Letters to the Editor from Organizations Urging Support for Community Fund
Dec. 24, 2014:
The Cancer Support Team
To the Editor:
I am writing to you as the executive director of Cancer Support Team urging your support for The Community Fund of Bronxville, Eastchester, and Tuckahoe during its annual fundraising campaign. The Community Fund provides support to local organizations providing vital health care, education, and social services to youth, children, families, and seniors.
The Cancer Support Team is the only Westchester-based home care agency licensed by the New York State Department of Health specializing in oncology. Cancer Support Team's mission is to enhance the quality of life of patients and families affected by cancer. We provide our services to residents of lower Westchester County free of charge and without regard to insurance coverage. Our core services include skilled nursing, care management, pain and symptom control, nutritional guidance, education, individual, family, and group counseling, referral to community agencies, patient advocacy, financial and transportation assistance, and bereavement services.
Whether providing more than 2,300 skilled nursing visits to cancer patients, providing professional social work counseling services to help people cope with the effects of a cancer diagnosis, linking cancer patients to other community resources, distributing financial assistance grants for child care, food, or transportation expenses, or assisting with over 1,000 trips to chemotherapy or radiation appointments, we couldn't meet the growing demand without The Community Fund.
The Community Fund and Cancer Support Team have a shared commitment to local Westchester communities. Your contributions will support local giving for local needs, will greatly impact the quality of life for your neighbors, and will continue to make our services possible.
Rosalie Canosa, LCSW
Executive Director
Cancer Support Team
The Bereavement Center of Westchester
To the Editor:
The Bereavement Center of Westchester would like to acknowledge the generous support that The Community Fund of Bronxville, Eastchester, and Tuckahoe has given to us. They have been a steadfast and loyal supporter of the work we do for many years.
This past year The Community Fund was a major sponsor of our Tree House Program in Bronxville held at The Chapel School. The Tree House is a bereavement support program for children between the ages of 4 and 18 whose parent or sibling has died and their surviving parent or guardian.
It is an open-ended program offered every other week from September through May, without a fee to the families. After sharing a light meal, families go into peer support groups led by trained volunteers under the supervision of BCW professional staff. As with all of our programs, our hope is that they learn that they are not alone and that they find hope and healing.
We are truly blessed to live in a community where there is such great support for programs like ours that depend on funding from organizations like The Community Fund.
As the holiday season approaches, please be generous in your support of the fund's annual appeal.
Patty Donovan-Duff
Director
Bereavement Center of Westchester
Gramatan Village
To the Editor:
With the holiday season here, our thoughts turn to family, friends, and giving thanks for all we have. It is also the time when we consider the needs of others and how we can help. The Community Fund of Bronxville, Eastchester, and Tuckahoe has been meeting community needs for the past 95 years.
Gramatan Village is a grateful beneficiary of the fund's support as we "help older neighbors live confidently at home in the community they love." Our vision is to enrich and enhance our members' lives by offering programs and services that foster peace of mind, well-being, and continuing vitality within a supportive community.
Nearly half of our services are provided to individuals of moderate means. Our experience has shown that these members often live alone and have little or no support or family members nearby. The Community Fund ensures that Gramatan Village can help these members "age in community."
I encourage our friends and neighbors to contribute generously to The Community Fund's Annual Appeal. Contributions can be made on The Community Fund website at www.thecommunityfund.org or by phone 914-337-8808.
Julie Dalton
Executive Director
December 9, 2014
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Community Service Organizations Directory
Bronxville Beautification Council
Organized in 1982 and incorporated in 1993, the Bronxville Beautification Council (BBC) is a not for profit organization administered by a Board of Directors. Its mission is to enhance and maintain the natural and man-made beauty of Bronxville Village, with emphasis on the downtown business district of Bronxville. The BBC uses the dollars raised in its annual spring solicitation letter to residents to fund the mum, tulip and summer flower plantings downtown and at traffic intersections, as well as the summer hanging baskets. Every few years the group spearheads such major endeavors as the renovation of Leonard Morange Square on the west side of the railroad tracks and the beautification of the Lawrence Hospital traffic circle, which included the addition of plants and the building of the fountain that now makes a gracious western portal to our town. The BBC also works with other civic groups to monitor the aesthetics of retail signage, the consistency of sidewalk materials, and litter and graffiti. During Beautify Bronxville Week, the BBC sponsors a poetry reading and works with Scout groups on the annual village clean-up.
Bronxville Beautification Council
PO Box 127
Bronxville, New York 10708
914-779-6123
Bronxville Boy Scouts
The village of Bronxville has a long tradition of scouting. “The troops and packs of Bronxville have maintained the finest scouting organizations and have taught the boys of the Bronxville area to be leaders and outstanding members of the local, national and global communities.”
There are several Boy Scout Troops in Bronxville, including Troops 1, 2, 4, and 5.
Bronxvillle Girls Scouts
The Girls Scouts is “the world’s preeminent organization dedicated solely to girls where, in an accepting and nurturing environment, girls build character and skills for success in the real world.” In Girl Scouts, “girls discover the fun, friendship and power of girls together. Through the many enriching experiences provided by Girl Scouts, they can grow courageous and strong.”
Bronxville Historical Conservancy
The Bronxville Historical Conservancy was founded in 1998 to further the understanding and appreciation of the history and current life of the village. The Conservancy furthers its mission through the presentation of programs, publications, lectures and special events that foster an awareness of the village's architectural, artistic and cultural heritage, and lends its support for projects designed to strengthen and preserve those legacies. Anyone who is interested in the Bronxville and its history can become a member; varying levels of membership are available.
Bronxville Historical Conservancy
PO Box 989
Bronxville, New York 10708
http://bronxvillehistoricalconservancy.org/
Bronxville School Foundation
The Bronxville School Foundation, founded in 1991, is a non-profit organization independent from the school with the sole purpose of supporting the school. The Foundation raises money each year through donations from school families, community members, and alumni, among others.These contributions fund grants that provide cutting-edge technology, innovative programs and curriculum and other resources that are beyond the scope of public school funding.
177 Pondfield Road
Bronxville, New York 10708
914-395-0515
https://www.bronxvilleschoolfoundation.org/
Bronxville Women’s Club
The Bronxville Women’s Club offers lectures, exhibits and concerts. It also has a beautiful clubhouse which is available for rental for events.
135 Midland Avenue
Bronxville, New York 10708
914-337-3252
www.bronxvillewomensclub.org
Bronxville Youth Council
The Bronxville Youth Council provides volunteer and leadership opportunities for high school students in the village of Bronxville.
177 Pondfield Road
Bronxville, New York 10708
914-395-0500 ext 1789
Counseling Center
Founded in 1971, the mission of the Counseling Center “is to provide a wide range of psychotherapeutic and counseling services to individuals, couples and families by a staff of highly trained, experience and dedicated psychotherapists.
The Counseling Center
180 Pondfield Road
Bronxville, New York 10708
914-793-3388
www.counselingcenter.org
Community Fund of Bronxville, Eastchester & Tuckahoe
The mission of the Community Fund is “to support broad social services in Bronxville 10708, Eastchester and Tuckahoe through grants and technical support to local agencies and community projects. All money raised here in our community stays here in our community.”
15 Park Place
Bronxville, New York 10708
914-337-8808
www.thecommunityfund.org
Friends of the Bronxville Library
The Friends of the Bronxville Library is a not-for-profit membership association whose mission is to focus attention on the “Library’s services, facilities and needs” as well as sponsor projects and provide materials that are beyond the reach of the Library’s regular budget and perform other services.
Junior League of Bronxville
The Junior League of Bronxville is “an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women and to improving the community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable.”
Rotary Club of Bronxville
The mission of the Rotary Club of Bronxville is to “encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and to encourage and foster (1) the development of friendships within the community as an opportunity for service, (2) high ethical standards in business and professions, (3) the application of the ideal of service of each member to his personal and business and community life and (4) the advancement of international understanding, good will and peace through a world fellowship.”
Senior Citizens of Bronxville
Senior Citizens of Bronxville is a not-for-profit organization that provides services and programs to seniors within the 10708 zip code area. “Programs cover a wide range of activities from educational seminars and cultural enrichment, to community services, bridge classes and exercise.”
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