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22nd Annual
COMMUNITY COOKING
Nyack Center will host its annual COMMUNITY COOKING on Sunday, June 7, 2026. Nyack Center’s Community Cooking is a cherished annual event where professional and amateur community members cook for community!
It is our most delicious event! Grandma and dad’s famous and secret recipes prepared for you!
Proceeds from the event support Nyack Center’s mission to create connections across social, cultural, and economic boundaries and to improve the lives of all who call this community home.
22nd Annual
COMMUNITY COOKING
Nyack Center will host its annual COMMUNITY COOKING on Sunday, June 7, 2026. Nyack Center’s Community Cooking is a cherished annual event where professional and amateur community members cook for community!
It is our most delicious event! Grandma and dad’s famous and secret recipes prepared for you!
Proceeds from the event support Nyack Center’s mission to create connections across social, cultural, and economic boundaries and to improve the lives of all who call this community home.
HOW TO HELP YOUR FRIENDS & NEIGHBORS AT NYACK CENTER
Many in our community are affected by the economy. You can help by donating funds, eggs, cooking oil, butter & shelf stable milk to Nyack Center.
Get Involved: Support Your Community
t Strawberry Place and they will give you a $20 gift card.
-Donate $ and items at People to People-they directly support children at Nyack Center. peopletopeopleinc.org
-Donate $ to Soup Angels-they directly support our families and community.
Thank you! Nyack Center thrives thanks to the generosity of volunteers, partners, and donors like you.
Our community mourns the loss of Terry Hekker. She was a visionary and devoted champion of the Nyack Center from its very beginning, and her impact will be felt for generations. We are grateful to Terry and her family for welcoming donations to continue her legacy, in lieu of food or flowers.
Please visit www.TerryHekker.com to read her obituary and experience her wisdom and humor.
SAVE THE DATES
February 7, 2026 BLACK HISTORY CELEBRATION & MLK ORATORY CONTEST. CULTURAL BAZAAR begins at 6pm. Program begins at 7pm. Honoring Wilbur Aldridge, Dominique Bourdeau, and Synthia Salomon.
MARCH 21, 2026 WOMEN OF LEADERSHIP & VISION BRUNCH
JUNE 7, 2026 COMMUNITY COOKING
JUNE 14, 2026 PRIDE SUNDAY FAMILY FUN DAY
OCTOBER 24, 2026 MONSTER MASH
NOVEMBER 7, 2026 LEGACY GALA
DECEMBER 6, 2026 MUSIC & READINGS IN A HOLIDAY SPIRIT
HEALTH & WELLNESS MATCH:
A highlight of our Women of Leadership & Vision brunch was the announcement by Peter Lang that he and Rebecca Lang would be donating $40,000 to Nyack Center's Health & Wellness program and offered a dollar-for-dollar match of an additional $10,000 for any donations to the program.
To make your match or learn more go to-
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