April NYC Meetup

Hello NYC Elphas,

I missed the March meet up but would love to help host and plan for April!

I'm newer to the city from LA and wanting to create more opportunities for in person connections.

Date confirmed for Thursday April 18th -link to Luma invite!

The membership club Seven24 Collective at the Gansevoort Hotel is opening up their space for us to meet. They're also letting us into the speakeasy "Dimes" after 9 pm where there's a dj, bowling and a karaoke room!

Address: 18 9th Ave, New York, NY 10014

@ewarren is putting together the graphic for the event! Please feel free to distribute within your networks, super excited to share this space.

I'm also linking more info on the membership club for those who are interested.

Iynna·Mar 23

Woow this is so exciting! let's help you plan that @ewarren @ajasinger @ellepin have planned before so maybe they want to tag team but even then, the NYC is SO SO big that having multiple meetups is totally fine and welcome :) otherwise tagging you some members who are in NYC and might want to attend or tag team on cohosting: @Savage @ruthieberber @mjrebolledo @charlieesmith @isabelleserrano @jennmoran @florenceholdeman @jwynona @lynette72 @DenishaFreeman @lavparker @ImaniBK @joannaB @dianazelikman @elizaG @andriaj @amandahosang @IsabellaZhang @nuphar @tanyarai @mika @aliyaesmail @hanna @mendezp1 @anniehe @jlynn @hyobinsung @abigailtovar @alyssasyarbaini @Maitrip13 @anishabhandari @shadmakhan @maggieblackburn @osatomeri @valk Next up (these are all suggestions based on what's worked before) - as you start getting interest (which you most definitely will :)) you could set up a doodle with some dates where people can vote and you take the most popular one. I'd suggest including the doodle on this thread AND update your initial post so newcomers can see the doodle right away- set up a luma / partiful invite or create a google invite and invite everyone to it (this option might be okay if you have 10 RSVPs but if you get more, it can be manual hence more work for you)- have a blast!!! and take pictures for the Elpha team (if folks are okay with that) , we love seeing your beautiful faces ❤️ We

ruthieberber·Mar 25

Would to join and happy to help!! 🙌😍

ajasinger·Mar 26

Happy to help 😊

KathyjHenry·Mar 24

Super helpful - thank you so much for tagging the local Elphas! I'll share a survey link this week to determine a date. :) Would it be ok to encourage other females to join if I use Luma? I attend networking events often as part of being in talent and recruitment and wanted to see if we wanted to open it up to other women wanting to join Elpha?

Iynna·Mar 25

Of course! That would be amazing, selfishly great for us to get more women who aren't on Elpha to be on Elpha :D Thank you so much for doing this!

Renu·Mar 27

Hi Iynna, I created a poll to find a date and time:https://doodle.com/meeting/participate/id/enGBAn5aIf you can help me find a co-planner, that would be great!

ruthieberber·Apr 01

so are we on for thurs 11th? @KathyjHenry @iynna LMK if you want some ideas or have a certain area in mind :)

Iynna·Apr 01

I'll let @KathyjHenry respond since I think she'd been spearheading the initiative with (i believe) the input of others

KathyjHenry·Apr 03

Hi @ruthieberber, the type form is open until tomorrow for date responses for the week of April 15th. I’ll post an update with @ewarren on Thursday to confirm location and time as well as invite to share with others you’d like to add from your network!!

Iynna·Mar 27

Looks like @KathyjHenry is in since she started this thread! Feel free to work together on it. In the meantime, I included the doodle poll that you did in the original post also.

tessmurphy·Mar 23

Hi @KathyjHenry- I’ve never planned one before but I’d be happy to help. I think we can start with throwing a date and a venue (prob a bar early to mid week) out there to see who can make it!

KathyjHenry·Apr 04

Date confirmed for Thursday April 18th, invite to follow today!

Renu·Mar 23

This is a great idea! I am visiting NYC Apr 10-16 to prepare for a potential permanent move to the area this summer. I would love to join this in-person meetup; hopefully it happens to coincide with these dates.

Iynna·Mar 25

Oh I really hope it does coincide, what better way to get a feel of the city!

katiebabs·Mar 25

I work in NYC and would be interested in a April meetup :)

jisonchoi·Mar 25

@KathyjHenry, welcome to NYC and thank you for bringing us together! Would love to join as well—also, happy to help plan if you need more hands. Sports bars or Irish pubs tend to be a good meeting spot since they have physical capacity and aren't teeming with people like some 'trending right now' places can be. Stout has multiple locations in the city, though I like the Grand Central location: https://www.stoutnyc.com/Look forward to gathering!

AliceS·Mar 25

Would love to join!

laurarose5·Mar 26

Yes! Love this idea. Would love to do an NYC meetup. Happy to help plan in any way!

joannaB·Mar 26

Hi, I'd love to join. I was out of town for the March one. If there's something I can do to help, let me know. Thank you, @iynna for tagging us! :)

MandyWong·Mar 26

hi friends! please lmk when/where! I would love to join this NYC event!

athenazander·Mar 27

Would love to join and happy to help!

nathalieperrin·Mar 27

Would love to join also!!

ruthieberber·Mar 27

Where did we land here? Super excited to meet some NYC Elphas!! LMK how I can help 🫶

KathyjHenry·Apr 04

hi @ruthieberber the most votes were for Thursday April 18th! Sharing an invite this evening :)

ruthieberber·Apr 04

Wait april 16th right? I didn't see an 18th on the doodle and I see it has the most votes haha looking forward to meeting everyone :) https://doodle.com/meeting/participate/id/enGBAn5a/vote

ellepin·Apr 04

Count me in!

osatomeri·Apr 04

thanks @iynna for tagging, and @KathyjHenry thanks for coordinating - please let me know how I can help out with planning efforts! Looking forward to the 18th!

jisonchoi·Apr 19

Thank you, @KathyjHenry and @ewarren for hosting such a lovely spring meetup last night at the stunning Gansevoort Hotel! It's safe to say that I have never met a roomful of incredible women AND toured a new members-only fitness studio/bar/lounge/bowling alley/karaoke/disco bathroom all in one go as we did! The full-out group singing of Natasha Bedingfield's "Unwritten" took the cake. Can't wait to gather again! 🥳 💕 ✨

KathyjHenry·Apr 22

Thank you to everyone who came out and made the event such a hit! If anyone would like more information on the venue details and membership club, please feel free to reach out to Morgan the membership director [email protected]. Looking forward to having the events on a monthly basis!