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Thank you to all who contributed to “Night In Casablanca”May 15, 2010!
To see the Larchmont Patch article and video on the event click here.
'Night at Casablanca' images are now available for online viewing and
purchasing!You can access the images for this Event by clicking here .
Most items from the Gala are no longer available; however,
The Greenhouse Paddle Raise and Tennis Party still are for a
limited time!
Read the descriptions below and then to purchase your item Click here :
“Rockin’ Robin” - Tennis Tournament at the American Yacht Club
First 24 people to sign up at $75 per person
Spend an autumn morning acing your serve and lobbing those balls in a doubles round robin
tournament at American Yacht Club. Who will play the knockout rounds?? Who will win the
cup??? Here’s your chance at the ultimate victory. Round robin on Thursday,
September 6, 2010, from 9:45 am to 2 pm includes lunch, and an awards ceremony.
Growing Seeds, Minds and Connections”: A Permanent Greenhouse on Hommocks
unlimited number of donations-no minimum
Dovetailing with a national movement toward sustainability and increasing children’s
awareness of the environment,and the importance of healthy eating, plans are underway to
create a greenhouse and vegetable garden on a section of the Hommocks roof. This
interactive living-learning environment will increase awareness of the role of local, organic
and seasonal foods in the fight against the epidemic of obesity and diabetes stemming from
processed food, chemicals and poor eating habits.
The greenhouse will serve as a year-round learning center for children throughout the
district:
* In the Middle School and High School Home and Career Skills classes, the greenhouse
will provide students with hands-on experience from planning and planting to growing and
harvesting to eating. Not only will they learn where food comes from and its nutritional
benefits, they will also acquire the skills needed to grow fresh organic produce
sustainably. The greenhouse will enhance the science curriculum when teaching solar
energy, nitrogen cycle, composting and photosynthesis.
* For the elementary schools, field trips to the greenhouse in upper grades will enhance
the study of plant structure, plant cells and photosynthesis. Other opportunities being
explored for the greenhouse include: a summer garden program as part of Co-Op Camp; an
after-school Garden Club to help with maintenance and research new plant offerings;
Continuing Ed classes about greenhouse gardening and canning home-grown produce; and
depending on our crops, a food donation program with the Mamaroneck Food Pantry.
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