Happenings

Come see what downtown has to offer!

HOLIDAY SHOPPING!

Come downtown on Saturday to start your holiday shopping and take advantage of special offers by our merchants!

ICD CONTEMPORARY JEWELRY: Shop early for Chanukah & Christmas with 20% off in-store purchases on October 26!

ALWAYS THE CHILDREN: Their “fabulous fall floor model sale” continues and on 10/26 receive 10% off any new furniture order.

AURORA: Giving away one $25 gift certificate every hour on Saturday (from 11-4) as well as free brownies from Rich Brownies!

BREEZE: Visit the Super-Clearance table (including some Halloween merchandise)!

 CENTER FOR ALIGNED HEALING: New clients receive 1/3 off of energy medicine services w/ B. Bloom.  Must purchase on 10/26 and use by November 30.

CITIBANK: Spin their “Wheel of Prizes” and receive a free gift when you stop in for a complimentary mortgage and credit card rate review.

DESIRES BY MIKOLAY: Stop by to see their awesome pumpkin, enjoy complimentary spiced apple cider, get 10% off your purchase, and great gift bags with purchase.

DR. ALEXANDRA CHAN KATZ: Fall Special at this Parisian-inspired dental boutique – $99.00 for a comprehensive exam, treatment plan, X-rays and cleaning ($255.00 value)!

ELEGANCE II: 20% off of all pink items during the month of October!

KIWI COUNTRY DAY CAMP: Save $500!  When you enroll at Kiwi Country Day Camp with a friend, both families save $500 per child.  Visit Kiwi Country Day Camp at their tent on Saturday (10/26) to find out more!

L3 FITNESS: Call or email for one free “Evolution” training by L3 Fitness trial class.

SQUIRES: Stop by their sidewalk sale featuring name brand clothing/footwear (cash and carry only).  In addition, enjoy their

pumpkin promotion on in-store merchandise (customers pull a color coded lollipop from a pumpkin and receive an “on the spot” discount on any regularly priced products).

WHISPERING PINES: Serving Hot Apple Cider and treats for kids, giving a flower to all the Moms who come in plus 10% off on all purchases on 10/26.

EAT AND DRINK!

Our local restaurants will have food and drink ready for you – plus, enjoy afternoon wine tastings!

(Unless otherwise stated, offers valid on 10/26/13.)

CHAPPAQUA WINE & SPIRIT CO.: Wine tasting from 2pm – 6pm!

GAIL PATRICK’S CAFE: Come inside for soups and sandwiches and “Guess the Weight of the Pumpkin” (from now until Halloween) and be entered to win one of three $20.00 gift cards (drawing on 10/31).

HILLTOP WINE AND SPIRITS: Paolo Scavino wine tasting from 2pm – 6pm!

LE JARDIN DU ROI: 2-for-1 mimosas with breakfast or lunch!

LOCAL: Grab and go special – roasted squash, kale and white bean/artichoke spread wrap – $5 each!

OLD STONE TRATTORIA: 10% off dine-in or take-out lunch if you mention this email.

 QUAKER HILL TAVERN: Buy one, get one burgers from 11:30am – 4pm.  Don’t forget their Halloween Costume Party w/ DJ on Saturday at 9:30pm!

VILLARINA’S: Check out their selection of paninis and wraps for lunch and pick up drinks and snacks as well!

FUN!

Thanks to our local merchants, enjoy free RIDES and ACTIVITIES, including: hay ride, DJ, photo booth, karaoke, joust, bounce castle, obstacle course, mini-carousel, 3-car children’s train, face painting, a balloon twister, henna tattoos, airbrush t-shirts, and more!

A LITTLE (FRIENDLY) COMPETITION!

Love to bake?  Enter the apple pie (and apple crumble and apple cake/tart) contest hosted by the Farmer’s Market.  Click HERE for the rules and registration.  Judge Grace Bennett – publisher and editor of Inside Chappaqua – is ready to be impressed!

Bring your hungry kids to the doughnut eating contest (3 different categories based on age) – whoever eats the most doughnuts in the allotted time wins!  “Donuts” supplied by Dunkin’.  Click HERE for a registration form.

For more information/updates, visit our Facebook page.

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS:

ICD Contemporary Jewelry

Breeze, Houlihan Lawrence Chappaqua, Music in Chappaqua, North Country Sotheby’s International Realty, Play Care Nursery & Preschool, Ted Holmes of Douglas Elliman Real Estate, The Healthy Choice Compounding Pharmacy, the ONswitch, Emmary Day Spa, Eye Gallery, The GOOD DISH, Chappaqua Paint and Hardware, Family Britches, King Street Restaurant, Kiwi Country Day Camp, Quaker Hill Tavern, Squires Family Clothing and Footwear, WeeZee World of “Yes I Can!”, Art of Flowers, Aura Salon, Breathe, Center for Aligned Healing, Dr. Alexandra’s Dental Clinique Boutique, Hilltop Wine & Spirits, Old Stone Trattoria, Santa’s Salon, Spoon, Susan Lawrence, The M Boutique (formerly Designer Symphony), Walgreens, and Whispering Pines.

Chappaqua PTA Fall Meeting

You’re invited to the fall meeting of the Chappaqua PTA taking place on Monday, 10/21, at 7:15pm at Bell Middle School.  You’ll have the opportunity to learn about district PTA programming on tap for this year at this informational meeting.  All are welcome!

VOTE on NOMINATING COMMITTEE proposed SLATE

Also at the Fall Meeting, as required by PTA bylaws, PTA members will be voting on the PTA’s 2013-14 Budget and on the PTA Executive Committee’s proposed slate of parent volunteers to serve on the 2013-14 PTA Nominating Committee. The Nominating Committee will identify and recruit candidates to serve as PTA officers for the 2014-15 school year.

SAVE the Dates!

The PTA is happy to offer many exciting fall events that are fun for the whole family.  All are welcome to these seasonal events:

• Grafflin PTA Halloween Spooktacular, 10/26 from 12-3pm
  This annual event, held at Grafflin, offers games, crafts, face painting, fortune tellers, a magic show and a good witch who passes out candy, along with a delicious and festive bake sale.  The Halloween Spooktacular is an exciting afternoon of fun and games, open to all Chappaqua children and their families, as well as neighboring communities.
• 4th Annual Chappaqua Spelling Bee, 11/4 at 7pm, HGHS Gym
  This event is actually hosted by SHARE (Students Have A Responsibility Everywhere) to benefit the Horace Greeley Scholarship Fund.  Register your team by 10/18 – and/or sign up to sponsor a team – to compete in the Spelling Bee.  There will be rounds for teams in the following categories: Middle School Students, Greeley Students, Greeley Seniors, Faculty/Administrators and Community Members.  Click here for details.
• Chappaqua Craft Fair, 11/9, 10am-4pm  
  Where can you get all those hostess, holiday and birthday gifts/party favors in one place?  At the Craft and Gift Fair at Bell School! Over 75 vendors, including Bell students with their own wares, will be there – with food, a vendor raffle, and free admission!  Buy your gifts while supporting the Bell PTA’s biggest fundraiser.  Visit chappaquacraftfair.com for more details.
• Westorchard Toy and Book Fair, 11/23,10am-2pm
  This is the biggest fundraiser of the Westorchard PTA.  Donations of clean, new and used toys and books are being accepted in the school lobby through 11/8.  Items must be in good condition with all pieces intact. Stuffed animals, pillows, helmets and sleeping bags will not be accepted.

Contact Information

Do you have a question about the Chappaqua PTA or about your child’s school PTA?  Click here for a list of PTA officers and their contact information.

Susan Fisher  Chappaqua PTA President  chappaquaptapresident@gmail.com

Amanda Goodstadt Chappaqua PTA Vice President chappaquaptavicepresident@gmail.com

Sunday October 6 – Friday November 1st, 2013

CLICK HERE FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF OUR SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR GERTRUDE STEIN’S CIRCLE

Upcoming Voter Registration Drive and Community Day:
We Need Your Help!

Help Register Voters for the November Elections
The League of Women Voters of New Castle is launching an extensive voter registration campaign to engage new voters before the November election. The deadline to register to vote in this November’s election in New York is October 11, 2013 (postmarked by that date), unless you register in person at the Board of Elections before October 25, 2013.

We need volunteers to help register voters at the following locations and events:

• Westchester Community College
• Wednesday, September 18, 2013, 11 am-1 pm
• Tuesday, September 24, 2013, 10 am-2 pm
• New Castle Community Day
• Saturday, September 21, 2013, 11 am-4 pm
• National Voter Registration Day, Tuesday, September 24, 2013
• Chappaqua Starbucks (9 am-5 pm)
• Millwood A&P (1:30-6 pm)
• Other dates possible if you are interested!

We have opportunities to help during the day, at night, or on the weekends, so please help us! To volunteer, or for more information, please contact Jennifer Mebes Flagg at lwv.newcastle@gmail.com.

Please Join the League!

NOW YOU CAN JOIN OR RENEW ONLINE FOR A PROCESSING FEE OF $3.00!

To renew or join as an individual member, click here.
To renew or join as a family member, click here.

Click here to make a tax-deductible donation to LWVNC Citizen Education Fund.

Prefer to pay by check or avoid the processing fee?  Click here for a form you can print and mail in.
Not sure if you have renewed? Email Lea Barth, Membership Chair at barthpetrillo@gmail.com.

League of Women Voters of New Castle
PO Box 364
Chappaqua, NY 10514
Visit our website for membership info: www.lwvnewcastle.org
or email at lwv.newcastle@gmail.com