CWAS Scholarship Program

2010 Scholarships

A limited number of scholarships for elementary school children entering grades 2-6 in September, 2010 in the White Plains, Elmsford, Greenburgh, Harrison, Rye, Blind Brook (Rye Brook), and Port Chester school districts will be available again this summer.

Awards will be offered for a week of environmental studies presented by the Westchester County Department of Parks, Recreation and Conservation at the Marshlands Conservancy or Cranberry Lake. March 5, 2010 is the deadline for applications.

Information and application blanks for these scholarships may be obtained through your teacher or principal, by calling Barbara Ruskin at 914-949-4429, or Gladys Goldmann at 914-949-3486. The application in both ENGLISH and SPANISH can also be found and printed from our website: www.centralwestchesteraudubon.org.

Around mid-January we will be mailing applications to the principals of the schools in the communities we serve for distribution to teachers in the appropriate grades. If you have or know of an eligible child please contact the classroom teacher or principal of your school to obtain an application or print out the application from this website. You may also call Barbara Ruskin, 949-4429 or Gladys Goldmann, 949-3486, for information.

Click here for a Scholarship Application in English

Click here for a Scholarship Application in Spanish

This summer I spent a week in the "Audubon Explorers Program." The whole week was very exciting. We had long hikes in the woods and spent some time in the field. We saw frogs, birds, snakes and much more. When we were in the field looking for birds, I turned around and there was a Wild Turkey walking in the grass. On Thursday, the day before the last day of camp we went to a stream. Some people caught crayfish. My counselor Rich caught a leech. One kid caught a minnow, a yellow fish no bigger than your pinky. I just caught a few water strders. It was a really fun week of camp.
-- Leon Zaruvinsky

Dear Audubon Society,
This summer I went to Marshlands camp. I had a great time there. Here are some of the things I did and saw. I saw a black and yellow butterfly. I saw a big yellow slug. We went in a pond. I saw a frog. I saw a snapping turtle. We went seining. I saw a live horseshoe crab. I caught a lot of fish. I would really like to go there again!
Sincerely,Sarah Kamensky

Dear the Audubon Society,
I think that the Audubon thing at Cranberry Lake was GREAT. My favorite activity was going to the quarry. We saw a million chipmunks and 1 dead bird. We also saw birds that were alive like, green heron, blue heron and goldfinches. I really liked my counselors Kevin and Joe. I had a great time. I really appreciated the scholarship.
From your friend,
Catherine Krug

Dear Cranberry Lake,
My favorite activity was going to the quarrys. I saw snakes, frogs, chipmunks and daddy long legs. I also liked going ponding and hiking. I had a wonderful time there.
Sincerely,
Anthony Pirro IV

And from Anthony's Mom
Dear Central Westchester Audubon Society,
Thank you for giving my son Anthony the opportunity to experience nature in a fun way. He spoke very excitedly about his newest discoveries at the pond and about not being scared of a Daddy Long Legs. He shared with us information on the quarry that we did not know. It was fascinating to experience it through his eyes.
Respectfully,
Mrs. Marisol Pirro