Westchester County Legislator Colin D. Smith (D-Cortlandt, Peekskill, Yorktown) presented a $125,000 check to Caring for the Hungry and Homeless of Peekskill (CHHOP), an organization dedicated to helping those in need in northern Westchester. Smith sponsored the funding that continues Board of Legislators' commitment to supporting vulnerable community members and working families.

The Westchester County Board of Legislators celebrated the 100th birthday of Herman S. Geist, the first-ever Board Chairman and an extraordinary lifelong public servant. After serving as a lieutenant in WWII where he helped liberate Domažlice in the Czech Republic, Geist graduated from NYU Law School and went on to make history as the inaugural Chairman of the Board from 1970-1973, later co-founding the Westchester Parks Foundation which donated over $15 million to county parks under his guidance. Throughout his remarkable century of life, he further distinguished himself through service on the Westchester Medical Center Board of Trustees and as Chair of the County Bi-Centennial Commission, earning the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Parks Foundation in 2013.

Westchester County Legislator and Minority Whip James Nolan (R- Yonkers, Eastchester, Bronxville) presented a $17,000 check to the Eastchester Volunteer Ambulance Corp. (EVAC) today. The funds will support critical advanced training programs for EVAC members, who provide essential emergency medical services to residents of the Town of Eastchester and the Villages of Bronxville and Tuckahoe. This investment in professional development underscores the Board's commitment to ensuring the highest quality emergency medical care for all Westchester residents.

Westchester's women legislators delivered essential supplies for women experiencing homelessness and domestic violence to the Community Resource Center (CRC) in Mamaroneck today. The eight female members of the 17-person Board of Legislators organized the donation drive collecting personal hygiene products, clothing, transportation cards, and pharmacy gift cards in honor of Women's History Month.