September Birthdays

A happy birthday to all of our team members celebrating in September!

Is there a better gift for a September son or daughter
than our September Sun Socks?

• Jillian Brendlen: 9/1
• Sharon Hitchcock: 9/2
• Antoine Bishop: 9/9
• Afolabi Saliu: 9/10
• Andrenique Davis: 9/10
• Bradley Allen: 9/12
• Colleen O’Flaherty: 9/13
• Laura Cabrera: 9/13
• Turon Johnson: 9/18
• Abigail Treut: 9/23
• Akeem Simon: 9/24
• Christina Armstrong: 9/25
• Ryan Campbell: 9/26
• Andrei Gaidai: 9/28
• Shao Li: 9/28

September Anniversaries

Happy Tin Anniversaries with UG to Brian and Gaby!

• Brian Hashemi: 120 snacks (10 years)
• Gaby Germaine: 120 snacks (10 years)
• Alberto Tingson: 60 snacks (5 years)
• Philomena DelGiudice: 60 snacks (5 years)
• Jason Gomer:  60 snacks (5 years)
• Shana King: 60 snacks (5 years)
• Rachel Goldstein:  48 snacks (4 years)
• Lauren Rasnake: 48 snacks (4 years)
• Abigail Treut: 48 snacks (4 years)
• Vera Thompson: 48 snacks (4 years)
• Gloria Polanco: 48 snacks (4 years) 
• Paul Allison: 48 snacks (4 years)
• Emily Dryden: 36 snacks (3 years)
• Joel Villa: 36 snacks (3 years)
• Samesha Forbes: 36 snacks (3 years)
• Andrei Gaidai: 36 snacks (3 years)
• Nicholas Spano: 36 snacks (3 years)
• Ayanna Jordan: 36 snacks (3 years)
• Fabian Garcia: 36 snacks (3 years)
• Dominique Smith: 36 snacks (3 years)
• Louise Geller: 24 snacks (2 years)
• Jennifer Coleman: 24 snacks (2 years)
• Maximo Pena: 24 snacks (2 years)
• Ali Albedawi: 24 snacks (2 years)
• Michael Stokes: 24 snacks (2 years)
• Michael Guillette: 24 snacks (2 years)
• Yvette Tse: 12 snacks (1 year)
• Caitlin-Marie Miner: 12 snacks (1 year)
• Chantelle Turnbull: 12 snacks (1 year)
• Lauren Guberman: 12 snacks (1 year)
• Nasheira Walker: 12 snacks (1 year)
• Nakita Newton: 12 snacks (1 year)
• Tia James: 12 snacks (1 year)
• Jayne Healey: 12 snacks (1 year)
• Jesse Jacobsen: 12 snacks (1 year)

2016 Best FOR The World

This year, we have been selected as a Best for the World Honoree from B Corp (we were selected because we scored in the top 10% of all certified B Corps in the area of Community). Being selected as "Best for the World" puts us in elite company:

We are...

• 1 of 515 honored in the world.
• 1 of 270 honored in the United States.
• 1 of 141 honored as Best for the World in the area of Community.
• 1 of 62 honored for our size group.
• 1 of 30 honored in all of New York.

To learn more about Best for the World, click here.

Within 5: Sunday Smorgasburg Now in Prospect Park

On Sundays from 11-6, Smorgasburg is now located in Prospect Park (under 5 miles from our location here at the BAT). Smorgasburg is a food market that features packaged and prepared foods, beverages, and more from purveyors from New York City and across the region, for a total of 75-100 vendors. The markets are always open rain or shine. 

B with Us: Cooperative Home Care Associates

CHCA Training

Cooperative Home Care Associates (CHCA) is a Bronx-based, worker-owned home healthcare provider. B The Change Magazine recently wrote that CHCA has, “tackled one of the toughest jobs in America. It provides home health care for low-income urban clients. To do that well, it has to recruit and train about 600 health care workers every year from a community plagued by multigenerational unemployment. CHCA sends those workers into homes to attend to elderly and seriously ill clients, and then secures payment through the labyrinthine and often frustrating public agencies that serve the poor.” CHCA continues to focus on providing over twice the legal required training to candidates to provide a positive impact on their community. Their results are seen in their B Corp Assessment, where they tallied high scores in both the workers and community sections.

CHCA continues to grow and has expanded to include pilot programs located right here in Brooklyn for affordable home health care and also with cleaning services.

FringeNYC: August 12-18

The New York International Fringe Festival is the largest multi-arts festival in the United States. This year's is the 20th anniversary of the festival which occurs between August 12-28th. 200 shows will put on 1,100 performances at $18/a ticket throughout Manhattan and Brooklyn. The festival offers a variety of shows that include musicals, operas, improv, stand-up, dance, performance art, mulimedia, and shows for children.

To learn more about the the shows available or to purchase tickets, please visit them here.

B with Us: United By Blue

United By Blue just opened their first NYC store located at 245 Elizabeth Street in Lower Manhattan. United by Blue offers a full assortment of sustainable apparel and accessories, as well as exciting collaborations with fellow B Corps like Chico Bag, Yellow Leaf, Found My Animal, and Klean Kanteen. They also host monthly waterway cleanups as well as fun in-store events. Here are a couple events they have going on in August (contact Sean if you would like to participate): 

8/16 Waterway Cleanup (5pm-7pm)

@ Valentino Pier & Park in Red Hook, BK

-Games, prizes, and sweet treats from "Steve's Authentic Key Lime Pies". Stick around after the cleanup for an outdoor screening of Pitch Perfect compliments of Red Hook Flicks!  

8/20 "Dog Days of Summer" Dog Adoption Event (1pm-4pm)

@ United By Blue NYC in Collaboration with Animal Haven shelter and Found My Animal (B Corp) 

-Dogs on-site for adoption and reps from Animal Haven taking donations. Found My Animal reps on-site for retail sales.