Judith A Gilbride PhD, RD, CDN, FADA, FAND; Jean Minskoff Grant, MA; and Julie O’Sullivan Maillet hosted a reception in the Upper East Side of Manhattan on Friday evening, September 15, 2017, to create some grassroots awareness and raise funds for the Academy Foundation’s Second Century Initiative. In addition to being leaders in the [...]
The Academy Foundation challenged all Academy Affiliates this year to give a gift to the Second Century Campaign from either their budget or reserves while encouraging their members to give as well. The affiliate with the highest average gift total based on membership this year has won a $1,000 scholarship in their name. Volunteers within [...]
Let's Help Our Members in Need This is one of those “stop the presses” moments. I was all set to write this month’s Chair’s Message on a different topic, and then Hurricane Harvey hit Houston. By now, we’ve all seen photos of the devastation, and the first-hand reports - some from our own colleagues [...]