09/06/2019
FULL PROGRAMME OF THE DAY’S EVENTS
Below is the full list of today’s events with time, venue and contact person. If you need to contact the coordinators, please look up their details in the UN directory.
Coffee with Security – 7:00 to 10:00 – Secretariat Lobby – contact: Charlene Wilson
Wreath-laying Ceremony – 9:30 to 10:00 – GA Lobby – contact: Patricia Nemeth
SPORTS
Table Tennis – 10:00 to 16:00 – GA Lobby – contact: Yogesh Sakhardande
Basketball – 10:00 to 16:00 – East Lawn Court – contact: Albert Dominguez
Volleyball – 10:00 to 16:00 – North Lawn – contact : Marina Soboleva, Emmanuel Awartey, Jason Charles
Soccer – 12:30 to 16:30 – North Lawn – contact: Vivek Sequeira
Tug of Peace – 15:00 to 16:30 – North Lawn – contact: Jason Charles
Chess and Checkers – 10:00 to 16:00 – GA Lobby – contact: Cesar Gonzales
Flag Football – 8:00 to 9:30 – North Lawn – contact: Augustin Pavel
Cricket – 9:30 am to 16:00 – North Lawn – contact: Nieshan Fernando
RACES
1-mile race – 10:00 – 46th Street Visitors Entrance – contact: Curt Hampstead
60-meter dash – 10:30 – East River Promenade – contact: Curt Hampstead
100-meter relay – 11:00 – East River Promenade – contact: Curt Hampstead
SPORTS AWARDS CEREMONY – 16:15 – Pavilion North Lawn East – contact: Daphne Cohen
Kindly note participants in staff day sports events were asked to sign up for participation in advance, most events are full to capacity!
EXPO 10:00 –16:00 – Secretariat Lobby contact Francisco Brito
featuring tables with the STAFF UNION, UNFCU, Ombudsmen, UN BOOKSTORE and special GIVE AWAYS! And more!
Special gifts from the Bookstore for first 100 staff members who sign up for to become a dues-paying member of the Staff Union!
Stop by the Staff Union desk on Staff Day between 10 am and 4 pm and vote on your favourite name for the Staff Day Mascot. The winner will be announced at the Raffle draw and will receive a prize.
WELLNESS SESSIONS
Meditation Sessions – 14:00 and 16:00 – Meditation Room, GA Lobby – contact: Nancy Ye
Yoga Session 1 – 11:30 to 12:00 – Front Lawn by the Peace Bell – contact: Ulpa Sakhardande
Yoga Session 2 – 12:15 to 12:45 – Front Lawn by the Peace Bell – contact: Ulpa Sakhardande
Yoga Session 3 – 13:00 to 13:30 – Front Lawn by the Peace Bell – contact: Ulpa Sakhardande
Yoga Session 4 – 13:45 to 14:15 – Front Lawn by the Peace Bell – contact: Ulpa Sakhardande
5-minute massage sessions – 10:00 to 16:00 – Secretariat Lobby – contact: Yogesh Sakhardande
Tai-Chi sessions – 12:30 to 13:30 – Secretariat Lobby – contact: Guozhong Cao
UNSRC Ball room/Dance Club demonstration – 13:30 to 14:30 – Secretariat Lobby – Contact Elizabeth Shirokova
Parade of Nations – 10:00 to 12:30 – starts Vienna Café, ends CR 4 – contact: Abolade Sobola
[email protected], Nancy Ndungen
UNSRC Symphony Orchestra – 13:30 to 14:00 – GA Lobby – contact: Predrag Vasic, Francisco Brito
Talent Show – 13:00 to 14:30 – Conference Room 4 – contact: Courtney Noel, Xiaotong Kuai
Film Screening – 16:00 to 18:00 – Conference Room 4 – contact: Francisco Brito
Staff Day Ball – 19:00 to 22:00 – GA Lobby contact: Md Fazlul Karim, Francisco Brito
Milonga – 19:00 to 22:00 – 1B area below GA Lobby contact: Curt Hampstead
Jazz Programme – 19:00 to 22:00 – Vienna Café contact: Royston Thomas
The annual UN Staff Day GRAND BALL features live bands and orchestras Straight Up (Various), Lonnie Plaxico (Jazz), Maurizio Najt + 3 DJs!
JD Fingers and STRAIGHT UP Sponsored by UNSU New York in collaboration with NY Staff Unions and supported by the UN Administration.
STAFF DAY BALL
Contact Md Fazlul Karim
19:00 – 22:00 VISITORS’ LOBBY, 1B GIFT SHOP AREA and 1B VIENNA CAFÉ
Live Bands
JD Fingers & STRAIGHT UP
JAZZ with UNSRC JAZZ Society Workshop Band featuring staff musicians!
The Lonnie Plaxico Group
Milonga with Maurizio Najt & Friends
Latin sounds with DJ Mauricio
CASH BAR and food for sale.
RAFFLE at 22:00 prizes including round trip tickets, the car by staff entrance, and many more gifts from missions! Buy you tickets all day around HQ! Raffle sales Tables in Both Lobby’s!
Contact: Michelle ROCKCLIFFE
For any coordination or logistics please contacts Francisco Brito.
