Volunteers Needed for the First AFYA Sortathon

On Saturday November 12, Afya Foundation is hosting a 16-hour Sortathon, during which hundreds of supply boxes housing vitally needed medical and humanitarian supplies, will be sorted, packed, and readied for immediate shipment to Africa and Haiti. Hundreds of students along with local community groups are expected to attend. Individuals and teams (families, friends, co-workers and community groups) are invited to sign up for a 2-hour shift at a special website www.sortathon.afyafoundation.org . Throughout the day volunteers will be entertained with great live music and informative presentations.

The event will be held at Afya Foundation, 140 Saw Mill River Road, Yonkers, NY 10701

Here is a schedule of speakers and entertainers who will be on hand from 8 am to midnight to keep it lively while the packers pack:

Schedule of Presentations and Performances:

• 8:00 am – 10:00 am – Mane Kadang (Musical Entertainment)
• 10:15 am – 10:45 am – Taranah Shirazian, MD (Speaker)
• 11:00 am – 11:15 am – Jacques Sebisaho (Speaker)
• 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm – Boku (Musical Entertainment)
• 2:00 pm – 2:30 pm – Lorraine Cashin (Speaker)
• 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm – DJ Sammy (Musical Entertainment)
• 3:20 – 3:30 – Jordana, Nathan and Jay (Speakers)
• 3:45 pm – 4:00 pm – Gideon Herscher (Speaker)
• 5:00 pm – 5:30 pm – Dedication to John Cleaver Kelly (Tribute)
• 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm – Same Old Explosion (Musical Entertainment)
• 10:00 pm – 12:00 am – Active Bird Community (Musical Entertainment)

The Afya Foundation, well known for acting efficiently and expediently in the face of natural disaster by sending medical and humanitarian supplies to nations-in-need, is inviting everyone to help with this first 16-hour Sortathon.

For more information, contact Danielle Butin at 914.920.5081 or by email at: danielle.butin@afyafoundation.org