Agency Events
All nonprofit agencies are welcome to submit listings for publication in ADO’s newsletter and in this section of the website.
Westchester-based Not-For-Profit organizations will also have their listings published in a special monthly nonprofit column called "Planning Ahead" in the Westchester County Business Journal. The column is being coordinated by Hospitality Resource Group and sponsored by Entergy. The listing will also appear on Hospitality Resource Group's online Events Calendar.
If you are a Westchester-based nonprofit, CLICK HERE to complete our online request form.
If your organization residing outside of Westchester County, CLICK HERE.
Deadline for submissions: 2nd Wednesday of each month.
June 2
Burke Award
Benefiting: The Burke Rehabilitation Hospital and Burke Medical Research Institute
The Burke Rehabilitation Hospital and Burke Medical Research Institute will present the Burke Award, the highest honor bestowed by Burke and its board of directors.
Honoring: Peter J. DeLuca, William E. Griffin and Nancy A. Lieberman
Event Chair: Christine Baldoni
Time: 6 to 9 p.m.
Location: The Burke Rehabilitation Hospital, White Plains
Ticket Price: $175 per person; sponsorships and journal opportunities available
Contact: Hospitality Resource Group at 761-7111 or visit: www.burke.org
June 3
Greyston Foundation’s Annual Benefit “Celebrating Youth”
Benefiting: The Greyston Foundation
The Greyston Foundation celebrates its annual benefit gala.
Honoring: Ann Pleshette Murphy and Westchester County District Attorney, Janet DiFiore
Event Chairs: Paul Critchlow, Jeffrey Koslowsky and Rick Helfenbein
Time: 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Location: X2O Xaviar’s on the Hudson, Yonkers
Ticket Price: $350 per person; sponsorships and journal opportunities available
Contact: Jonathan Greengrass at 376-3900 ext. 295 or visit: ww.greyston.org
June 5
Annual Humanitarian Award Dinner: Sustain
Benefiting: Boys & Girls Club of Northern Westchester
Cocktail reception, dinner, dancing, award presentation and live and silent auctions. This year's theme is "Sustain" as it recognizes the Club's continued commitment to preserve and protect our most valuable resource, our children. The dinner is the principal source of funding for the Club, providing scholarships and funds that will help keep the doors open to the 2,500 children who use the Club each year.
Honoring: Bill and Jane Balter of Mt. Kisco
Event Chair: Heidi Johnston
Event Co-Chairs: Muffin Dowdle, Linda Mahon, Jennifer Rabley and Shelley Lewis Waln
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Lexus of Mount Kisco
Ticket Price: $350 per person; sponsorships and journal opportunities available
Contact: Hospitality Resource Group at 761-7111 or visit: www.bgcnw.com
31st Annual Westchester Medical Center Gala
Benefiting: Westchester Medical Center
Cocktail party, dinner, dancing and auction.
Event Chairs: Esther Frishman and Marilyn Heimerdinger
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Location: Pier 60, Chelsea Piers, New York City
Ticket Price: $600 per person
Contact: Margie Ostrower at 493-5414 or visit: www.worldclassmedicine.com
June 5 - 16
Westchester Library System’s ENCORE! Event
Benefiting: Westchester Library System
Reception with live performance excerpts for their art exhibit showcasing works from Creative Aging in Our Communities: The Westchester Libraries Project.
Time: 3 – 5 p.m.
Location: Andrus on Hudson, 185 Old Broadway, Hastings on Hudson
Ticket Price: Free to the public
Contact: Kate Meyer at kmeyer@wlsmail.org or visit: www.westchesterlibraries.org
June 5
Annual Humanitarian Award Dinner: Sustain
Benefiting: Boys & Girls Club of Northern Westchester
Cocktail reception, dinner, dancing, award presentation and live and silent auctions. This year's theme is "Sustain" as it recognizes the Club's continued commitment to preserve and protect our most valuable resource, our children. The dinner is the principal source of funding for the Club, providing scholarships and funds that will help keep the doors open to the 2,500 children who use the Club each year.
Honoring: Bill and Jane Balter of Mt. Kisco
Event Chair: Heidi Johnston, Cross River
Event Co-Chairs: Muffin Dowdle, Linda Mahon, Jennifer Rabley and Shelley Lewis Waln
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Lexus of Mount Kisco
Ticket Price: $350 per person; sponsorships and journal opportunities available
Contact: Hospitality Resource Group at 761-7111 or visit: www.bgcnw.com
31st Annual Westchester Medical Center Gala
Benefiting: Westchester Medical Center
Cocktail party, dinner, dancing and auction.
Event Chairs: Esther Frishman and Marilyn Heimerdinger
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Location: Pier 60, Chelsea Piers, New York City
Ticket Price: $600 per person
Contact: Margie Ostrower at 493-5414 or visit: www.worldclassmedicine.com
June 7
19th Annual Golf Tournament & Reception
Benefiting: Sound Shore Medical Center of Westchester Foundation
Golf tournament, breakfast, brunch, evening awards program and dinner.
Event Chair: Donald Steffen
Time: 7:30 a.m. morning shotgun; 1:30 p.m. afternoon shotgun
Location: Winged Foot Golf Club, Mamaroneck
Ticket Price: $1,250 & up per golfer; sponsorship opportunities available
Contact: Angela C. Turco at 365-3468 or visit: www.sshsw.org
June 8
Food Bank for Westchester's 5th Annual Hunger Heroes Award Breakfast
Benefiting: Food Bank for Westchester
Food Bank for Westchester will host a breakfast to honor a volunteer, service provider, donor, and corporation who have contributed significantly toward the alleviation of hunger in Westchester County.
Time: 8:30 to 10 a.m.
Location: Abigail Kirsch at Tappan Hill
Ticket Price: $40 per person; sponsorship opportunities available
Contact: Food Bank for Westchester at 923-1100 or visit: www.foodbankforwestchester.org
10th Annual Golfing for Kids
Benefiting: Westchester Arc
Shotgun, dinner, silent and live auctions, and raffle.
Honoring: The Spitzer Family, Cortlandt Manor
Event Chair: Tony Rizzi
Time: 10 a.m. registration; 12 p.m. shotgun; 5:30 p.m. banquet
Location: Ridgeway Country Club, White Plains
Ticket Price: $300 per golfer; sponsorship opportunities available
Contact: Fran Higgins at 495-4536 or visit: www.westchesterarc.org
June 9
Big W Awards by the Advertising Club of Westchster
Benefiting: Advertising Club of Westcheswter
The Big W awards for Bronze, Silver and Gold will be presented at the ACW Big W Awards Gala & Banquet
Honoring: Including 341 Studios, Co-Communications, Inc, William Briggs Studio, Pace University, Mitchell West and more
Time: 6 -7 p.m. cocktails and entries gallery preview; 7 - 9:30 p.m. banquet, speakers and awards ceremony
Location: Abigail Kirsch at Tappan Hill, Tarrytown
Ticket Price: $125 per person; $50 per student; sponsorship opportunities available
Contact: Kat McKee at 666-0066 or visit: www.acw.org
June 10
The Business Council of Westchester's Forty Under Forty
Benefiting: Westchester Business Council
Celebrate as the Business Council honors 40 young men and women who exemplify leadership, foresight and vision for the future of Westchester County.
Honoring: 40 Rising Stars of Westchester
Time: 5:30 to 8 p.m.
Location: MasterCard Worldwide, Purchase
Ticket Price: $50 per person
Contact: Call 948-2110 or visit: www.westchesterny.org
June 14
33rd Annual Guiding Eyes Golf Classic with Eli Manning
Benefiting: Guiding Eyes for the Blind
Breakfast, lunch, golf, gala dinner, silent auction, and awards ceremony. Eli Manning, Guiding Eyes dogs, and the top U.S. blind golfers will be on course throughout the day. Our host clubs — Whippoorwill Club in Armonk and Mount Kisco Country Club in Mount Kisco — are two of the region’s favorite and most challenging courses.
Honoring: NY Giants Quarterback Eli Manning
Event Chair: Al Maiolo, Chappaqua
Time: 10 a.m.
Location: Whippoorwill Club, Armonk and Mount Kisco Country Club, Mount Kisco
Ticket Price: $700 per golfer; sponsorship and journal opportunities available
Contact: Michelle Brier at 243-2208 or visit: www.guidingeyes.org/golf
Mercy College Golf Classic
Benefiting: Mercy College
The Golf Classic is open to all friends, faculty, students, alumni and staff – rain or shine. Join a buffet brunch, shotgun start, cocktail reception and buffet dinner. Included is a hole in one tournament, longest drive, closest to the pin and straightest drive competitions. Plenty of prizes for top foursomes.
Time: 9:30 a.m. registration; 10 a.m. buffet brunch; 11 a.m. shotgun start, 4 p.m. reception
Location: Ardsley Country Club, Ardsley On Hudson
Ticket Price: $650 per golfer; $125 cocktail reception only; sponsorship opportunities available
Contact: Call 674-7232 or email gkelly@mercy.edu or visit: www.mercy.edu
7th Annual Phelps Golf Classic
Benefiting: Phelps Memorial Hospital Center
Golf outing followed by cocktail reception and buffet dinner.
Event Chair: Connie & John Curran, Scarborough; Ellen & Bill Melvin, Scarborough
Time: 11:00 a.m. shotgun start
Location: Sleepy Hollow Country Club, Scarborough
Ticket Price: $800 per golfer; sponsorship opportunities available
Contact: Ruth Burton at 366-3105 or visit: www.phelpshospital.org
June 15
8th Annual Golf Invitational
Benefiting: Hospice & Palliative Care of Westchester
All day event that includes brunch/lunch, golf, awards, cocktails, and dinner reception. Entergy is the major sponsor. Hospice & Palliative Care of Westchester provides extraordinary and dignified comfort, care, and compassion to every individual and family facing a serious or life-threatening illness.
Event Chairs: William F. Flooks, Jr., White Plains; Michele Geller, Hastings-on-Hudson; James P. O’Toole, Darien, Conn.; Jim Steets, Middletown; John Zanzarella, Briarcliff
Time: 10:30 a.m. registration and brunch/lunch; 12:30 p.m. shotgun start
Location: Westchester Hills Golf Club, White Plains
Ticket Price: $400 per golfer; sponsorship opportunities available
Contact: Holly K. Benedict at 682-1484, ext. 122 or visit: www.hospiceofwestchester.com
Top Chefs of Northern Westchester
Benefiting: United Way of Westchester and Putnam
Enjoy tasting culinary specialties of the region's best restaurants and executive chefs, with wine tasting and silent auction.
Time: 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Location: Mount Kisco Country Club, Mount Kisco
Ticket Price: $50 per person in advance; $60 at the door
Contact: Margaret Tramontine at 997-6700 or visit: www.uwwp.org
The Westchester Invitation Golf Tournament
Benefiting: American Cancer Society
Brunch, golf and dinner.
Event Chair: Greg White, Scarsdale
Location: Sleepy Hollow Country Club, Scarborough
Ticket Price: Call for pricing information
Contact: Lauren Herman at 397-8842 or visit: www.cancer.org
June 16
14th Annual Golf Outing
Benefiting: Saint Joseph's Medical Center
Golf, silent auction and raffles.
Time: 7:30 a.m. morning shotgun; 12:30 p.m. afternoon shotgun
Location: The Saint Andrew's Golf Club, Hastings-on-Hudson
Ticket Price: Call for ticket information
Contact: Lourdes Santacruz at 378-7534 or visit: www.saintjosephs.org
June 17
9th Annual "A Community of Heroes" Breakfast Celebration
Benefiting: American Red Cross in Westchester County
A breakfast celebration that both recognizes and celebrates the heroic efforts of Westchester men and women that have performed extraordinary acts of courage.
Honoring: Law Enforcement – P.O. Glenn Wyka & P.O. Kevin MacDonald; Emergency Medical Services – Dispatchers Robert Boddie, Jr., Monique Holowach & Mike Leon; Community Impact – Rev. Yamily Bass-Choate, San Andres Church; Adult Good Samaritan – Gisele Guerrero, Gisele’s Salon; Youth Good Samaritan – Scarsdale High School Track and Girls J.V. Basketball Teams; Spirit of the Red Cross – Stephanie Crispinelli (posthumously)
Time: 8:30 to 10:30 a.m.
Location: Hilton Rye Town, Rye Brook
Ticket Price: $50 per person; sponsorship and journal opportunities available
Contact: American Red Cros at 946-6500 or Hospitality Resource Group at 761-7111 or visit: www.westchestercounty.redcross.org
2010 Father of the Year Award
Benefiting: American Diabetes Association
Presented by the Father’s Day Council, join the American Diabetes Association to celebrate 3 of Westchester’s prominent businessmen and fathers. The black tie optional evening includes a cocktail reception, dinner, silent auction and award presentation with Master of Ceremonies Mary Calvi, Weekend News Anchor, CBS 2
Honoring: Warren Bromberg, M.D, Chief of the Division of Urology, Co-Director of the Robotics and Minimally Invasive Surgery Program, Northern Westchester Hospital; Laurence P. Gottlieb, Director of Economic Development, Office of the County Executive and Robert O. Sanders, Jr., Founder and Chairman, Hospitality Resource Group, Inc.
Event Chair: & Past Honoree (2008): Alfred E. Donnellan, Esq.
Time: 6 p.m. cocktail reception; 7:30 p.m. dinner
Location: Westchester Country Club, Rye
Ticket Price: $300 per person; sponsorship and journal opportunities available
Contact: Allen Stone at 253-4909 or visit: www.diabetes.org
1st Annual Jane H. Beusman Children’s Fund Celebration
Benefiting: Mount Kisco Child Care Center
Join MKCCC in celebrating the life and philanthropy of Jane H. Beusman, who established the Children’s Fund for MKCCC in 2008 because she understood the need for continuing financial support for working families. All proceeds will benefit families in need of tuition assistance, teacher development and educational materials.
Honoring: Junior League of Northern Westchester, Acceptance by JLNW President Kiersten Marich
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Location: Saw Mill Club, Mt. Kisco
Ticket Price: $150 per person; sponsorships opportunities available
Contact: Alexandra Gordevitch at 241-2135, ext.243 or email: agla@mkccc.org or visit: www.mkccc.org
June 21
EMC Client Charity Golf Experience
Benefiting: Pajama Program and Maria Fareri Children's Hospital
Enjoy a great day of golf, networking, fine cuisine and wine.
Time: 11 a.m. registration, 11:30 a.m. brunch, 12:30 p.m. shotgun start, 5:30 p.m. reception, dinner and live auction to 7:30 p.m.
Location: GlenArbor Golf Club, Bedford Hills
Ticket Price: $500 per golfer; sponsorship opportunities available
Contact: Hospitality Resource Group at 761-7111 or visit: www.empoweredmastery.com
19th Annual Golf Tournament
Benefiting: ArtsWestchester
Enjoy a day of sun from tee to green at ArtsWestchester’s annual golf tournament. Support the arts, have fun, win prizes and play one of Westchester’s most challenging courses.
Event Chairs: Armando Rodriguez and Ken Theobalds
Time: 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Location: Siwanoy Country Club, Bronxville
Ticket Price: $500 per golfer, sponsorship and journal opportunities available
Contact: Ann Fabrizio at 428-4220, ext. 224 or email afabrizio@artswestchester.org or visit: www.artswestchester.org
June 28
9th Annual Golf Classic
Benefiting: Cerebral Palsy of Westchester
Fun day of golf and networking.
Event Chair: Michael Fierstein, Armonk
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Location: Fenway Country Club, Scarsdale
Contact: Joan Colangelo at 253-5203 or visit: www.cpwestchester.org
Ninth Annual Golf & Tennis Classic
Benefiting: Music Conservatory of Westchester
The Music Conservatory of Westchester’s Golf & Tennis Classic is open to all by advance reservation. In addition to golf or tennis, the event includes a barbecue lunch, cocktail reception, live auction, dinner, and awards ceremony. Last year 57 golfers tee’d off and eight tennis players took the court, raising $60,000 for Conservatory scholarships and tuition assistance. The Golf & Tennis Classic is the Conservatory’s largest fundraising event.
Honoring: John & Patty Bottomley
Event Chairs: Rodd Berro, Patricia Bottomley, Harry Bright, Lisa Deutsch, Terry J. Feldman, Laurence Keiser, Lee Lasberg and George Drapeau
Location: Whippoorwill Club, Armonk
Ticket Price: $650 per golfer; $2400 per foursome; sponsorship opportunities available
Contact: Christine Meyer at 761-3900, ext. 106 or email chris@musiced.org or visit: www.musicconservatory.org
June 29
Eighth Annual Golf Outing
Benefiting: Ronald McDonald House of the Greater Hudson Valley (located at Maria Fareri Children's Hospital)
Includes 18 holes of golf, lunch and dinner, carts and caddies. There will be silent auction items and prizes.
Event Chairs: Bryan Colley and Ronald Oleet
Time: 11:30 a.m. registration to 9 p.m.
Location: Sleepy Hollow Country Club, Scarborough
Ticket Price: $475 per golfer; sponsorship opportunities available
Contact: Janine Fiala at 493-6455 or visit: www.Ronaldmcdonaldfamilyroom.com
List your 2010 Events in Planning Ahead!
Planning Ahead is a calendar of major events and sponsorship opportunities for not-for-profit organizations which appears throughout the year. It includes insights into philanthropy and giving from community and business leaders, as well as helpful marketing and branding tips for making the most of your next event.
With Westchester’s prolific not-for-profit, business, cultural and arts community, there’s always something going on – annual meetings, galas, cultural events, and all the other fundraising opportunities that generate both financial and community support. Navigating this busy business and social scene is essential. Even more important, avoiding scheduling conflicts, getting the word out about your events and sponsorship opportunities is critical to your event’s success. For not-for-profit leaders, development officers, and event planners, “Planning Ahead” offers the chance to share essential information for promoting your events, ensuring both their promotion and their success!
We encourage you to list your 2010 events as early as possible! Submit them for free at www.HRGinc.net or call (914) 761-7111 for more information.
