Over 275 attend Rockland Development Council's Philanthropy Day

Rockland Development Council celebrated the “Spirit of Giving” at its 18th annual Philanthropy Day Breakfast on Thursday, November 9, 2017 at the Crowne Plaza, Suffern, NY. With over 275 attendees, the event is the largest annual gathering of non-profit agencies and philanthropists in the County. “The whole event was really well done and well worth attending,” said Doug Brown, Paradigm Associates.

Highlights of the program included the 2017 Philanthropy Day Awards ceremony and the keynote presentation by Bob Baird about his founding of Touching Bases Baseball, a non-profit agency that provides over 200 adults with special needs opportunities to play baseball.

Pictured are the 2017 Philanthropy Day Awardees and keynote speaker. (L to R) Carmine G. Marchionda, Chief Executive Officer, The Arc Rockland, Outstanding Non-Profit Professional, Bob Baird, Touching Bases Baseball, Keynote Speaker, Robyn Herbst, Outstanding Volunteer, Sandra Goldstein Lenhert, representing the Center for Safety & Change’s Student Activists Ending Dating Abuse Program, Outstanding Youth in Philanthropy, and Mark Jacobs, K&M Newspaper, Outstanding Philanthropist.

The Rockland Development Council (RDC) is the only nonprofit association of fund-raising professionals in Rockland County. RDC provides professional resources and sponsors educational seminars and is the lead sponsor of Leave A Legacy, a cooperative effort to raise awareness of planned giving, in Rockland County. RDC aims to educate, inform, inspire and motivate individuals in the field of fund-raising development and to ensure that members adhere to highest professional standards and practices. More than 45 registered nonprofit agencies in Rockland County and several professionals who serve the industry are active members of RDC, a non-governmental independent organization. To learn more visit rocklanddc.org.