Savor and Support Event to Benefit My Sister's Place
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On Tuesday, August 4th, Mercedes-Benz of White Plains will host the 6th Annual Savor & Support event at the CV Rich Mansion in White Plains to benefit My Sisters' Place. My Sisters' Place, a White Plains based organization, provides education, awareness, and legal services to those suffering from, or at risk of domestic violence.
Nearly 300 professionals and community members are expected to attend this year's Savor & Support on Tuesday, August 4th from 6-9pm. There will be dinner by the bite, music, and a silent auction. All proceeds will go to My Sisters' Place.
"We're excited that we have helped Savor & Support to become such a popular and anticipated event," says Gary Turco, General Manager of Mercedes Benz of White Plains. "We wish we could have had it in the showroom, but needing a larger venue is a good problem to have!"
Chazz and Gianna Palminteri arewill attend the event and share Chazz's new vodka, Bivi and Gianna's blog, Hollywood Mom. Their children, Dante and Gabriella will entertain with a special musical performance. A new partner of My Sisters' Place, the Palminteri family is excited to be a part of the event.
Other sponsors of Savor & Support include: Titan and Revo Marketing, AutoTrader.com, Edmunds.com, Hollywood Mom, and media sponsor, Westchester Magazine.
Tickets are $50 per person. To purchase tickets, please click here.
Community Garden in Bloom in Fox Meadow
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A community garden at the intersection of Wayside Lane and Harcourt Roads is in full bloom. Fox Meadow resident and professional landscape designer, Elaine Yellen donated her time, initially designing this mixed perennial, low maintenance garden, and continues to lend her expertise to continue to make it look stunning year after year.
The perennials include: Rudbeckia, Russian Sage, Sedum, Coreopsis Zagreb, Shasta Daisies, Liatrus, Malva, Lamb's Ear, Day Lilies and some Pennisetum grass.
Funded by the Fox Meadow Neighborhood Association, the garden includes a sprinkler system that was donated by Agua Turf fifteen years ago and helps to water the garden.
STEAM Day Planned for November 14, 2015
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Scarsdale gets STEAMy this November! What do science, technology, engineering, art and math have in common? More than you'd ever imagine--and Scarsdale's kids will have a chance to learn all about it on STEAM Day 2015. This first-ever event, scheduled for Saturday, November 14 from 9 am to 12 pm, will be hosted by the Parent Teacher Council.
STEAM is one of modern education's hottest new learning methods, blending science, technology, engineering, art, and math. On STEAM Day, fourth through sixth graders will meet with professionals who concentrate in these disciplines, and enjoy STEAM presentations and workshops. Following the format of the famed PT Council's Young Writers Workshop, students will attend a keynote presentation followed by two workshops of their choosing.
Watch for STEAM Day registration information coming this fall.
Community members active in STEAM-related fields are urged to volunteer as presenters; the event is eagerly soliciting volunteer organizers as well. Contact co-chairs Ophira Cukierman ([email protected]), or Amy Goldstein ([email protected]).
Sign up for the Scarsdale Summer Tennis Youth League
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The Scarsdale Summer Youth Tennis League is now celebrating it's 31st season. Organized by the New York Junior Tennis League and the Scarsdale Recreation Department, the program is for boys and girls between the ages of 6 and 18.
Round Robin Matches will begin weekday evenings between 6 PM and 8 PM on Monday, July 13 at the Middle School Tennis Courts and continue for 4 weeks into early August. Players can choose to play one or two hours per night.
A player can get 32 hours of tennis matches over four weeks for just $ 40 and receive a participation trophy and a Scarsdale NYJTL tee shirt. The program concludes with a tennis tournament and a pizza and ice cream party.
Tennis matches will be held for all skill levels : beginner, novice, intermediate and advanced. The Summer Youth Tennis League will build on the successful Spring Short Court Tennis Program with 200 players held by the Recreation Department.
Youth and parents interested in the Summer Tennis League should contact Bob Harrison, at 914 646-4054 or by email at [email protected].
Applications can be picked up at the Recreation Department at Village Hall or found at www.scarsdale.com/recreation.
Scarsdale Trustees Support Ban on Plastic Bags and Polystyrene Containers
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Free plastic bags any polystyrene containers at retail stores in Westchester County may soon be banned if the Westchester County Board of Legislators passes an ordinance preventing their use. At the Scarsdale Village Board meeting on Tuesday night June 9, the Scarsdale Trustees adopted a resolution to support this ban, sending a message to the county.
Environmentalists have argued for years that plastic bags and containers are non-bio-gradable, clog sewers, pose a danger to marine life and release harmful chemicals into the environment. The Sustainability Committee of the Scarsdale Forum issued a report in November 2014 recommending that the Village support the County's proposed ordinance to ban the use of plastic bags and polystyrene containers at the point of sale, and the Scarsdale Trustees voted unanimously to approve the resolution.
Michelle Sterling, who heads the Forum's Sustainability Committee and has been urging the Trustees to move forward with the resolution said, "I'm glad our Mayor and Board of Trustees have listened to their residents who are in support of doing more to protect the environment. I think that this is an important step for Scarsdale and I'm proud that our town is able to provide an example of environmental leadership for other communities in Westchester County and New York State."
Those who use the plastic bags they get at stores for their own refuse will now have to purchase bags for disposal of items at home.
We asked Sterling her thoughts on this and she said, "Studies of LA County (where the ban is in place) for example have shown that grocery stores tend to embed 2 to 5 cents per plastic bag and 5 to 23 cents per paper bag into food prices. Thus, by eliminating the cost to retailers of providing bags free of charge LA County found its ordinance saved approx. $18-$30 per customer per year. Would you spend more than $18 - $30 a year on plastic bags for kitchen trash? I doubt it. "
Sterling continued, "Furthermore, New Yorkers use 10 billion single use carry out bags per year. The NYC Department of Sanitation collects more than 1,700 tons of single use carryout bags per week which equates to 91,000 tons of plastic and costs the city $12.5 million annually to dispose of. Plastic bags are also a major component of litter - and there are costs associated with litter clean up. People may think that they are not paying for their trash disposal because they don't deal with it or that they are not paying for litter clean up because they don't deal with that either - but we are paying for it! We are paying over $100 a ton in tipping fees for Peekskill/Charles Point incineration and that doesn't include what we are paying for having our trash trucked to Peekskill."
