Junior Leagues in Westchester are asking residents to donate just one item for food banks throughout the county as part of the “May No One Go Hungry” campaign this month The six Junior Leagues of Westchester County announced today that they are teaming together to collect food donations to stock food banks throughout the county […]

The 2007 Fall Provisional Class of the Junior League of Central Westchester (“JLCW”) will sponsor a “Reading Fun Day” at the Eastchester Community Action Program at 142-144  Main Street in Tuckahoe on February 1, 2008. ECAP is an after-school program which serves underprivileged children in the Eastchester, Tuckahoe and Bronxville communities.  The JLCW supports several […]

Who knew that reading could be so fun?  Should I cuddle with my favorite stuffed animal and listen to a bedtime story, join a sing along with your favorite nursery rhymes and songs, or listen to the storyteller entertain with tales and fables! On Saturday, March 14, 2009, approximately 150 children from the Head Start […]

Junior League of Central Westchester Awards Grants to Local Organizations Each year, the Junior League of Central Westchester (JLCW) designates a portion of its funds to be awarded to one or more community organizations in its service area, which includes Scarsdale, Hartsdale, Eastchester, White Plains, and Greenburgh.  The JLCW awards grants to provide financial support […]

Anna Mikhailovich Wins Junior League Volunteer Service Award Every year, the Junior League of Central Westchester (“JLCW”) presents a $2,500 scholarship to a local female high school senior who has demonstrated an exemplary commitment to community service. This year, the JLCW received the highest number of applicants for the award since its inception. The Junior […]

Mamaroneck Avenue School Hosts Author Reading The Mamaroneck Avenue School in White Plains will offer an author reading on Wednesday, March 25, 2008.  Local children’s book author, Laura Marsh, will read from her recent book, Steps to Liberty, a children’s book of historical fiction set during the American Revolution.  . Steps to Liberty was published […]

The 2007 Fall Provisional Class of the Junior League of Central Westchester (“JLCW”) will sponsor a “Reading Fun Day” at the Eastchester Community Action Program at 142-144  Main Street in Tuckahoe on February 1, 2008. ECAP is an after-school program which serves underprivileged children in the Eastchester, Tuckahoe and Bronxville communities.  The JLCW supports several […]

CHILDREN DONATE HALLOWEEN CANDY TO NEEDY “Give away your Halloween candy to someone less fortunate”.  That’s a tough sell for a lot of children who acquire candy with gleeful determination on Halloween.  But this is just what Junior League parents in Scarsdale, Eastchester, White Plains and Edgemont said to their children.  On November 12, their […]

Now in print! Steps to Liberty Written by JLCW member, Laura F. Marsh & illustrated by John R. Wright Set in the fall of 1776, Steps to Liberty is a children’s picture book of historical fiction. Beautiful watercolor paintings illustrate life in Westchester during the American Revolution. The events in the book take place at […]