Four representatives of the Mount Kisco Fire Department’s 9-11 Memorial Committee presented a rendering of the proposed memorial to the Mount Kisco Village Board. The four members, Richard Alexander, John Boddie, Paul Felice and Joe Scopelliti stressed the need to act quickly to allow the committee to raise funds and erect the memorial before September 11, 2011, the tenth anniversary of the attack. This will be a community event led by our volunteer fire fighters. Hopefully, the committee will receive the support of all Mount Kisco residents.
At last night’s Mount Kisco Board of Trustees meeting, the Mount Kisco Village Board approved the annual 5th grade car wash for the Mount Kisco Elementary School for October 2. The event is not only a fundraiser but an event that each 5th grader at MKES eagerly anticipates. Originally, the Village of Mount Kisco staff was doubtful over whether or not the event would be approved because of the current water restrictions. Deputy Mayor Peter DiChiara and J. Michael Cindrich, however, stressed to the Village Manager how important the event was to MKES’s students.
Further, to help offset the use of the water for the car wash, Mr. Cindrich worked with the Mount Kisco Elementary School to have the 5th grade students sign a poster-size pledge to practice water conservation at home. Among other items, the 5th grade students pledged to take shorter showers or use less water when taking a bath and turning off the water while brushing their teeth and soaping their hands. Good ideas for all of us to practice.
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Blithewold, on Lexington Avenue, carries antiques and decorative accessories.
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Former Mount Kisco residents Enzo Simone and Bill Glover are involved in a project to raise both awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease.
The project, started by Enzo Simone, involved assembling a group of mountain climbers to raise awareness for Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease by climbing 10 of the world’s tallest mountains in 10 years. Simone initiated the climbing project after his mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and his father-in-law was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. The group members, called the “Regulars,” use the climbs to publicize their fundraising efforts. The Regulars are part of a larger group called The Army of Change which is made up of a group of volunteers who are each personally committed to the fight to end Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease.
The list of mountains to be climbed by The Regulars began with Mont Blanc (which stands at 15,771 feet) and will end with Mount Everest (the tallest mountain in the world which stands at 29,035 feet). The project is the subject of a current documentary, 10 Mountains 10 Years. The film, by Back Light Productions and directed by Jennifer Yee, focuses on the team members climbing Mount Kilimanjaro last summer. Ms. Yee and her film crew climbed Kilimanjaro with The Regulars and documented the physical journey, while also revealing the mental connections the climbers have to Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease.
This summer the group climbed Mount Washington in New Hampshire, their fifth mountain. Visit The Army of Change website and click on Legions to see the charities supported by The Army of Change. Watch the trailer for 10 Mountains 10 Years using this link.
At the Mount Kisco American Legion at 85 East Main Street from 6:00 to 8:00 tonight, Assemblyman Bob Castelli will have a town hall meeting to support a People’s Convention to Reform New York.
According to the Assemblyman’s press release, he is supporting legislation that would place the question of convening a People’s Convention to Reform New York before the voters in the 2010 election. A People’s Convention will be comprised of regular citizens, not politicians, as a means of bringing change to state government. If enacted, this legislation will give New Yorkers the ability to transform their government before 2017, which is the next time the question of holding a Constitutional Convention is automatically put on the ballot for a vote.
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This picture was taken in the butterfly garden planted by the Mount Kisco Library. The project was coordinated by the Mount Kisco Library Foundation as one of its many projects. Support, including donations and labor, was provided by A&J Home Care, Ability Beyond Disability, Bedford Audubon Society
Hopp Ground Garden Club, Mount Kisco Day Care, Mount Kisco Rotary Club, My Second Home Neighbors Link and Trout Unlimited.
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