Croton Harmon Education Foundation

Take a sunset cruise on the Hudson aboard their classic sailing sloop with this great offer from Clearwater! The cruise will take place on June 19 from 6:00-8:30 and will include wine and hors d’oeuvres from Umami. Your donation of $100 per person ($200 per couple) will be shared between CHEF and Clearwater–two organizations that work closely together to educate our children about this majestic river. Please send your checks to CHEF; PO Box 172, Croton-on-Hudson, NY 10520.  Any questions? Please email Demetra Restuccia at demetra@restuccia.com

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The fourth annual CHEF Dine-A-Round was a huge success this weekend, raising over $10,000 to support the Croton-Harmon Schools.

The evening started at 6pm with appetizers at the stunning home of Bruce and Electra Martin.  The Martin home is stunning and spacious .  Guests mingled while listening to the talented Croton-Harmon High School string musicians, directed by Sara Worden. 

Pictured above: the Croton High School String Musicians led by Sarah Worden

Pictured above (l-r): Bruce & Electa Martin, Bianca Mancinelli, Director of Fundraising and DAR co-chair and Demetra Restuccia, DAR co-chair.

Pictured above, Lisa Cohen, board member of CHEF and guests enjoying appetizers at the Martin’s home

At 8pm, guests divided up for dinner at 12 different homes around town.  The food was delicious and everyone enjoyed themselves thoroughly while catching up with old friends and meeting new friends along the way.     

Pictured above: Home of Sarah & Mike Murphy — a beautiful setting!

After dinner, dessert and dancing was at the incredible home of Joe Slakas and Barbara Hart.  Guests indulged in sumptuous desserts while dancing their socks off to Croton’s very own, The Real Rough Diamonds.   

Pictured above: The Real Rough Diamonds rock the dessert house!

Demetra Restuccia, co-chair of the event said, “I am thrilled to once again have the opportunity to work with so many wonderful people on an incredible event.  This evening would not be possible without the support of so many special hosts and hostesses.  I am very grateful for their participation.” 

Bianca Mancinelli, Director of Fundraising for CHEF said, “Thank you to so many in the community that showed up in support of our schools including The Real Rough Diamonds, who played their soulful rock n’ roll until the early hours of the morning.” 

Pictured above: Gem Mitchell, President of CHEF and Bianca Mancinelli,

Director of Fundraising for CHEF

Mark your calendars now for the next big CHEF fundraiser.  The Under The Stars Dinner Dance will be May 30^h at the Senasqua Lodge in Croton Point Park– you won’t want to miss this wonderful opportunity to support your local schools. 

CHEF hosted our first ever Modern House Tour on Sunday, September 14^th.  The sun was shining as dozens of people wandered on this self-guided tour through five fabulous Croton modern homes.  CHEF raised over $2000 for the Croton-Harmom Schools and received wonderful feedback from participants about the event.  Bianca Mancinelli, CHEF’s Fundraising Director, said, “We have tapped into a great local interest regarding art and architecture.  I am so grateful to the homeowners for sharing their homes and their hearts with CHEF in order to benefit our Croton-Harmon Schools.  This event will become an annual fundraiser and we look forward to hosting a tour each year with a different architectural style.”View pictures from the Modern House Tour

CHEF kicked off back to school on Wednesday, September 10th with a new fundraiser, School’s In - Eat Out.  Families ate out at local Croton restaurants and a portion of the check was donated to CHEF.  This great new event caused restaurantes around town to be bustling all night long and was a great way to support our schools, raising over $1500! more…

Pictured at the Croton Diner (l to r) Bari Zeiff, Ben Zeiff, Leo Schor, David Zeiff, Matthea Schor, Emily Grunes, Debra Hayn, Anna Grunes, and Rachel Zeiff (center).

UTS 2008 was a wonderful evening for all!  Follow the link below to take a look at the FANTASTIC pictures from the event!  Many thanks to our event photographers, Rana Faure and Mitch Bring.

UTS 2008 pictures

On Saturday, May 10th, CHEF hosted it’s eighth annual Under the Stars Dinner Dance and Auction, at SEnasqua Lodge in Croton Point Park.  This year, over 350 attendees helped Under the Stars raise over $62,000 in support of Croton Harmon schools.  more…

We’ve turned our site into a blog, so now we can interact directly with the community. We’d love to hear your ideas, thoughts, and comments on our activities and how we can all help the children of the Croton-Harmon area!