Daily Archives: May 20, 2012

Wednesday, June 6, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm – 2nd Annual Young Friends of the Public Garden Summer Party

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Please join the Young Friends of the Public Garden for the 2nd Annual Summer Party! Celebrate the beginning of summer with drinks and hors d’oeuvre at The Union Club where you will enjoy views of the the newly redesigned and reopened Brewer Fountain area of the Boston Common.

The Young Friends of the Public Garden Summer Party was a smashing success last year and the committee looks forward to another great event this yea. Get your tickets early – tickets sold out in a hurry in 2011!

Where: The Union Club, 8 Park St. Boston, MA
Date: Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Time: 6:30-9:00pm
Price: $75
Link to purchase: https://co.clickandpledge.com/sp/d2/default.aspx?wid=44977

Ticket Includes: Complimentary beer and wine, a ticket to enter a fabulous raffle (remember last year’s diamond earrings?), hors d’oeuvre, mingling with other wonderful Young Friends of the parks at the  private, and very Boston, Union Club.

Selvin Chambers Named Executive Director of The Food Project

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After an exhaustive nine-month nationwide search, the Board of Trustees has selected Selvin Chambers as The Food Project’s new executive director.

Selvin is a visionary leader who brings to The Food Project deep experience in civic engagement, youth development, and family services, and has received numerous commendations for his community involvement. During his recent four-year tenure as executive director of the Elizabeth Peabody House in Somerville, Mass., Selvin worked with his Board of Directors to establish a management and organizational structure with a clear governance protocol, steward important fundraising relationships, build strong corporate and community partnerships, create a much-needed food pantry, strengthen programs, and balance community need with strategic growth and resources.

A native of Cambridge, Mass., Selvin’s career has spanned the nonprofit and government sectors. He has served in various capacities at City Year programs around the country, as well as headed up youth and family services departments for the cities of Boston and Cambridge. He holds a degree in sociology from Fitchburg State University, is a graduate of the Initiative on Diversity in Civic Leadership program of Suffolk University, and holds a certificate in nonprofit management from Boston University’s Institute for Nonprofit Management and Leadership.

Selvin is honored to have been selected and is eager to get started at The Food Project, learning about our various programs and community initiatives and meeting the many people who help make The Food Project, which has received grants from The Garden Club of the Back Bay in the past, such a success. For more information on The Food Project, visit www.thefoodproject.org

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