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12th Annual Feed Me Fresh Will Benefit Mount Kisco Child Care Center

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fmf2015aMount Kisco Child Care Center (MKCCC) will host its 12th Annual Feed Me Fresh: An Edible Evening event on Saturday, September 24, 2016 beginning at 6:00pm. The fundraiser will celebrate 45 years of dedication to working families in the community and is hosted by Eric Hadar at Ivanna Farms in Bedford Corners, NY.

This year, MKCCC is honoring a dedicated friend, supporter and board member, Linda Mahon. In addition to nearly 10 years of service on MKCCC’s Board of Directors, including a term as Co-President in 2011, Linda was also co-chair of the 4th Annual Feed Me Fresh gala in 2008. Linda has been involved with a number of important local causes over the years, including the John Jay Homestead House and the Boys & Girls Club of Northern Westchester. One of the founding partners of the Center, The Junior League of Northern Westchester, will also be honored at this year’s event.  In 1971 they helped define MKCCC’s mission which has remained unwavering, 45 years later. The JLNW has been serving the community with philanthropic contributions for over 60 years. The evening’s Honorary Co-Chairs are Blakely Brodbeck, Kate Horn, Jessica Inglis, Jennifer Madden, Stuart Marwell, Jim Wood, and Lee Manning-Vogelstein. Kelly Sullivan, of Quaker Hill Tavern in Chappaqua, is the returning Event Chair.

Feed Me Fresh: An Edible Evening showcases delicious food from local restaurants that subscribe to the same culinary philosophy as MKCCC – serving locally grown organic food and supporting local agriculture. Guests will also enjoy a lively jazz ensemble, open bar and fabulous live and silent auctions as well as a ‘Raise the Paddle’ giving opportunity.

The event’s Champion Sponsor for 2016 is Eric Hadar. 

Tickets are available for $250 per person. For information about tickets, donations, and sponsorship opportunities, please contact Helen Bock in the Development Office at 914.241.2135 or hbock@mkccc.org    For more information and for a full list of sponsors, visit www.mkccc.org/feed-me-fresh-event.

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About Mount Kisco Child Care Center:

Mount Kisco Child Care Center is a non-profit, NAEYC-accredited childcare facility serving families in Northern Westchester since 1971. MKCCC provides exceptional and affordable early care and education to a diverse group of children from three months to eleven years of age. Experienced and professional teachers, an innovative curriculum, unique programs, such as the JEWEL Intergenerational Program and Feed Me Fresh, its garden-to-table, sustainable nutrition program, and a state of the art facility contribute to create an exceptional early childhood education experience.

MKCCC is located at 95 Radio Circle, Mount Kisco, NY. For additional information, please visit www.mkccc.org

Feed Me Fresh “Edible Evening” Raises Over $312,000 for Mount Kisco Child Care Center

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Mount Kisco Child Care Center (MKCCC) held its 11th Annual Feed Me Fresh: An Edible Evening on Saturday, September 26th. The evening was hosted by Eric Hadar at his Ivanna Farms estate in Bedford Corners, NY and raised more than $312,000. The annual fundraising event benefits the Center’s need-based scholarship program, which helps provide access to quality child care for working families. More than half of the 145 children at the Center receive scholarship support. Event honorees were MKCCC advisory board and board members, Beverley & Sabin Streeter along with friends and neighbors of the Center, Fran & Maarten Steenman of La Tulipe Desserts in Mt. Kisco.

Event Honorees Beverley & Sabin Streeter of Chappaqua
Event Honorees Beverley & Sabin Streeter of Chappaqua

More than four hundred guests enjoyed live jazz music and delicious tasting menus from top local area restaurants. A highlight of the night was an announcement by NY State Assemblyman David Buchwald awarding the Center a $50,000 grant from the New York State Community Capital Assistance Program.

The event was chaired by Kelly Sullivan, former MKCCC parent and owner of Quaker Hill Tavern in Chappaqua. Honorary co-chairs were Twink & Jim Wood and Sara Weale & John Rudge. Jeffrey Cerutti acted as master of ceremonies and Joe DiMauro, of Mt. Kisco Seafood, was the evening’s auctioneer.

Feed Me Fresh is MKCCC’s garden-to-table, sustainable nutrition program designed to increase the level of appreciation for healthy foods and healthy choices for children at an early age. In 2008, based on the innovative Feed Me Fresh program, Mount Kisco Child Care Center was designated the first slow food school in Westchester by Slow Food USA.

MKCCC Board Member Fran Osborne & Nick Markoff of Chappaqua
MKCCC Board Member Fran Osborne & Nick Markoff of Chappaqua
FMF Event Chair Kelly Sullivan and husband Tim, owners of Quaker Hill Tavern in Chappaqua
FMF Event Chair Kelly Sullivan and husband Tim, owners of Quaker Hill Tavern in Chappaqua