Edgemont Association

Earth Day in Edgemont a Resounding Success

Our annual Earth Day clean-up and BBQ was a great success on so many levels.  Many thanks to all of the directors that helped organize and run this event and to all of the community members that came out to help and to enjoy the festivities.

The pots at the pond are beautifully planted, hopefully to Janice Gates Kelly's specifications!  Many thanks to her for designing the pots and purchasing the plants, again!

About six refuse bags of debris was cleaned up from the median triangle and the "Old Edgemont" rock bed.

Several people put on rubber gloves and took a walk along the BRP path to collect several bags worth of trash. Resident Deanna Elstrom came up with this idea and even continued the collection from the train station up along Ardsley Road.

Many thanks to the brave kids that fished trash out of Crane's pond with makeshift fishing rods.

Many thanks to the entire McCormack clan that comes out every year to help with this event.  They bring their grill and equipment and Tom cooks for everyone.  Most importantly, they help remind everyone in attendance why Old Edgemont is such a great place to live.

As always, Director Mike Levine provided the fun and games for the kids.  He is truly part camp counselor and part Santa Claus.  The games are always different and always enjoyed.  This year he had the participants racing to sweep sponges into dustpans and catching ping pong balls into plastic bibs they were wearing.  Earth Day at Crane's Pond wouldn't be the same without Mike's fun, games and prizes!

Early in the event we joked that we should have brought chalk to draw in the crosswalk that Frank Kaiman has been so diligently fighting for on our behalf (for almost FIVE years now).  It is too bad that we didn't because Paul Feiner stopped by towards the end of the event and many residents discussed the crosswalk with him and let him know, yet again, that WE WANT OUR CROSSWALK and WE WANT IT NOW!

Everyone enjoyed the BBQ food (especially the watermelon and the cookies!).  Leftover food was donated to the Open Arms Shelter in White Plains. They were very appreciative.

Again, many thanks to the directors and their family members that spent time and energy on this event (Jon Guttenberg, Thom Hamill, Christine Howard, Janice Gates Kelly, Mike Levine, Erin Sullivan-Theisen, Beth Stephens, Travis Stratford and Deirdre Verne) and the the community members that came out to enjoy it with us. And thanks most of all to Lauren Ricci Warren, our fearless leader, for heading up the entire event, getting us all where we needed to be when we needed to be there, and for providing a fun filled day for everyone!

Local Highschooler Receives Eagle Scout Award

On Sunday, May 15, local resident Ben Darger received his Eagle Scout award from the Boy Scouts of America. As part of his requirements, Ben organized a group of 50+ volunteers to plan and complete a service project at the historic Edgemont cemetery located behind the EHS football field. Congratulations to Ben on such a great accomplishment. And thank you for all your service to our community!

Edgemont Silver Bowl Award

Longtime Old Edgemont resident John Gerspach was awarded the Edgemont Silver Bowl at the Edgemont Community Council's Annual Meeting on April 28th. John was involved with the Edgemont Association for many years  and was instrumental in starting our Halloween Parade tradition as well as our Earth Day celebration. His family still provides the candles and song sheets for our Holiday Carol Sing. It is the volunteerism and dedication of people like John that make this community such a wonderful place to live. Thanks and congratulations!

Tree Lighting Thank Yous

The 'first annual' Holiday Tree Lighting was a great success. Thanks to all who came out to help debut our new LED lights. Special mention to the gracious Kelly family who allowed all to watch from their yard—a perfect vantage point! All accounts are that the tree looks "SPECTACULAR."  Again, many thanks to Emerald Tree Care which did a fabulous job of stringing up the lights. Look for tree-lighting photos in the next issue of the Scarsdale Inquirer.

The Lights!

The lights are literally being installed right now! Kudos to Emerald Tree Care, which has generously donated its services to remove the old lights and install the new LED lights. Please join us this coming Sunday (12/6) at 6.30 pm for the official tree-lighting ceremony.
 

Community Leaders Celebrate Cemetery Installation

On November 22, community leaders gathered to celebrate the installation of a box containing histories for several of the people buried in the Greenville Church Cemetery, located between Edgemont High’s Football Field and Central Park Avenue.

Left to Right: Ben Darger of Edgemont who organized the project for his Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project; Mark Newman, Bishop of the Westchester 1st Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, sponsor of Ben’s troop; Edward Schruer, Pastor of the Greenville Community Reformed Church; Louise Clark, Edgemont Historian, and Lauren Ricci-Warren, President of the Edgemont Association. 

Earlier in the fall, Ben organized a clean-up of the cemetery.

Thank You

The Association extends kudos to board member Janice Gates Kelly for championing the effort to replace our neighborhood signs.  By now, everyone has noticed the beautiful embossed “Welcome to Old Edgemont” signs on Ardsley Road and on the triangle at the Pipeline.  She is responsible for the design from start to finish and for all of the coordination involved in installation of the new signs.  These beautiful signs were paid for with our Edgemont Association member dues and a number of private donations. Thank you Janice!

EA Awards Edgemont Bowl to Janice

On May 19, 2008, the Edgemont Association awarded Janice Gates Kelly with the Edgemont Bowl for her dedicated work as president of the Edgemont Association. It was presented by Rod O'Shea, EA treasurer. Here are the Flickr photos.