Happenings

Join us on Tuesday, June 3rd from 6-9 p.m. at Crabtree’s Kittle House, located at 11 Kittle Road in Chappaqua, NY for dinner and drinks at our Annual “Sparkle for a Cause Event”!

Order off of the special “Sparkle” menu with many scrumptious small bites and sparkling drinks to choose from all at a very reasonable price! A percentage of your bill will be donated to the SPCA of Westchester! No fee to attend, pay for whatever you order off the “Sparkle” menu. RSVP is greatly appreciated to Lisa@spca914.org

www.spca914.org

The 77th Annual Strawberry Festival  will be held on

Saturday, June 7, 11 a.m–4 p.m.

at St. Mary the Virgin Episcopal Church in Chappaqua

(South Greeley Avenue, next to the Bell School)

Kids from toddlers to teens can enjoy a day of games & prizes, bounce castles, music, BBQ and, of course, the Festival’s traditional strawberry shortcake and smoothies.

A featured musical act is the long-adored Annie and the Natural Wonder Band, which will perform on the great lawn from 12-12:40 p.m. and again from 2-2:40 p.m. The event also features a wide variety of craft vendors, attic treasures, raffles, bake sale and other musical acts throughout the day.

Proceeds benefit the Parish’s outreach fund which supports a number of local philanthropic organizations.

On Wednesday, May 28 at 7 p.m., the Rosenthal JCC, 600 Bear Ridge Road, Pleasantville, will host a Wine & Cheese reception and Book Signing for Pamela D. Blair, author of Getting Older Better:  The Best Advice Ever on Money, Health, Creativity, Sex, Work Retirement and More.  This event is free and open to the public!

Getting Older Bette is filled with positive and practical advice for boomers during the second half of their lives.  In her book, Blair takes the reader on a journey of discovery–exploring the hopeful, interesting, and exciting aspects of aging, where she covers over 100 topics including health, memory, friendship, retirement, parenting adulating children and so much more. The best is yet to come… and Pamela Blair helps lead you there as she offers both serious and lighthearted advice with humor and optimism.

The author appearance is an Engage in Conversation event, through the UJA-Federation of New York Engage Jewish Service Corps of Westchester.  All are welcome to attend!  Engage is a volunteering initiative for boomers and beyond who want to utilize their expertise, passion and leadership to effect powerful change within the Jewish community through a variety of hands-on volunteer activities. For more information about Engage and to RSVP to the event, please contact Debra Cerbini at Debra@rosenthaljcc.org or 914-741-0333 x17.

About the Author
Pamela Blair, PHD is a holistic psychotherapist and personal coach with a private practice.  She has written for magazines, appeared on radio and television talk shows, and co-authored a bestselling award winning book on grief, I Wasn’t Ready to Say Goodbye.  For more information go to www.pamblair.com

Reserve your spot now!

Please join us for the

5th Annual Pets Alive Fur Ball

Co-Chairs

Tammi Lauder
Tara Mikolay
Kristen Mulcahy
Lauren Kraft Rothberg
Lianne Rothberg
Robyn Stern

Honoring

Lynn and Tim Hutchinson
Bekim Laiqi
Chris Curran
Amy Deserto

Friday, June 13, 2014

6:00-11:00 pm

Dinner, Dancing, Dessert and Spectacular Auction

Trump National Golf Club

339 Pine Road, Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510

Space is limited. 

Please visit www.petsalive.org/furball to purchase sponsorships, tickets and ads!

Visit www.petsalive.org/furball to see our latest sponsors and auction items!

Saturday, May 17, 2014

What: The Westchester Chapter of the Hearing Loss Association of America will host its 8th annual Westchester/Rockland Walk4Hearing, a 5K (3.1 mile) walk in support of programs and services that raise awareness for the 48 million Americans living with hearing loss, and specifically the 320,000 in Rockland and Westchester counties. The Walk4Hearing is one of 22 coordinated walks around the country sponsored by the Hearing Loss Association of America.

Pete Ruf, News 12 Westchester sports anchor, will serve as the event’s emcee. Special guests will include Dr. Gloria Schlisselberg, head of the Speech & Hearing program at Mercy College, and Jacob Landis of Jacob’s Ride, who will cut the ceremonial Walk ribbon.

When: Saturday, May 17, 2014, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Registration and pre-walk activities: 10 a.m.
Walk begins: 11 a.m.

Where: FDR State Park, 2957 Crompond Road, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598

RSVP: Lyndsay Bouchal
Co-Communications
914-666-0066
lbouchal@cocommunications.com

About Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA):
HLAA, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization with headquarters in Bethesda, Maryland, has more than 200 chapters throughout the nation and is the voice for people with hearing loss. Founded in 1979 by Howard E. “Rocky” Stone as Self Help for Hard of Hearing People (SHHH), HLAA is the nation’s largest consumer advocacy organization of its kind. HLAA publishes the bimonthly Hearing Loss Magazine, holds annual conventions, and hosts online learning with the Hearing Loss Academy. For more information about HLAA go to www.hearingloss.org.