Expect Miracles Foundation | Blog

On Tuesday, March 10, 2020, the day before the Boston Young Professional’s 2^nd Annual Battle of the Bartenders event, we made the difficult decision to cancel the event and began plans to postpone all other upcoming events in response to the pandemic. Like the rest of the world, we were suddenly faced with the challenge of connecting virtually and the uncertainty of new and increasing restrictions.

New York City YPEM (Young Professionals Expect Miracles) Leadership Team President and founding member Matt Mackay, of JP Morgan, will be stepping down and handing over his duties after five impressive years. Matt’s long list of lasting impacts during his time include running the Boston Marathon on Team Expect Miracles, coining the term “Kanley Cup” (the trophy that is awarded to the city with the highest fundraising each year, inspired by YPEM’s annual Kan Jam Tournament), being a part of the Miracle Maker Leadership Council, and leading NYC YPEM to raise $165,521.

Expect Miracles Foundation’s young professionals group, YPEM, has made 2018 another amazing and successful year. Completing its fifth year, YPEM continued to grow, adding in more events and surpassing fundraising goals. As a reflection of their hard work of rallying their peers together, Boston and New York YPEM groups raised a record $110,000 for Expect Miracles Foundation’s life-saving mission!