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Deliberate Acts Of Kindness Benefit The Valley Hospital's Cancer Patients Deliberate Acts Of Kindness Benefit The Valley Hospital's Cancer Patients Deliberate Acts Of Kindness Benefit The Valley Hospital's Cancer Patients
Deliberate Acts Of Kindness Benefit The Valley Hospital's Cancer Patients When it comes to being a good community member, sometimes the answer is as simple as deciding to say “yes” the next time someone asks for help. When Suffern, NY, resident Meg McCluskey reached out to her wide circle of friends and family to help her make a difference in the world, the good people in her life responded with a resounding “yes.” For the past three Octobers, McCluskey has made very thoughtful donations to The Valley Hospital and encouraged others to join her. As an independent business owner and stylist for Stella & Dot, McCluskey asked people to donate $27 towards the purc…

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White Plains, NY
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Westchester's Ralph Lauren Earns British Knighthood Westchester's Ralph Lauren Earns British Knighthood Westchester's Ralph Lauren Earns British Knighthood
Westchester's Ralph Lauren Earns British Knighthood “2018 has been a big year for Ralph Lauren,” writes Natasha Bach of the Northern Westchester resident on Fortune, and it’s true - the 79-year-old area icon is officially the first American designer to be honored as Honorary Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (KBE). Lauren, who has an estate in Bedford, recently celebrated 50 successful years in business, and according to Independent, he is being recognized for his essential roles involving “fashion, business and philanthropy.” “I warmly congratulate Ralph Lauren on this award that recognizes these efforts and…

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by Valerie Musson
Trumbull-Monroe, CT
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Longtime Resident Leaves $600K To Help Preserve Weston History Longtime Resident Leaves $600K To Help Preserve Weston History Longtime Resident Leaves $600K To Help Preserve Weston History
Longtime Resident Leaves $600K To Help Preserve Weston History A 177-year-old Fairfield County farmhouse is getting a facelift courtesy of a longtime Weston resident’s charitable trust. The Weston Historical Society recently received a pair of grants from the Daniel E. Offutt Charitable Trust totaling $600,000. The grant money is earmarked to kickoff a restoration of the Coley Homestead farmhouse, carriage and barn at 104 Weston Road. According to the Historical Society, their “1841 farmhouse, the David Dimon Coley house, is an architecturally significant historic structure that holds an important role in Weston. A classical Greek-revival house, the C…

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by Zak Failla
New City, NY
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Area Golfers, Tennis Players Play For A Purpose At Charity Outings Area Golfers, Tennis Players Play For A Purpose At Charity Outings Area Golfers, Tennis Players Play For A Purpose At Charity Outings
Area Golfers, Tennis Players Play For A Purpose At Charity Outings Rockland County residents served, drove and putted for a cause last month, raising $228,000 across three golf and tennis events to support Bon Secours Charity Health System, a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network. At the 29th Annual Good Samaritan Hospital and Sterling National Bank Golf and Tennis Classic, held at Tuxedo Club in Tuxedo Park, $140,000 were raised to support the expansion and enhancement of facilities, equipment, technology and services at Good Samaritan Hospital, a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network. Through the St. Anthony Community …

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Paramus, NJ
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Shop At These Garden State Plaza Stores To Aid Paramus Crash Victims Shop At These Garden State Plaza Stores To Aid Paramus Crash Victims Shop At These Garden State Plaza Stores To Aid Paramus Crash Victims
Shop At These Garden State Plaza Stores To Aid Paramus Crash Victims Several retailers and restaurants at the Westfield Garden State Plaza will be donating 10 percent of registered sales or making a monetary donation on Wednesday, June 20 to the Paramus Children's Health Foundation to benefit Paramus East Brook Middle School families. One student and one teacher from the school were killed last month during a field trip when the school bus they were on crashed, injuring 43 others with several in critical condition. The following stores will be participating in the fundraiser: Bags Plus Bar Louie (20% of sales) California Pizza Kitchen BOSS Longchamp Marc C…

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by Cecilia Levine
New Rochelle, NY
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$17.5M Alumnus Gift Paves Way For 'Transformation' Of Iona Building School $17.5M Alumnus Gift Paves Way For 'Transformation' Of Iona Building School $17.5M Alumnus Gift Paves Way For 'Transformation' Of Iona Building School
$17.5M Alumnus Gift Paves Way For 'Transformation' Of Iona Building School A near $20 million dollar gift from an alumnus will allow Iona College to move forward with a “planned transformation of its business school building.” Due to a $17.5 million gift - the largest in Iona history - from Robert V. LaPenta '67, the college has received the necessary approvals from the City of New Rochelle and is set to break ground on the transformed building next month. The redesigned building is scheduled to open for the spring semester in the 2019-20 academic year. According to officials, the new space will be more than double the current space available to business students…

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by Zak Failla
Pleasantville, NY
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'Color of Water' Author James McBride Speaks At Pace Commencement 'Color of Water' Author James McBride Speaks At Pace Commencement 'Color of Water' Author James McBride Speaks At Pace Commencement
'Color of Water' Author James McBride Speaks At Pace Commencement James McBride, an award-winning author, musician, and screenwriter is this year’s honorary degree recipient and speaker for Pace’s Westchester undergraduate commencement on Wednesday, May 16. Graduation ceremonies began at 11 a.m. on the Pleasantville campus, 861 Bedford Road. McBride is a teacher and native New Yorker, born and raised in the Red Hook housing projects in Brooklyn, and later St. Albans, Queens. He is the eighth of 12 children.  McBride went to New York City public schools. He graduated from Oberlin College, where he studied music and communications and he earned a master’s …

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by Jon Craig
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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Ellen DeGeneres Surprises Ridgefield Teacher, Colleague On TV Ellen DeGeneres Surprises Ridgefield Teacher, Colleague On TV Ellen DeGeneres Surprises Ridgefield Teacher, Colleague On TV
Ellen DeGeneres Surprises Ridgefield Teacher, Colleague On TV A teacher from Ridgefield and her colleague got the surprise of a lifetime from Ellen DeGeneres on national television. Maria Morgana (technology teacher) and Susan Saab (Title 1 teacher) of the McKinley School in North Bergen were sitting in the talk show host's audience when the screen flashed to their school back in New Jersey. Standing there waving were all of their students and an Ellen DeGeneres Show staff member, who surprised them with a check from Walmart worth $50,000. Morgana said she was going to be more than a teacher for her students when in the first month, one child came to…

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by Cecilia Levine
Newburgh, NY
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WVFSL Explains How Budgeting Makes Giving Easier WVFSL Explains How Budgeting Makes Giving Easier WVFSL Explains How Budgeting Makes Giving Easier
Wvfsl Explains How Budgeting Makes Giving Easier Giving makes us happier. It’s not just a nice sentiment; there is real science behind it. When we give, we get the same rush as when we enjoy a piece of chocolate. And it doesn’t seem to matter how much we give, the rush is the same -- the feeling you get when you give $5 is the same as the feeling you get when you give $100. Studies indicate that people who give are not only happier, have a greater sense of gratitude and live longer. So what if you want to give but have trouble actually doing it? Well, we’d like to help. Below are a few very practical tips: • Budget for it. Come u…

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Paterson, NJ
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Just Married! Bergen-Passaic Couple Met In Grad School Just Married! Bergen-Passaic Couple Met In Grad School Just Married! Bergen-Passaic Couple Met In Grad School
Just Married! Bergen-Passaic Couple Met In Grad School Sara Marie Brandsema and John David Handal were married March 2 at St. Aedan’s Church on the campus of St. Peter’s University in Jersey City.  Brandsema is from River Edge and Handal is from Totowa. The pair met at Rutgers University in Newark in 2011, from where Brandesma received a master’s degree in global affairs and the groom received a master’s degree and a doctorate degree in global affairs. The bride is 31 and works as a philanthropy and partnerships officer at the International Rescue Committee in New York City, generating resources to benefit refugees and displaced populations. S…

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by Cecilia Levine
Norwalk, CT
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Carver Foundation Of Norwalk Receives $100K From Weston Man's Estate Carver Foundation Of Norwalk Receives $100K From Weston Man's Estate Carver Foundation Of Norwalk Receives $100K From Weston Man's Estate
Carver Foundation Of Norwalk Receives $100K From Weston Man's Estate NORWALK, Conn. -- The Carver Foundation of Norwalk recently received a $100,000 grant from the Daniel E. Offutt, III Charitable Trust, which will go to support Carver's after school Youth Development Program. "This most generous gift is an early and great boost to Carver's efforts to 'Build Lifetime Achievers' as Carver celebrates its 80th anniversary year in 2018," said Carver Executive Director Novelette Peterkin. Daniel Edward Offutt of Weston was described by his many friends as a gentleman farmer, a tennis player, a traveler, a sailor, a metal sculptor, a wood worker, a fixer…

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by Casey Donahue
Westport, CT
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Senators Fight To Save Tax Break For Newman's Own Foundation In Westport Senators Fight To Save Tax Break For Newman's Own Foundation In Westport Senators Fight To Save Tax Break For Newman's Own Foundation In Westport
Senators Fight To Save Tax Break For Newman's Own Foundation In Westport WESTPORT, Conn. — Over the past 25 years, Newman's Own Foundation in Westport has donated $512 million to charities. But a provision in ongoing federal budget negotiations could force the nonprofit founded by actor Paul Newman to close its doors due to a disastrous tax. U.S. Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) have written to Senate leaders for help for the nonprofit. When Paul Newman died in 2008, ownership of the actor’s eponymous food company, Newman’s Own, was turned over to the nonprofit foundation. It donates 100 percent of its profits after taxes to charity.  Because…

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