Michelle Yanche, Executive Director of Good Shepherd Services<\/strong>. \u201cThe pandemic has exacerbated the social and financial challenges for many of our young people and families\u2014and now more than ever, they need the support to overcome challenges and reach their full potential. We thank Element Capital and Jeffrey Talpins for their generous donation which will help us ensure we\u2019re providing the tools and support needed for young people to continue on a path toward a brighter future.\u201d<\/p>\n\u201cGood Shepherd\u2019s programs serve more than 30,000 of New York City\u2019s children, youth and families, creating opportunities for success at school, home and in the community. We are grateful to Good Shepherd for everything they do for the community and we are honored to sponsor this year\u2019s Compass competition,\u201d said\u00a0Oren Eisner, President of the Jeffrey M. Talpins Foundation<\/b>. \u201cWe look forward to this year\u2019s event and we encourage others to join us in supporting LifeLink and the many other Good Shepherd programs that are vital to so many of our fellow New Yorkers.\u201d<\/p>\n
During the competition each team will work to solve meticulously designed, camouflaged puzzles — the answers to which often indicate the location of the next puzzles. Past challenges included cracking the code on a real enigma machine in the Intrepid aircraft carrier and delivering a safety deposit box filled with cash to a \u201ccrime boss\u201d at a \u201cspeakeasy\u201d in Gowanus.<\/p>\n
Teams can sign up as sponsors with a $30,000 donation. There is also a limited number of spots for individuals to participate with a $5,000 donation. All health and safety guidelines and protocols outlined at the time of the event will be followed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Good Shepherd Services today announced that on October 16, 2021, it will once again host its epic biennial fundraising event, Compass, known for its late-night, mind-bending highly competitive scavenger hunt across New York City. This year\u2019s presenting sponsor is Element Capital Management which is donating $250,000 to the event. The event, first held in 2017, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":6872,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[569,232],"tags":[629,628,630],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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