Rotary Club of Bronxville Foundation Sponsors Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast
By Susan Johnson
Jan. 10, 2023: Through its Foundation, the Rotary Club of Bronxville will be the primary sponsor of the 37th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast, Monday January 15, 2024, hosted by the Eastchester Community Action Partnership (ECAP), Denise Chin, Director. All are invited. The event will be held at The Reformed Church of Bronxville, 180 Pondfield Road. Doors open at 8:15 am; breakfast service begins at 8:30 am and the program starts at 9 am. Tickets are $35. For more information, please call ECAP (914) 337-7768.
This year’s keynote speaker will be Dr. Belinda Miles, President, SUNY Westchester Community College. Social Justice Award winners this year are Maxwell Pearce and the Asbury Crestwood United Methodist Church in Tuckahoe. Mr. Pearce, a professional basketball player-ambassador known as “Hops Pearce” for the legendary Harlem Globetrotters team, known for its showmanship and fun antics. Having served as brand ambassador for several high-profile companies, he is also an accomplished mixed media artist weaving together the worlds of activism and sports in his hometown of Tuckahoe, NY, to increase local youth’s exposure to passion beyond sports. He and volunteers from the Church are very active in ECAP’s after school program.
Through its Foundation, Bronxville Rotary has raised substantial funds for several worthy causes, including literacy programs for economically at-risk children, helping prisoners return to society, providing for immigrants and refugees and championing environmental justice. Bronxville Rotary is grateful to ECAP for being asked to sponsor the MLK Breakfast celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The event reminds us all to emulate Dr. King’s efforts to bring of peace, justice and equality in our homes, our communities, and our world.
A diverse group of local professionals and community leaders committed to service above self, the Bronxville Rotary Club is proud to support local organizations that share its vision of social justice and community development and the Club’s efforts to make a positive difference in the lives of others.
The club is actively recruiting new members. Anyone interested in joining Rotary’s 1.4 million neighbors, friends, leaders, and problem-solvers -- who see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change across the globe in our communities and in ourselves -- to visit our website (https://bronxvillerotary.com/), follow us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/bronxvillerotary) and Instagram
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Bronxville is a quaint village (one square mile) located just 16 miles north of midtown Manhattan (roughly 30 minutes on the train) and has a population of approximately 6,500. It is known as a premier community with an excellent public school (K-12) and easy access to Manhattan. Bronxville offers many amenities including an attractive business district, a hospital (Lawrence Hospital), public paddle and tennis courts, fine dining at local restaurants, two private country clubs and a community library.
While the earliest settlers of Bronxville date back to the first half of the 18th century, the history of the modern suburb of Bronxville began in 1890 when William Van Duzer Lawrence purchased a farm and commissioned the architect, William A. Bates, to design a planned community of houses for well-known artists and professionals that became a thriving art colony. This community, now called Lawrence Park, is listed on the National register of Historic Places and many of the homes still have artists’ studios. A neighborhood association within Lawrence Park called “The Hilltop Association” keeps this heritage alive with art shows and other events for neighbors.
Bronxville offers many charming neighborhoods as well as a variety of living options for residents including single family homes, town houses, cooperatives and condominiums. One of the chief benefits of living in “the village” is that your children can attend the Bronxville School.
The Bronxville postal zone (10708, known as “Bronxville PO”) includes the village of Bronxville as well as the Chester Heights section of Eastchester, parts of Tuckahoe and the Lawrence Park West, Cedar Knolls, Armour Villa and Longvale sections of Yonkers. Many of these areas have their own distinct character. For instance, the Armour Villa section has many historic homes and even has its own newsletter called “The Villa Voice” which reports on neighborhood news.
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