Junior League of Bronxville Awards Scholarships and Grants
May 29, 2025: The Junior League of Bronxville (JLB) awarded seven grants to local non-profit organizations and five scholarships to young women heading to college. To commend these grant and scholarship recipients, the JLB hosted its annual Service & Scholarship Celebration on April 30, 2025.
The JLB Community Grants Program partners with 501(c)(3) organizations benefiting its service area of Bronxville, Eastchester, Mount Vernon, Tuckahoe, and Yonkers. The grants met immediate and specific needs within these communities. The League would like to thank Meredith Dixon for chairing our 2024-2025 Grants Advisory Council and Denise Connolly for chairing our 2024-2025 Scholarships Advisory Council.
This year, the JLB provided funding for the following organizations and projects:
-Big Brothers Big Sisters of Westchester: BioBus mobile science lab event designed to spark interest in STEM for youth from underrepresented communities;
-Boys & Girls Club, Mount Vernon: air fryer to provide healthy meals at their after- school program;
-Cancer Support Team: new office furniture;
-Eastchester Volunteer Ambulance Corp: bicycles to provide rapid emergency access to areas at events where larger vehicles cannot easily gain access;
-The Picture House: sensory screening movie experiences for neurodivergent individuals:
-Yonkers Partners in Education (YPIE): 3D printers for after-school college zone; and
-Youth Community Outreach Program (Y-COP): enhancement and reconfiguration of community garden.
The JLB also awarded five scholarships to inspiring college-bound women.
Kimorah Elizabeth Devore of the Charter School of Educational Excellence High School (CSEE), received the Positive Power Award for her sustained commitment to both volunteerism and academic excellence. Kimorah has shown her passion for volunteerism since she was 5 years old as a Girl Scout Daisy through today as she serves as a Youth Advocate on the Mount Vernon Youth Court Peer Diversion Program.
The Cara Kealy Award, named after an exemplary and beloved member of the JLB, is given in recognition of a commitment to volunteerism. Temidolaninuoluwa Junaid who also attends the Charter School of Educational Excellence High School (CSEE), received this award in acknowledgment of her creation of the Helping Hands Club at her school to address food insecurity within her school population. She organized food drives and worked with local food pantries to ensure that her fellow students had access to meals.
Finally, the Erica Sevilla Service Award Scholarship, in loving memory of a past JLB president, is awarded to young women who reflect Erica's passion for volunteering and the JLB vision of “Mobilizing Women to Ignite and Inspire Community Change.” This year’s recipients are Olivia Proenca from Saunders Trades and Technical High School in Yonkers, and Arriana Howell of Yonkers High School. Olivia is the youngest member on the board of directors of the Yonkers Portuguese-American Community Center. In this role she has raised funds for her community and fostered an environment of collaboration so much so that in November 2024, she was recognized as the New York State Young Woman of the Year by the New York Portuguese American Leadership Council. Arriana volunteers with My Sister’s Keeper and actively participates in drives to provide essentials to women in need.
In addition, the JLB paid tribute to three very important organizations crucial to its success this year.
Yonkers Partners in Education (YPIE) was named Community Partner of the Year. Education is one of the JLB’s core community pillars, and the JLB is grateful for the meaningful impact YPIE continues to make in ensuring students have the resources and support they need to succeed. The JLB is honored to work alongside YPIE and provide support through the JLB Scholarships and Grants programs as well as the annual Dorm Drive event.
The JLB was pleased to present the JLB Sponsor of the Year Award to LaGravinese Jewelers. This local, family-owned business has supported the JLB and all it does for many years. Most recently, they were a “Diamond Donor” of the JLB Stocking Stroll event in December which raised money for the JLB’s many outreach initiatives.
Finally this year the JLB honored Seaspeak House Ltd. as the 2024-2025 Outstanding Donor of the Year. Seaspeak House Ltd generously gave a seven-day Nevis vacation to the JLB’s Bids to Benefit silent auction.
JLB 2024-2025 President Jamie Powell Schwartz reflected “[t]he evening was a reminder of what we can accomplish when community organizations, businesses, and volunteers come together in service of others. We gathered not just to celebrate, but to connect with each other and with our community.”
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HOME & GARDEN
Bronxville Beautification Council
Organized in 1982, the Bronxville Beautification Council (BBC) is a not-for-profit organization administered by a volunteer Board of Directors. The mission of the BBC is to enhance and maintain the natural and man-made beauty of the village of Bronxville, with an emphasis on the downtown business district.
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Boulder Ledge Garden Club
Founded in 1966, the Boulder Ledge Garden Club is rooted in a mission to inspire a deeper appreciation and love for gardening and flower arranging. The club is dedicated to fostering and promoting interest and knowledge in gardening.
The Club maintains Bronxville’s Bicentennial Park and other civic gardens. In 2019–2020 the club raised $18,000 to replace trees in the village, reflecting its active role in community beautification. It also holds garden therapy projects and educational garden trips for members.
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Bronxville Giving Garden
The Bronxville Giving Garden is a community-centered garden that donates organic produce to Eastchester Community Action Partnership in Tuckahoe and Community Service Associates in Mount Vernon. The garden is also a gathering place where school children and volunteers can discover the joy of tending plants and growing food.
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Bronxville Green Committee
The Bronxville Green Committee is a volunteer organization that is part of the Village of Bronxville. It proposes and implements environmentally sustainable programs in our community.
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SCOUTING
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.”
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Bronxville 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.”
Here is more information about girl scouts.
HISTORY
Bronxville Historical Conservancy
Inspired by the highly successful Bronxville Centennial Celebration in 1998, the Bronxville Historical Conservancy was founded to record and preserve Bronxville's history and life in the village today.
BRONXVILLE SCHOOL
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 mission of the Bronxville School Foundation is to enhance the quality of public education in our community by engaging the support and energies of educators, citizens, parents, students and alumni.
The Foundation awards grants for projects
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LECTURES, EXHIBITS, CONCERTS
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
Concordia Conservatory
Concordia Conservatory, a preeminent center for music education in Westchester and Fairfield Counties, is a welcoming community where children and adults find lifelong inspiration and joy through learning, performing, listening to, and participating with others in music.
The Conservatory’s mission is to inspire, instruct, and enrich lives through music offering excellence in education and performance.
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COUNSELING
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
SERVICE & VOLUNTEERISM
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
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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 Rotary Club of Bronxville is part of a national network of 1.25 million problem-solvers. They see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change – across the globe, in our communities, and in ourselves.
READING & LEARNING
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.
SENIORS
Gramatan Village
Gramatan Village is a unique community model offering programs, services and social connections that help members continue to live independently in their homes as they age. In addition, GV offers one-on-one consultations and counseling with our experienced staff to guide members through life’s transitions.
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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