St. Regis Hotel in New York. Over 275 guests turned out for the event, raising more than $430,000 in support of the organization’s programs and services.

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  • Leake & Watts Autumn Cocktail Fête

    On October 26th the Young Professionals Committee hosted an exclusive cocktail event at Blue Elm Restaurant in SoHo to celebrate and support Leake & Watts!

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  • Spring Happy Hour 2009

    The Young Professionals Committee enjoyed a fun-filled evening of cocktails and appetizers at the Half-Pint in the West Village. Over 50 guests gathered to support Leake and Watts.

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  • 2009 Golf Outing

    It could not have been a more perfect day for the 4th Annual Spring Golf Event held at Sleepy Hollow Country Club in Scarborough, NY on April 27th earlier this year. With bright sunshine and warm breezes over the Hudson River, it was a rousing success.

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