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Fall Gala 2009
The White Plains Beautification Foundation Fall Gala 2009 is scheduled for Thursday, October 29 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Woman's Club of White Plains, 305 Ridgeway. The event will feature a dance extravaganza presented by Arthur Murray Dance Studio of White Plains, a demonstration by Carla Iarocci of Gedney Farms Nursery on "Bringing in Your House Plants," a silent auction and raffle.
Caperberry Events Catering will provide a feast of butlered hors d'oeuvres, cocktail hour displays, stations including "Hudson Valley Smokin'," "Home Style Autumn Table," and "Gedney Farms Fresh 'n Fancy," as well as a dessert table. Wines will be donated by Prospero Winery and Stuart Levine of VINO 100.
Claudia Doherty and Jean Bello are co-chairing the event which usually draws a crowd of over 200 guests. Invitations and programs were designed by Rose marie James and printed by PIP Printing.
The cost to attend is $85 ($130 for Benefactor which includes a program listing/$250 for Patron which also includes a 2" x 3.5" ad space in program). Contact Beth Levine at ealevine@yahoo.com if you wish to attend. Walk-ins are welcome. To place an ad or tribute in the evening's program, contact Renate Daly at renatedaly@hotmail.com. Costs range from $50 for a quarter page/business card size ad to $150 for a full page. The deadline to submit an ad is October 14, 2009.
Because WPBF is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, your contribution is tax deductible (please note, fair market value is $25). Proceeds from the gala directly benefit the over 50 gardens planted and maintained by WPBF throughout the city of White Plains.
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This Blooming City
"This Blooming City," our public access television show, airs Tuesdays and Saturdays at
9 P.M. on channel 76 in the White Plains area. Subjects discussed and illustrated with colorful video cutaways include the Foundation's many gardens, as well as gardens of residents. Professionals in landscaping, trees, pruning, etc. lend their expertise to our
shows, which have aired and been hosted by Beth Wallach since 1990.
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Outdoor Arts Festival
Board members volunteer at the WPBF booth to meet and greet the public during the White Plains Outdoor Arts Festival.
Pictured above from left: Charlotte Szabo, Mary Briante, Chair, Gail Landauer,
and Rebecca Bright.
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Arbor Day
Each year for the last 22 years, WPBF has provided a tree for planting during a school program to celebrate Arbor Day. Under the leadership of our president, Dorothy Schere, and Arbor Day chair Beth Roach, we work with school principals and teachers to involve students in understanding the importance of trees to the environment. For Arbor Day 2006, students at the White Plains Middle School at Eastview planted a Kwansan cherry tree. In past years, students have participated in the planting of a flowering crabapple tree at Post Road School, and Kwansan cherry trees at White Plans High School, Ridgeway, George Washington, and Church Street elementary schools.
 Arbor Day 2005 at White Plains High School: Dedicating a new Kwansasn cherry tree.
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We Celebrate 40 Years at our Ruby Gala
On Sunday, November 6, 2005, WPBF celebrated our 40th anniversary at our annual fund raiser appropriately titled "The Ruby Gala." Thanks to our Gala Co-Chairs, Linda and Steven Rasch, and their dedicated committee, hundreds of community supporters enjoyed a memorable evening. We look forward to this year's Gala to be held on Sunday, November 5, 2006, at the Woman's Club of White Plains. Co-Chairs are Renate Daly and Ruth Melnikoff.
Top Left, Beth Wallach, former President of WPBF, with Linda Rasch, Co-Chair of the Gala Committee and WPBF Recording Secretary at the irresistible dessert table
Top Right: Checking in Gala guests: Ann Edwards, a former President of WPBF, Lucille Claroni, Charlotte Szabo,
and Alison Walsh.
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Middle: Hon. Robert F. Ruger, former President of WPBF and Betty Graessle, Board Member
Bottom Right: Gala Co-Chairs, Linda and Steve Rasch, enjoy
the festivities.
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