Wartburg, an award-winning provider of comprehensive senior residential and healthcare services, celebrated their 10th Annual Jazz in June fundraiser, on their campus on June 16, 2022. The Latin inspired event was held on Wartburg’s meadow with nearly three hundred guests and fifty sponsors. This year’s event featured local performers including students from Lagond Music School in Elmsford and the energetic Tito Puente, Jr. a Latin Jazz performer who keeps the legacy of his renowned father alive through music. The celebration honored several of Wartburg’s community partners. Lehrer Cumming was presented with the Partners in Building Award. The Lutheran Church Extension […]

The Institute for Music and Neurologic Function (IMNF) has received a generous grant of $13,000 from the Parkinson’s Foundation. The grant would allow for the program to be held more frequently throughout the week and fund research initiatives that can better serve community members and their caregivers who are affected by Parkinson’s Disease. Music Has Power® for Parkinson’s PD is a hybrid program led by a board-certified music therapist that’s offered both in-person and online as a weekly music therapy program. These programs are focused on enhancing and maintaining motor, cognitive, communication, and emotional wellbeing in people with Parkinson’s. Music, […]

Wartburg, a Senior Living and Healthcare organization in Mount Vernon, announced they have been awarded a $45,000 grant through the Westchester County FIRST: Financial Investments for Recovery and a Sustainable Tomorrow Program. This new program is designed to offer immediate financial relief to organizations in Westchester County that have been negatively impacted by the pandemic. The Westchester County Business FIRST Program is being administered by the County Office of Economic Development through the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The Program is open to businesses and nonprofits that employ 99 or fewer people and whose primary business […]