Honoring Young Women in Westchester
Judith Sheindlin is best known for her daytime television series, Judge Judy, where she presides over cases both outlandish and mundane. But when she isn’t dispensing words of wisdom to those who appear before her, Judge Judy focuses on helping others in the Westchester County community. (read the story...)
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A Time for a Great Cause
If A Time for Children were just a new kids’ store, a writer would describe the enticing mix of items for babies, kids and moms. But owner Margie Stern has done something so extraordinary, no amount of hyperbole is sufficient. (read the story...)
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Clothing With A Conscience
Quite simply, I didn't want my children wearing clothes that some other child or mother had made without being paid fairly or being given safe, healthy conditions in which to work.
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How To Recycle with a Heart in Westchester
Moving? Redecorating? Get rid of your old furniture while helping out someone who needs it. Furniture Sharehouse, which just opened its warehouse facility for the collection and distribution of donated furniture, collects gently-used or new home furnishings from homes and businesses in the community, and redistributes them free of charge to those in need. (read the story...)
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Young Philanthropists: The goodwill’s spreading
Philanthropy is thriving in Westchester, and it’s not only among the adult set. More and more young people, some as young as kindergartners, are getting on the giving bandwagon and are finding unique ways to contribute to worthy causes, even those that benefit folks far away. (read the story...)
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Gently Used, Gently Given
In naming the charitable organization she founded Baby Buggy, Jessica Seinfeld, the Manhattan mother of three and wife of comedian Jerry Seinfeld, was alluding to an old-fashioned community-mindedness.
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Westchester Needs Your Family’s Trash!
From a high of 42%, recycling in Westchester is now at a slipped level of 41%. The county needs more trash, says Marianne Petronella, director of the Westchester County Recycling Office. Here’s how you and your family can help: (read the story...)
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Eye Doctors Open Their Hearts to restore sight around the world
The philosophy of ORBIS is the well-known one: Give a man a fish, he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish, he eats for a lifetime. Only with ORBIS, the fishing boat is a DC-10 aircraft known as the Flying Eye Hospital.
ORBIS is a non-profit, humanitarian organization dedicated to preserving and restoring sight in the developing world,. They accomplish this by strengthening the capacity of local partners in their efforts to prevent and treat blindness. (read the story...)
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A Season for Love - For Children at St. Mary's, Volunteers Bring Good Cheer
This month, the grand ballroom at Terrace on the Park in Queens will come alive with music, dancing, and all around good cheer. Rocking to the beat of a disc jockey, parents and their children will take to the floor, dancing, celebrating and reveling in the magical merriment that is the holiday season. But what makes this event even more magical is that the guests of honor are the children from St. Mary’s Hospital for Children's Homecare Division. (read the story...)
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Big Apple Sweet Greets
All these families signed up with Big Apple Greeters (BAG), a non-profit organization that matches visitors with a volunteer New Yorker who'll squire them around town for two to four hours (read the story...)
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OWL Gives a Hoot (about early childhood literacy)
If it takes a village to raise a child, it may take a community to teach a child to read. In South Jamaica, that’s just what they are trying to do. With the help of Literacy, Inc. (LINC), neighborhood schools, businesses and non-profit organizations are raising awareness about the importance of making reading a part of children’s lives, and are sponsoring events to improve literacy. (read the story...)
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