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Child Care Council Announces 2017 Champions For Children Child Care Council Announces 2017 Champions For Children
Child Care Council Announces 2017 Champions For Children SCARSDALE, N.Y. -- The Child Care Council of Westchester (CCCW) recently announced the 2017 recipients of its Champions for Children Awards. The recipients are Dr. Jennifer Canter, CCCW Board member Cecilia McKenney of Frontier Communications; and the Ossining Union Free School District. The honorees will be recognized at the Annual Awards Breakfast on Friday, May 19, from 8:00 - 10:00 a.m. at the Westchester Marriott in Tarrytown. Tara Rosenblum of News 12 Westchester will be master of ceremonies. Canter is a board-certified pediatrician with sub-specialty training and certification in t…
Bronxville High School Students Collaborate With Sarah Lawrence College Bronxville High School Students Collaborate With Sarah Lawrence College
Bronxville High School Students Collaborate With Sarah Lawrence College BRONXVILLE, N.Y. -- Students from Sarah Lawrence College were recently invited to Bill Meyer’s Humanities Research Seminar class at Bronxville High School to help his students -- who have been examining issues related to education and injustice -- gain a deeper understanding of community partnerships and service. During the joint class, the students – who are required to complete a community service project during their second semester – discussed a variety of volunteer opportunities that are available in the area and how they could make a difference. In the past, Bronxville High School s…
Lakeland Students Flip Flapjacks For Children's Hospital Lakeland Students Flip Flapjacks For Children's Hospital
Lakeland Students Flip Flapjacks For Children's Hospital MOHEGAN LAKE, N.Y. --   Ten students from Lakeland High School’s AP chemistry class recently went skillet-to-skillet in a Flip For Kids pancake-flipping contest to help raise money for Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital, a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network. The flapjack-flipping contest was organized to raise awareness for National Pancake Day March 7, which benefits local hospitals. The event, which is part of a month-long fundraiser for children’s hospitals in cooperation with IHOP® Restaurants nationwide, was held Feb. 27 at the IHOP restaurant in Mohegan Lake. The…
White Plains Middle School Students Raise Over $2,000 At Milk Carton Drive White Plains Middle School Students Raise Over $2,000 At Milk Carton Drive
White Plains Middle School Students Raise Over $2,000 At Milk Carton Drive WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Students in Team 8D at Highlands Middle School in White Plains participated in their Third annual Milk Carton Fundraiser this year. The students raised more than $2,000 for their selected foundation, Candlelighters NYC, an organization dedicated to helping families get through the difficult times when a child is diagnosed with and being treated for cancer. Candlelighters helps families by providing things like family support, food, material necessities, clothing, babysitting, and anything else that may brighten the day of a child battling cancer. Barbara Zobian, th…
Enslaved Africans’ Rain Garden Exhibit On View at Sarah Lawrence College Enslaved Africans’ Rain Garden Exhibit On View at Sarah Lawrence College
Enslaved Africans’ Rain Garden Exhibit On View at Sarah Lawrence College EASTCHESTER, N.Y. --  Sarah Lawrence College will present “Artists Talk,” a program in conjunction with an exhibit of artist Vinnie Bagwell’s Enslaved Africans Rain Garden project, Thursday in the Reisinger Auditorium on campus in Bronxville. Bagwell and spoken word artist Ty Gray-EL will speak about the project that honors the enslaved Africans who resided at the historic Philipse Manor Hall in downtown Yonkers, six of whom were the first to be manumitted by law in the United States, 79 years before the Emancipation Proclamation, according to a release from Sarah Lawrence. On display in th…
White Plains-Greenburgh NAACP President Receives LWV Civic Engagement Award White Plains-Greenburgh NAACP President Receives LWV Civic Engagement Award
White Plains-Greenburgh NAACP President Receives LWV Civic Engagement Award WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. --  The League of Women Voters of White Plains will present its Civic Engagement Award to Lena Anderson, Esq., president of the White Plains/ Greenburgh NAACP, at the League’s Annual Winter Party on Sunday, March 5, at the home of Janice Abbott and Richard Bernstein in White Plains. Anderson's work with the NAACP has been her calling as she follows the work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. focusing on voter registration and voter education. In this work, she has partnered with the League of Women Voters of White Plains. Under her leadership, the branch has forged a nation…
Wappingers Students' Project Benefits Food Bowl Of The Hudson Valley Wappingers Students' Project Benefits Food Bowl Of The Hudson Valley
Wappingers Students' Project Benefits Food Bowl Of The Hudson Valley WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. -- A persuasive letter writing campaign by fourth and fifth-graders at Randolph School in Wappingers Falls, which began in early December, has brought in more than 1,500 boxes and cans to date, in the form of food donations. The students reached out to area community grocers, supermarkets and hardware stores seeking donations to help them build their structure as part of their participation in this year’s Food Bowl of the Hudson Valley presented by Poughkeepsie Day School. This is the third time Randolph School has been involved with this annual event, according to …
West Point Cadets Raise More Than $20K For Maria Fareri Children's Hospital West Point Cadets Raise More Than $20K For Maria Fareri Children's Hospital
West Point Cadets Raise More Than $20K For Maria Fareri Children's Hospital VALHALLA, N.Y. -- The Westchester Medical Center Health Network recently announced that the cadets at West Point have become the fifth group of college students to support Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital, a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network, through a multi-hour, Dance Marathon. The cadets held their inaugural, six-hour, Dance Marathon at West Point event recently at Cullum Hall on the campus of the United States Military Academy and raised $20,217, doubling their original $10,000 goal, according to a release from the Weschester Medical Center. Dance Marathon at Wes…
Kevin Keane, Stepinac Trustee, Named Grand Marshal Of St. Patrick's Parade Kevin Keane, Stepinac Trustee, Named Grand Marshal Of St. Patrick's Parade
Kevin Keane, Stepinac Trustee, Named Grand Marshal Of St. Patrick's Parade WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- White Plains resident Kevin J. Keane -- chairman of Stepinac High School’s Board of Trustees, distinguished alumnus (Class of '74) and prominent business leader --  was recently named the Grand Marshal of the 20th Annual White Plains St. Patrick’s Day Parade, which will be held at noon on Saturday, March 11. The honor of leading one of the area’s most popular parades celebrating the contributions of the Irish people to history and culture was bestowed on Keane at a recent installation ceremony held at Vintage Restaurant in White Plains. Members of the White Plains St.…
Colonial Man Brings History To Life At Pocantico Hills School Colonial Man Brings History To Life At Pocantico Hills School
Colonial Man Brings History To Life At Pocantico Hills School POCANTICO HILLS, N.Y. --  Unpredictable winter weather can make travel to a museum challenging, but it also makes this season a perfect time for an in-school presentation from the “Colonial Man,” Sam Ladley, who recently brought the museum to Pocantico Hills School students. The interactive program for Pocantico Hills fourth-graders kept he students riveted as it supported their ELA and social studies curriculum while bringing colonial days to life. Fourth-grade teachers Amie Doane and Dawn Lebenson feel the program is invaluable and has stood the test of time. “Every year, the students …
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