NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y - Communities for All Ages co-coordinators Stephanie Tomei and David Peters introduced the organizations Education and Lifelong Learning, initiative to League of Women Voters of New Rochelle members, New Rochelle officials and residents, at the leagues monthly Coffee and Conversation event in the New Rochelle Public Library meeting room Friday.
We are all about making New Rochelle a better place for growing up, and living, said Tomei.
The national program aims to bring residents of all ages and generations together to form a better community for all..
Peters, and Tomei found education and learning to be the most common topics after spending time researching what New Rochelle residents needed and cared most about.
The two believe way of thinking can only help improve New Rochelle and bring residents of all the different neighborhoods and backgrounds under a single umbrella for them all to interact and get to know one another in a nurturing environment.
Were going to be much more successful, and much more sustainable, Tomei said.
The program was jump-started through a $50,000 start-up grant from United Way of Westchester-Helen Andrus-Benedict Foundation. This year's grant money was also made possible by The New Rochelle Council of Community Services. Money for future work is dependent on the renewal of the current grant at the end of the current year.
Phase One of the project is expected to begin soon. This focuses on the creation of educational classes in locations such as the public library, and construction of a community garden on Lincoln Ave.
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