New York City Mission Society’s Junior
Society hosted
holiday cocktails to benefit their annual holiday toy
drive at Pilotage
Fun & Hobby, Tuesday, December 3, 2013.
Comprised of young professionals in the
New York City Area, the Junior
Society supports
the mission, vision and values of New York City Mission
Society through hands-on outreach, innovative networking
and unique fundraising opportunities. As the next
generation of philanthropists, including Melissa
Berkelhammer, Brooke
Laing, Antonella
Lemos, Cole
Rumbough, and Liz
Shafiroff, they support the New
York City Mission Society’s goal to improve the lives of
children, youth, and families in the city’s most
underserved communities. Deeply devoted to the
cause, Jean
Shafiroff will
serve as the honoree for their upcoming benefit gala on
Wednesday, March 12, 2013.
With the toy drive event, this year
sponsored in part by MarieBelle
New York, Baked
by Melissa, Insomnia
Cookies, Bonito
Mezcal, and Früzen
Ice, guests had the opportunity to support the toy
drive while holiday shopping, as
20-percent of each purchase made was donated to New York
City Mission Society.
Joining the Junior Society in support of
their annual toy drive were Martin
Shafiroff, Roy
Kean, Maggie
Norris, and Stanley and Leah
Rumbough, and many more.
Guests dressed in festive seasonal attire
enjoyed holiday cocktails, cookies, chocolate, and
cupcakes, while shopping and playing with the many
interactive toys of pilotage, ranging from electronic
helicopters, airplanes, and cars.
Serving both fun-seekers and enthusiasts
across New York, Pilotage
Fun & Hobby provides
clients with a wide selection of affordable and
enjoyable radio control model airplanes, helicopters,
cars and boats, games and gadgets.
Pilotage Fun & Hobby opened
its doors in March 2012, under the watchful eye of
Managing Director William Dickey, who envisioned a
destination that offers entertaining, innovative, and
most importantly, interactive products to satisfy the
needs and stimulate the minds of consumers with
discriminating tastes, from knowledge-seeking school
kids to city dwellers and parents seeking more
sophisticated outdoor activities to share with their
children. Pilotage Fun & Hobby aims to introduce a more
engaging, gratifying and traditional – though rapidly
evolving – form of recreation to a younger generation
that is overwhelmed by digital entertainment.
The NYC
Mission Society will
be accepting donations throughout the entire holiday
season, and can be made online at: www.nycharities.org