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Grace's Garden Party
GRACE'S GARDEN PARTY - Fundraiser for Building a Children's Community Garden at JHC
Cocktail fundraiser sponored by the Woman's Club of Rye - Children's Philanthropy Section. Enjoy cocktails and hors d'ouevres in a festive setting while learning about plans to build "Grace's Garden." Tickets are $80 each.
Please make your checks payable to the Jay Heritage Center. Mail to Carolyn McGinnis at 66 Halsted Place, Rye, NY 10580. Additional donations welcome. RSVP by May 2, 2011. Additional inquiries can be emailed to: gracesgarden1@gmail.com
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Funds and donations raised at this event will go towards a brand new children's exploratory space to be created behind the 1907 Van Norden Carriage House. Complete with native plants and herbs, whimsical topiaries, birdhouses, twig arbors for reading, and more it will be an inspirational outdoor classroom and a lasting, green, sustainable oasis.
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The 1907 Van Norden Carriage House is JHC’s primary learning facility with a seating capacity for 150 students. It is currently used for a range of curriculum appropriate school programs in American History, Architecture and Environmental Stewardship for kids aged 7 – 11. Many of the schools that take advantage of JHC’s programs are public schools. The placement of the garden behind this building will expand the actual teaching space of the site enhancing the overall experience.
The garden will be named Grace's Garden as a tribute to Gilded Age Jay Estate resident Grace Talcott Van Norden in recognition of her philanthropy and that of her family. In the early 1900s, she and her husband Warner welcomed needy children from NYC to their home in Westchester for many happy summers of fresh air and carefree play.
