In this issue:
Armonk Outdoor Art Show
Neighbor's Link Harvest Tasting
Making Strides Against Breast Cancer
NWPCG Book Sale
Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic

Join us for the 45th annual Armonk Outdoor Art Show this Saturday & Sunday, October 14th and 15th, 2006. 10:00am to 5:00pm, rain or shine.

The 45th annual Armonk Outdoor Art Show, ranked in the top 1% of all outdoor art shows in the U.S. by Sunshine Magazine, and the #1 in the New York metropolitan area. The Show features 186 juried artists in seven mediums including: watercolors, oils/acrylics, photography, sculpture, mixed media, graphics/drawing/pastels and fine crafts such as jewelry, masks, baskets and more.

"Art After Dark" Preview Party, October 12th from 6:30 to 9:00 pm, Swiss Re Corporate Headquarters, King Street, Armonk, N.Y.

Business Park Drive, Armonk, N.Y. Exits 3/3S off Route I-684, 10 miles north of I-287 and I-95, 5 miles from Merritt and Hutchinson Parkways, 20 minutes from the Tappan Zee Bridge.

Free parking, children's activities and food court. Sorry, no dogs allowed. Admission price: $7.00

Celebrate a delicious harvest! Sample acclaimed South American wines with Ned Towle, Director of the Westchester Wine School, as he highlights the region's best labels. Savor the flavors with Chef Calio and an array of seasonal favorites. And be sure to bid on some outstanding wines at our auction.

Saturday, October 21, 2006 at 5:00 pm. Bailey Farms, 23 Barnes Road, Ossining, NY 10562. Tickets $125 Call Marilyn Shapiro at 666-3410 x 13 for tickets. Please make checks payable to Neighbors Link. All proceeds from the event benefit Neighbors Link Programs. All contributions are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.

Neighbors Link is a bi-cultural nonprofit organization founded to help impoverished Latino immigrants stabilize their families and successfully integrate into our culture. While much of the country is caught in controversy regarding immigrant labor, we're building a stronger community by accepting economic reality and human diversity. At Neighbors Link, education and mutual respect are key elements. We offer day and night classes for women and men in English, Computer Training, Sewing and Tailoring, as well as Small Business Management. With your help, we also house a Headstart preschool which prepares 33 American-born children to succeed in our public schools annually. Through our Economic Development program, we help day laborers negotiate 6,000 jobs each year. We make daily referrals for housekeeping, stone masonry, painting and gardening, restaurant work, and more.

From morning until night, 365 days a year, we provide "a place to belong" for Latino immigrants who walked into this country as strangers in a new land. We offer on-site help and referrals for medical and mental health problems, housing and homelessness, as well as a wide range of family problems and opportunities.

Thank you for sharing in this important work. Together we can build a better world. Neighbor's Link, 27 Columbus Avenue, Mount Kisco, NY 10549.
Tel: 914-666-3410 x13.

Last REMINDER!!! Help the American Cancer Society save lives by signing up for the American Cancer Society's Making Strides Against Breast Cancer!

A loyal EssentialMom.com reader and an American Cancer Society supporter has agreed to host an "EssentialMom.com team" at the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk and we hope you will consider joining other moms and families along with her in an effort to promote awareness.

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer: Sunday, October 15, 2006
Location: Manhattanville College, Purchase, NY
Schedule: Registration: 8:00-10:00 am, Warm Up: 9:00 am, Opening Ceremony: 9:00 am, Start: 9:30-10:30 am

For more event details call 1-800-ACS-2345. To join the EssentialMom.com team or sign up for the walk, please contact Denise at denisematt@optonline.net (add subject: American Cancer walk emom team).

The Northern Westchester Parent Child Group (NWPCG) is having their annual book fair, Monday, October 16th through Friday, October 21st from 9am to 3pm.

Join the NWPCG for a fun wine/cheese "Bring A Friend" night on Wednesday, October 18th from 7pm-9pm. Come with a friend, mom, or grandparent and shop without the kids for some excellent books & crafts for all your holiday needs!

The Book Fair is located on the second floor in the back of the Presbyterian Church in Bedford, NY. For more information call Northern Westchester Parent Child Group 914-234-4119 or visit or website www.nwpcg.com.

*This year, our annual book fair includes a hand-picked selection of special storybooks, informative child-development books and worthwhile adult books.
*Stock up for the holidays on beautiful new storybooks or add to your collection of the classics.
*A spattering of great arts & crafts activities is new this year as we strive to make this the most unique book fair around.

JOIN US! For the Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic Luncheon.

3rd Annual Empower Lunch
When: October 27, 11:30am-2pm
Where: Ridgeway Country Club, White Plains
Community Leadership Award Honorees: Congresswoman Nita M. Lowey, and Ruth Lapidus
Featured Speaker: Dr. Deborah Tannen, author Special Guest: Cecile Richards, president, Planned Parenthood Federation of America

Don't want to sit alone? Just request a seat with me and I'll be happy to have the company: Gretchen Menzies, EssentialMom.com, I'll be there is support of moms and women everywhere!

Shop For a Good Cause
What better way to support PPHP than by shopping! The PPHP Development Department is offering three opportunities this fall to shop at area stores while at the same time helping us maintain and expand services and programs for our clients.

Bloomingdale's, White Plains
Thursday, October 26th, 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. $10 per ticket. All proceeds from the ticket go to PPHP. What you get: 15% off almost every purchase, or, 20% off when you spend $300 or more on your Bloomingdale's credit card that day. Some exclusions apply. When you bring your ticket to Bloomingdale's with PPHP's name on it, we receive an extra $5.00!

Lord & Taylor, Eastchester
Wednesday, November 8th. All day. $5 per ticket. All proceeds from the ticket go to PPHP. What you get: 15% savings pass to be used all day throughout the store and a 20% coupon good on one special item. Both discounts are available on cosmetics and fragrances and there are virtually no exclusions.

Fortunoff, Smithhaven Mall, Southampton, Westbury, and White Plains
November 9th through 11th. $10 per ticket. All proceeds from advance ticket sales go to PPHP. What you get: 15% on most items and 10% on outdoor furniture. Some exclusions apply. Proceeds from tickets sold at the door will be split among all participating charities. The Smithhaven and Southampton locations only sell outdoor furniture.

For more information or to purchase a ticket with a credit card, call 914.467.7318.