ANNUALREPORT2015

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Dear Friends,

The Greenburgh Nature Center turned 40 in 2015! We celebrated this important milestone with the creation of new natural features on our preserve and forward-thinking programming that reflects the wisdom of our years and vision for the future.

Our theme “Keeping Westchester Wild” resonated with the creation of a Native Plant Meadow, planning for a new butterfly arbor and refurbished paths and trailways. The Nature Center’s sustainability platform launched new initiatives, focusing on topics such as waste reduction and recycling, composting, and energy conservation. For example, in two Edgemont elementary school cafeterias, faculty and staff reduced their waste by up to 95% thanks to a collaboration with Nature Center educators. Every year, we are reaching a wider breadth of audiences and impacting more people. Our education programs work with municipalities, businesses and residents of all ages, with the goal of teaching the widest spectrum of our community on how we all can be environmental stewards and leaders.

Every day, we are reminded why the Nature Center is a beloved family and community destination. We have witnessed the brief, exciting moment that an active child halts in awe as a butterfly lands on her dress. We have watched our youth volunteers mature and flourish as they take on more responsibility, engage with the public, and realize all that they have to offer their community. We have listened to the gratitude and joy expressed by our supporters and members.

The Greenburgh Nature Center is thriving thanks to the kindness, dedication and generosity of this community and beyond. We are all part of this success. We are deeply grateful for the support and commitment of the Town of Greenburgh, ensuring that the Nature Center remains a vital resource for all residents. Today we are proud to celebrate the Nature Center’s next 40 years, with a hope for our increased understanding, love, and care for our ever-changing, mysterious, and inspiring natural world.

Sincerely,

Margaret Tjimos Goldberg Catherine A. LuddenExecutive Director President, Board of Directors

Our mission is to

ignite passion, curiosity,

and respect for our

natural world.

Our vision is to be a

leader in the region for

environmental

education and best

sustainable practices.

Margaret Tjimos GoldbergExecutive Director

Catherine A. LuddenPresident, Board of Directors

• 33-acre woodland preserve with trails, a pond, a native plant meadow, gardens, great lawn, butterfly arbor and educational exhibits• Nature’s Discovery Playground• Outdoor animal exhibits include a birds of prey aviary, barnyard, chicken coop and rabbit hutch• Indoor exhibits include a live animal museum with over 100 specimens, hands-on nature exhibits, changing art exhibits and a greenhouse with botanical and hydroponics exhibits• Year-round classes and programs for all ages• Camps for children during school holidays and summer months• Birthday party options for children ages 3+• Special seasonal community events• Nature and environmental education programs for school groups, scouts, companies, counties, school districts and other groups of all ages and backgrounds• Volunteer opportunities for all ages and skill levels• More than 85,000 people of all ages and backgrounds from Westchester County and the New York metropolitan area are served by the Greenburgh Nature Center each year.

Grounds are open daily dawn to dusk throughout the year. The Nature Center’s indoor exhibits are open daily (CLOSED Fridays and a few holidays), 9:30AM - 4:30PM on weekdays and 10AM - 4:30PM on weekends.

ABOUT US

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We taught more than 800 pre-K-12 school programs in 2015. Thanks to a generous grant from the St. Faith’s Foundation, Richard J. Bailey elementary students received hands-on, place-based programs that were specific to their school campus.

The Greenburgh Nature Center helps adults, children and students understand our relationship to the natural

environment, how these ecosystems function and how we all can live more sustainably. We teach in schools and

community-based organizations as well as provide an extensive program roster at our preserve.

The following provides a brief snapshot of our year:

The Greenburgh Nature Center brings the community together through annual festivals, family campouts and weekly education workshops and events. More than 27,000 people participated in the 1,100 programs we presented in 2015! Our popular community events included Maple Sugaring Party, Spring Celebration and Egg Hunts, Earth Day, Honey Harvest Party, Fall Festival, and Scarecrows and Pumpkins Parade.

Thanks to our generous partner Con Edison, the Greenburgh Nature Center offered Teaching Trails, a free weekend program that explored our woodland forest trails. Visitors learned about animal tracks and ways that animals make trees their home.

Summer camps engaged Kindergarten through 7th grade students in 2015. For instance, our 7th graders learned wilderness survival skills, including fire building, shelter construction, tracking techniques, and plant identification. Our younger campers learned how to build a shelter and collaborate—seen here!

EVENTS AND PROGRAMS

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SPECIAL EXHIBITSWalk Among Live Butterflies inspired up-close encounters with native butterfly species.

Summer visitors were treated to Story Walk, a self-guided reading tour enticing visitors to explore our forest. This year’s literary offering was the delightful children’s book, Red Fox at Hickory Lane, written by Kathleen M. Hollenbeck and illustrated by Wendy Smith.

Trains, Your Ticket to the Great Outdoors offers a special, annual holiday treat of a working model train displayed in the manor house, thanks to our partnership with the Yonkers Model Railroad Club.

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MUSEUM AND ANIMAL COLLECTION

Our live animal museum, which houses and cares for mostly rescued animals, added 30 new roommates:

1 rabbit2 guinea pigs1 chinchilla1 cane toad

1 bearded dragon2 leopard geckos

2 tarantulas20 millipedes

Our animals get to meet the public every day in our busy

museum and some even travel with our educators to meet children all

over the NY Metro area.

Our live animal museum, which houses and cares for mostly rescued animals, added 30 new roommates:

1 rabbit2 guinea pigs1 chinchilla1 cane toad

1 bearded dragon2 leopard geckos

2 tarantulas20 millipedes

Our animals get to meet the public every day in our busy

museum and some even travel with our educators to meet children all

over the NY Metro area.

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Issues and practices of sustainability increasingly drive the focus of the Greenburgh Nature Center’s work with communities. As a regional educational leader, the Nature Center partners with municipalities, area businesses, organizations and individuals to provide sustainability programming for residents of all ages. In 2015, the Greenburgh Nature Center led successful efforts to increase recycling, compost and overall waste reduction.

A few of these successful initiatives included:

A Zero Waste Campaign with the town of Greenburgh helped train town interns on ways to increase recycling and compost collection at Anthony Veteran Park on weekends, as well as provided waste reduction trainings to the general public.

The Greenburgh Nature Center assisted students, faculty and staff in reducing waste in the Greenville and Seely Place cafeterias by up to 95%, thanks to support from the Edgemont School Foundation and The Moses Feldman Family Foundation.

Ten free, public environmental programs were hosted in partnership with the Lower Hudson Sierra Club, including “Into the Gyre: The Great Atlantic Garbage Patch,” “Moving Beyond the Automobile,” and “Free Energy: A Local Family Saves By Going Solar.” The Greenburgh Nature Center also hosted free, hands-on demonstration workshops year-round on backyard composting.

Through the generosity of donors, the Greenburgh Nature Center acquired new outdoor recycling stations that enable visiting clases and the public to properly separate paper, co-mingled recyclables, and food waste for composting from trash. The stations make recycling educational, fun, and easy for all ages.

SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES

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CAPITAL PROJECTS

As a local ambassador of Westchester’s wild beauty, the Greenburgh Nature Center is proud of its newest natural feature, our Native Plant Meadow, which was made possible thanks to the

generosity and hard work of Catherine A. Ludden and Eric Rothenberg, who were major benefactors to the project. In 2015, the Meadow began to blossom and thrive, creating a special home for plants, animals and insects.

MEMBERSHIP

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CAPITAL PROJECTS SUPPORT

A STRONG COMMUNITY OF FRIENDS

The Nature Center is growing and thriving, thanks to our broad-based support system in 2015, which included grounds and building maintenance support from the Town of Greenburgh. The Town of Greenburgh increased their commitment to the Nature Center and provided important support services to help improve the appearance of the building and grounds. We also extend a heartfelt thanks to our many friends and neighbors that generously supported our work through our 3rd annual Farm to Table and our 3rd annual Golf Outing and Reception. We are delighted that these events broke previous fundraising records, securing $100,000, and attracting new friends and creating new memories for all. We are continually grateful for the local businesses and corporations that participate in our community events and provide needed sponsorship, funding and in-kind contributions.

The Westchester County Department of Parks, Recreation, and Conservation supported discounted nature education programs for high-need Westchester schools and public events for children and adults. New York State’s Zoological and Botanical Gardens and Aquarium (ZBGA) program supported the ongoing care of our living collections as well the Nature Center’s educational and recreational programs that promote the state’s natural heritage.

In 2015, we engaged members by offering free monthly events and discounts for weekend and special programming. Our membership numbers remained steady at 850. The majority hold family memberships, with 45% residing in Greenburgh and the remainder in other parts of Westchester County.

“The Greenburgh Nature Center has become like a second home... I learned so much about animal husbandry, ecology and the nature of Westchester County, as well as team building and communication skills…Interacting with the visitors has done wonders for my ability to speak in public and teach about nature…[the Nature Center] has instilled in me a great respect and understanding for the nature around us; I will carry that forever.” - Ariella Kornreich, 19, volunteer for 5 years

Volunteers are a vital source of staffing and visitor outreach. More than 400 volunteers—from high school and college-age students through seniors—donated 12,000 hours of their time and talents in 2015. Our animal museum relies on the greatest contribution of 60% volunteer time, as well as our gardens and grounds which benefit from nearly 20% volunteer labor and love! High school age volunteers (ages 14 - 18) contributed a majority of all volunteer hours, at 36%, followed by 31% of adults (23 and older), 25% of college-age (ages 19 - 22), and 7% of children under 14.

MEMBERSHIP

VOLUNTEER SUPPORT

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND PROFESSIONAL STAFFGREENBURGH NATURE CENTER BOARD OF DIRECTORS

As of December 31, 2015

Executive Board:Catherine A. LuddenJonathan BorgMichael SimsMichael TomJennifer Hu CorriggioBennett Fradkin

President1st Vice President2nd Vice PresidentTreasurerSecretaryMember at Large

GREENBURGH NATURE CENTER PROFESSIONAL STAFF As of December 31, 2015

Margaret Tjimos Goldberg, Executive DirectorPenny Berman, Director of Operations & Visitor ServicesRachel Becker, Sustainability Specialist & EducatorTravis Brady, Director of Education & Living CollectionMichelle Brier, Director of Strategic DevelopmentMegan Bryant, Finance & Programming AdministratorAnne Jaffe Holmes, Director of Conservation & Sustainability EducationKerrilee Hunter, Supervisor of Education & VolunteersCasey Keefe, Naturalist EducatorIsabelle Kuhn, Naturalist Educator InternJocelyn Lim, Director of FinanceJohn Mancuso, Senior Naturalist Educator & IT SupportAndrew Michalski, Naturalist EducatorPam Miner, Strategic Initiatives & Projects LeaderRebecca Snyder, Events & Marketing ManagerGreg Wechgelaer, Naturalist Educator

Board members:

Robert A. (Tony) BarronConsultant, TheCorporateCounsel.Net,and Adjunct Professor at NYU School of Continuing Education

Jonathan M. BorgAttorney at Law, Bedell & Forman LLP

David CautinChief Executive Officer, Connect America

Jennifer Hu CorriggioPro bono general counsel at Child Education International

Ernest CsakFinancial Consultant, Merrill Lynch

Bennett FradkinFounder and Owner, Fradkin & McAlpin Architects

Jason KleinCurator, Westchester CountyDepartment of Parks, Recreation and Conservation

Hyunsook (Sookie) Lee-KimBranch Manager, TD Bank

Catherine A. LuddenConsultant, securities regulatory matters

Anthony LuisiAttorney at Law, Cuddy & Feder LLP

James E. Nottingham IIIAssistant Vice President, Marketing and Communication, NEA Federal Credit Union

Michael SimsGeneral Manager, Network News Service LLC

Aaron SouryIndependent Vacation Specialist, affiliated with Cruises Inc.

Michael TomPrincipal at Point B Planning, LLC

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OUR DONORS$75,000+Catherine Ludden & Eric Rothenberg

$4,999 - $10,000Cathy Capasso & Steven Sprague Yvette & Larry GrallaMeyer Koplow

$2,500 - $4,000Andrew & Randi BerdonJim BlannJennifer Hu Corriggio & Tony CorriggioMargaret & David GoldbergTom & Betsy McCormackSandy & Bill MorrisseyMichael & Cookie Woltz

$950 - $2,000Mr. & Mrs. Robert BarronScott BloomStefanie & Jonathan BorgDavid Cautin & Alison YaffieLena & Jeffrey CrandallSusan CryaneBob & Marthe CzufinDanielle DeMaioCynthia & Tim DunneDavid FeinsteinJamie FormanBennett FradkinDebbie & Jeff GellerErika HallJill & Mark HirschDiana JuettnerSameea Kasim & Keith DomescikAnthony LuisiLee & Pam MinerWendy Naidich & Elliot WienerDavid & Amy RoyAllison StabilePeter TiradoRuth ToffJulie WeinsteinWayne Yang & Euching Lin

$350 - $900Vicki AdlerJoe ArmistoPatt BaldinoLinda BlairJudy & Jim BoyleKim & Brian BrennanGerry ByrneRebecca CacciatoJoseph CarsonAnthony CatalanoPhil CoffmanErnest Csak & Debra ImbrognoJohn & Peggy CurtisBill DoescherMadelaine EppensteinKeith FasanoJonathan FelerMildred GarsonBruce & Dianne GeigerPeter & Wendy GoldsteinCarl & Monika GranholmLora & Robert GriffithRosemary Herbert Michelle Hertz & Lawrence FriedmanMonica HindmarchJohn KallirJen & Steve KasoffSookie Lee KimMichael KleinDenise & Jeffrey KoslowskyRebekah LeeAnnetta LoveBarbara & Dan MartinFloyd & Barbara McKinnonJohn & Liz McNallyKen & Irene NussbaumDavid O’NeilHarry & Marjorie PhillipsMarcia PresserDylan PyneDonna RagusaJonathan Rice & Victoria LeeDavid RinglerMichael & Karen RosenblattPhilippe Sandmeier & Robin Liebowitz

Linda SchoenthalerRonald SchulhofJudy Seiff & Joel BarthMonica & John SgangaMichael & Joni SimsJames Sligar & Diana SattelbergerCameron SmithDavid & Beth StephensNadine & Bill ThomasJim ThorpMichael TomMargie & Larry WeinrebSteve Weiss

$250 - $300Mireille BejjaniHarold BursonJohn Civetta Jr.Lorelei Davidson-ThompsonCarolyn DuncanWilliam & Lisa EcksteinAli EdelsteinMichael & Susan Santucci FaillaJeanette FairhurstStewart & Dolly GagerPeter & Wendy GoldsteinJames & Julie HallowellKatie & Ken HiteJennifer HuffmanJudy HuffmanJen & Steve KasoffJulie KimMonica KoMichael Lewis & Christine SlobenAthena MaikishCorrine MeliMarjorie MortonEmily OttLeslie RichJessica RosenfeldElizabeth Troop RothsteinAmy Strongin & Alan GlanzmanAlexis & Lou VentreLucille WerlinichMiriam & Roger WidmannJeff Zuckerman & Clare Gorman

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OUR DONORS$200-$100Juliet & Craig AntelmiMary Anyansi-KendallPamela ArgiriadiYolanda AyoJoy BaileyGina BalogJanice Barefoot & Nick ZocchiGeorge BarsonMana BeaverJane Becker & James AdlerPatrick Berge & Donna CastorinaPenny BermanEmily BerryThomas & Janie BezansonSisters of the Blessed Sacrament MonasteryJill & Jonathan BohrerAnita BorkensteinTravis BradyDeirdre Brady-LawlessSherry BramsonBarbara BraunMichelle BrierDarren BrodiePatricia Diez CansecoCarol CapobiancoVictor & Nella CarosiSara CashenHubert ChenDavid Chidekel & Elizabeth GlinertLouise ClarkTerry & Douglas CooperSusan CorcoranTracey CzarNoelle DamicoJohn DavisSusan DavisTed DavisLinda DeChanceFrancesca DeLeoJack & Leslie DesimoneRobert & Dorothea DeuberAlison DockwellGeoffrey Domm & Nancy EllisJonathan Donald

& Donna ThompsonSharon DouglasJames DravillasRyan EdwardsTara Fappiano & Charles ZegersCantor Elaine FaverPaul Jay FeinerMark FergusonNoel FlaggGeraldine FlynnStephen & Linda FogelsonKristi FowlerWilliam GannettChristine GarciaEugene & Diane GhariLeslie GibsonRebecca L. GlenJosh GoldbergMichael & Lisa GoldmanBonnie & John GouldJohn GoverAnshu Goyal & Shilpi ChandraJudi GrantFay & Dennis GreenwaldJanice GrothSebastian GuerraGemma HallJean HamermanBrian & Dawn HoestereyGail HorwoodEdwin HowardAndrew & Deborah JagodaBruce Jakuvovitz & Julie ShermanAvery & Joanne JohnsonJudy & Steve JoyntDr. JuechterRita KalishMarina KartanosDavid & Judy KatzLisabeth & Stephen KaufmanMichael & Marisela KhaliliJackie & Johnson KhoBomsinae KimLisa Koppelman & Jason TamesEli KornreichSylvana Bunag Krasner

John & Judy LamsonJomar LapianSilva LarkinMichael Levine & Leslie AndersLorie LevyMichael Lewis & Christine SlobenSharyn LewisJocelyn LimEdward LinenschmidtRhena LippsSusan & John LivingstonJoseph & Jean LucaseyBruce & Susan MackleNancy MagliariJennifer MahoneyChristine MakuchSusan & Stephen MarynowskiBrandi MascaliCarol MayDivyam MayawalaMargaret MayoJennifer McGradyMariela MelamedCorrine MeliPeter MellisPamela MerrowHala & Adeel MirzaOcean MizerikAkko MorrisDavid MorrisseyStuart & Meryl MoserPam MoskowitzDavid & Susan NewmanJohn NguyenEhab NuwaraMartin & Kevin O’BrienStephen OssenKaren PankeyJoann PaustIrina PerAurora PereiraConnie PetagineAlexandra PetschekRobert PhillipsClare PiersonFotios & Vicky PinirosElizabeth PoyetRobert & Nancy Pruyne

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OUR DONORS OUR DONORSMichael RakowerMarilyn RatnerBarbara RauRosa ReaDan & Abby ReingoldInga ReznikSarah Richards & John Brown IIICarolyn RippsJoan & Howard RothmanKierstie RucciMartha RuizKaraine SandersPatricia & Thomas SantilloRoger ScheiberSarah & Andrew SchrieverMatthew SchwartzPatricia SchwartzSusan SealPeter Seeley & Miriam PoppVicki & Jeff ShermanIsidore ShiffmanChris & Suzanne SiderisMarcia & Brian SiperJennifer SloanAmy SofiaAaron & Kathy SouryCortney StanleyHannah SteinAriana Steinberg & Daniel KingRichard Steinberg Sarah SternWalter & Betsy SternLawrence Taylor & Shannon StringerJessica TenenbaumRocco TroianoJoachim & Jenny TroostPatricia VaughnJohn & Jeanne VelonisDeirdre Verne & Chris HoerenzLinda ViertelKimberly WareMarc WeinbergEvelyn WelgeJohn & Lucy WernerElspeth WilloughbyKristin Willoughby

Susan Wilson-BrownJune & Neil WinwardCatherine Woods & Michael CunninghamJun YangCraig & Eileen YarnellRabbi Mara YoungEllen YurackoJeannine ZaccagninoAnne Zink

Institutional GiftsBronx River ParkwayCon EdisonEdgemont FoundationHawthorne FoundationMoses Feldman Family FoundationRuth & Seymour Klein FoundationSt. Faith’s House Foundation

Corporate and BusinessSponsors

$9,000+Fidelity Investments

$4,000 - $2,000 California Pizza KitchenCentral Animal Hospital Cuddy & Feder Green Mountain EnergyHoulihan LawrenceScarsdale Rotary ClubTD Bank

$1,999 - $1,000Astrum SolarKlahr Glass CompanyKohl’sNew York Life InsuranceOptimumSunrise SolarVenture PhotographyWhole Foods

$999 - $100AudobonAu Pair in AmericaFirst NiagaraGerman International School New YorkMastercard

Mutual of AmericaNEAStatewide Abstract CorporationThe Westchester BankWMC Holdings

In-Kind SupportersA.G. Williams Painting CompanyAcura of WestchesterAdler, VickiAll Hands Mobile DetailingArdsley Country ClubArdsley Golf ClubArmisto, JosephBaked by SusanBaldino, PattBareburgerBen’s DeliBradford PortraitsKim & Brian BrennanBronx River Sound ShoreBronx ZooBrownie & Co.Cafe of Love RestaurantCalifornia Pizza KitchenCaptain Lawerence BreweryCity Limits DinerCoffee Labs RoastersD’Errico JewelersDanny’s CyclesDoral ArrowwoodEastchester Fish GourmetElmwood Country ClubFort Bay Pond CompanyGeri Financial ConsultantHalf MoonHarper’s Restaurant and BarHarvest on HudsonJill & Mark HirschHollow Brook Country GolfHudson River MuseumImagine CandyJacob Burns Film CenterJoseph H. CarsonJujamcyn TheaterKnollwood Golf ClubEverett KorettKramer PortraitsLadle of Love RestaurantLange’s DeliLeewood Golf Club

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OUR DONORSLey’s, Christie & Co.Linda Blair DesignMario Fava Resturant GroupMark A. JessamyMeritageMetropolis Country ClubMichael and Lisa GoldmanNews12Patt Baldino ArtPeachwavePell WealthPoint B Financial PlanningRachele Rose Day SpaJonathan Rice & Victoria LeeRiviera BakehouseSaint GerogeScarsdale Fire DepartmentScarsdale Golf ClubSea Glass Fine ArtSportime Lake IsleStarbucksSunningdale Golf ClubSusan G. Parker EsqSusan Lawerence Gourmet FoodsTaiim Falafel ShackThe Color SalonThe Complete GolferTrapp OpticianValue ElectronicsLinda ViertelVillage SocialVintologyWestchester KnicksWhitecliff Vineyard & WineryWhole Foods MarketXavier’s Restaurant Group

This list reflects contributions made between January 1 through December 31, 2015. Every effort is made to ensure the accurate recognition of our donors. If you find that your name appears incorrectly or if you were omitted from this year’s list, please call our Executive Director at 914-813-1837.

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FINANCIALS

OPERATING INCOME

Total Operating Income $1,304,449

Net Assets Jan. 1, 2015 $440,695 Net Assets Dec. 31, 2015 $495,542 Temporarily Restricted Assets $63,831 Permanently Restricted Assets $13,200

*Contributions (includes in-kind of $68,420 in 2015)

OPERATING EXPENSES

Total Operating Expense $1,249,602

Increase (decrease) in Net Assets $54,847

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Membership DuesTuitionsAdmitionsContributions*Annual GivingFoundations and Corp ContributionsGrants-GovernmentFundraising EventsGift ShopInvestmentsMiscellaneous IncomeTown of Greenburgh

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Programs ExpensesAdministrative ExpensesFundraising

$78,635$247,253$114,054$173,381$58,761

$70,092$94,335$103,008$14,139$1,188$12,503$337,100

$931,120$192,419$126,063

HOW TO SUPPORT THE NATURE CENTERSUPPORT US WITH A DONATION

• Donate online at www.greenburghnaturecenter.org• Send checks to Greenburgh Nature Center, 99 Dromore Road, Scarsdale, NY 10583• Call 914-723-3470 to pay by credit card• Donate in-kind goods and services by calling 914-723-4470 and ask for the Marketing department

• Visit our website at www.greenburghnaturecenter.org for event and program details• Sign up for our electronic newsletter via our website

ATTEND OUR EVENTS AND PROGRAMS

VOLUNTEER YOUR TIME• Learn about opportunities for yourself or for your company by contacting us at 914-723-3470 or atinfo@greenburghnaturecenter.org

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99 Dromore RoadScarsdale, NY 10583Tel: 914-723-3470Fax: 914-725-6599www. greenburghnaturecenter.orginfo@greenburghnaturecenter.org

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Thank you for your support of the Greenburgh Nature Center.