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Dramatic and BY SUSAN YOUNGWOOD airy, traditional, yet open layout, many upgrades and top-of-the- 6 Dusk to Dawn: Q&A with John Re line renovations. Great home for entertaining. Close to all location. BY GRACE BENNETT spotlights 8 “Remember the Partisans” BY STACEY PFEFFER 12 Protecting our Children from Sexual Predators BY JANINE CROWLEY HAYNES 10 Chappaqua Children’s Book Festival in Pics 21 On Call with the Amazing PHOTOS BY LESLIE REGAN CVAC Volunteers 6 | Mike Wolfensohn (left) and John Re BY AUDREY BROOKS 14 Concert to End Gun Violence BY FRANCESCA HOGADUS election 2016 just between us 4. Graceful Gratitude The Joy of Community Day 28| cover 15 BY GRACE BENNETT PHOTOS BY LESLIE REGAN If Our Neighbor Becomes President: 16 “Those Who Can, Teach” inside thoughts BY MIRIAM LONGOBARDI 7 Girls Weigh In 26. Teaching our Kids about COVER PHOTO features local students Winning and Losing BY DANIKA ALTMAN,PH.D. from the Chappaqua Summer Writing 24 Scott Kahan’s Program for Girls taught by KERI WALSH Financial Asset Management (M.Phil Oxford, Ph.D. Princeton). BY MATT SMITH etcetera 33 Nine Ways Chappaqua Might Change 32 Chappaqua Cares 36 An Attitude of Gratitude BY STACEY PFEFFER for Empty Bowls BY JODI BARETZ Letter to the Editor We immensely appreciate your continued support for the Rotary Club and Community Day, and can’t thank you enough for featuring Rotary on the cover of your September/October 2016 Edition. The New Castle equivalent of being on the cover of the Rolling Stone!! My family was very pleased to see the photo with Nita, our favorite Ranked 5th in The Leading Real Estate Companies of The World, The World’s Largest Luxury Real Estate Network, 3,500 Offices representative. Just can’t thank you enough, and can’t imagine where this town would be without your beautiful writings. raveis.com Sandy Bueti, "The best website in real estate" 35 | The New Agenda’s Rotary Club of Chappaqua National Girlfriends Networking Day 2015 November 2016 | INSIDE CHAPPAQUA | 03 just us between Graceful Gratitude I recently started a “Mindfulness Boot Camp” with Jodi • That the election season is almost over. I think that Baretz, whose etcetera column in this edition is an excel- needs no further explanation. I haven’t met anyone, on lent reflection on gratitude. I’m not sure I can add more either side of the political aisle, who isn’t suffering from value on the subject than Jodi, but interesting to note: some degree of election fatigue. If I’ve contributed to Jodi explained to our group that feeling yours in any way, I hope that my passion has been re- grateful may not come naturally at all. ceived in only the positive manner it was intended. In fact, she said that us humans harbor • To the power of the written word. Election fatigue aside, a “negativity bias,” meaning we’re more I’m thrilled that seven courageous girls took time out likely to focus on the one negative aspect this summer to express to the community at large their of say, a vacation, than on the many pos- smart and passionate thoughts about the election while itive aspects of the experience. Similarly, pondering their neighbor’s incredible journey. I’m grateful in relationships, one negative experience to Dr. Keri Walsh, who brought her writing program at the can cast a shadow on an overall positive Greeley House this past summer to my attention. pairing, or one annoying personality trait might be your obsessive focus on an otherwise wonderful person. • My ‘get fit’ journey at the Saw Mill Club in Mount Kisco. I announced on Facebook recently that I’d gained too As my mom might have put it, people like to kvetch…a much weight over the last year. I’m grateful for the oppor- lot. Seems we have to practice being more mindful about tunity to train twice a week with a wonderfully engaging feeling grateful! So I’m going to share just a few things personal trainer, Sarah Eichorn. She’s making a huge I’m feeling grateful for today: difference in how I feel both physically and mentally in these empty nest years. The changes in how I look and • To fresh starts, personally, speaking. Single again after a feel are showing in little increments, and I’m embracing relationship–that had dragged on for far too long, admit- Sarah’s belief that a positive journey is as important to my tedly–finally ended ‘for real’ before the summer. Grateful well-being and long term success as any weight loss I ex- only for fond memories now, and for the free time to open perience. I’ll be writing more about this special experience the door to new possibilities. in the next edition, too! • To fresh starts, professionally speaking, too. 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