CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

Carver Center held our 2024 Scholarship Reception on May 17th to announce this year's cohort of recipients. Eighteen Teen Center members and Carver Center Teen Alumni were awarded $58,000 in college scholarships.

Carver Center’s Scholarship program recognizes excellence, achievement,

and participation in our Teen Center programming. 

The following scholarships were awarded:

June & Ho Park Scholarship - 8 awards

Feffi Stiassni Scholarship for Excellence - 3 awards

SoundWaves Musicianship Award - 2 awards

The George Washington Carver Scholarship - 5 awards

The Larchmont/Mamaroneck & Port Chester/Rye Brook Lions Club Award - 1 award

Thank you to all who made these scholarships possible and thank you to our Scholarship Committee. (pictured below from left to right - Daniel Bonnet, Carver Chief Program Officer, Keilly Moncada, Carver Scholar Advisor, Board Members Laura Iverson, Michelle Weiss, Alisa Holland, and Bryant Romano, Principal, King Street Elementary School. Not pictured Felipe Orozco,  Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum, Instruction, and Equity, Public Schools of the Tarrytowns.)

SAY YES TO THE DRESS... AND SUITS!

Our Teen Center members will be dressed to the nines for this year's prom season, thanks to our friends at The Sharing Shelf.

Their Teen Boutique is a free store for teens. It has the look and feel of a retail store with dressing rooms and racks filled with high-quality, gently-used. and new clothing.

We can't wait to see the pictures!

GETTING DOWN AND DIRTY

Children participating in the after school program at Thomas A. Edison Elementary School had a wonderful time creating their original clay pieces with guidance from the Clay Arts Center of Port Chester.

Providing these types of unique experiences to our students is a hallmark of our after school programming, and with the help from our partners, like the Clay Art Center, we can do just that.

Our inspiring instructor for the day was raised in Port Chester and graduated from Fordham University. What a great role model for our students!

WHAT YOU GIVE IS WHAT YOU GET BACK

Carver Board member Laura Iverson and her daughter, Inga, worked with our students at JFK Elementary School in grades 3-5 on a Social and Emotional Learning curriculum-based project (SEL) called BEYOND DIFFERENCES. They learned about the power of Empathy.

Their beautiful and meaningful creations are on display at Carver.

CELEBRATING OUR PARTNERSHIP

Carver Center Team members visited the new home of 914Cares in Armonk.

Through this important partnership, we can distribute diapers and essentials to Port Chester Moms.

(Pictured from l to r, Anne Bradner, Carver CEO, Daniel Bonnet, Carver Chief Program Officer, Daisy Garcia, Carver Case Manager, Jessica Reinmann, 914Cares, CEO, Gina Nocco, Carver Sr. Director of Operations.)

CARVER MARKET BY THE NUMBERS

In the past year, Carver Center distributed 430,552 pounds of food (318,412 of which was fresh produce and proteins) through the Carver Market and had over 17,000 visits.

Our Retail Recovery program enabled us to recover 104,017 pounds of food from area supermarkets. The additional food is distributed through our Carver Market.

CURRY AUTOMOTIVE - SUPPORTER SPOTLIGHT

We extend our deepest gratitude to Curry Automotive, and Bernard and Cynthia Curry for being long-time supporters.  Through their generous contributions and support of our yearly Gala, their commitment is positively impacting our community.  Did you know that you can donate your old car to support Carver Center’s work? Contact clunkers4carver@curryauto.com for more information.