Schools
Tamarack Turkey Trot: Support PC Schools
The annual Thanksgiving walk/run raises money for Port Chester schools, and a donation drive will provide children's books and clothing for kids at Westchester homeless shelters.
Before the football, food and festivities, consider starting your Thanksgiving by helping raise money for Port Chester schools this year.
The Tamarack Tower Foundation's annual Turkey Trot is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. at Port Chester High School. Participants will meet at the flag pole near the athletic field.
Last year, some 130 neighbors and friends showed up for the fund-raiser, while JFK Magnet School kids held their own mini-trot the day before. Participants can choose between a 3.5-mile run or a 1.7-mile walk, and prizes are awarded based on a range of non-competitive categories.
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The Tamarack Tower Foundation is a non-profit that focuses its efforts on supporting students and programs in Port Chester schools. Tamarack was instrumental in bringing anti-bullying assembly to the district, and awards graduating seniors each year, among other efforts.
Participants can register ahead of the event, or the day-of by showing up between 8:30 and 9:15 p.m. Registration is $20 for adults and $10 for students for those who sign up before Nov. 21; late registration is $25 and $15, respectively.
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For more information, contact Ro Barone at rbarone1942@optonline.net or 914-937-2981.
Also, an update from reader Mark Santora:
On the day of the Turkey Trot at PCHS we will also hold the "Stuff a Bus " event. All five public schools are participating and you can as well. All you need to do is bring a pair or pairs of new pajamas or new childrens books to PCHS after Nov. 15th. There will be Stuff the Bus bins there for you to drop off your donations. All donations will be delivered by the County Coach Corp. to Westchester homeless shelters . The bus will leave PCHS after the turkey trot on Thanksgiving morning. If you want to bring your donations at that time we would be pleased to see you there. This event is being sponsored by the Tamarack Tower Foundation;The County Coach Bus Corp.; The Anthony Foust Mentors and the 21st Century after school staff and students. Mark D. Santora--Advisor for the Anthony Foust Mentors
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