Giving Tuesday and Thanksgiving are just around the corner so our blog in the next week will be giving thanks! Our hearts are full of the love our community shared with Nyack Center at our Legacy Gala! It was a wonderful  evening honoring Donna Cox, Susan Wilmink and Thomas Schneck to benefit our beloved Nyack Center! Thank you to Steve Canal and family, Better Homes and Gardens Rand Realty, Docuware, Christopher St. Financial, and R2M Realty and all our sponsors, Festoon and Kristina Burns, our amazing board, staff and community of support. It was our most successful gala to date!

​Read all about our Gala  at http://www.lohud.com/story/life/2016/11/01/nyack-gala-promotes-community-prince-tribute/92903552/

Click here to see photos from our Legacy Gala 2016
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Our heartfelt thank you to our Legacy Gala Co-Chairs-Tracie McLee and Noemi Radziemski along with Legacy Planning Committee-Alex Cabraie, Kim Cross, Kenyatta Jones-Arietta, Denise Lipson, Glenn Meyerson, Jennifer Smith, Jane Smith, Venita Whidbee-Jordan, Esq., Lori Zawel
and our Honorary Committee-Mary & Paul Adler, Elizabeth Chapman & William Munn, Hon. Harriet Cornell, Jen Hatch & Sue Smith, Victoria Hertz & Rod Greenwood, Hon. Terry Hekker, Chris & Bert Hughes, Hon. Ellen Jaffee, Sakina Jaffrey & Francis Wilkinson, Julie Kassel & Steve Cea, Leonard Kurz, Rebecca & Peter Lang, Martha Roth & Bill Irwin, Billy Procida, Linie Chang Rand & Joe Rand, Kathy & Ivan Rudolph-Shabinsky, Sally & Roger Seiler, Kara Sheridan & Elliott Forrest, Hon. Jen Laird White & Richard White. Last but, not least our amazing staff lead by Nicole Hines and Shelly Pitt.

Today is the day, Nov. 5th our Legacy Gala! Thank you all for your volunteering, donations generous auction items and work to make this a fantastic night! There is lots in store-Purple festooned room, violette precipitation cocktails, amazing live and silent auction items, live music, and after party with DJ! We will have a special guest appearance of the “artist formerly known as” and  a special presentation by our honorees. 
 
Check out the wonderful article by Karen Roberts on the event-
http://www.lohud.com/story/life/2016/11/01/nyack-gala-promotes-community-prince-tribute/92903552/

#nyackcenter #legacygala #purple rain #everychildmatters #community

NYC WEEKEND EXPERIENCE – Begin your NYC Weekend Stay by checking into the exclusive Affinia Hotel before going to see the highly acclaimed -  Broadway Musical Book of Mormons.  You and a will enjoy Center Orchestra Seats.  Make a reservation for dinner at Le Marais where prime steaks headline a French-influenced menu at this kosher restaurant & butcher shop.  
Generously donated by:  Kathy & Glenn Meyerson and Antonio Oliviera & Jennifer Wilcox
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Newport Road Trip – Get ready to roll out of Dodge to scenic Newport, Rhode Island for 5 days/4 nights.  Located on Historic Hill, three lucky couples (sleeps up to 6) will enjoy this newly-renovated, private 3 bedroom, 3 bath antique cottage home, originally built in 1800.  This remarkable home includes a master bedroom, two additional bedrooms, a family room with a sofa bed and is conveniently located within walking distance to Thames Street, Tennis Hall of Fame, Newport Harbor and other shops and restaurants.  The only problem with this getaway is that you may never want to leave.
Generously Donated by:  Rainey Mancini & Garrett ________
Value: Priceless   Minimum bid:  $1,000
Advance reservations required.  Date to be mutually agreed upon with winner and owners of home.  $150 Cleaning fee is the responsibility of the winner.  Because of the historic and architectural components, the owners request that no children and no pets are allowed during your stay. Expires one year from this date.

Nyack Center's Legacy Gala is this Sat. Nov. 5 honoring Donna Cox, Susan Wilmink & Thomas Schneck. A fabulous evening of live music, delicious food, decor by Festoon, live and silent auction, auctioneer extrordinaire Ned Kelly, desserts by Nyack's favorite french patisserie Didier Dumas all to benefit Nyack Center. 
​Dont' delay... we have been sold out the last 2 years!
go to www.nyackcenter.org to purchase tickets
#nyackcenter #legacygala #community



​To see recent article in the Journal News about the event, Nyack Center's mission and Make a Difference Scholarship go to-
www.lohud.com/story/life/2016/11/01/nyack-gala-promotes-community-prince-trib

 
Ski & Stay Escape! It is time to meet Haystack Mountain and make it your own with this 3-Day Ski & Stay Experience at The Hermitage Club, a private, four-season community celebrating the outdoors and family fun.  This ultimate ski experience accommodates a family of four for 2 nights and 3 days at either The White House Inn, Inn at Saw Mill Farm or Snow Goose Inn (up to 2 rooms per night).  The lucky winner will have three days of access (from arrival day through departure day) to Hermitage Club top-notch amenities for 4 guests including:
 
·      Alpine Skiing and Snowboarding
·      Cross Country Skiing (XC Ski Rentals Included!)
·      Tubing and Ice Skating (skate rentals included)
·      Access to Clubhouse, Fitness Center and Family Center
 
Located in Deerfield Valley in Southern Vermont, members enjoy the finer things in life with NO LIFT LINES and UNCROWDED TRAILS, and other seasonal recreational activities. The 80,000 square foot newly built, clubhouse is impressive and equipped with state of the art fitness center, luxurious spa, fine dining and much more!  
 
Generously donated by Noemi & Michael Radziemski and The Hermitage Club
 
Value:  $3,000 Minimum bid: $800
Advance reservations required.  Not valid during holiday periods including Christmas Day through New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Weekend and Presidents Weekend) and special events weekends. 
 
Click here www.hermitageclub.com to view why this is the Best Ski Experience on the East Coast!

​…The Yankees Win! – Any NY Yankees Fan will be on top with these two field seat tickets to a NY Yankee 2016 Season game - Section 121B row 12 seats 1 and 2.  Enjoy the tremendous views and all Yankee Stadium has to offer behind home plate. 
Generously donated by:  Anonymous Donor

 

​Donna Cox
 
   This quote sits at the top of Donna Cox’s website: "The distance between mediocre and exceptional is measured in steps. Always take the extra steps and you will always be exceptional." It was the favorite expression of Donna’s Father, Donald Scruggs and continues to guide and inspire Donna both personally and professionally to try to make the world a better place – one step at a time.
   For 10 years Nyack resident Cox has sponsored the center's annual June event, "Men Cooking," one of the largest fundraisers for Nyack Center. Cox is a founding member of Rockland County's first LGBT Center; supports Gay Pride Rockland, People to People and the Steven A. Cox Foundation causes that promote social justice and equality.

​Nyack Center more than a community building, a place for building community through…a place we can all depend upon for a community meeting room, a holiday reading, a friendly face, and place for respite.

-Peter Klose, Esq
Attorney, Rockland Rowing Association Board Member, and Nyack Center supporter

Nyack Center is so grateful to the Rowing Association  Board, members and supporters for their contributions to Nyack Center through the years. For 10 Years the Rowing Association has raised funds for Nyack Center with their annual Pull for Purpose Rowathon. Each year they raise over $10,000 to benefit Nyack Center's programs. Since its inception, River Rowing has held rowing workshops and classes open to Nyack Center children including those at Camp Nyack!

River Rowing Association is now the Rockland Rowing Association!  The  mission remains the same, to improve the lives of our community members through rowing.   Go Rockland! Find out more at www.riverrowing.org and like them on Facebook.

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Peter  in center is pictured her with the Rockland Rowing set up crew for 2016 Rowathon!