community outreach and volunteer work:
Giving back to the community is one of the most rewarding aspects any business professional can posses. brian d. oakes is heavily involved in Community Outreach programs, and here are some of the programs he has participated and volunteered for directly.
| Make-A-Wish Foundation |
Make-A-Wish Wireless Network Silent Auctions:
Computer Associates donated all of the wireless networks, hardware, and software to the Make-A-Wish Celebrity Golf Classic to help raise money for the foundation. As a sponsored volunteer, brian d. oakes set up the auction website and created the graphics of all auction pieces that were available for bid.
| The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society |
Light The Night Walk:
Volunteered time and resources photographing annual Light The Night Charity & Fundraiser Walk.
Casino Royale:
Volunteered time and resources photographing annual Casino Royale Fundraiser Event
National Center For Missing And Exploited Children Website:
Computer Associates built the database web application to assist the NCMEC organization in the search for missing & exploited children.
KaBOOM! Playground Builds:
Computer Associates partnered with the non-profit organization KaBOOM! to build 6 playgrounds a year in underprivileged neighborhoods worldwide. I designed the volunteer web application and also volunteered to build 2 of the playgrounds in the New York Area.
| Zumba Charity Events & Fundraisers |
May 2011
American Cancer Society Relay for Life Zumba Fundraiser
Guest Zumba Instructor
Lucille Roberts
Bayside, NY
Zumba for Jamie & Paige Malone Scholarship Fund
Guest Zumba Instructor
Garden City High School
Garden City, Long Island NY
Michael J. Fox Dance for Parkinson’s Charity Event
Featured Zumba Performer
Pacha Night Club
New York City, NY
April 2011
East Meets West – 90 Minute Zumba Master Class with Brian Oakes & Donna Craddock
Featured Zumba Instructor
Produced Creative and Promotional Advertising
Gold’s Gym
Bellmore, Long Island NY
Zumba Charity Fundraiser to Support Relief Aid to Japan
Guest Zumba Instructor
Avanti Night Club
Westbury, Long Island NY
Pink & Black Zumba Party for Tara Turner
Guest Zumba Instructor
The Lions’s Den
Westbury, Long Island NY
LI2DAY Breast Cancer Fundraiser
Guest Zumba Instructor
St. Joseph’s College
Patchogue, Long Island NY
March 2011
Valley Stream Central High School Football Team Fundraiser
Featured Zumba Instructor
Produced Creative and Promotional Advertising
Valley Stream Central High School
Valley Stream, Long Island NY
Stony Brook Children’s Hospital Zumbathon
Guest Zumba Instructor
Produced Creative and Promotional Advertising
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, Long Island NY
February 2011
Party Hearty – Zumbathon supporting American Heart Disease Foundation
Guest Zumba Instructor
Lucille Roberts
Flushing, NY
Party Hearty – Zumbathon supporting American Heart Disease Foundation
Guest Zumba Instructor
Ladies Workout Express
Wantagh, Long Island NY
January 2011
Zumba Charity Fundraiser benefitting the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
Guest Zumba Instructor
Produced Creative and Promotional Advertising
Synergy Fitness
Massapequa, Long Island NY
December 2010
Zumba Fundraiser for the Scholars at Peninsula Preparatory Academy Charter School
Guest Zumba Instructor
Peninsula Preparatory Academy Charter School
Rockaway Park, NY
November 2010
Long Island Harvest Food Donation
Guest Zumba Instructor
SportSet Fitness Center
Rockville Centre, Long Island NY
October 2010
“Party In Pink” Zumbathon Charity Event to benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure
Guest Zumba Instructor
ZumBrazil Dance & Fitness Studio
Great Neck, Long Island NY
Zumba Charity Class benefitting the Carol M. Baldwin Breast Cancer Research Fund
Guest Zumba Instructor
Produced Creative and Promotional Advertising
World Gym
Wantagh, Long Island NY
August 2010
Nathan Blake Fundraiser Event
Guest Zumba Instructor
Life Fitness
Lawrence, Long Island NY
July 2010
Zumba Charity Fundraiser for American Cancer Society
Guest Zumba Instructor
Produced Creative and Promotional Advertising
“Dance With Me” Social Dance Studios
Glen Head, Long Island NY
June 2010
Zumba for a Positive Cause to raise awareness for HIV/AIDS
Guest Zumba Instructor
Ella Marie Dance Studio
Hicksville, Long Island NY
Zumba for Long Island’s Chapter of the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA)
Guest Zumba Instructor
Produced Creative and Promotional Advertising
The Training Station
Port Washington, Long Island NY
Zumba Fundraiser for Autism to Benefit SJJCC
Guest Zumba Instructor
Produced Creative and Promotional Advertising
The Sid Jacobson Jewish Community Center
East Hills, Long Island NY
April 2010
Zumba Bombers 33 Spring-Fling and Spring-Fling II Fundraiser
Guest MC
Produced Creative and Promotional Advertising
Wantagh, Long Island NY and Westbury, Long Island NY
