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14 Reasons Why Moms from ‘It’s Ma Business’ Can’t Wait to Leave Home

May 7, 2020 by Inside Press

 

 

 

 

The Moms of It’s Ma Business are looking forward to leaving their homes.  Here are a few reasons:  

14) Stop doing dishes (Cindy Greenstein, The Points Mom)

13) So that I can give a big hug to all the people that I’ve missed!!  (Lisa Sklar, Joy of Stylin’)

12) Really miss actually going into stores to choose my own items! (Sue Bolen of Sue Bolen Publicity, LLC)

11) Looking forward to getting dressed!  (Beth Greenberg, BG Designs Wardrobe Consulting)

10) So I can see my patients outside the hours of my child’s sleep schedule (Rebecca A. Harmon, Psy.D., Licensed Clinical Psychologist)

09) I CANNOT WAIT to hug, laugh and celebrate in person with friends and family (Lisa Katz, Law Offices of Lisa S. Katz PLLC).

08) Visiting with and hugging my mom! (Karen Roth, Apogee Wealth Advisors)

07) Looking forward to gathering a large crowd around my table to toast to our good health!   And to being able to travel again. (Jackie Polikoff, Courtyard Travel)

06) I have become a short order cook, a laundromat and a barber all before 9 a.m.!!! I miss being a Moober driver! (Kathryn Weinberger, Beauty Releaf)

05) To my kids being able to socialize and get back to their normal schedules. (Jodi Baretz, LCSW, Mindful Mindset Coach and Therapist)

04) I’m excited to get the chance to walk through town, do my errands and run into old friends that I haven’t been able to see for such a long time!  (Debbie Lieberman,  Let’s Sort It Out By Deb)

03) Stop cleaning up in my kitchen 10 times a day! (Karen Graham, Discover Peach)

02) Wishing my kids could stop missing important milestones and enjoy being kids again (Marlo Klein, MBK Interiors/MBK Dorm)

01) Watch my kids play sports with their friends. (Dana E. Berk, SAMCRO Design)

 From our families to yours, we wish you and yours safety and well-being.  Happy Mother’s Day!  Visit all the moms of It’s Ma Business on Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/Its-Ma-Business-515394522192063

Filed Under: Words & Wisdoms From Our Sponsors Tagged With: Business, homes, It's Ma Business, moms, mothers day, Normal Schedules, Socialize, Stores

Team Chappy Gals Join Cycle for Survival Event for a Cure

April 24, 2017 by Dori Busell

Chappaqua Moms Cycle for a World Without Cancer

While most Chappaqua residents were trying to adjust to losing an hour of sleep during daylight savings on March 12, 28 moms from Chappaqua gathered at the train station to board a train to Grand Central. The Chappy Gals were en route to participate in their fourth Cycle for Survival event, after months of planning and fundraising to do their part to help raise funds for Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital.

Team Chappy Gals was started four years ago by Chari Hirshson. She was inspired to start a team in support of cancer research when her then four-year-old daughter wished for a grandfather when asked what she most wanted during a recital. Chari lost her father to esophageal cancer, a type of rare cancer, when she was 18 and her husband lost both of his parents to cancer before their wedding (gall bladder and ovarian cancer).

“I was looking for a way to feel like I was actually doing something to help the battle against cancer and bring some hope to the cause,” said Hirshson. “Cycle for Survival has been such an inspiration to myself and family, especially as the cancer that has struck our family so significantly have been rare cancers. My hope is that in our lifetime, there will be a cure and I believe that the research being conducted at MSK will help us get there.”

Over the last four years, the team and its efforts have greatly expanded. What started as a team of 10 in 2014 has grown to the 28 women, all of who were riding in honor or memory of someone battling with cancer. This year, Chappy Gals raised more than $95,000 (at press time) bringing the total fundraising efforts of the team since inception to more than $232,000 (and growing).

Each team member was tasked with raising funds to support their ride–a four hour spin class on a cycling bike, broken up into one hour rides, held at Equinox gyms around the country. Team members raised money on an individual basis as well as reached out to the Chappaqua community for support. In late January, Chappy Gals co-sponsored a fundraising event at Lucy’s in Pleasantville. The highlight was a silent auction and raffle, with prizes donated by area stores, restaurants and services. More than 150 people were in attendance raising more than $14,000 was raised that evening.

“It was amazing to have the support of the community. We sincerely thank every Chappaqua and Mount Kisco store and business for donating their time, services and goods to help our cause,” added Hirshson.

Cycle for Survival, now in its 11th year, is dedicated to raising money to support research to fight rare cancers. One hundred percent of the proceeds go directly to fund research at Memorial Sloan Kettering, the world’s oldest and largest private cancer center, with funds allocated within six months of the event. Rare cancers are not as rare as they seem. Half of all cancer patients have what is considered a rare cancer, which includes brain, pancreatic, ovarian, thyroid, stomach, leukemia, lymphoma, pediatric cancers and many others.

The Cycle for Survival event is held throughout the country in Equinox gyms across 16 cities. So far in 2017, more than $33 million has been raised, bringing the total of funds raised since inception to more than $139 million for rare cancer research, which has directly contributed to more than 100 clinical trials and research studies.

“Being in the room, hearing the collective hum of hundreds of spin bikes, and listening to both heartbreaking and hopeful stories is such an impactful and inspirational experience,” said Hirshson.

“We exceeded our goal in 2017 and hope to raise the bar even further in 2018 with the support of the amazing women on this team and the greater community.”

Filed Under: Chappaqua Community Tagged With: cancer, Chappy Gals, Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, moms

A Cool Home

September 1, 2015 by The Inside Press

If you are looking for a place to call home, and a cool home, too, Armonk, NY, well, defines cool.

Mike Dardano Photos
Mike Dardano Photos
Consider the summer’s First Thursday event supporting residents and their families and North Castle merchants alike. From coverage of entertainment in gorgeous Armonk Square, it’s clear that smiles were in no short supply. You can always catch our coverage too on Facebook via the Inside Chappaqua and Inside Armonk Magazines Facebook biz page; I’ll typically share my news with “Armonk Moms” too, which I know many follow. I know I don’t want to miss the last First Thursday on September 3rd; and look forward to what next summer brings.

“Save the date” events are always wonderful, but for the “everyday” and to fill leisure time in between, consider a hike,  perhaps with a friend or your significant other to clear your mind or solidify a bond. We are happy to bring you a “keeper” of a story highlighting the wonderful nature offerings in North Castle–great places to walk and hike on a beautiful fall day, perhaps.

I’m especially thrilled we can also point the way to “hidden gem” playgrounds galore. My own kids are 19 and 23, but memories of playground time with them will never leave me. A dear friend and I (“Sue” now lives outside of San Francisco), called ourselves “the Playground hoppers.” We’d pen in dates for our two- year-old boys to “find a new one” locally or venture elsewhere in Westchester. Each playground had its own unique “personality;” a visit was an adventure that would reenergize us, and to the kids, mini vacation! The boys grew closer, and so did we. We’d pack sandwiches, juice, water…and GO!  Before you know it, your littlest ones will be boarding the kindergarten bus, and carefree playground odysseys will become fewer and more precious.

If you are already “past those years,” we’ve got “back to school” well covered, too, with a profile of Superintendent Donohue and a close up of the BHPTSA. A look back at a fundraising walk for the amazing Sunrise Day Camp and a story about an exceptional camp for your youngest rock stars help round out the issue too. Enjoy! — Grace

Filed Under: Just Between Us Tagged With: Armonk, End of Summer, Inside Armonk, Inside Armonk (Sept 2015), moms

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