Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    CAMP MORTYWITH THE PANDEMIC HITTING PEAK LEVELS IN LATE SPRING, WESTCHESTER PARKS FOUNDATION (WPF) STAFF WERE FACED WITH A DEVASTATING CHALLENGE. THE 14TH SEASON OF CAMP MORTY WAS PLANNED FOR THE SUMMER, BUT THE NEW RESTRICTIONS WOULD MEAN THAT WPF COULD NOT SAFELY RUN THE ANNUAL SLEEPAWAY CAMP FOR WESTCHESTER'S MOST VULNERABLE CHILDREN. KNOWING THAT THE CAMPERS WOULD STILL NEED SAFE ACTIVITIES AND HEALTHY ROLE MODELS, WPF MADE THE DIFFICULT DECISION TO HOLD CAMP MORTY VIRTUALLY. CANCELLING CAMP ALTOGETHER WAS NOT AN OPTION THAT WAS CONSIDERED, SO WPF'S CAMP DIRECTOR WORKED TIRELESSLY TO COME UP WITH AN ENGAGING AND DYNAMIC PROGRAM TO BRING CAMP MORTY TO THE CAMPERS, AT HOME. CAMP MORTY IS INTEGRAL TO THE MISSION OF WPF. THANKS TO CAMP MORTY, THOUSANDS OF WESTCHESTER'S CHILDREN HAVE EXPERIENCED THEIR FIRST OUTDOOR CAMPFIRE, FIRST HIKE, FIRST SWIM IN A LAKE, CATCHING THEIR FIRST FROGS AND COUNTLESS OTHER LIFE-CHANGING MOMENTS. THESE EXPERIENCES FUEL A LOVE OF THE OUTDOORS AND FOR WESTCHESTER'S AMAZING PARKS. EVEN IN 2020, CAMP MORTY PROVIDED HUNDREDS OF CAMPERS WITH FREE TECHNOLOGY, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES, AND HUMAN CONNECTION THROUGH HUNDREDS OF HOURS OF ONLINE PROGRAMMING. THIS YEAR, WPF RECEIVED 378 COMPLETE APPLICATIONS AND WERE ABLE TO CONNECT 325 INDIVIDUAL CAMPERS TO CAMP MORTY WITH A RECORD TOTAL OF 772 CAMPER SPACES FILLED. NINETY-FOUR CAMPERS WERE FROM THE MOST CHALLENGED POPULATION - THOSE THAT COME FROM HOMELESS SHELTERS, FOSTER CARE, OR CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES. ST. CHRISTOPHER'S INC., AN ORGANIZATION THAT SERVES SPECIAL NEEDS YOUTH IN A RESIDENTIAL SETTING, WORKED CLOSELY WITH WPF TO REGISTER FAMILIES AND COORDINATE DISTRIBUTION OF SUPPLIES.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $267.9K

  • Program 2 [2020]

    DRIVING RANGESWESTCHESTER PARKS FOUNDATION (WPF) OPERATES TWO DRIVING RANGES, ONE AT MOHANSIC IN YORKTOWN AND ONE AT DUNWOODIE IN YONKERS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION, WPF ENCOURAGES THE USE OF WESTCHESTER'S COUNTY PARKS, OF WHICH THESE DRIVING RANGES ARE PART, AND THE PROCEEDS COLLECTED AT THE RANGES ARE USED IN WPF'S PROGRAMS AND INVESTMENTS IN SUPPORT OF THE PARK SYSTEM.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $468.8K

  • Program 3 [2020]

    WINTER WONDERLANDWESTCHESTER PARKS FOUNDATION (WPF) AND WESTCHESTER COUNTY PARKS KICKED OFF A SEVENTH SUCCESSFUL SEASON OF WINTER WONDERLAND ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27 WITH THE LIGHTING OF WESTCHESTER'S FAVORITE CHRISTMAS TREE - OVER 40' TALL AND ARGUABLY THE TALLEST IN THE COUNTY. 2020'S WINTER WONDERLAND WAS REIMAGINED IN LIGHT OF THE PANDEMIC, TO BE A FULLY DRIVE-THRU LIGHT SHOW EXPERIENCE. PATRONS COULD ENJOY THE DAZZLING, FAMILY-FRIENDLY LIGHT SHOW FROM THE SAFETY AND COMFORT OF THEIR PERSONAL VEHICLES, AS WELL AS APPRECIATE THE BEAUTY OF KENSICO DAM PLAZA DURING A TIME OF YEAR THAT THEY MAY NOT NORMALLY VISIT THE PARK. AN ESTIMATED OVER 100,000 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE PROGRAM. WINTER WONDERLAND RAN FOR 5 CONSECUTIVE WEEKS AND ENDED ON JANUARY 3, 2021.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $437.2K