Great futures start here. Our annual Humanitarian Awards Dinner is the Boys & Girls Club of Northern Westchester’s largest fundraising effort of the year. Proceeds from the event provide Club scholarships to those youth most at risk, as well as funding for programs in character and leadership development, academic support, physical fitness, swimming, nutrition, arts and career training. Over 500 kids visit the Club each day to participate in these life changing programs. In addition, each year the Club serves over 80,000 free meals to the kids in our after school care programs. Please help us continue to provide these services to our kids and sponsor, donate or attend!
Our honorees! This year BGCNW is proud to present the Humanitarian Award to Annica and Daniel van Starrenburg, CEO, SavATree. The van Starrenburgs and SavATree have graciously supported the Club through community outreach, volunteering and donations, helping create great futures for generations to come. BGCNW is also extremely honored to present the John Beach Award to BGCNW Director of Operations and former Club kid, Barbara Cutri, who, during her 35-year tenure at the Club, has devoted her career and countless hours to designing and running all Club programming, helping kids be their best and shaping the citizens of tomorrow.
Cocktail hour starts at 6:30pm!
This year's event will take place at the beautiful Birdstone Farm in Cross River, NY. Click here for driving directions (using GPS will take you to the wrong location).
Dress Code: Country Casual! For the ladies, dresses (sundresses or dressy dresses - your preference) or a skirt/dress pants & blouse. For the gentlemen, khakis and a sportcoat or suit. Please no jeans.
Note regarding shoes: Please wear closed-toe shoes or boots. Flats recommended. Casual shoes (clogs, sneakers, etc.) are perfectly fine - even with a suit or dress. Dinner will be served in the indoor riding arena and the ground cover is similar to sawdust, which will get inside any open shoes.
The Humanitarian Awards Dinner will feature a cocktail reception and dinner, live auction, a live band and lots of fun! A tribute journal with our children’s art is distributed that evening and an online auction precedes the event.
Gala Co-Chairs Lisa Shrewsberry (Sponsorship and Tickets), Lee Manning-Vogelstein (Journal), and Linda Mahon (Auction). Committee members: Kevin Bannon, Anne Citrin, Ashley Diamond, Muffin Dowdle, Eve Hundt, Katie Johnson, Vicki Marwell and Allyson Pachios.
Our online auction is live! Click here to view the auction items.
To register for a sponsorship, journal ad or tickets or to make a donation, please click on "Registration" above. For more information about the event or to find out more about how you may get involved, please contact Solveig McShea at smcshea@bgcnw.com or 914-666-8069 ext 105.
The Boys & Girls Club of Northern Westchester is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. To learn more about how we serve the children of our community, please visit www.bgcnw.com.