Katonah Nonprofits and Charities

PUSH has moved the dial on awareness and prevention of stillbirth in the pregnancy loss community and the non-pregnancy loss community more than any other loss organizations have in the short time PUSH has been a nonprofit.

I am a retired Social Studies teacher who has worked with REAP . My Human Rights students created two fund raising campaigns. The first one was called Mango for Hope and the second one was called the Moo Project. Both project were student generated as the decided that they wanted to raise money for REAP so they learned about determining a goal/objective, marketing their product to the student body-TShirts designed by the students and organizing a student run concert. The Mango for Hope raised money for a mango garden with indigeous mango trees so the students and their families would have access to food while the second campaign raised money to buy a milking cow so that the students would have access to milk during their school day. Both of these projects were designed by my students to make a difference in the lives of the students at Duha School where REAP has generously been supporting their educational efforts for over 10 years. The reason my students became so motivated to help the Duha students is that they felt that REAP was one organization that raised money that went directly to the stated project. The money they raised went directly to buy mango trees and a cows for the school. Both of these projects not only helped the students but they benefitted the larger community .<br><br>I am now a Board member responsible for connecting schools to REAP as I hope to continue supporting their efforts in making a difference in a Rwanda. As a board member I see that REAP continues to give all of its funds directly the stated programs that it supports.

Planting our vegetable garden back on Memorial Day week end we were not sure what to expect but it was fun to involve the kids. We planted green beans, zucchinies, eggplants, peppers and cucumber and some herbs (basil, mint, tarragon and rosemary). We used organic fertilizers as requested. We were totally amazed how fast the plants grew and how quickly we were able to harvest. We all rediscovered the simple gesture of watering, trimming, tutoring, weeding a piece of Earth that would simply sustain us for weeks of fresh veggies. I have to mention the taste of green beens just harvested, steamed and eaten with butter and salt. Just devine. My kids discovered that they actually loved green beans! NOt mentionning all the good (vitamins) of freshly harvested vegetables. Part of being involved in the Community Garden is also to volunteer to maintain the plots that were reserved to grow veggies to sustain a couple of local families. One of my son, 12 years old, has been very involved and proud to help in this community service. We had an highly rewarding experience in many aspects. We also made new friends! I hope we can do it again next year. VDM from Bedford, NY.