Community Dinner Women in Cheese & Wine at LMNOP
Join Fern Hill Project for a Community Dinner Exploring Women in Cheese and Wine featuring Bloomy Cheeses and Folkways Wine at LMNOP.
Conversations That Matter Series: Immigration Myths & Facts
Over the next several months Fern Hill Project will host a series of informal conversations on a range of topics that matter at the local, national and international level. Topics to start include Immigration, Reproductive Rights and the child and adolescent mental health crisis. Each conversation will attempt to breakdown a different topic, tease out important questions, give us an opportunity to hear from an expert(s) in the field and help us to navigate the dizzying and sometimes depressing news cycle. The goal being to bring women together in our community to engage on substantive issues, to learn, and to share different perspectives.
Our first conversation on immigration will feature Carola Otero Bracco, Executive Director of Neighbors Link, and Sarah Burrows, Esq, Director, Pro Bono & Partnerships at HIAS moderated by Jenny Indig. If you haven’t read the feature of Carola in the Fern Hill Newsletter be sure to check it out here. Read this article for background on HIAS’s work with asylum seekers.
Join us May 1st from 10-11am at Fern Hill
401 Pea Pond Rd, Katonah
Event is free to attend, please RSVP below. Coffee and lite bites included!
About the Speakers
Carola Otero Bracco, Executive Director of Neighbors Link, has a strong personal connection to the Neighbors Link mission of strengthening the whole community through the healthy integration of immigrants. As a first generation American born of immigrant parents from Bolivia, Carola understands the challenges that accompany the immigrant experience in America and is dedicated to inspiring healthy integration in the community. Carola is bilingual and bicultural and is driven by her passion for empowering immigrant families and advocating for personal growth through education and economic development.
During Carola’s tenure, Neighbors Link has become a leader in designing, implementing and directing community-based, bilingual educational and cultural awareness training programs. Furthermore, with her guidance and leadership, the organization has grown to include three community centers, the largest immigration legal practice in the mid-Hudson Valley and programming that serves immigrants in 186 towns across 35 counties in New York.
Before becoming Executive Director of Neighbors Link in April of 2004, Carola spent 12 years of her career gaining experience in financial management with General Electric Corporation, Ford Motor Company and Time Warner. She holds an MBA from Duke University and currently serves as the Board Chair for the New York Immigration Coalition. She previously served on the board of Northern Westchester Hospital, the National Council for Workforce Education and Nonprofit Westchester.
Carola is recognized as an expert on immigration issues and has received numerous awards and recognitions. Recently, she was recognized by Governor Kathy Hochul during Hispanic Heritage Month, was selected as a New York Senate District 40 Woman of Distinction by Senator Peter Harckham and was selected for City & State’s Westchester Power 100 list.
Providing leadership and vision for Neighbors Link is something Carola sees as her life’s work and she often says it is a privilege to be in her position as executive director.
Sarah Burrows, Esq. is the Director, Pro Bono & Partnerships at HIAS. In this role, Sarah oversees of HIAS’ pro bono attorney network, including through forging new partnerships and opportunities with major law firms and corporations. As the Director of the pro bono team, Sarah is responsible for the development of new projects and pro bono opportunities to serve refugees, asylum seekers, and forcibly displaced persons, which expand the capacity of HIAS staff attorneys and HIAS’ partner organizations to grow their work and their impact. Prior to joining HIAS, she was Director, Pro Bono at the Brooklyn Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project. She was previously Pro Bono Coordinating Attorney and Interim Supervising Attorney at Kids in Need of Defense, where she mentored pro bono attorneys on complex cases involving children in removal proceedings in immigration court. Sarah began her career at the law firm Paul Hastings LLP, where she spent five years as an associate in the litigation department. While at Paul Hastings, Sarah participated in a number of pro bono programs, including representing clients in contested adoption proceedings and other family court matters, assisting undocumented victims of domestic violence file applications for U-visa nonimmigrant status, and representing asylum seekers. Sarah received her B.A. from the George Washington University and earned her J.D. from American University Washington College of Law. She is admitted to practice law in New York.
Jenny Indig has over twenty years of experience both in the public and private sector in international affairs, counterterrorism, and intelligence analysis. She is the founder of Fern Hill Project, a community organization that supports local women business owners and entrepreneurs. She is currently an Executive Board Member of HIAS, the world’s oldest and largest Jewish refugee organization and Twist Out Cancer, an organization providing psychosocial support to individuals and families touched by cancer. She is also a Trustee at Rippowam Cisqua School in Bedford, NY. She has worked at several public policy think tanks most recently as a Senior Fellow at the Center on National Security at Fordham Law School. She served as Managing Director of Business Intelligence and Analysis at a private investigative firm, and as Team Leader and Senior Analyst with the New York City Police Department’s Intelligence Bureau for over seven years. Jenny holds a BA from Colgate University and a Masters in International Affairs from the Fletcher School at Tufts University.
Sip, Snack, Shop + Socialize
Join Fern Hill Project, This & That Vintage + Graze New York for a chance to Sip, Snack, Shop and Socialize all for a great cause! Bring a friend or come on your own it’s the perfect opportunity to see what we’re all abou!
Tickets: $65 includes a selection of delicious bites + drinks and the chance to shop a collection of vintage goods. RSVP Required!
This event is part of our Spread the Love Challenge and 20% of all shopping proceeds for the evening will go to Neighbors Link.
Galentine's Celebration
Join Fern Hill Project, This & That Vintage + Graze New York for a Valentine's Celebration! Bring a friend or come on your own for an evening full of shopping, sipping, snacking and socializing all for a great cause.
Tickets: $65 includes a selection of delicious bites + drinks and the chance to shop a collection of vintage goods. RSVP Required!
This event is part of our Spread the Love Challenge and 20% of all shopping proceeds for the evening will go to Neighbors Link.
Booty Ball + Fern Hill Project Spread the Love Challenge
Fern Hill Project is teaming up with the Booty Ball to help raise funds for Neighbors Link through another Spread the Love Challenge! Cash bar, pizza and live DJ + Dancing! Tickets: $30 Venmo @thebootyball leave your email in the comments, all profits after expenses for the event with benefit Neighbors Link.
For this year's Fern Hill Project Spread the Love Challenge all donations made to Neighbors Link for the Booty Ball will be matched! If you'd like to participate in the challenge beyond purchasing a ticket for the event by making a donation directly to Neighbors Link send an email to: jenny@fernhillproject.org
Kick off the New Year Breakfast: Reflect and Reset with Fran Hauser
EVENT IS SOLD OUT!
Join Fern Hill Project for a breakfast to kick off the New Year and celebrate the publication of Fran Hauser's new journal Reflect and Reset.
Fern Hill members will have the opportunity to work through a few of the sections of Fran's journal in small groups - focusing specifically on reflecting and resetting our intentions and priorities for the New Year.
Fern Hill Community Dinner Celebrate the Holidays
Celebrate the holidays with Fern hill Project! We are partnering with Graze NY and our lovely hosts at La Maison Fête & New York Stoneware for an evening of connection, delicious food & drinks and a chance to give back to our community.
Field Trip with Frances Denny to View "Spellwork"
Join Fern Hill Project for special Field Trip to NYC with local photo-based artist and Fern Hill member Frances Denny to view her new exhibit Spellwork at CLAMP gallery on Wednesday, November 15th. Plan to meet at the gallery located at 247 West 29th Street at 11:30am or take the train with other Fern Hill members from the Katonah station at 9:30am.
Frances will walk us through her exhibit at the gallery followed by an informal lunch nearby.
Event is free but please RSVP through event link.
Truffle Making Event
Join Fern Hill Project + Red Velvet NYC for Truffle Making, Wine, Lite Bites + Conversation
Fern Hill Community Dinner Celebrate the Harvest
EVENT IS SOLD OUT! Click through to be added to the waitlist. Celebrate the harvest with a multi course family style meal featuring seasonal local produce and a curated selection of wine. Ticket price will cover the cost of the meal and any proceeds will benefit the Friends of Hilltop Hanover Farm and the Boys & Girls Club Dinner Series at NWH.
An Evening of Shopping at Our North
Join Fern Hill Project for an evening of shopping to preview the fall collection at Our North, a new women's clothing boutique in Katonah owned by Fern Hill member Casey Lynam. Food and beverages will be available for purchase next door at LMNOP Bakery.
Flower Party
Join Fern Hill Project for a flower party in the garden at June Hill Farm on July 13th! We will be joined by Estelle Silberman, founder of Flower Party by Estelle who will lead us through a floral arranging workshop using fresh cut flowers selected by Allison Newell, founder of June Farm Flowers.
Enjoy Graze boards, treats + cocktails designed by Shari Ivler, incorporating edible flowers from June Farm.
THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT! Please email jenny@fernhillproject.org to be added to the waitlist
Preloved Shopping Event with Reluxe Fashion
Join founder of Reluxe Fashion Clare Richardson for a special day of preloved shopping.
A Night out at the Katonah Museum of Art
Join Fern Hill Project for a night out at the Katonah Museum of Art. We'll hear from KMA Director Michelle Yun Mapplethorpe and get a private viewing of the current exhibition: Miniature Worlds: Joseph Cornell, Ray Johnson, Yayoi Kusama. Gather with Fern Hill Members for a reception in KMA's beautiful garden featuring boards from Graze New York and a selection of wine featuring women winemakers curated by Folkways Wines.
Unlock your Ideas Breakfast
Join Fern Hill Project for an Unlock your Ideas Breakfast with Fran Hauser at the Katonah Reading Room on Friday morning April 21st from 9:30-11am. Grab breakfast and coffee on your way in and make your way upstairs for a facilitated conversation with Fran and Jenny. The goal of the workshop is to create a space to discuss our work, get and give feedback and share resources and connections.
Event is full! Email jenny@fernhillproject.org to be added to the waitlist
Spread the Love Challenge Celebration
Meet and connect with other members of Fern Hill Project and celebrate the success of our Spread the Love Challenge
Garden Workshop with Mary Buri, Founder of Mars Kitchen Garden
Garden Workshop with Mary Buri, Founder Mars Kitchen Garden.
After Hours at LMNOP Bakery
Join Fern Hill Project in celebrating the opening of LMNOP Bakery! Unwind from your day with a glass of of wine or beer (or Kombucha!) on tap and delicious snacks while connecting with members of Fern Hill. Cost to attend is $25 and will include a beverage of your choice + food. Link here to purchase tickets and RSVP.
Goal Setting Breakfast
Kicking off the New Year with a goal setting breakfast. What intentions have you set for yourself personally and professionally in 2023, how do you plan to hold yourself accountable, how are you finding balance?
Holiday Happy Hour
Loved seeing so many familiar and new faces at our Holiday Happy Hour, thank you to all those that came out!
Book Event and Discussion with Fran Hauser
We were so pleased to celebrate Fran Hauser and her new book Embrace the Work, Love Your Career. For those of you who don't know Fran, you should! Fran has dedicated her career to leveling the playing field for women through her investing, writing, and speaking. She has invested in over 30 female-founded companies across consumer tech, CPG, media & publishing, and wellness. Fran’s book is quickly becoming the go-to for women seeking more joy and fulfillment in their career.
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