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• Advocacy Works! Spring Webinars for Parents

  • Start
    March 06, 2019
  • End
    April 30, 2019
  • Location
    Online

  Getting Kids on Track to School Success - Become a Better Advocate Webinar Series from Student Advocacy

  Basic Educational Rights - 3/6 10 AM
  Referring for Special Ed - 3/21 12 PM
  School Meeting Requested - 4/10 at 10 AM
  IEP Basics - 4/30 12 PM

  Top-notch presenters from Student Advocacy’s distinguished staff. Information based on unique legally-based, problem-solving approach. Register here:  http://www.studentadvocacy.net/sawebinars/ 

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• Greenburgh Nature Center: Spring & Summer Camps

  • Start
    April 15, 2019
  • End
    August 30, 2019

  Spring Nature Experience Camp (K-3)

  Monday, April 15-Friday, April 19 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM

  
  Come explore the wonders of nature in spring! Together we will unveil some of the incredible secrets of the wild world. Children will gain confidence and comfort in being outdoors, while having a great time and staying active. Each day of camp includes fun crafts, games, and outdoor adventures. Dress to go outside and get messy, but in case of inclement weather, the program will be held indoors. Children bring their own lunches each day; nutritious snacks will be provided.

  Fee: $350 for the week, membership is required
  
  

  Summer Camps (K-3) July & August 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM

  Discounted pricing on summer camp if registered by April 1st.

  Camp runs in one-week sessions from early July through the end of August. Each session is tailored to a specific age group. Campers explore the Nature Center’s forest and grounds and help care for the animal residents. Check greenburghnaturecenter.org for exact dates and further information.
  

  Fee: $350 per child if you register by Monday April 1! Pricing after April 1 is $375 per child. 

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• YWCA White Plains & Central Westchester to Host Stand Against Racism

  • When
    April 26, 2019
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    9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    Pace University’s Pleasantville Campus

  The YWCA White Plains & Central Westchester will host its annual Stand Against Racism on April 26, 2019, and encourages other organizations and individuals to join in this call to action. The theme is “No Hate. No Fear. Immigrant Justice is Racial Justice” and it intentionally aims to further the conversation around immigrants’ rights and the need to fight for their equality in the community. The YWCA is inviting participating sites and individuals to raise awareness that racism still exists in communities and can no longer be ignored or tolerated. The event will be held from 9:00 to 11:30 AM at Pace University’s Pleasantville Campus. Enroll at www.StandAgainstRacism.org and questions can be emailed to Aquinones@ywcawpcw.org. Registration is free! For more information, contact Ariana Quiñones, 914.816.2358.

   

  
  

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• Earth Week Celebration

  • When
    April 28, 2019
  • Location
    Greenburgh Nature Center, 99 Dromore Road, Scarsdale, NY 10583

  Greenburgh Nature Center

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• Pitch In For The Parks 2019

  • When
    April 28, 2019
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    10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Various Locations County Wide Westchester County, NY

  ALL ARE WELCOME! RAIN OR SHINE EVENT!

  Come for as long as your schedule permits between 10am-2pm

  Each April The Westchester Parks Foundation and the Parks Department host Pitch in for Parks. It is our largest one-day volunteer program which falls around Earth Day every year. Volunteers take on special projects throughout the county parks to help get ready for the peak season. Volunteers will paint, rake, prepare and plant flower beds, clear trails and shorelines, restore wildlife habitats and remove invasive vines from trees. Join in this community effort and help us prepare for spring!

  All tools will be provided - Please bring a re-usable water bottle

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• Dancing For The Children

  • When
    April 28, 2019
  •  
    2:30 PM
  • Location
    Briarcliff High School Francis G. Willis Auditorium 444 Pleasantville Rd Briarcliff. NY 10510

  Dancing for the Children benefit concert. This dance concert, featuring performances from studios all across Westchester, raises funds for Ossining Children Center's tuition assistance program.

  The ultimate goal of Dancing for the Children is to support children and families in our community while simultaneously fostering an appreciation for dance and the arts. To purchase tickets or make a donation visit our website at www.ossiningchildrenscenter.org.
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  Contact: Ossining Children’s Center, Hilary Clark, hilaryclarkocc@gmail.com
  914-941-0230 (w), 518-859-4077 (c)

  
  

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• "No Letting Go" Film Screening

  • When
    April 29, 2019
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    6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
  • Location
    Yorktown Stage, 268 Veterans Road, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598

  The Alliance for Safe Kids, ASK, along with community partners, is hosting a screening of the film, "No Letting Go", followed by a facilitated discussion with Randi Silverman, founder of The Youth Mental Health Project. The event is FREE and registration may be completed at allianceforsafekids.org/ymhproject 

  
  

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• Annual Executive Forum for Not-for-Profit Organizations

  • When
    April 30, 2019
  •  
    8:00 AM - 10:45 AM
  • Location
    The Yale Club of New York City 50 Vanderbilt Avenue New York, NY 10017

  Join PKF O'Connor Davies for a complimentary breakfast forum designed to update CEOs, CFOs, controllers, audit committee and board members of not-for-profit organizations.  Register here.

  
  

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• Annual Westchester Yom Hashoah Holocaust Commemoration

  • When
    May 02, 2019
  •  
    12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Garden of Remembrance 148 Martine Avenue White Plains, NY

  Annual Westchester Yom Hashoah Holocaust Commemoration on The The program begins with the solemn procession of Westchester's rescued Torahs. Yom Hashoah focuses on the importance of remembering the victims of the Holocaust and continuing to educate to help insure that a tragedy like this never happens again. Thank you to the Holocaust and Human Rights Education Center for partnering with the Council on this annual event. 

  More Info here: 
  https://hhrecny.z2systems.com/np/clients/hhrecny/event.jsp?event=612

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• Westchester's Children's Book Festival

  • When
    May 05, 2019
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    10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Mohawk Day Camp, White Plains

  Westchester Children's Book Festival for Young Readers Sponsored by The Chappaqua Children's Book Festival. Appropriate for ages 2 - 8.

  $20 Per Family Includes: All activities and entertainment. Including author readings, train rides, interactive carnival zone, bubble bus, petting zoo and access to Mohawk Day Camps incredible campus and activities. $15 in "Book Bucks," which can be used towards the purchase of books sold at the event. A $5 donation to JCY-Westchester Community Partners' Reading Buddies program. Food and drinks are available for purchase. A family admission will include two adults and three children from the same family.

  This is an event benefiting JCY-WCP’s Summer Reading Buddies programs in Yonkers and Ossining libraries.      22 authors including Rosemary Wells, the creator of Max & Ruby.  Www.wcbfestival.org.  
  

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• 2019 RMH Walk Over the Hudson

  • When
    May 05, 2019
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    1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    The Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park

  Join The Ronald McDonald House of the Greater Hudson Valley as they Walk Over the Hudson on the Walkway!  The Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park is the world’s longest elevated pedestrian bridge and spans 1.28 miles over the Hudson River from Poughkeepsie to Highland. We will meet on the Poughkeepsie side, walk across the bridge and back (approximately 2.5 miles round trip).   This will be a wonderful day to be outside and enjoy the amazing views from above the Hudson River.

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• The Not-for-Profit Leadership Summit XVII

  • When
    May 06, 2019
  •  
    8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Doubletree Hotel Address: 455 S Broadway, Tarrytown, NY

  This year’s Summit will focus on “Building Community.” We’ll discover and learn how nonprofit, academia, business and government do this every day and how we can work even better together! Our breakfast keynote speaker is Timothy Hall, president of Mercy College and our lunch keynote speaker is Eric Klineberg, author of “Palaces for the People: How Social Infrastructure Can Help Fight Inequality, Polarization, and the Decline of Civic Life”.

  There’s an informative and stimulating lineup of 16 workshops this year… and … for the first time ever – many are eligible for Continuing Education Credits for Finance, Social Work or Fund Raising.

  Sponsor(s): Presented by United Way of Westchester and Putnam and The Business Council of Westchester

  Website address: www.uwwp.org/summit

  
  

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• 2019 Westhab Building Communities. Changing Lives. Celebration Dinner

  • When
    May 07, 2019
  •  
    6:00 PM
  • Location
    Brae Burn Country Club, 39 Brae Burn Dr, Purchase, NY 10577

  On Tuesday, May 7, 2019, Westhab will proudly host its inaugural Building Communities. Changing Lives. Celebration Dinner at Brae Burn Country Club in Purchase, NY. Westhab is transforming communities by developing quality affordable housing and delivering the services that people and neighborhoods need to thrive. We are fortunate to have three tremendous and deserving honorees for the celebration. We hope you can join us to celebrate and to promote our mission—Building Communities. Changing Lives. To register online, or for more information, please visit www.westhab.org/dinner. 

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• Youth Shelter of Westchester 2019 Gala

  • When
    May 08, 2019
  •  
    6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
  • Location
    Mulino's at Lake Isle 660 White Plains Rd, Eastchester, NY 10709

  Join the Youth Shelter Program to celebrate another year of helping youth build a foundation for a new life! 2019 honorees are: 
  Backyard Sports
  Hon. Kathie E. Davidson, Administrative Judge - Ninth Judicial District
  David Gentner, Ed.D., President & CEO, Wartburg
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• Power Up with Open Door

  • When
    May 09, 2019
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    11:15 AM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Willow Ridge Country Club in Harrison, NY

  Join Open Door for a power lunch to support quality health care for all. The event will feature keynote speaker Seth Godin, thought leader, author, and motivational speaker. Honorees Rye Presbyterian Church and Rye Presbyterian Nursery School will receive the Community Partnership Award; and Alicia Ward, Founding Manager of Open Door Volunteer Services, is the recipient of the Changemaker Award. For more information please reach out to Elisabeth Gilbert, Director of Development at egilbert@odfmc.org or visit https://www.opendoormedical.org/index.php/powerup.

  
  

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• In the Company of Women - YWCA White Plains & Central Westchester

  • When
    May 10, 2019
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    10:30 AM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Rye Town Hilton | 699 Westchester Ave. | Rye Brook, NY 10573

  Each spring, YWCA White Plains & Central Westchester hosts the annual In the Company of Women luncheon. This event brings together nearly 600 diverse and successful women (and men!) from Westchester County to be inspired and to inspire one another. The In the Company of Women luncheon is YWCA's most important annual fundraising event, with proceeds helping to fund YWCA's many programs and services that benefit the lives of local women and children. Attendees meet other important women and men from the community who make a difference, while gaining insight and inspiration from a keynote speaker who has achieved great success, serves as a role model for women, and -- most importantly -- is helping to fulfill the association's mission of empowering women and eliminating racism.

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  Luncheon will be from 12-2
  The Persimmon shopping plaza will be open from 10:30 AM-12PM and 2PM – 3:00PM.

  
  

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• The Guidance Center Annual Gala

  • When
    May 14, 2019
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    6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
  • Location
    Glen Island Harbour Club in New Rochelle

  2019 ANNUAL GALA!

  May 14, 2019

  Glen Island Harbour Club, New Rochelle

  Honoring

  Dawna Michelle Fields (Mount Vernon), National Program Manager – Bright Smiles, Bright Futures, NA, Colgate-Palmolive Company

  GEM Management Partners LLC (Yonkers), George Nukho, Edward Nukho, and Michael Nukho

  Sonny Hagendorf (New Rochelle), President, Columbian Stamp Company Inc.

  tickets: http://www.theguidancecenter.org/events 

  
  

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• 2019 Cocktails for a Cause

  • When
    May 16, 2019
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    5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    Eileen Fisher Learning Lab 50 South Buckhout Street, #102 Irvington, NY 10533

  Join the Pace Women's Justice Center at our fifth annual Cocktails for a Cause party! This year we will be having award-winning author and activist Eve Ensler in conversation with Huffington Post reporter Melissa Jeltsen about Ensler's new book The Apology. Proceeds will support PWJC's legal services programs and help us in our mission to assist victims and survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and elder abuse. Register for Cocktails for a Cause
  

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• Yonkers Philharmonic Concerto Competition Winners

  • When
    May 17, 2019
  •  
    3:00 PM
  • Location
    Saunders Trade High School (185 Palmer Road, Yonkers)

  Come celebrate with the Yonkers Philharmonic and the winners of the Concerto Competition as they perform together on SATURDAY, May 17, 2019. As usual, it is an exceptional group of young musicians, who either live or take lessons in Westchester. Robert Sherman acts as emcee.

  First Prize (tie)

  Bethany Bobbs – cello (Twp of Washington, NJ)

  Dvorak: Cello Concerto in B minor, Op.104 (Finale)

  First Prize (tie)

  Juling Wang – violin (Scarsdale)

  Barber: Violin Concerto, Op.14 (Allegro, Presto)

  Sofia Ricciarini – soprano (Bronxville)

  Mozart: Una Donna a quindici anni (Cosi fan tutti)

  Mozart: Vedrai carino (Don Giovanni)

  Handel:V’adoro Pupille (Julius Cesar)

  Miranda Margulis-Ohnuma – oboe (Edgemont)

  Marcello: Oboe Concerto in C minor

  Elizabeth Chun – violin (Ardsley)

  Wieniawski: Violin Concerto No.2, Op.22 (Allegro)

  Brian Zhou honorable mention (English horn) (Briarcliff Manor)

  Key concert information:

  Date: May 17, 2019

  Time: 3:00

  Place: Saunders Trade High School (185 Palmer Road, Yonkers)

  Admission: FREE

  Web site: www.yonkersphilharmonic.org

  For information: 914-410-0151

  
  

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• NAMIWalks Westchester

  • When
    May 18, 2019
  •  
    8:30 AM
  • Location
    Rye Town Park, Rye, NY 10580

  NAMIWalks’ public, active display of support for people affected by mental health conditions is one important way we are changing how Americans view people with a mental illness. NAMIWalks brings together individuals and businesses to help raise funds, combat stigma and promote awareness. NAMIWalks is NAMI’s largest and most successful mental health awareness and fundraising event. In 2018, 88 NAMIWalks events raised over $11.5 million to support local programs and initiatives that improve the lives of persons affected by mental illness.

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  Click Here to Register a Team Online

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• Westchester Legislative Breakfast

  • When
    May 31, 2019
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    7:45 AM - 9:15 AM
  • Location
    Temple Israel Center of White Plains

  The annual Westchester Legislative Breakfast is a joint program of UJA-Federation and the Westchester Jewish Council. Newly elected NYS Attorney General Letitia James will be the featured speaker. Free and open to all. Register here. 

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• Sharing Impact and Strengthening Community through Storytelling - Marketing Affinity Group

  • When
    June 14, 2019
  •  
    9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
  • Location
    Westchester Library System | 570 Taxter Road | Suite 400 Elmsford, NY
  • Spaces left
    9

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  More and more, non-profit organizations are recognizing that their greatest assets are the stories of their members, clients, patients, staff and volunteers.  Personal stories can show your organization’s impact in a way that numbers alone can’t.  Stories can strengthen the bonds between individuals and between the individual and your organization. 

  Learn how you can tap into the stories in your organization at this workshop presented by the Rye YMCA.  The Rye Y has successfully collected more than 300 member, staff and volunteer stories over the past seven years through a variety of methods, including “Voices from the Community: The Rye Y Story Project.”

  Lisa Tidball has a background in theater, magazine publishing and web design.  She has worked in communications at the Rye Y for thirteen years and is currently the Y’s Director of Communications. 

  Denise Woodin has been the Rye Y’s Director of Community Impact and Social Responsibility for the past seven years. Her background includes fundraising, communications and community outreach for non-profits, government and a public participation consultancy.  She has also worked as a freelance reporter.

  
  

  
  

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• ANDRUS’ 15th Annual Golf Fore Kids

  • When
    June 18, 2019
  •  
    11:00 AM
  • Location
    Ardsley Country Club

  Your day will begin with a delicious brunch before you head out to play 18 holes at Ardsley Country Club. Once you and your foursome conclude your game we invite you to relax with drinks during our cocktail hour and with a celebratory dinner.

  ANDRUS’ golf outing serves as a key fundraiser for the organization and is an extraordinary day of community and celebration, vital to the success of the ANDRUS mission. We hope that you can help us make this event a success by hitting the greens or with a donation. Thank you for your support and improving the lives of those in our care.

  More Info: https://andruscc.org/event/golf-fore-kids-2019/

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• CHI: Bringing Families Home

  • When
    June 26, 2019
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    5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    NYIT de Seversky Mansion in Glen Head, NY

  Save the date: 

  Community Housing Innovations is hosting Bringing Families Home. 

  All proceeds from this event support CHI’s emergency, transitional and permanent housing programs, homeownership counseling and education, foreclosure prevention and the development of affordable housing.

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• Dream Big: The Child Care Council of Westchester's 2019 Annual Celebration

  • When
    October 03, 2019
  •  
    7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
  • Location
    Whitby Castle, Rye NY

  Save the Date:
  The Child Care Council of Westchester
  2019 Annual Celebration

  Announcement of Honorees to Follow

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• PEO: What is it & is a PEO right for your organization?

  • When
    October 29, 2019
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    9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
  • Location
    TBA
  • Spaces left
    20

  
  

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