By Mariellen Sullivan Carpenter, Parent, Bronxville High School Youth Council

Nov. 29, 2017:  Bronxville School junior and senior girls took to the football field on Saturday, November 18, for the second annual powder-puff football game, which is a lively game of flag football.

This event was created by the Bronxville High School Youth Council to build school spirit and camaraderie among classmates. The junior and senior girls came out ready to play against each other in team jerseys and face paint.

Each team was coached by a staff of male classmates who worked hard to help them learn and execute plays. The student announcers for the game were Colin McCloskey and Eddie Connors. David Russert, the Bronxville Youth Council faculty advisor, served as the head referee and was assisted by Mac Crawford and Jack McSherry.

The seniors took the crown this year, winning by a touchdown.

Pictured here:  The participants in this year's Bronxville High School Youth Council powder-puff football game.

Photo by Mike Sargent, parent of senior coach Jeffrey Sargent 

By Nicole Tuck, Director, Bronxville Chamber of Commerce

Sep. 27, 2017: The Bronxville Chamber of Commerce announces the first annual "Yards for Yeardley" Road Race. The Chamber is honored to be partnering with the One Love Foundation, whose mission is to change the statistics around relationship abuse by educating young people about the difference between healthy and unhealthy relationship behaviors.

The 2.5-mile run will be held in Bronxville starting at the Meadow Avenue entrance to the school at 9:00 am on October 14 to benefit the One Love Foundation, which has its headquarters in the heart of Bronxville's business district.

Registration for the run can be made at https://register.chronotrack.com/r/33199 or www.bronxvillechamber.com.

The first 150 registrants will receive a free T-shirt; 400 runners are guaranteed a medal.

"The Chamber's hope is to raise awareness for the One Love Foundation within our village and beyond," said Nicole Tuck, director of the Bronxville Chamber of Commerce.

A portion of the proceeds will go to the foundation. In addition, runners will be able to sponsor a social fundraising campaign for One Love through CrowdRise. More information can be found when registering.

The run will start and finish on Meadow Avenue by The Bronxville School. Immediately following completion of the run, runners will be directed to Park Place for a block party, where run sponsors will have exhibits and each runner will be presented with a medal. There will be music, food, and give-a-ways.

"We have always been incredibly grateful for the early support we've received from our home community of Bronxville," said Sharon Robinson, vice chair of One Love and cousin of Yeardley Love's, in whose memory One Love was founded (see below). "This race is a perfect way to punctuate our deepened commitment to serving Bronxville and greater Westchester with a new retail presence and a robust docket of new community activities this fall." 

This initiative has been supported by the following key sponsors in addition to other chamber members who are sponsoring this community event: NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital, Pete's Tavern, Bronxville Auto Collision, Inc., Ladle Of Love, Acme, and Bronxville Fitness Club.

Founded in 2010 to honor the memory of Yeardley Love (known as "Yards"), who was beaten to death by her ex-boyfriend just three weeks before their graduation from the University of Virginia, One Love's mission is to end relationship abuse by educating young people about healthy and unhealthy relationship behaviors and empowering them to be leaders driving change in their communities. Over the last two years, more than 135,000 young people in communities across the country have participated in the Escalation Workshop, and almost 60 million have viewed the #ThatsNotLove campaign on social media. For more information, please visit www.joinonelove.org.

Pictured here:  Poster for the One Love Foundation 2.5-mile road race.

Photo courtesy Bronxville Chamber of Commerce