Photo Opps from Fountain Six, LWVS, a Congressional Candidate and a Bake Sale

Fountain Six kids at Wilkens OrchardThe students of Fountain Six at Scarsdale Middle School took a trip to Wilkens Orchard in Yorktown on Friday October 5 for a day of team building to launch the house’s new core advisory initiative. Kids picked apples, decorated pumpkins, got lost in the corn maze, and were treated to apple cider and donuts. Lots of fun!

Photo from Lisa Bryan and the Fountain team.

Village Trustee Justin Arest at the LWVS Membership CoffeeThe League of Women Voters of Scarsdale held their annual membership coffee at the home of Janice Starr on Tuesday October 9. Members of the league and prospective members shared information on the work of the league and heard comments from Village Trustee Justin Arest. The League will welcome Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Linda Greenhouse to their food for thought Luncheon on Thursday November 1 at Scarsdale Golf Club. Greenhouse will speak about the Supreme Court and the recent nomination of Brett Kavanaugh. The public is invited. Click here for tickets: www.lwvs.org/Events.html.

Suzanne Seiden and Lauren UnderwoodCongressional Candidate for the 14th district in eastern Illinois Lauren Underwood greeted supporters at the home of Suzanne Seiden on Wednesday October 10. Underwood, a 32 year-old nurse from Naperville, IL won the 2018 Democratic primary with 57% of the vote, earning more votes than all six f her primary opponents combined. She served as a senior advisor in the US Department of Health and Human Services under President Obama and was inspired to run to help her constituents get the healthcare they need. Her opponent, Randy Hultgren is self-proclaimed Tea Party Conservative who voted with President Trump 95% of the time.

Pro-active, optimistic and smart, Underwood raised $2 million in the third quarter and is still fundraising to pay for her media campaign. Learn more and contribute at UnderwoodforCongress.com.

The office of Houlihan Lawrence in Scarsdale held a bake on Wednesday October 10 to benefit the American Breast Cancer Society.