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In case you missed Wednesday's Advocacy Dinner, we announced receipt of a stunning $1.5 million anonymous gift to kick off our Centennial Campaign. The Campaign will celebrate WCA's 100th anniversary in 2014, and will support the organization's work to secure bright futures for all Westchester children and youth. Inspired by the announcement of this gift, Mrs. Kathryn Wasserman Davis, a former WCA President and longtime dedicated supporter, asked for the microphone in order to announce her own gift of $100,000!
WCA President Janet Gutterman announced the anonymous gift from the podium at Tappan Hill, following remarks by Bill Bentley, President and CEO of Voices for America's Children. At the donor's request, the gift will be invested in WCA's endowment fund, making it a legacy that will benefit the children of Westchester County for decades to come.
"This extraordinary vote of confidence is truly inspirational to all of the WCA Family, who are dedicated to protecting our children's future, said Cora Greenberg, WCA's Executive Director. " It is a transformative gift that will allow WCA to make significant, sustainable changes for children." Greenberg further explained that WCA plans to pro-actively identify children's needs, use data to track child well-being, and engage a wider range of community partners-such as business, clergy, civic groups, parents and youth-in creating and advocating for a vision for Westchester's children and youth.
"Setting these goals and figuring out how to meet them is a job for all of us, because children's needs must be met during childhood, regardless of crises in the nation's economy or shifts in the political climate," said WCA President Janet Gutterman. "Children can't wait for better times. WCA works to make sure they don't have to," she added.
Keynote speaker at Wednesday's event was Bill Bentley, President and CEO of Voices for America's Children, a nationwide network of multi-issue child advocacy organizations, of which WCA is a member. "I'm so pleased to participate in this historic moment for WCA," he remarked. "This organization represents the power and consistency of citizen-led advocacy for children, which has resulted in concrete improvements in their lives, such as access to health care, early childhood education and youth employment programs, to name a few."
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