Decentralized Leadership with Central Support

Distributed King Kullen gift cards to 26 families and individuals in need, including recipients from Big Brothers Big Sisters, Roslyn schools, and active-duty military members.

Provides financial donations to the U.S. Blind Baseball Association to support baseball participation and adaptive sports opportunities for blind and visually impaired individuals.

Donated $1,000 to the Ronald McDonald House to fund a brunch for 42 families.

Raises and donates nearly $100,000 annually to support local charities, community organizations, and individuals in need on Long Island, including causes such as the Guide Dog Foundation, Special Olympics Long Island, and Mineola High School scholarships.

Donated $2,500 to Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Long Island to support youth mentoring services.

Conducts periodic fundraising activities including the annual Brian Saloy Memorial Golf Outing and the Taste of the Grape food and wine event, which have raised over $50,000 and over $15,000 respectively in recent years.

Donated 150 Thanksgiving turkeys to the Mary Brennan INN, 10 turkeys to St. Agnes Cathedral food pantry, and purchased full Thanksgiving dinners for 14 families, including all trimmings.

Donated $2,500 to the Special Olympics to support training and competition opportunities for athletes with intellectual disabilities.

Provided a monetary contribution to support the St. John’s Church Coat Drive.

Contributed $6,000 to the Mineola High School Scholarship Program, funding three $2,000 scholarships for deserving students.

Organizes design competitions such as the City of Dreams 2020 Pavilion Design Competition and facilitates on-site co-creation of art structures, such as the 2014 pavilion built with architects and attendees on Governors Island.

Hosts an annual three-and-a-half-day immersive retreat on a 200-acre property featuring interactive art, performances, and workshops, requiring all participants to contribute creatively through art projects, workshops, or performances, and organized using volunteer support and participant-submitted project data.

Produces free, family-friendly, and participatory art events annually in nine cities across three countries, including FIGMENT NYC, FIGMENT Boston, and FIGMENT Toronto, facilitated by local volunteer teams and supported by municipal and cultural partners.

Provides support to creators of interactive and participatory art through skills development, collaboration opportunities, peer advice, limited financial assistance, and a token-based peer-to-peer recognition system funded by $20 from each ticket sale, alongside initiatives like the Diverse Artist Initiative to reduce financial barriers for underrepresented artists.

Co-founded the North American Go Federation with the Canadian Go Association to represent North America internationally, maintain professional rankings, organize qualification events and championships, and support promotional activities.

Organizes a week-long annual event featuring tournaments, lectures, youth programming, social activities, and live professional commentary, drawing hundreds of players from across the U.S. and internationally, and awards over $20,000 in cash prizes and dozens of trophies.

Organizes annual youth tournaments including the Redmond Cup and AGA Girls Cup, hosts the North American Kyu Championship online, and provides daily youth programming at the U.S. Go Congress.

Operates an interactive map and chapter finder to help locate local Go clubs with meeting times and contact information, and hosts a calendar for listing and promoting Go-related events such as tournaments, classes, and club meetings.