Members of the Jamestown Rotary Club and the Jamestown Young Professionals are pictured at a recent joint networking event.

The Rotary Club of Jamestown and the Jamestown Young Professionals came together recently at Southern Tier Brewing Company for a networking event.

Bringing together more than 50 members from both organizations, the event provided a platform for established professionals of the Rotary Club to connect with the next generation of young leaders from Jamestown Young Professionals.

“It was an absolute pleasure to welcome the Jamestown Young Professionals to this event,” said Marion Beckerink, president of the Rotary Club of Jamestown. “By connecting our members with the next generation of local leaders, we hope to inspire and mentor these young professionals as they continue to grow in their careers and civic engagement. Events like these create the partnerships that will strengthen our community for years to come.”

Though based in Jamestown, Jamestown Young Professionals is the only young professionals networking group operating in Chautauqua County. Its membership hails from all corners of the county, with its Planning Committee including individuals from the city of Jamestown as well as Lakewood, Bemus Point and as far north as Dunkirk and Fredonia.

The Jamestown Young Professionals is hosted under the umbrella of the United Ways of Chautauqua County. Its events are open to professionals of all ages to attend. The purpose of such networking events is to leverage the networks of established professionals with the group’s membership for the betterment of the community at large.

Those who attended Monday’s “Fall Into Service” event at Southern Tier had craft beer, a buffet of food from the restaurant’s kitchen as well as music from the band Two Towns.

“This event truly embodies what JYP is all about–building connections that inspire positive change,” said Katie Castro, director of advancement for the United Ways of Chautauqua County. “It’s wonderful to see such enthusiastic participation and collaboration between these two groups.”

The Jamestown Young Professionals can be found online at Facebook.com/JamestownYoungProfessionals and Instagram.com/JamestownNYYoungProfessionals. For more information, email JamestownYoungProfessionals@GMail.com.