NYPIRG Friends Fall 2025 Happy Hour Event

THANK YOU SO MUCH! We are deeply grateful to everyone who attended and supported our happy hour in Lower Manhattan on Thursday, October 16, 2025.

Dear Friends,

I want to extend a warm thank you to everyone who came out to our fall 2025 happy hour! It was wonderful to connect — and reconnect — with so many friends and alumni from years past. For those who were not able to attend, but showed your support by being part of the Host Committee or making a donation, I extend my sincere thanks and appreciation. We look forward to seeing you next time!

I am grateful for this community, especially now, when the work that we do to protect the environment, promote democracy, and demand accountability from our leaders is more urgent than ever.

We will be in touch with updates on our work throughout the fall and winter. In the meantime, help us take action to counter federal attacks on our nation’s bedrock environmental and consumer protections today!

Thank you again for your support. As always, NYPIRG will keep fighting — and winning — in the public interest.

Sincerely,
Megan Ahearn
Executive Director

Special Thanks to Our Host Committee

Liz Barrett
Charles Bell
Elisabeth Benjamin
Patricia Ceravole
Jaqi Cohen
Ben DeAngelis
Joanne Doroshow
Doug Forand
Pete Grannis
Elizabeth Moran
Andrew Morrison
Michael O'Loughlin
Neal Rosenstein
Brittania Smead
Theodore Traver
Rachel Wissner
Alexandria Wojcik

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