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NASA Space Apps Yonkers Partners with Royal Ghassanid Academy of Arts and Sciences for 2025 Global Innovation Challenge
The 2025 theme, "Learn, Launch, Lead", invites participants of all ages to collaborate.

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: YWCANASA Space Apps YonkersYonkers, New YorkScienceNASA International Space Apps Challenge

Photo Credit: Tony Smith / Photo Illusions

Shefik Teams With LaShone Law and YWCA to Host 49th Annual Harambee Festival in Dallas
A full day of exhibits, music performances, and more is planned.

October 28, 2023 Appearances

For the 4th consecutive year, media personality Shefik is hosting the 49th Annual Harambee Festival live. The festival is the oldest and largest African-American cultural event in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex of Texas, with over 15,000 in attendance.

Tags: EmpowermentPreventionLive BroadcastYWCAStreaming Services

Photo Credit: Jamal Lawson

Shefik to Host Live Stream for 2019 Spirit of a Woman Awards, Presented by YWCA Yonkers
The keynote speaker is 9-time Emmy Award winner Mary Calvi (First Lady of Yonkers, New York).

March 21, 2019 Appearances

In light of Women's History Month, YWCA Yonkers is honoring extraordinary women, who have paved the way as phenomenal leaders and role models in Yonkers, New York and its surrounding communities. Media personality Shefik will host the event's live stream.

Tags: Yonkers, New YorkSocietyYWCAWestchester County, New YorkAnnual

Shefik Named Guest Speaker at YWCA Yonkers
For over a century, the organization has served and taken action on behalf of women and girls.

December 7, 2017 Appearances

Media personality Shefik will serve as Guest Speaker at a holiday fundraiser, to be held at YWCA Yonkers, an affiliate of YWCA USA, the country’s oldest and largest women’s membership movement. YWCA Yonkers first opened its doors in 1892.

Tags: SpeakingThe Washington CenterWolters KluwerYonkers, New YorkYWCA

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