A 10 foot by 12 foot shed built by hand from this year’s Chappaqua Summer Scholarship Program (CSSP) students will soon be used to help with storage needs at Horace Greeley High School as construction continues at the high school. The shed was built as a way to give thanks to the Chappaqua community for supporting the program, now in its 51st year. Each summer Chappaqua invites 22-24 promising students from under resourced schools in the Bronx to join the community. The program is made possible because Chappaqua families open their homes up to host these students.
Although none of the students are construction workers several donned hard hats and worked with hammers nailing together the floor, walls and roof. “Over the years, the Chappaqua Central School District has been incredibly supportive of our program. We wanted to give thanks and this shed was the perfect way to do so. Our Bronx CSSP students have had a great time building it and we are grateful four our teachers, Mike DeBellis and Chris Stasi for making this happen,” commented Ellen Adnopoz, the Executive Director of CSSP.
“This is something I would never do in the Bronx,” commented Brian Nunez, a second-year student in the program. For three consecutive years, these specially selected students like Brian attend academic classes at one of the Chappaqua schools in the mornings and participate in a range of recreational and cultural activities in the afternoon. The program which is entirely run by volunteers seeks to broaden the students’ horizons and also help prepare them for college.
The shed will remain on the HGHS campus indefinitely.
It’s not too late for swimmers, bikers and runners to sign up and take part in the annual Windmill Triathlon on August 31st. Now in its 15th year, the race was originally conceived by Windmill residents “who saw a great opportunity to celebrate the community through having a low-key triathlon for its members and the residents of nearby communities,” explains Todd Zipper, a Windmill resident and one of the race organizers. “It has a great community vibe with lots of newcomers to triathlon. We also have practice days so people can get familiar with the course,” he adds.
This year for the first time, all racers will wear timing chips so that official results can be recorded. In addition, the race organizers have also created a website for race registration – 
While many, if not most, people think of Westchester as an affluent county, there are thousands of youth that suffer from poverty and homelessness. Each year, WJCS-Westchester Jewish Community Services, one of the largest human service organizations in Westchester, partners with county synagogues to provide Westchester children from low-income backgrounds with new backpacks that are filled with supplies and an Old Navy gift card to buy a first day of school outfit.
The Global Lyme Alliance’s 2nd Annual Shop for a Cure May event was a fun morning of shopping and an informative Q & A presentation about preventimg tick-borne illnesses. Pictured are moderator Dr. Tania Tyles Dempsey (left) and event organizers Alyssa Sokoloff (middle) and Robin Jacobs (right). To learn more about Lyme disease, visit