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July 28, 2007 - The Child Development Center of the Hamptons
welcomed more than 250 special guests of all ages to its 11th
annual summer benefit, “Fairy Tales & Dreams”. Guests mingled
amongst trees within an enchanted forest created on the
grounds of CDCH’s campus on Stephen Hands Path in Wainscott
for cocktails and then enjoyed a magical reading hour
featuring local celebrity parents Emma Walton Hamilton,
Jaqueline Woodson and Troy Roberts of CBS News.
As dinner began, Ted Conklin, a CDCH parent and owner of the
American Hotel, challenged his fellow guests to match a $5,000
scholarship to the CDCH’s preschool program to which he was
met not once, but five times! The scholarships were pledged in
honor of Dorothy Fishelson, a founding Trustee of CDCH, who
passed away earlier this summer after a courageous battle with
cancer.
Following dinner, and despite the heat wave, guests took to
the dance floor non-stop until the evening’s end! Among the
revelers were Stewart Lane and Bonnie Comely, Melissa Cohn,
Bobby Campbell, Joann Ross, The Pashby Family, Donna Colonna,
Antonella Bertello and Bob Rosen, East Hampton Town Supervisor
Bill McGintee, Joy and Steven Bunson, Eugenia Au Kim, Gopa and
Jay Dobson, Laura Scott, Dan Wassong, and Larry and Connie
Randolph. The fairy Tales & Dreams benefit raised over
$130,000 for The Child Development Center of the Hamptons
marking a very happy ending!
The Child Development Center of the Hamptons (CDCH) has grown
from an enrollment of 14 preschoolers in 1997 to serving 200
children, ages birth through Eighth Grade, from the entire
East End of Long Island, CDCH provides innovative,
differentiated education for all students in integrated
classrooms that recognize the importance of taking a holistic
approach to each child’s learning and development.
CDCH provides every child with a personal learning plan to
address their strengths, nurture their talents, build
confidence and afford the greatest possible opportunity to
fulfill their dreams. The CDCH Charter School (kindergarten
through Eighth Grade) provides the East End of Long Island
with public school choice at no cost to families. |