If you are a young professional in York then Make-York is for you. Formed in 2009 we hold a range of relaxed, informal networking events, as well as breakfast and evening events featuring relevant speakers. We regularly attract between 50 and 100 young professionals.

We want to make a difference. To you, your career and our city.

Feel free to drop us an email or just pop along to the next event.

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As part of York Professionals, Make-York is a network of young York professionals with the following aims:

1) To support young professionals in York through events, networking and informal meets where ideas, contacts and experiences can be shared.

2) To ensure that the contribution young York professionals make to the city and wider region is recognised at all levels.

3) To actively lobby and fundraise on economic, cultural, environmental and social issues to ensure York is seen as a highly desirable city for young professionals to live and work in.

WELL DONE TO MAKE-OUR CELEBRATION!

Well done to the MAKE-YORK Dragon boat team who took part in the 2010 York Dragon boat race yesterday. Our team, who were mostly complete newcomers to the competition, did a fantastic job even winning one of their races. The team all rowed in their suits, shirts and ties and even a few bowler hats!

More importantly in the process the team have raised more than £1200 in sponsorship with a final count yet to be completed! This means at least £800 will go tonominatedcharity, Our Celebration, at least £400 to the organisers nominated charity St Leonards Hospice. Both truly worth causes!

Finally to cap it all off, the after party, organised in conjunction with Live & Love York Magazine at the brilliantly named "Houe of Trembling Madness" on Stonegate was a fantastic success. Both the venue and the food was fantastic and all thatattendedwere treated to a great meal to end the day, along with the World Cup Final.
The plucky rowing team were as follows:

Drummer: Ali RidleyPaddlers: Will Brennand, Nicola Fielding, Jon Irvine, Sarah Valentine, Chris Chittock, Stu Goulden, Becky Green, Graeme Parker, Andy Curry, John Puet, Josh Leaf, Chris Massey, Lucy Robertson, David Tew, Michael French, Emma ChittockSimon Rodgers, Rachel Smith, Lindsay Taaffe.

A special thanks goes to Captain Simon for both his efforts to get a team together, to feed them and keep them motivated and for his sartorial elegance in the face of getting drenched in the River Ouse.

10/10 FOR 1331 EVENT

Thanks to everyone who made our most recent informal networking evening another resounding success.

Around 40 Make-York members enjoyed the evening and we weredelighted to welcome another 10 new faces.

The event demonstrated once again just how much young professional talent there is in York – and how much we have to share with each other. Grape Lane’s 1331 provided a relaxed setting on the very top floor of the bar – an ideal space for informal networking. The 6pm start time seemed popular, with a good number of people arriving early.

Member feedback has again been good, with many people giving the event top marks.

FREE! | The Living Room, Bridge Street, York | Thursday 16th Sep 2010 - 1800

On Thursday 16 September Make-York are giving you the chance to MAKE YOURSELF KNOWN at an informal networking event to be held at the Living Room. Come along for a drink after work to meet young professionals from across the city; a chance to catch up with familiar faces and meet new ones. Entry is free, arrival from 6pm onwards.

TBC | TBC | Tuesday 12th Oct 2010 - TBC

12 October – We are holding a Question Time style event; a mixed panel made up of various well know figures in York will answer your questions on subjects of importance to York, and more significantly, to the young professionals in York. This is not just about politics, it is about York! Please put the date in your diary and let us know of any issues you want to see discussed (David Dimbleby not included).

Make-York regularly reaches over 200 young York professionals who are interested in networking, advancing their career and making a difference to their city. They are dynamic, forward thinking and proactive.

Because Make-York is supported entirely by donated time and resources from its members we have a range of sponsorship opportunities for appropriate businesses who would like to reach our members.

If you are interested in sponsorship email us or have a chat at our next event

We'd love to hear from you if...

• You are a young professional in York who wants to join Make-York or help run it
• You are moving to the city and would like to know more about the young professional scene
• Your venue or organisation would like to host one of our events
• Your business would like to reach hundreds of young professionals through sponsorship
• You are from the media and would like to hear the views of young York professionals on regional issues

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