Westchester Community Foundation highlights funding in action

(Hartsdale, NY—December 20, 2016) Westchester Community Foundation board members and donors recently attended a day-long bus tour that explored the rich variety of community work that the Foundation supports in the northern part of the county.

The day’s itinerary included stops at Copland House at Merestead, Mt. Kisco, Neighbors Link, Mt. Kisco, Mount Kisco Child Care Center/My Second Home, and Community Center of Northern Westchester, Katonah, and a discussion of environmental work with the executive director of the Westchester Land Trust. The day wrapped up with a cocktail party holiday reception at the Katonah Village Library.

The catering was provided by chefs-in-training from the White Plains Education and Training Center.

Photo #1: From left to right, Westchester Community Foundation board members Michael Markoff, Lee Roberts, and Dale Akinla, all Bedford residents, WCF Executive Director Laura Rossi, Community Center of Northern Westchester Executive Director Clare Murray, and Neighbors Link Executive Director Carola Bracco. They were attending the Foundation’s Holiday Reception held Dec. 6 at the Katonah Library.

Photo by Greg Jannacone

About the Westchester Community Foundation:

Since 1975, the Westchester Community Foundation has worked to improve the quality of life in Westchester by addressing community issues, promoting responsible philanthropy, and connecting donors to critical, local needs. The Foundation enables people with philanthropic interests to easily and effectively support the causes they care about — immediately or through their estate plans. The Westchester Community Foundation ended 2016 with assets of $60 million and distributed $2 million dollars in discretionary grants to local nonprofits last year. For more information, visit: www.wcf-ny.org.

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