In this issue:

Upcoming Events 1

RVF News 2

Welcoming our New Officers 2

Past Events 3

Upcoming Events

October 16: NYC Happy Hour at 3 Sheets

Saloon

October 19: DC Club Night Fundraiser at

Eden Nightclub

October 24: Scholarship Application OPEN!

December 3: Newsletter Issue 3 Published

February 1: Scholarship Application CLOSES!

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NYC HAPPY HOUR

Tuesday, Oct 16, 2012

6:00 —9:00pm

3 Sheets Saloon

134 W. 3rd Street

New York, NY 10012

$12 online pre-sale, $15 at the door

Join RVF for its first NYC event: Happy Hour at 3 Sheets Saloon. Relax after work with family,

friends, co-workers and new faces as we continue to spread awareness of the Foundation. There

will be raffles, t-shirts, door prizes, and great drink specials. Pre-sale tickets can be found on

RVF’s website.

DC CLUB-NIGHT

FUNDRAISER

Friday, Oct 19, 2012

9pm—12am

Eden Nightclub

1716 Eye Street, NW

Washington, DC 20006

Join RVF at Eden’s Nightclub where you can expect three floors (four if you include the rooftop) of dancing and fun as RVF throws its first DC event. By purchasing a $10 wristband for the event, you receive 1/2 off admission to the club (prior to midnight) and drink specials from 10-11pm.

The wristbands are only valid for entry prior to midnight so be sure to come early to take advan-tage of the rail drinks and $10 cover. Pre-sale tickets can be found on RVF’s website. (21+)

Welcoming our new officers

Education: B.B.A. International Business, minor in

Economics, The George Washington University School

of Business

Work: Staff Consultant, Business Advisory Program,

Ernst & Young LLP

Service: Coordinator for Community Building

Community - GW

Fun Fact: Citizen of THREE countries!

E v e n t s C h a i r ( D C ) :

M a r i a V i l l a q u i r a n

E v e n t s C h a i r ( N Y C ) :

A l i T a g e r

Education: B.S. Diplomacy and Modern Languages,

John C. Whitehead School of Diplomacy and

International Relations, Seton Hall University

Work: Legal Analyst, Law Offices of Frederic J. Rossi

Service: Member of Cycle for Survival, Active

volunteer at St. Joseph's church

Fun Fact: Collects nail polish so she always has her

hands painted!

E v e n t s C h a i r ( N J ) :

M a y a U z e l a c

RVF News

News

RVF is now a registered nonprofit

charitable organization in New Jersey.

The Foundation has filed for Section (c)

(3) non-profit status. In about 2 months,

we hope to move on to receive govern-

ment grants and corporate scholarships.

When RVF receives clearance from the

IRS, all future and past donations will re-

ceive a tax-exemption code.

Scholarship

The RVF Scholarship Application is on

its way! As of right now, the Foundation

is committed to giving $16,000+ in

scholarships for 2013 high school

graduates (amounts will vary with a

$1,000 minimum).

RVF will be soliciting its application to

all New Jersey districts, but hopes to re-

ceive applicants from across the US. The

application drop is set for October 24.

Education: B.B.A. Marketing, The George

Washington University School of Business

Work: Assistant Account Executive, DraftFCB

Service: President of GW’s Operation Smile, a

children's charity organization that helps treat

facial deformities.

Fun Fact: Loves to read fashion blogs.

As the Foundation continues to expand, so does The

Ralph Verde Foundation’s team. Over the past couple

of months, RVF has appointed three Events Committee

Chairs spanning across three regions: Washington DC,

Northern New Jersey, and New York City. Look out

and stay tuned for information on all the upcoming

events that our Committee Chairs are planning.

Revamped webs ite

www.theralphverdefoundation.org has

been renovated! The site is better organized

to provide you with information on events,

our objectives, and the management team.

You can now also purchase your very own

RVF t-shirts!

48 Harrison Street

Little Falls, NJ 07424

ralphverdefund@gmail.com

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start! We hope to reach 1,000 subscribers by

the end of the year. Help us spread our

mission. Tell friends, family or strangers about

us and have them send us an email to get them

on our contact list ralphvedefund@gmail.com.

Also, make sure to let all high school students

know about our scholarships!

Donating Items or Funds

We can use your assistance with growing the

Foundation through donating items or money.

100% proceeds ($1 or $1,000,000) will go to

helping those who need it most and we will

provide you with our organization’s tax

exemption code so you reap the benefit of

helping others as well. Moreover, we don’t

just take monetary donations; we also take gift

items so we can use them during our raffling

events. Visit our website to learn more about

how your gift can help.

Come out and Support RVF

RVF has thrown countless events this year

ranging from dinners to sporting events. As

you have seen in the “Upcoming Events”

section on page one, we have two events

coming up and have many more in the works.

Event updates will be sent out often enough to

keep you in the loop. Our officers and loyal

members would love to see you at our events

supporting the cause and the Foundation. We

have grown substantially because of the

tremendous support we have received thus far.

Keep it up!

Spread the Word to Raise

Awareness

As mentioned before, we love seeing you at

our events. We also love seeing new faces. The

Foundation reaches over 400 email contacts

and 150 Facebook contacts, which is a great

Want to contribute?

TheRalphVerdeFoundation.org

Past Events

First Annual Casino Night in Woodland Park, NJ

RVF kicked off its first summer event by hosting a casino night in St. Michael’s chapel in

Woodland Park, NJ on June 29, 2012. Over 60 guests attended, competing with play

money for the chance to take home one of the many raffled items including a 42” televi-

sion, tablet computer, digital camera and a kitchen baker’s rack.

All 29 items and gift baskets raffled were donated from local businesses; these businesses

were recognized for their contributions in pamphlets that were handed out during the

event, and donated items worth +$150 equated to the businesses receiving an honorary

billboard attached to the ceilings of the dining hall.

Over $4,000 was raised during the three hour event. Because of its success, the newly

appointed NJ Events Chair, Maya Uzelac, has stated that she has full intention to run the

event this upcoming winter. December’s newsletter will go into further detail, but the

second casino night will most likely fall in January or February of next year.

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