Reaching Out
   The Newsletter of Greyston Foundation 
December 2012
GIVE GREYSTON AS YOUR HOLIDAY GIFT!

There's no better gift than Greyston baked goods!

Give the gift of gourmet brownies, cookies, whoopie pies and good will. Corporate and large order discounts available.

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Call 914-375-1510 x206 and speak with Ariel Hauptman, or email


Want to make a year end gift to Greyston?

 

There are many ways to support Greyston such as direct donations, stock, planned gifts and more.

 

Reach out today and speak with a Greyston representative. We're here to help!

 

Call 914-376-3900 x295 and speak with Jonathan Greengrass, or email
Please consider supporting Greyston with an on-line gift.

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Greyston Foundation 

Grounded in a whole-person approach, which we call PathMaking, Greyston Foundation, a pioneer in social enterprise, creates jobs and provides integrated programs for individuals and their families to move forward on their path to self-sufficiency.
 
Board of Directors
Edward Falkenberg
Chairman
 
Michelle Friedman
Deborah Stewart
Co-Vice Chairs
 
Patrick R.D. James
Treasurer
 
Martin Ball, Jr.
Secretary
 
Steven A. Brown
President and CEO
 
Gavin Berger
Joan Binstock
Diane Greenwald
Amy Hall
Kenneth Jenkins
Karen Kochevar
Jeffrey Koslowsky
Gregg Lerner
Francisco Lugovina
Daniel Magnus
Gloria Mirrione
Arthur T. Murphy, Jr.
John Orlando
Molly Penn
Todd Stern
Ruth Suzman
Andrew Yearley
Susan Yoss

Wisdom Council
Betty Cotton
Chair

Ben Cohen
Alfred D. DelBello
Dee DelBello
Janet DiFiore
Bernard Glassman
Jerry Greenfield
Rick Helfenbein
Alisa White Holland
Lynne Katzmann
Peter Mandelstam
Ann Pleshette Murphy
Jonathan F.P. Rose


Senior Staff
Steven Brown
President and CEO
 
Michael Brady
President, Greyston Bakery

Jonathan Greengrass
Vice President, Development & Public Relations

Matthew B. Shelley
Senior Vice President, Health and Human Services

Jennifer Solomon
Chief Financial Officer

Shelley W. Weintraub
Vice President, Real Estate 


Greyston Foundation
21 Park Avenue
Yonkers, NY 10703
914.376.3900
www.greyston.org
 
To receive information about ways to become more involved, please contact Jonathan Greengrass at  914.376.3900 ext. 295 or email
[email protected]

 

Steven Brown

 Letter From

the President

 

 

Dear Friends,

 

As we approach the year-end, I'm reaching out to ask that you consider Greyston as part of your year-end giving.  

 

This year at Greyston we celebrate our 30-year anniversary. Thirty successful years providing jobs, housing, childcare, health care and helping countless individuals on their path to a brighter future. We are proud of our track record of accomplishment and are energized about a future full of potential.

 

Celebrate with us by making an extra-special year-end gift. 

 

With the uncertainty in Washington around the tax code, including potential limits on charitable donations and unknown capital gains rates, there is no better time to make a charitable gift to Greyston! You can maximize your tax savings and help scores of individuals and families with critically needed support.

 

Please consider making an impact gift by donating now to Greyston.

 

Thank you for your consideration and support.

Steven Brown

 

Plunging at Greyston

 

Plunging is a term at Greyston that means taking a day to walk in the shoes of someone else. It's an opportunity to increase our knowledge of how our programs operate on a daily basis and understand the challenges faced by others throughout the Greyston Mandala. Greyston senior staff spend a day plunging in every one of our program and Board members are encouraged to do so as well.

   

Deborah Stewart, Board Chair of Greyston Family Inn and a Greyston Foundation board member recently plunged at the Child Care Center and the Bakery. "Working on the inspection line of the Bakery I learned firsthand how dedicated and hardworking are Greyston's bakers.  It is unbelievably tough to stay on your feet for 12 hours a day and stay focused on producing our amazing brownies," said Deborah.  "The goodness in Greyston Brownies is baked in by its great work crew.  It's a day I'll never forget." 

Deborah Stewart on the brownie production line.

  

Take the plunge with us, make a gift today. 

 

Some Portfolio Advice
from a Friend of Greyston

 

When you review your portfolio at year-end, keep gifting strategies in mind.

 

Investors are preparing now for January 1, 2013, when over $600 billion in tax increases and spending cuts possibly take effect. One of the best ways to draw back from this "fiscal cliff" is to make a tax-exempt charitable gift. The question is: what's the best way to do it?

 

That depends on how -- and how much - you want to give. Cash is always the easiest way possible.  

 

But here are some other ideas that may benefit not just your bottom line, but your portfolio's composition. As you review your portfolio for gains and losses this time of the year, you may find other ways to shift assets around. For example, check to see if you own too much stock in any companies - positions that now represent a larger percentage of your holdings than other assets.  

 

These "concentrated positions," as they're called, could be the result of multiple splits or increase in price. Selling them could hit you with a hefty capital gains penalty. And then there are the "odd lot" positions, stocks you may have inherited or held for so long that you no longer have their original cost basis and are therefore difficult to sell. Don't hassle: give them away and reap a tax advantage while you help people In need.

 

Because no one gifting strategy works best for everyone, consult with your financial and tax professionals about your family legacy goals.

 

For more information, contact:

Donna Goldman, CFP�
Senior Director -Investments 
Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.
360 Hamilton Avenue
White Plains, NY 10601
Toll Free: (866) 504-3746
Fax: (914) 328-5022
E-mail: [email protected]

 

Thanksgiving at Greyston

 

  

A Maitri Thanksgiving

 

Thanksgiving at Maitri this year included a banquet of turkey and ham with all the fixings, served to members by the staff.  In a "Gratitude" group that preceded the festive meal, members gave thanks to Maitri for all the growth they had experienced in the past year.

Particularly notable was the number of members who were grateful for their new-found ability to "care"-- for others and for themselves. As one evidence of this, members decided to place a box in the lobby for gifts of food and other necessities for the victims of Hurricane Sandy.

 

 

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 Thanksgiving for Greyston Residents 

Bernie Glassman, Greyston's Founder, joined with Arthur Davis, Case Manager at Greyston Health Services to deliver 30 complete "Turkey baskets" donated by our friends at Iona College to families living in Greyston's Warburton apartments.

Please consider supporting Greyston with an online gift.

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Greyston Facebook Page

 

Find us on Facebook 

 

 

Team up with Friends and Family to "crowd give" to Greyston this year. Have everyone chip in on a gift and see how much you can raise - go to our Greyston's Facebook page for more information


 

The Greyston Facebook page is updated weekly with information about upcoming events, tips from our programs and interesting facts about Greyston.