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YWCA Yonkers and Google Team With Shefik to Teach Young Girls About Technology
Encouragement from adults and peers is the #1 contributor to a teen girl's decision to pursue Computer Science.

October 12, 2018 Announcements

YWCA Yonkers, Google's Made with Code, and Rookie magazine are teaming with technology maven Shefik to instruct and inspire young girls about technology. They will bring a coding experience to an audience that may not otherwise be exposed to coding.

Tags: Technology • IBM • Rookie • Made with Code • NBC Sports

Shefik Participates in Breaking World Record and Honors a 9/11 Hero
A total of 10,920 red bandannas were tied together in a chain reaching an astounding 2.28 miles.

July 24, 2018 Accolades

On July 16, 2018, the television show "Breaking History" set the world record for the longest bandana chain. Shefik participated in the record-setting event, to honor heroism of Welles Remy Crowther, known for saving lives during the September 11 attacks.

Tags: Life • MTV World • Love • Merck • IBM

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Kemet: One Nation, Many Journeys

February 1, 2026 Announcements

Joe Young is sharing a powerful message of history and unity through "Kemet: One Nation, Many Journeys", filmed at the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. The PSA is part of a campaign that draws focus on America's immigrant history that spans 250 years.

Tags: Kemet • Immigrants • America250 • Immigration • Sovereign Imperial and Royal House of Ghassan

Emmy Award Winner Sir Shefik

November 24, 2025 Appearances

Shefik is media personality, philanthropist, and technology maven, whose work spans television, technology, science, and the arts. He recently earned an Emmy Award for his role as Technical Production Manager with NBC and Peacock.

Tags: NASA Space Apps Yonkers • Price Attractions • United Nations • President Joe Biden • Virtual Concert Halls

Sir Shefik Macauley with New York State Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins (President Pro Tempore and Majority Leader) and Mayor Mike Spano of Yonkers, New York. — Photo Credit:

Photo Credit: Joose Bogans / NASA Space Apps Yonkers

October 4, 2025 Accolades

On the occasion of the 2025 NASA International Space Apps Challenge presented by NASA Space Apps Yonkers, Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins honored philanthropist and technology maven Sir Shefik Macauley with a Proclamation from New York State Senate.

Tags: Sir Shefik Macauley Day • Mayor Mike Spano • Equestrian Order of Michael Archangel • New York State Senate • United Nations

Royal Ghassanid Academy of Arts and Sciences

September 5, 2025 Announcements

Royal Ghassanid Academy of Arts and Sciences is a high academic institution, with representation in Lebanon, Jordan, Brazil, United States, and Canada. Its purpose is to congregate scholars to promote culture in all its manifestations and expressions.

Tags: YWCA • NASA Space Apps Yonkers • Yonkers, New York • Science • NASA International Space Apps Challenge

Sovereign Imperial and Royal House of Ghassan

August 13, 2025 Announcements

Sovereign Imperial and Royal House of Ghassan is a cultural institution with ancient roots in the Middle East, recognized by Lebanon through presidential decree and holding Special Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council.

Tags: Sovereign Imperial and Royal House of Ghassan • NASA • Science • Technology • NASA Space Apps Yonkers