18th Annual Philanthropy Day Breakfast Celebrates the Spirit of Giving on November 9th

18th Annual Philanthropy Day Breakfast Celebrates the Spirit of Giving on November 9th

Presented by Rockland Development Council

Rockland County, NY – Rockland Development Council will hold its 18th annual Philanthropy Day Breakfast on Thursday, November 9, 2017 from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Crowne Plaza, Suffern, NY. A highlight of the program will be a keynote presentation by Bob Baird, editor and columnist at The Journal News, about his founding of Touching Bases Baseball, a non-profit agency that provides over 200 adults with special needs opportunities to play baseball.

“As the “voice” of professional non-profit development in Rockland County, Rockland Development Council is honored to celebrate giving in Rockland at the Philanthropy Day Breakfast, the largest annual gathering of non-profit agencies and philanthropists in the County,” said Judith Perrin, President of RDC.

Rockland Development Council will recognize the following with 2017 Philanthropy Day Awards: Outstanding Philanthropist to Mark Jacobs, K&M Newspaper, Outstanding Non-Profit Professional to Carmine G. Marchionda, Chief Executive Officer, The Arc Rockland, Outstanding Volunteer to Robyn Herbst and Outstanding Youth in Philanthropy to Student Activists Ending Dating Abuse (SAEDA), a program of Center for Safety & Change.

To learn more or to register for the event, please visit www.rocklanddc.org or call Judy Perrin at 914/907-8162.