Brownies Raise Funds for Children's Museum, ARC Launches $6 Million Campaign

Fox Meadow Brownie Troop 1596 donated $1,000 to the Campaign for the Westchester Children's Museum in honor of Make a Difference Day. The Troop of 38 girls, mostly second graders, worked hard throughout 2015 to raise the funds by selling cookies. Joined by Troop leaders and Museum Board members Stacey Schutzer and Regina Han Jansky both of Scarsdale, the Brownies presented their donation to the Westchester Children's Museum, in a ceremony at the Museum alongside the Loukoumi Foundation who donated $20,000 to support development of an exhibit focusing on doing good deeds and reading appreciation. Fox 5 television news anchor Ernie Anastos attended the ceremony and personally congratulated the Brownies for their generosity.

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ARC of Westchester Hosts 400 Guests to Benefit Developmentally Disabled

On Tuesday October 20, The Arc of Westchester Foundation hosted its premiere fundraising event, serving food and wine to over 400 guests at the Westchester Country Club in Rye. Throughout the evening attendees dined on delicious foods from local restaurants and sipped on a wide array of excellent wines, spirits and beers. Excitement grew as word spread about an important announcement planned for later in the evening.

At the end of the live auction, bright Hollywood lights began to flash, celebratory music played and Campaign Co-Chairs Bill Healey and Laura Saggese took the stage to make the big announcement of the evening: the public launch of Arc of Westchester Foundation's The Arc of a Life Campaign. This $6 million campaign has raised more than $3 million in donations and commitments, and it will now aim to generate an additional $3 million through public outreach.

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"The Arc of Westchester Foundation board has formed a committee to raise additional funds to support the comprehensive, innovative program initiatives that allow us to keep our promise of providing quality services throughout the entire arc of a life," said Healey. "Our goal is to raise $6 million and I'm pleased to announce that we have now reached the halfway mark!"

"Staying ahead of shifting needs, demographics, funding resources and paradigms for providing services is an immense challenge at Arc of Westchester," explained Nancy Patota, Executive Director for Arc of Westchester's Foundation. "This Campaign was designed to off-set those challenges and maintain our status as the largest organization in Westchester County serving individuals of all ages with autism and other developmental disabilities. As an organization, we support the full arc of one's life, and this Campaign has already launched several innovative programs that have helped us continue to provide outstanding support to the 2,000 individuals and their families who depend on us every day."