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North East
Community Center
Celebrating 25
Years of Service
SEPTEMBER 2015
The North East Community Center seeks to build a healthy, caring,
responsive and welcoming community for all who live and visit here.
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NORTH EAST COMMUNITY CENTER: 25 YEARS OF SERVICE, September 2015
Congratulations
to
NECC
for 25 years of service to the
community and to the skilled and
dedicated staff who implement its
important programs and serve
the people who need them each
and every day.
Sherrell Andrews & Rob Kuhbach
ADVISORY BOARD
Joe Rinaldi
and Louise Lindenmyer, Co-chairs
Irene Banning
Samuel Busselle
Susan Caufield
Wendy Curtis
Elizabeth Gilmore
Robert Kuhbach
Katherine Martucci
Helen Scoville
Daniel Sternberg
Bill Suter
Staff, 2014-2015
Jenny Hansell, Executive Director
Jennie Poidomani, Administrative Director
Anna Clune, Director of Grants and Contracts
Amy Truax, Development Coordinator
Jan Brooks, After-School Program Director
John Mahoney, After-School Assistant Director
and Childcare Supervisor
Betsey McCall, Farm & Food
and Teen Programs Director
Sara Ugolini, Teen Program Director (2014)
Monte Stone, Transportation Coordinator
Shanna Barney, Transportation Coordinator
and Food Access Program Assistant (2014)
Alex Baker, Administrative Assistant, After-School
Program Coordinator and Summer Camp Co-Director
Sara Campbell, Teen Program Coordinator
Lauren Astor, Family Support Facilitator
Geoff Saavedra, Family Support Assistant
Taryn Cocheo, Client Advocate
and Farmers Market Manager
Erin O’Halloran, Farmers Market Manager (2014)
and Summer Food Service Coordinator
Juliana Kreta, After-School Program Assistant
Theresa Fallon, After-School Program Assistant
Mark Stonehill, After-School Program Assistant
Shawnna Cawley, Teen Program Assistant
Anita Singh, Farm and Food Education Assistant
Lauren Hirtle, Food Access Program Coordinator
Amy Daggett, Americorps Navigator
and Summer Food Service Coordinator (2014)
Kristen Pederson, Food Access Program Coordinator
Sheila DePaola, Americorps Navigator
and Summer Food Service Coordinator
Jenn Chang, Americorps Navigator
Maria Aloe, Americorps Navigator
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Letter To The Community
Dear Friends and Supporters of NECC,
T
wenty-five years ago, a group of people came
together to try to make a difference. Teenagers were getting into trouble and not finding
their way to college and jobs. Elderly people
were isolated and unable to get to the doctor or
grocery store. Big local employers were waning,
leaving people without work. But then, as now,
Millerton was also full of people willing to help
each other and lend a hand.
In this report to the community, you’ll read
about Wendy Curtis and Sam Busselle, two citizens who thought that even a small village like
Millerton needed and deserved a community center where people could get help and find things
to do. You’ll hear from Melissa Landon, who was
a teenager during NECC’s early years and enjoyed
the vibrant offerings here in the 1990s.
You can read about how Karen Kisslinger
helped found the Millerton Farmers Market in
2007, and how Elias Andrade discovered his love
of cooking as a teen intern there and is now well
on his way to a career in the culinary arts. And
you’ll meet some of NECC’s extraordinary and
dedicated staff, who devote countless hours,
creativity and love to serving everyone from the
youngest children to the frailest seniors, and
everyone in between.
We’ve come a long way in 25 years, and as we
launch into our next 25, we have some big questions to answer. Where can we find enough space
to support the programs we have now and those
Board of Directors 2014-2015
OFFICERS
Sherrell Andrews, Chair; Vice Chair 2014-2015
Kristen Panzer, Chair 2014-2015
Christine Bates, Vice Chair; Treasurer 2014-2015
Leslie Mackenzie Gottlieb, Treasurer
Kimberly Downey, Treasurer 2014-2015
Diane Zimmerman, Secretary
DIRECTORS
Jon Arnason
Taryn Cocheo
Kimberly Downey
Sven Humphrey
Willliam McGinn
Eleanor Nurzia
Mimi Ramos
Lisa Straus
North East Community Center
51 South Center Street, P.O. Box 35
Millerton, NY 12546
Phone: (518) 789-4259 • Fax: (518) 789-9279
www.neccmillerton.org
Millerton Elementary School
5833 South Elm Avenue
Millerton, NY 12546 • Phone: (518) 592-1399
Farm and Food Intern Sarah Bevill
with Jenny Hansell at the 2015 Chef
and Farmer Brunch.
we’ll develop in the future? Can we do more to
combat some of the most difficult challenges our
community faces? Can we do more to partner and
collaborate with other groups near and far?
With your help, we’ve come this far, and with
your help we will solve those challenges and the
many others that will surely come our way.
Thank you,
Jenny Hansell, Executive Director
NECC 25th Anniversary
SEPTEMBER 2015
Letter to the Community ....................... p. 3
Wendy Curtis, Guiding the Way ........ p. 4
Alex Baker, 2nd Generation Staff ..... p. 5
Melissa Landon, NECC Alumna ..........p. 6
Elias Andrade, NECC Alumnus ............ p. 7
Karen Kisslinger, Mentor ........................ p. 8
Timeline .................................................................p. 10
Gertrude O’Sullivan, Catalyst ........... p. 14
Jennie Poidomani,
Behind the Scenes ........................................ p. 15
Amy Truax, New Face ................................. p. 16
2014-2015: Funders and Donors ....... p. 17
Financials ............................................................. p. 19
Programs and Services ........................... p. 20
Designed by James Clark, edited by Anna Clune
©2015 Northeast Community Council, Inc.
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GUIDING THE WAY, 1991
Wendy Curtis
Adapted from a Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation profile
W
“If we’re to live together
successfully, we must
understand that you must
give as much as you take.”
51 South Center Street circa 2002.
endy Curtis was in transition, and so was her
adopted hometown of
Millerton, New York. It was 1991. Wendy had just
retired from 16 years at Vassar College, where she had been Assistant
Dean of Studies and then ran the
Vassar Art Gallery. Her father had
recently died, her mother would
soon require care and, before
long, her three children would
be pursuing careers in medicine
and education. Meanwhile, in
Millerton—where Wendy had
settled 20 years earlier with her
husband John, a physician—the
gap between the “newly arrived”
from New York City and long-time
residents was widening.
“The two traditional means
of employment—farms and the
two large state institutions—were
going out of business,” she said.
Both the Harlem Valley State
Hospital and the Wassaic Developmental Center, once among the
largest government employers in
Dutchess County, were closing or
downsizing, leaving many out of
work.
At the urging of a friend, Sam
Busselle, Wendy leapt into local
affairs by running for public office.
“I thought, ‘I’m sure to lose,’ which
I did, thank heavens,” Wendy said,
laughing. “But I knew it would
give me a better feeling for the
community.” What she learned
shocked her. Unemployment was
widespread. Young people had
nowhere to go once school let out.
Drug abuse was common. While the challenges were
multiplying, most social services
were operating out of faraway
Poughkeepsie, and some skeptics in the community regarded
public assistance for anyone but
the elderly as a handout. This was
especially troubling to Wendy,
who had studied at the Columbia
University School of Social Work.
When Sam launched a council
to address the needs of teens and
senior citizens, Wendy had a bold
suggestion. This new cause would
need a face. “Not just people, but
a place. A community center,”
she said about finding the first
home for the North East Community Center. “We leased an old
barn, but when it burned as the
result of an electrical problem
in a neighboring company, Sam
located the building on South
Center Street.” NECC moved in
around 1994.
Wendy devoted time and energy to NECC for much of its first
decade, serving as board chair
from 1997 to 2000. She continues
to this day as a donor and member
of the Advisory Board, a council of
community leaders who support
NECC financially and with their
expertise and guidance.
Through Wendy’s later board
membership at the Berkshire
Taconic Community Foundation,
where she founded the Northeast Dutchess Fund, Dutchess
County residents can support
what Wendy describes as “land
use, social services, education and
arts—all of the things that make
for a community.” All along, she’s
been guided by and has acted on
her core beliefs.
“If we’re to live together successfully,” she concluded, “we
must understand that you must
give as much as you take.”
After-school program, today: Second grader
with Hazel Grace the reading dog.
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2ND GENERATION STAFF, 1990-2015
Alex Baker, Utility Infielder
T
hough he is only 30 years old,
Alex Baker has a history with
NECC that goes back farther
than just about anyone else’s—in
fact back to the Center’s very beginnings.
In 1990, when Alex was 5, his father, Edward Baker, became NECC’s
first Program Director. A playwright, Ed Baker used role playing
to help teenagers and adults work
out domestic conflicts and issues
like substance abuse. His three
years at NECC marked the beginning of NECC’s long tradition
of using innovative methods to
address serious problems. Ed also
organized recreational events, like
basketball games at the Millerton
Elementary School, for clients and
staff.
In those days, the Center shared
an office with an architect on
North Center Street. Alex recalls
his dad saying that he was the
“director of half a room and a soda
vending machine.” But NECC grew
steadily and moved to its current
home on South Center Street in
1994. By then, Ed Baker had gone
on to become a college professor
in New York City.
In 2007, Alex was working at
a Salisbury business. He had a
customer, Kelly Rolo, who brought
her son to NECC programs and
was also on the Board of Directors.
Kelly recommended that he apply
“We try to open up
avenues for kids
to succeed at the
things they love and
become the people
they want to be.”
for an opening in NECC’s afterschool program. Soon, Alex found
his passion — working with young
children — and he has been with
NECC ever since.
At the NECC After-School Connection, Alex, a Program Coordinator, has responsibility for the
well-being of 15 second and third
graders from 2:30 pm to 6 pm. He
works in a team led by Jan Brooks
(Program Director) and John
Mahoney (Assistant Director) that
serves 100 Webutuck students in
grades K to 8.
Alex explains that the people
who work in the after-school
program are creative and talented
in many different fields, but they
are united by a common philosophy about working with youth.
They look for the strengths and
gifts of every child and give them
opportunities to excel in those
areas. “My goal is to help younger
children discover what it is they
love to do,” he said, “whether it’s
art, science, sports, or being a
good friend.”
Things keep evolving at the Center, and this year Alex has taken
on many new responsibilities. In
January, he became Administrative
Assistant in NECC’s office, while
keeping his after-school position,
and in July he and Sheila DePaola
codirected a vibrant new summer
program for kids ages 5 to 12.
Alex credits his mother, Caroline Guerra, for teaching him that
communication is a much more effective strategy than punishment.
Alex also learned from Caroline,
who is from Cuba, about the challenges Spanish-speaking residents
face when seeking services in an
English-speaking world. Alex finds
it especially gratifying to help
Latino parents.
Over the years, Alex added, he’s
been called on to fill staffing gaps
in nearly every program NECC
offers to children and teenagers,
including our Teen Leadership
Team and Community Partnership
with Schools and Business. In baseball, a sport Alex loves, the person
who can play all the positions is
called the “utility infielder.” At the
North East Community Center,
that skilled and flexible person is
Alex Baker.
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NECC ALUMNA, 1994
Melissa Landon
M
elissa Landon grew up
in Millerton and went
to school at Webutuck.
“Wendy Curtis [one of NECC’s
founders] encouraged me to get
involved with the Center’s Traveling Troup,” Melissa says, “and I
started when I was 15 in the summer of 1994.” NECC had just moved
into its new building on South
Center Street, and there wasn’t
much there yet — no decks in the
back yard, no playground. “The
Traveling Troup had transitioned
into a job training program for
teens that involved placement one
“I was a good student and fast learner
and NECC provided a forum for me
to learn how to put knowledge into action.”
to two days a week with a local
business. I worked for Crispina
ffrench, a textile artist who made
ragamuffin dolls, blankets, and
other cool stuff out of repurposed
wool sweaters. The other teens in
the program were from all over,”
Melissa recalls, “from Pine Plains,
Amenia, Wassaic, Dover.”
“The next summer I was back at
the Center, helping develop programming for and run the summer day camp with the director
at the time, Sandy Greve,” Melissa
said. She continued to work at the
Center after school while in high
school and summers. During the
school year, Melissa worked alongside Liz Faulker to host groups a
few evenings per week where teens
participated in discussion forums
and wrote and performed plays.
She recalls Jam-Ins, hosted at
the Center by local musicians to
encourage teens with all ranges
of talent to play music together. “I
even got the courage to get up and
sing once,” remembers Melissa. “I
did ‘The Dog and the Butterfly,’ by
Heart.”
She left for college in 1997, but
came back during summers to
run the day camps and assist with
administrative duties. The Center
was alive with creative programs.
Ageless Art, run by Karen Culbreth, attracted people of, well, all
ages. “I was a good student and
fast learner and NECC provided a
forum for me to learn how to put
knowledge into action.” Melissa
relates. “It was the first place I was
given real responsibility, and my
values were shaped by people who
cared so much and did their best
with what they had. And it was just
a fun time.”
“Melissa was one of the first
people I met when I came here
in 2001,” recalls NECC Executive
Director Jenny Hansell. “She came
in and offered to volunteer for
the summer. I was just getting my
bearings, and she knew everything
and everyone.”
Melissa believes that her career
as a professor of engineering—
she teaches at the University of
Maine—was shaped by her time at
NECC. “I already loved science, but
at NECC I learned to love service,
teaching, and sharing knowledge
with others.”
Trip to Merrill Sindler’s farm, 1997.
What would we do without the
North East Community Center?
NECC is an essential community resource
and we are proud to be supporters.
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Middle-school students in “Raise the Roof” program, 2006.
TEEN PROGRAM ALUMNUS, 2009
Elias Andrade
E
lias Andrade got his first
“taste” of being a chef at the
Millerton Farmers Market.
He was 15 and in his first year in
NECC’s Farm and Food Education
program. He asked if he could
make a dish his mother brought
from their native Ecuador. It was
a hit.
The Farm and Food Education
Program is part of the Community
Partnership with Schools and Business, NECC’s work skills training
program for teenagers. “Farm and
Food” interns—10 each summer—
staff the Millerton Farmers Market
and work at local farms. They also
create their own brand of food
products, like jam and pesto, and
sell them at the market.
Elias was in other NECC programs, like the Teen Team and
the Marathon Project. But being a
Farm and Food intern was especially important to him because it
inspired his career in the culinary
arts.
“We got to work with the farmers, taste the produce, and see how
it’s made,” he said. “We cooked the
produce ourselves, too. It was very
influential for me, because I was
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“I got to see where
the ingredients came
from and learn firsthand how much work
goes into growing
them. And I learned
that it makes a big
difference if you care
about your product.”
just learning to cook professionally then. I got to see where the
ingredients came from and learn
first-hand how much work goes
into growing them. And I learned
that it makes a big difference if
you care about your product.”
Elias was the first Farm and
Food intern to demonstrate cooking techniques using fresh, local
ingredients at the farmers market.
(Many others have followed in
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Books, 2014.
Elias with the Marathon Project in 2009
his path.) He later worked in the
kitchen at Pastorale in Lakeville,
Connecticut—a job he was able to
get using the skills he’d learned at
NECC.
Now 21, Elias will complete his
training at the Culinary Institute
of America with a concentration in
Wine and Beverage this December.
The Culinary Institute has given
him some fabulous learning opportunities, including trips this
year to California for a wine program and Spain for a cuisine and
culture tour. Elias’s career goal is
to become a hotel Food and Wine
Manager, and he is going to be
exceptionally well prepared for it.
Elias offers a shout-out to Sara
Ugolini, NECC’s teen program director during his time here. “Sara
was a very good influence,” he
said. “She put a lot of energy into
caring for me and the other kids.”
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NECC MENTOR, 1990s-2009
Karen Kisslinger and the
Millerton Farmers Market
T
he Millerton Farmers Market
has become one of the most
visible, colorful markets in
Dutchess County. It’s an outlet for
more than twenty farmers and
producers and a joyful gathering
place for residents, weekenders
and visitors to meet and greet,
listen to a different band every
week, and stock up on specialty
items, from goose eggs to chorizo
sausage to vegan Indian food,
alongside the freshest fruits and
veggies in the Hudson Valley.
It’s hard to imagine a time
when Millerton didn’t have a farmers market, but eight years ago,
Karen Kisslinger saw a need and
an opportunity. As an acupunctur-
From the very earliest years, we collected
leftover produce at the end of the market to
donate to local food pantries. And we engaged
teens in helping the farmers at their stands.
ist, herbalist, organic gardener,
poet, potter, singer and meditation teacher, Karen, the wife of
physician Rob Dweck, had been
nurturing and nourishing the
community for many years. In the
late 1990s, she ran a program at
NECC called “Partners for Children,” which is how I met her. I
wasn’t working here yet. I was just
a young mom with a baby, looking
Tamara Mijatovic, Farm and Food Program Coordinator, with interns Javon
Moore and Davion Wright at Sol Flower Farm.
The Karen Kisslinger Fund
After Karen’s death, her family established The Karen Kisslinger Fund for
Healthy Living to continue her legacy of health in body, mind, spirit, and
community. Once the fund has grown an endowment, it will grant yearly
scholarships to students who have demonstrated an interest, skill, and
passion for the healthy living practices Karen taught about and lived by.
Information can be found at www.karenkisslinger.com.
for a place to go and meet others like me. I read about Karen’s
program in this newspaper and
found a community of women interested in finding healthful ways
to raise our families. (I still have
Karen’s recipe for lentil cookies
and it’s pretty good!) Years later, Karen came to see
me and suggested that NECC
should start a farmers market in
town. I had worked for the New
York City Greenmarkets before
moving upstate, so I had an idea
of what it might entail. I agreed
on one condition: we find a way
to incorporate teenagers into the
market so they could learn about
farming and get work experience.
Karen and I went to see a local
expert in farmers markets, who
advised us that Millerton wasn’t
big enough to sustain a market
and that we should just do it as
an educational program and not
expect too much.
Agreeing to ignore the “expert”
advice, Karen and I went ahead.
We got permission from the
Methodist Church to use their
parking lot. Karen recruited the
first six farmers, including Dom
Palumbo of Moon on the Pond,
who continues with us today, and
musician Charlie Keil to sit on the
hillside and play trombone. We
hand-painted signs and stored
them in the Simmons Way barn
every weekend.
The market was a hit right
away. We extended the initial six
weeks to eight, and the next year
we went for 12. Karen sold plants
from her garden, herb and raspberry tea, her ceramics and her
“Time to Relax” CDs. From the
very earliest years, we collected
leftover produce at the end of the
market to donate to local food
pantries. And we engaged teens
in helping the farmers at their
stands and visiting the farms to
work, whether it was weeding
at Sol Flower, making pickles at
Adamah in Falls Village or tending to the chickens at Dashing
Star Farm. Karen died a few years ago,
after the cancer she’d fought successfully years earlier returned.
I think she’d be really proud of
how her vision has blossomed.
Ten teens spend the summer in
the Farm and Food Education
Program and two others work
year round at the market. We give
fresh produce to food pantries in
three towns and to local families
at the holidays. More than a few
young farmers got their start selling at the Millerton Farmers Market, and we’ve helped launch two
markets in Amenia, on Tuesday
mornings and Friday afternoons.
Karen gave me many gifts.
Her raspberry canes thrive in
my garden. Her pottery graces
my shelf. Her acupuncture skills
helped me through a difficult
pregnancy. And her vision and
generosity created a truly lasting
gift to all of us.
— Jenny Hansell
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Indian Mountain School
Highlights from
NECC’s History
1988 Sam Busselle organizes local community members to discuss the
challenges facing Millerton and Northeast, and the Northeast
Community Council is born.
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1989 The Care Car, one of NECC’s earliest programs, is created to help
seniors with their transportation needs. The first dispatcher is
volunteer Dolores Phillips.
1990 NECC is officially incorporated and sets up shop in Millerton,
adopting North East Community Center as its informal name (it
sticks). The “Summer Seed” drug-prevention program, funded
by the United Way and led by Bev Arndt and Kathleen Thompson,
begins. Playwright Ed Baker joins as program director.
1992 The Traveling Troupe Peer Mediation program, funded by the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation, enacts scenes of crisis and
conflict and role-plays their resolution.
1994 NECC moves to 51 South Center Street, its long-term home, thanks
to a generous donor and “Get Centered” fundraising campaign.
1998 Partners for Children, led by Karen Kisslinger and Kim Capellaro,
offers healthy parenting advice.
2000 Caroline McEnroe takes on leadership of the Senior Exercise program at NECC. The program is still going strong today.
2001 Jenny Hansell, who previously worked for Sesame Street and Cre-
ative Arts Workshops for Kids in New York City, joins NECC as Executive Director. The annual Family Arts Festival is launched.
2002 The “Raise the Roof” enrichment program for middle-school students in the Webutuck district opens, led by Joan Johnsen.
2003 Tom Lint, volunteer at the Eleanor Roosevelt Center at Val-Kill,
invites NECC to join the Community Partnership with Schools and
Business, a new teen jobs program. To date, the program at NECC
has provided work experiences to more than 220 teenagers.
2004 A New York State Advantage grant awarded to NECC enables us to
expand the after-school program to serve grades K to 8.
2005 NECC’s Teen Team Leadership Program, a peer-support and com-
munity-service youth group, is created. Originally intended to
prevent youth from joining gangs, the program now enables the
group to go on dozens of educational and recreational trips each
year.
the music cellar.
Music school, recording studio,
and “mucycle” rentals.
2006 NECC begins using space at the Millerton Elementary School; the
after-school program is renamed “NECC After-School Connection.”
Free tax preparation starts at NECC. Hundreds of people get their
taxes done by IRS-certified volunteers each year.
2007 The Millerton Farmers Market is launched by community volun-
teer Karen Kisslinger. The Teen Team travels to New Orleans for a
week of Alternative Spring Break community service.
2008 NECC participates in the Marathon Project, a running program for
youth and adult mentors sponsored by the Council on Addiction,
Prevention and Education (CAPE). In October, NECC’s group of runners participates in the Philadelphia Marathon.
2010 The Webutuck School Garden is created through a partnership
with the school district. The Chef and Farmer Brunch makes its
debut.
2011 Spring for Sound, an annual, all-day event that celebrates music
and community, is created by Board members Kristen Panzer and
Mimi Ramos. The festival now takes place throughout the village,
with 50 performances and 1,000 attendees.
2012 Dial-a-Ride bus service for six towns is launched in January. In July,
the free summer lunch program begins. Now called the “Lunch
Box,” it served more than 5,000 breakfasts and lunches to children
in North East and Amenia in 2015.
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NECC CATALYST, 2009-2015
Gertrude O’Sullivan
T
he story of NECC is the story
of people who have a passion
to help others and who won’t
take no for an answer. At NECC,
those people may be volunteers,
staff, or community residents with
an urgent need or important idea.
They can also be funders who
focus on directing donations to
solve problems. Two of NECC’s
most important programs came
about because one keen-eyed and
determined funder, Gertrude
O’Sullivan of the Foundation for
Community Health, saw a need
and thought the Community Center was best suited to address it.
Northeast Dutchess Transit Diala-Ride became a reality because
of Gertrude’s encouragement
and advocacy. NECC had provided
transportation since its inception:
the Care Car is a volunteer-driven
service that takes elderly people
to the doctor’s and other essential
“I saw that NECC had a great track record as a
reliable and caring organization. Even though Dial-aRide was a larger program than they had undertaken
before, I was confident that they’d do a great job.”
places. It was the Center’s very
first program when NECC was
still a small council of concerned
citizens. When Dutchess County
cancelled public transportation in
northeastern Dutchess County in
2009, Gertrude assembled a task
force to discuss the issue and then
initiated a study to determine
how best to meet the need. Consequently, she encouraged NECC’s
Executive Director to apply for
funding to launch a new service.
When the transportation grant
was obtained, the Foundation
provided matching dollars.
Now, Dial-a-Ride serves six
towns—North East/Millerton,
Saperstein’s offers “complete suit packaging.”
Wedding parties of 6 or more, grooms tux is free
Amenia/Wassaic, Dover, Washington/Millbrook, Stanford and Pine
Plains — five days a week, with
on-demand, curb-to-curb service.
“I saw that NECC had a great track
record as a reliable and caring organization,” Gertrude said, “Even
though Dial-a-Ride was a larger
program than they had undertaken before, I was confident that
they’d do a great job."
Not long after Dial-a-Ride was
underway, Gertrude had another
idea. She had noticed that the
Webutuck school district had an
unusually high number of children who qualified for free or
reduced-price lunch—over 60%,
one of the highest rates in the
county. To help provide food in the
summer, New York State provides
funding for a free summer food
service program. Again, Gertrude
brought together the right people
Gertrude O’Sullivan and Jenny
Hansell at the launch of
Dial-a-Ride in 2012
to discuss the issue and then encouraged, nudged, urged NECC to
apply for the grant. The program
was launched in 2012, and now the
Summer Lunch Box serves more
than 5,000 free meals in July and
August to children in Millerton,
Amenia and Wassaic.
To volunteer for the Lunch Box or
Care Car, or learn more about how to
get a ride, call (518) 789-4259.
Congratulations on 25 years North East Community Center!
SAPERSTEIN’S
41 Main Street, Millerton, NY
518-789-3365 or 860-435-9435
Monte Stone, NECC’s Transportation Coordinator, driving the Care Car.
NECC’s transportation services will expand in 2016.
BEHIND THE SCENES, 2005-2015
Jennie Poidomani
J
ennie Poidomani, NECC’s Administrative Director, handles
things—like payroll, benefits,
and personnel policies—that are
central to serving our staff. She is
also NECC’s chief fiscal officer and
the coordinator of its AARP Tax
Aide Program.
Jennie came to NECC 10 years
ago, a couple of years out of Boston University, where she majored
in Linguistics. She worked in the
Center’s after-school program for
a year but happily accepted the
chance to manage the office when
it was offered to her. The management position has given her
the chance to learn and grow—as
NECC itself has grown—over the
years.
Finance, labor law, and health
insurance are three subjects that
Jennie has become familiar with
in her time here. “The big challenge is keeping up with chang-
“If being the person who pays the bills makes it possible
for our staff to help people, I’m happy to be that person.”
ing laws and practices,” Jennie
said. To stay current with financial procedures, Jennie earned
a certificate in Not-for-Profit
Accounting and Governmental
Reporting at New York University.
Four years ago, Jennie took on
the job of Local Coordinator and
instructor for the AARP Tax Aide
site at NECC. Each fall, she attends
IRS trainings that bring her up to
date with changes in tax law. She
recruits volunteer preparers and
oversees their training. Then, during tax season, from February 1 to
April 15, she and the volunteers
meet privately with residents and
prepare and file their federal and
state income tax returns, free of
charge.
The tax program’s benefits
to our community are huge. In
2015, Jennie and four dedicated
volunteers—Edie Greenwood,
Sara Campbell, Connie Burks, and
Sarah Stevens—filed 335 tax returns that brought back $554,000
in refunds and Earned Income
Credits to community residents.
“Filing your returns with us has
many advantages,” Jennie said.
“First, it’s free, so you aren’t paying a fee to a for-profit preparer.
Then, the Center’s open all year,
not just during tax season, so if
someone has a problem after a
return is filed, I’m here to help
them solve it.” Jennie also pointed
out that NECC volunteers are passionate about the work they do,
so clients get interested, personalized service.
Jennie said that she finds it
very fulfilling to be a supporting
player to all the good work NECC
does in the community. “If being
the person who pays the bills
makes it possible for our staff to
help people,” Jennie said, “I’m
happy to be that person.”
Thank you
for 40 summers
on Main Street
Millerton!
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NEW FACE AT NECC, 2015
Congratulations
on 25 years
Amy Truax
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of providing an increasing
number of much-needed
and meaningful services
to our communities!
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Bill Suter
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transitioning from being a
stay-at-home mom to having a
full time job. Coming to NECC
helped me navigate the many
unique changes that children
bring to our lives. I greatly
appreciate the friendships
and support we received from
NECC’s Growing Together Program and Mom’s Morning Out.
In January 2015, I joined
the NECC staff as Development Coordinator. My job is
to create awareness about the
programs that NECC offers and
strengthen support within
the community for them. It’s
now my pleasure and honor to
help ensure that NECC remains
a resource for other families.
Knowing that families have access to these fantastic services
is tremendously rewarding. It’s
a great job.
— Amy Truax
Motorworks
“John and Cindy
were full of love,
patience, and
sound advice about
toddlers.”
The
y son Jacob and I
started coming to
the North East Community Center when he was
about two. I was a single mom
looking for fun things to do
with Jacob, and I saw a flyer for
a playgroup at the Community
Center. I thought we’d give it a
shot. When we did, we found a
welcoming second home.
We started with Mom’s
Morning Out on Monday
mornings. I would drop Jacob
off at the Center at 10 am, then
run errands and occasionally
even take a moment to sip tea
with friends at Harney’s . . . .
Sometimes I would just stay at
the Center, hang out with the
staff—John Mahoney and Cindy
Snow—and play with the children. This NECC program was a
really nice experience because
it gave Jacob the chance to
meet other kids and me, a first
time mom, a chance to catch
my breath and relax. John and
Cindy were so full of love, patience, and sound advice about
toddlers that I dubbed them
the “child whisperers.”
Because Mom’s Morning Out
was such a good experience,
I signed us up for Growing
Together on Friday mornings.
Jacob and I would go every
week. During the first hour,
we’d play and socialize with
other parents and children.
For the second hour, parents
would go to another room, find
a spot on the couches, and chat.
The little ones would continue
playing and eat snack under
the watchful eyes of John and
Cindy. The grownups would
talk about parenting challenges
like bedtime, how kids push
our buttons, and relationships
with life coach Lauren Astor.
There were moms, dads, and
occasionally grandparents or
nannies. I enjoyed the mix of
people and made lasting friendships.
When I started going to
the Community Center, I was
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Funders
and
Donors
October 1, 2013 to September 10, 2015
GRANTS, FOUNDATION
AND CORPORATE
Berkshire Taconic Community
Foundation
Central Hudson Gas & Electric
Community Foundations of the
Hudson Valley
Dyson Foundation
George Garretson Wade Trust
Harney and Sons Fine Teas
Ed Herrington, Inc.
Hudson River Bank & Trust Co.
Foundation
M&T Charitable Foundation
Millbrook Tribute Garden
Plymouth Hill Foundation
Rheinstrom Hill Community
Foundation
Salisbury Bank & Trust Co.
Sharon Hospital
Thanksgiving Foundation
GOVERNMENT
AGENCIES
Community Development
Block Grants
Dutchess County Department of
Planning and Development
Dutchess County Division of
Public Transit
Dutchess County Office
for the Aging
Dutchess County Workforce
Investment Board
Dutchess County Youth Services
NYS Advantage After-School
NYS Department of Health, Child
and Adult Food Care Program
Town of Amenia
Town of Dover
Town of Northeast
Town of Stanford
Village of Millerton
OTHER FUNDERS
Arts Mid-Hudson
Eastern Dutchess Rural Health
Network
Empire Justice Center
The Millbrook Garden Club
United Way of the DutchessOrange Region
DONORS
Anonymous (3)
Chip and Maureen Ackerman
Nicholas Adams
Niharika Singh Adhupia
James Adler
Moshe Adler and Ellen Kerr Adler
Katherine Afzal
Agway Millerton Co-op
Judith Ahrens and Doug Kramer
Alexander-Downey Family Fund
Jeanne Allen and June Heckelman
Kathleen Aloan
Hanna Amon
Nikole Amon
Sherrell Andrews and Robert
Kuhbach
Steven Aresty
Jon and Sytske Arnason
Ascendant Compliance
Lauren Astor and Arthur Moshlak
Jack and Irene Banning
Mal and S. Ann Barasch
Bowie and Jeff Barnett-Zunino
David and Didi Barrett
Jon and Lyn Barrett
Samuel and Jocelyne Barron
Matt Bartolomeo
Mario Batali and Susan Cahn
Dorothy Bates
Richard and Kate Beatty
Dave Beaujon
Karen Bechtel
Maryann Belarge
Elizabeth and Marco Bellin
Judy Benardete
Kathy and Tom Berlinghoff
Dani and Robert Bernard
Janet Bertomen
Pat Best/Best & Cavallaro
Vincent Biase
Stephen and Barbara Rose Bishop
Leo Blackman and Kenneth
Monteiro
Rebecca Bloomfield
Amy Blumenthal and Susan Turner
Sion and Demarest Boney
Timothy Bontecou
Ace Boutin
Uri Braun
John Brett
Walter Brett and Elizabeth
Faulkner
Daniel and Nancy Briggs
Daniel and Nancy Brown
Donald and Rose Brown
Donald Brown and Susan
Shimmerlik
Roger Buan
Peter Buchholz and Thordis
Moeller
John Buckley
Brooke Bunce
Sam and Rebecca Busselle
Robert and Linda Butler
Sid and Barbara Byron
Tom and Sarah Cahill
Deborah Campion
Ryan Cantor
David and Kim Capellaro
Hannah Carroll
Rev. John F. and Deborah Carter
Geoffrey and Daniele Cassels
Richard Cassin
Mark and Susan Caufield
Maria Celso and Saul Vega
Peter Chapman
Jennifer Clarke
Maggie Clarke
Barbara Clayton
Selena Coburn
Taryn and Tim Cocheo
Royce Collins
Everett Cook
Rob and Tammy Cooper
Claire Copley
Coyote Point/Fortinet
John and Patricia Crodelle
Crown Energy Corporation
Christina Cruz
Daniel and Barbara Cuddeback
Cecilia Cummings
Helen Curtis
John and Wendy Curtis
Sarah M. Curtis
Alfred Daiboch and William
Reinert
Kenneth Daniel
Richard Davis
Richard and Nancy Davis
Uncle Terry’s Swisch Wagon played at both the Millerton Farmers Market and
Spring for Sound in 2015.
Willem and Marion de Vogel
Brian Dean
Cozzy DeBernardo
David Deferrari
Delehanty Stock Farm Jessica Derr
Joyce Devereaux
Jo Ann Dieffenbacher
Antonia DiFrancesco
Matt Dilley
Elizabeth Dobrwado
Tracey Donner and Doug Finch
Jennifer Dowley
Kimberly Downey
Erica Doyle
Chelsea Draper
Constance DuHamel
Kenneth and Georgeanna
Duncan
Douglas and Suzanne Durst
Robert Dweck and Solange
Muller
Wilhelmina Eaken
George Eberstadt and Cynthia
Young
John and Dominique Eboli
Jane Eckert
Kathryn Eddy
Amy Eklund
Kourtnee Elliott
John and Nancy Elting
Peter Entin and Barbara Janowitz
Joel and Victoria Ernst
Aimee Erskine
Jill Esterson and Peter Peirce
Wayne Euvrard
Ainsley Evans
Robert Faig
David Fanning and Melinda
Hitchcock
Leslie Farhangi and John Tuke
Mehdi and Melinda Farhangi
Michelle Farinella
Ralph Fedele
Catherine S. Fenn and John
Crawford
Marian and Milton Ferguson
Michelle Ferraro and Kathleen
Weathers
Alice Filippini
Richard and Julie Fischer
Vernon Fish
The Fleming Fund
Michael Fletcher
Leo Flood
Thomas and Elizabeth Ford
John and Patricia Forelle
Melissa Fostee
Julia Foster
Antonia Francis
Liv Franson
Ginny and Sandy Friedman
Dick Friel
Christopher Furth
Lee Anne Garner
Kathryn Garzetta
Eugenio and Filomena Gelso
George M. Taylor & Sons, Inc.
Elizabeth B. Gilmore
Peter H. Gleason
Karla Goddard
Lauren Godding
David Goldberg
Basia and Christopher Goldsmith
Richard and Leslie Gottlieb
Suzanne Gould
Lorna Graev
Mary Graf
Barbara Graham
Anthony Grammenopoulos
GU Family Markets
Tony and Patricia Gravett
Camilla Gray
George and Sheila Green
Naima Green
Charlotte Greenough
Peter Greenough and Christine
Bates
Cat Greenstreet
Edith Greenwood
Jill Gregory
Susan Gregory
David Griggs
Jerald and Madelon Grobman
Jody Guerrera
Matthew Gulker
Robert Gunther and Mona Staaf
Gunther
Sally Guttmacher
Robert and Carol Haab
Hair Modern
Alison Hale
William Halpin
Christof Hamm and Vera
Engelhorn
Brittany Hamzy
Betsey Hansell and Cliff Ridley
David Hansell
Heidi Hansell
Jenny Hansell and Fred
Baumgarten
Linda Hansell
Sandy Hansell and Raina Ernstoff
Larry and Mary Hardisty
Brigitte and Michael Harney
Elyse Harney
Drew Harrington
Lois Harrington
Jenna Harris
Jennifer Hart
Donald and Leslie Hastings
David and Nancy Hathaway
Pete Hathaway
Carol Hawran and Matthew
Schwartz
David Heacox
Kathleen Healy
James Hendrick
Kevin and Christine Hennessey
Dick Hermans and Priscilla
Herdman
Donald and Diane Hewat
Wendy Hill
Stan Hirson and Sarah Jones
John Hoffman
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October 1, 2013 to September 10, 2015, continued
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Joseph and Mari-Ann Hoke
Donald and Barbara Hosier
Ann Hume
Sven Humphrey
Erik Hutchinson
Beatriz Inigo
Kevin Irish
Shaw Izikson
Michael Jacoff
Jennifer and Steven Jaffe
Birgit Jensen
Richard and Sara Joannides
Virginia Jones
Sade Joseph
Lawrence Kahn
Jessica Kain
Joseph Kain
Craig Kaplan and Anne Hess
Paul and Christina Kardon
Kathryn Palmer-House
Robert Kaus
Laraine Kautz
Stephen and Belinda Kaye
Jo-Anne Kearney
Angeliki and Charles Keil
Mary Kelly
Bradford and Barbara Kendall
Christopher Kennan
Philomena Ketchum
Kildonan School
Neilson and Dawn Kilmer
Lisa Kirsch
Bill Kish
Randi Kish and Joe Levine Robert Kitchen
Herbert and Elizabeth Klippel
Tom Kohl and Carol Keenan Kohl
Elizabeth Kon
Andrew Kuritzkes and Amy Glickman
Raymond Learsy and Melva Bucksbaum
Cavin Leeman and Diane Zimmerman
Brooke Lehman and Gregg Osofsky
Leslie Hoss Flood Interiors, Inc.
Lloyd and Jane Levi
Jennifer Lieber
Kenneth and Irene Liegner
Charles and Christine Lilley
Shirley Lindenbaum
Louise Lindenmeyr and Eliot Osborn
Margaret Link
Bonnie and Pino Lodevole
Ryan Long
Ann Marie Lopane
Alex Lord
Joan Lord
Lorraine and George Faison
Rhoda Sparber Lubalin
Jodi Luby
Rolinda Luther
Lauren Lyle
Trevor Lyle
Courtney Haydock
Kerry Madigan and Neal Rosenthal
John Mahoney
Main Street Magazine
Cameron Majette
Jeanette Malarchuk
Mane Street Salon
Nedjra Manning
Albert and Rose Marie Francke
Frank and Katherine Martucci
Mary Marshall
Susan and Ronald Match
Chris Mayville
Melanee Mayville
Susan McBrien
Agnes McClune
Caroline A. McEnroe
Joseph and Barbara McEnroe
Deborah McEvilly
William McGinn
Patricia McGuire
James and Leslie McHugh
Laura Mclellan
Parviz Mehri M.D.
Anabel Meister
Janet and James Merrill
Alan Merwin
Louise Meryman
Susan Mieras
Millerton Antiques Group LLC
Millerton Auto and Truck Supply Inc.
Millerton Lion's Club
Kathryn Lee Milton
John and Mamie Moody
Cecelia Morris
Elizabeth Morrison
William Morrison
Abby and Jonathan Moses
The Moviehouse
Tom Mulholm and Karen Jacobson
Gary and Elizabeth Murphy
Greta Murphy
Wendy Murphy
Edward and Alice Muzynski
Holly Nelson and Brad Vogel
Jay Newman and Elissa Kramer
Kassel Nightt
Nelson North Jr.
Eleanor Nurzia and Kurt Gabrielson
Laurie Nussdorfer
Michael Nyklicek
Gina Olson
Joan Osofsky
Norman Osofsky and Carol Falcetti
Jennifer Owens
Kristen and John Panzer
Vanessa Park and Daniel J. Haas
James and Jane Parker
Susan Parker and John Goudreault
Paula Pelosi
Scott Perekslis and Terri J. Lundquist
Paul and K.C. Perkins
Uri Perrin
Eric and Ellen Petersen
Audrey Peterson
Georgina Pettis
Bruce Phillips and Joan Feeney
Donald Pickering and Marjory Slobetz
Chris Pope
Silvia La Porta
Eleanor Pulver
Gregg and Tonya Pulver
Robert and Encarnita Quinlan
Rosina Rand
Linda Ray
Doris Reeves
Chris Regan
David Rheingold
Peter Richmond and Melissa Davis
Joe Rinaldi
Sarah Rindsberg
Nadine Robbins
Eric Roberts and M.C. O'Connor
John and Jean Roccanova
Robert Rolison
Roberta Roll
Claude Rolo and Kelly Austin-Rolo
John and Jackie Rorke
David Rosenberger
Michael Rosenberger
Jane Rossman
Rotary Club of Millbrook NY
Anabel Rothschild
Michelle Stone
Corina Stonebanks
Wendy Stoner
Lisa Straus and Ron Afzal
Julian and Betsy Strauss
William Suter
Carol and Mark Swanson
Divya Symmers
Grace Szymanski
Frieda Thompson
Lauren Trager
Esther Trakinski
Breanne Trammell
Kristin Trautman
Lyndsey Travis
Natalie Treadwell
Robert Trotta
Therese Trotter
Amy Truax
Carissa Unite
Jeanne Vanecko
Ricardo Varela
Lillian Varela-Cerrone
Nina Veronesi
Laurie Wadsworth
Stephen Waite
Betty Walsh
Kenda Parker Ward
Katie Warner
Jane Waters and Peter Caldwell
Henry and Lola Weber
Webutuck Teachers Association
Lisa Weinstein
Bourne Welsh
William J. Cole Agency
Alice Wood
Rebecca Wuenscher
Robert and Alice Yoakum
Mary Young
Bryson Zanghi-Clark
Murray and Martha Zimiles
Ways to Give to NECC
If you are interested in estate planning or other ways to support NECC, please
contact Amy Truax at (518) 789-4259 ext. 149 or amy@neccmillerton.org.
LIFE-CHANGING LEADERSHIP
Photo courtesy NECC
Nathan Roy and Victoria Alexander
Sherry Rucker
Shamu and Jaimie Sadeh
Brian Saltern and Joan E Daidone
Lewis and Janis Saperstein
Cherie Schiffer
Jordan Schmidt
Harvey Schulman
Yosh Schulman and Nili Simhai
Harvey and Justine Schussler
Anne Schwimmer
John and Donna Scott
Helen Scoville
Judith Scranton
Lisa Scranton
Thomas and Ruth Sedlock
Sedore & Company CPAs, PC
David and Kathy Shapiro
Tim and Patricia Sheehan
James Sherry and Deborah Thomas
Silo Ridge
Vincent Siniscal
Abby and Pierce Sioussat
Deborah Sitter
Daniel Slott and Molly Schaefer
Natalia Smirnova
George Smith
Nevill and Karen Smythe
Virginia Snowden
Cornelia Haymann Snyder
Heather and James Socci
Donald Sosin and Joanna Seaton
Chris Spitler
St. John's Church
Stephanie Stanton
and Thomas Norbet
Steffan Stern and Alexandra Levy
William and Susan Steinhaus
Dan Sternberg and Deborah Cooper
Sarah Stevens
Edward Stillman
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Saluting SAM BUSSELLE
and WENDY CURTIS, Founders
SHERRELL ANDREWS, Chair
JENNY HANSELL, Executive Director
And the dedicated staff and board of the
For 25 years of service to the community
Financial Statement as of September 30, 2014
Full financials available at our website, www.neccmillerton.org.
Functional Statement of Expenses Balance Sheet
PROGRAM SERVICES
Youth and Teen programs (43%)
...................................................................... 348,059
Family Support/Advocacy (6%) .... 46,222
Community and
Senior Services (22%) ....................... 179,381
Public Service and
Community Events (1%) ..................... 8,128
Assets: ...................................................... 447,516
Liabilities: .............................................. 94,790
Net Assets: ............................................. 352,726
Revenues: ............................................ 830,798
Expenses: ............................................... 808,181
Photo by John Dolan
Net Cash Flow: ....................................... 22,617
SUPPORTING6%
SERVICES18%
Fundraising (6%) ................................. 45,071
25%Management and
General (22%) ........................................ 181,320
16%
5%
2%
6%
10%
12%
7%
25%
5%
2%
18%
16%
Berkshire Taconic
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
10%
7%
12%
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Programs and Services 2015
CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES
FAMILY SUPPORT
Mom’s Morning Out
Growing Together
YOUTH AND TEENS
NECC After-School Connection
NECC Summer Connection
Community Partnership with
Schools and Business
Teen Team Leadership Program
NORTHEAST
DUTCHESS TRANSIT
Dial-A-Ride
Care Car
FARM AND FOOD
Millerton Farmers Market
Fresh Food Pantry
Farm & Food Education Program
(part of CPSB)
Summer Food Service Program
AARP TAX AIDE SITE
Free Tax Preparation
SENIOR EXERCISE
Twice Weekly Free Class
EVENTS
Chef and Farmer Brunch
Spring for Sound
Music at the Market
Millerton Artisan Fair
Mom’s Morning
Out: Geoff Saavedra,
Family Support
Assistant, with a
toddler.
IN PARTNERSHIP
Catholic Charities: Immigration
Counseling
Community Action Partnership
of Dutchess County: Client
Advocacy
Dutchess Community College:
High-School Equivalency
and ESL classes
Dutchess One-Stop: Employment
Assistance
Hudson River Housing
Maternal and Infants Services
Network: Health Insurance
Jenn Chang,
AmeriCorps
Navigator, codirected
the Summer Food
Service Program —
and designed the
decal on the delivery
truck — in 2015.
For more information, call (518) 789-4259
or go to www.neccmillerton.org
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