Assemblywoman Amy Paulin Advocates Mandatory Full-Day Kindergarten in NYS
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Assemblywoman Amy Paulin and Westchester United held a press conference at St. Gabriel's Church on Monday, December 3rd at 11:00 to discuss mandatory kindergarten in New York State.
New York is one of only eight states in the country that does not require school districts to offer kindergarten. Paulin plans to introduce legislation in the upcoming legislative session to mandate kindergarten for all 5-year-olds in the state and to require that kindergarten be full-day.
"I am honored to work with Westchester United on this critical issue, and to bring their agenda to Albany," Paulin said. "Kindergarten is a crucial time for children's development and those who attend kindergarten have much brighter futures. It is imperative that all children in New York State have access to kindergarten, regardless of which school district they happen to live in."
Westchester United is a network of synagogues, churches, mosques and other community organizations in Westchester County.
For more information, contact: Stephanie Amann, Office of Assemblywoman Amy Paulin (914) 723-1115 / (518) 455-5585
Scarsdale Residents Help Hurricane Victims and Kids in Need
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On Saturday November 17th 40 members of St. James The Less Episcopal Church in Scarsdale went to the New Dorp neighborhood on Staten Island to help residents whose lives had been affected by Hurricane Sandy. The volunteers from St. James the Less
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A Few Ways You Can Help the Victims of Hurricane Sandy
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Now that Scarsdale's been restored, think about how you can help others who were not so fortunate. Here are a few notifications we received with appeals for our readers: The Scarsdale Public Library is holding a Children's Book Drive for Hurricane Sandy Relief from Saturday, November 17th to Tuesday, November 20th. Bring your new or gently used children's books to the library lobby until 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 20th.
The library is partnering with Literacy in Motion who will create pop-up libraries in the emergency shelters and food pantries serving Sandy victims. These efforts will go a long way to restoring a sense of normalcy and improving the quality-of-life of those that are shelter-bound for the foreseeable future.
The Scarsdale High School Choirs will be taking donations (money, not items) for disaster relief for the victims of Hurricane Sandy at their Winter Concert on Tuesday, November 27 at Scarsdale High School. The concert begins at 8 PM.
The Red Cross Club of the High School will be accepting donations in the Brewster Road lobby outside the theater prior to, during, and after the concert. All proceeds will go to the American Red Cross to support their relief efforts in the New York Metropolitan area.
Diapers.com: Greenacres mom and SVP at Quidisi Sharon Spielman sent us the following notice about how you can help victims of Hurricane Sandy. Quidsi, Inc., owns and operates Diapers.com and has launched an online donation center to send essential supplies to families affected by Hurricane Sandy. The new feature provides a fast way to help storm-ravaged families in the wake of the damage.
"The Hurricane Sandy disaster is particularly close to our hearts," said cofounders Marc Lore and Vinit Bharara, both New Jersey natives. "Many of our employees live in communities that remain impacted by the storm. We are grateful for their safety, but know there are many others still desperately in need of help."
By clicking on www.diapers.com/sandy, visitors to the site can make an "essentials" donation valued at $10, $25, $50, $100, $250, and $500. Customers can also select whether to send specific essentials like diapers, baby food, formula, and clothing from Diapers.com; pet essentials like food and cat litter from Wag.com; or household essentials like cleaning supplies and batteries from Soap.com and Casa.com.
Diapers.com has already begun to help families in need by providing 60,000 diapers, 8,000 bottles of baby formula, and 3,000 bowls of pet food through nonprofit partners like the American Red Cross and the Jersey City Humane Society.
If you are involved in other relief efforts, please share the details with our readers in the comments section below, or email us at scarsdalecomments@gmail.com
Scarsdale Star Wins Best Welsh Springer Spaniel at Philadelphia Show
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Scarsdale's own Grand Champion Ari Friedman, who lives on Brewster Road, will be making his TV debut this Thursday during NBC's National Dog Show Coverage. Ari won the competition for the best Welsh Springer Spaniel at the Philadelphia Kennel Club this past weekend. The show airs Thursday after the parade. Ari will be on screen when they show all the types of dogs in the "Sporting Group." Ari has competed in shows from Virginia to Massachusetts since June of 2010. He competed at Westminster Kennel Club and hopes to be there again this year.
Friends of Luke Moretti Donate $200K To Support Spinal Cord Research
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Over 600 friends and supporters of Scarsdale’s Luke Moretti raised almost $200,000 to support the Luke Moretti Fund to benefit the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation for Spinal Cord Research. The gala event was held on October 24 at LIFE in Ardsley and a wide swath of the community turned out to drink, dine, see Beatlemania and stand behind the Moretti family after their son Luke suffered a spinal cord injury during his freshman year at Vanderbilt.
The well-choreographed event included a silent auction lead by sportscaster Bruce Beck, promotion from Jimmy Fink of 107.1 the Peak, a proclamation from Westchester County Deputy Director Kevin Plunkett, remarks from Luke’s brother Marcus Moretti and thanks form Dr. Debra Morosini, who is Dana Reeve’s sister and represented the foundation.
In addition to donations from the 600 attendees, there were checks from more than 300 non-attendees and the silent auction raised $35,000.
Scarsdale’s Rich and Stacey Baumer produced this ambitious event with help from event committee members, Elyse Abraham, 
Deedee Cohen, Elyse Flagg, Brendan Marx, Anne Moretti, Jennifer Stone, Lindsay Sturman, and Amy Tuller.
Rich Baumer was thrilled with the results. Commenting on the event, he said, “The event, attendance, and generosity exceeded all our expectations. We had an unbelievable organizing committee, sponsors, people providing goods and services (Godiva, Jimmy Fink, Bruce Beck, Sandy Alexander Printing, etc.), and attendees. The venue itself was ideal, and everybody was there because of the faith, love, courage, and inspiration of Luke and the entire Moretti family. I think it showed the true essence of community and how this town comes together for each other. The Moretti family was awed by the outpouring of love and emotion in the room, and would like to once again, thank everyone who helped organize, attend, donate, work, prepare, donate, etc. Donations can still be made at www.LukeMorettiFund.Eventbrite.com or by mailing a check, made out to the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation, to Rich Baumer, at 33 Park Road, Scarsdale, NY 10583.”
Photos by Alison Fial Greene
