Champions of Hope Art Event

For more information contact:

Jeannette Phillips

Executive Director, The Preservation Company, Inc.

914-737-1098

Champions of Hope Art Auction to Benefit The Preservation Company, Inc. of Peekskill

Peekskill, NY – The Preservation Company, Inc. is a Peekskill-based not-for-profit which seeks to increase access to housing for low and moderate-income families. Their prestigious Champions of Hope Committee, which represents a wide cross-section of Westchester County, will host a reception and auction of artwork from their Building Hope Art Collection on Saturday, September 6^th at ArtsWestchester in White Plains. The auction will follow a weeklong exhibition of the work which will be open to the public. The Building Hope Art Collection consists of work donated by international and local artists, many of whom have been recipients of the very housing support that The Preservation Company provides.

Founded through HRHCare, a not-for-profit, federally qualified healthcare system offering a range of medical services for underserved areas throughout the Hudson Valley and Long Island, The Preservation Company was created as a response to the housing crisis in Westchester County. It works to improve and increase access to the supply of housing in the community and to contribute to community development and revitalization, recognizing that the need for access to healthcare goes hand in hand with access to housing.

“For close to thirty years The Preservation Company has been a presence in the Westchester community, working alongside those in most need of their services,” says the Reverend Jeannette J. Phillips, Executive Director of The Preservation Company, Inc. “We are seeking your support to assist our Adopt a House program which will provide needed home improvements to four properties rented to low and moderate-income families.”

The Champions of Hope Reception and Auction will take place from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM on Saturday, September 6^th in the Main Gallery of ArtsWestchester, 31 Mamaroneck Avenue, White Plains, NY. If you plan to attend please RSVP to Erika O. Nwogu by September 2^nd at eonwogu@hrhcare.org or at 917-734-8929. The exhibition preceding the reception is free and open to the public from September 2^nd until the 5^th.

About The Preservation Company, Inc.

The Preservation Company, Inc. strives to meet all housing needs, owning and managing rental properties and offers the following programs:

• Home Improvement Grants
• Home Ownership Counseling
• Post Ownership Counseling
• Tenant Services

The Preservation Company has served thousands of people in Peekskill and the surrounding area and helped fulfill the American Dream for countless families.

For full information: www.preservationcompany.org

About HRHCare

HRHCare (Hudson River HealthCare, Inc.) is a non-profit, New York State licensed, Federally Qualified Health Center. Founded in 1975 to provide care to the medically underserved population of Peekskill, NY, HRHCare has grown to include:

• 25 health centers and mobile health systems delivering care throughout a 10 county region of New York to a culturally and racially diverse patient population of 100,000, with more than 400,000 patient visits annually.
• A full range of services including family/internal medicine, women’s health care, pediatrics, dentistry, behavioral health care, optometry, podiatry, and nutritional counseling.
• An innovative organization structure that works to improve the health of communities through a network of partnerships: with businesses, social service organizations, housing cooperatives, food banks, farm workers alliances and community organizations.

For full information: hrhcare1.wpengine.com or 1-844-HRH-CARE