Give to Centennial Campaign

Cornell Cooperative Extension enables people to improve their lives and communities through partnerships that put experience and research knowledge to work.

Many of the programs and services of Cornell Cooperative Extension Dutchess County (CCEDC) help Dutchess County residents, constituents and officials with gardening, consumer and nutrition, agriculture, and environmental concerns. From youth programs, to preserving watersheds, to providing up-to-date agricultural information to local farmers, to helping families with nutritional information, CCEDC reaches out across the entire county as a resource to residents. But we desperately need your help to continue fulfilling our mission to youth, adults, families, and local communities.

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Corporate Sponsorship Levels

• Gold Sponsorship—$5,000
• Silver Sponsorship—$2,500
• Bronze Sponsorship—$1,000

For more details on how your corporation can benefit contact Cornell Cooperative Extension Dutchess County (845) 677-8223

Your tax deductable gift to Cornell Cooperative Extension Dutchess County (a 501c3 non-profit organization) will allow us to continue to provide sound educational and outreach programs, reaching even more people in Dutchess County.

• Through the Relatives As Parents Program, children from local families were provided with backpacks and school supplies, and relative caregivers received parenting education and support;
• With the help of local farmers, CCEDC planted warm season grasses as part of a biomass research-project. The grass was harvested, baled, and sent to a processing plant where it was made into fuel bricks that can be burned in wood stoves or biomass boilers to heat homes or small commercial buildings;
• 4-H staff helped lead a vibrant club program providing rich opportunity'sfor youth accoss the county, with clubs ranging from the traditional 4-H clubs, to outdoor education, shooting sports and Lego clubs;
• Staff helped local watershed groups plan and pull of "WAM" or Dutchess Watershed Awareness Month to raise awareness of local water resources;
• Elementary School youth learned about vermi-composting from Green Teen leaders;
• Local municipal officials and volunteers received GIS (Geographic Information Systems) training for natural resource analysis and mapping.

This is just a sampling of our program successes! You can see that your donation will be put to good use in delivering our programs throughout the county. With your help, CCEDC will expand its outreach, planting seeds of knowledge through hands-on programming that provides children and adults with new experiences that improve the quality of their lives.

Your donation will help us provide research-based knowledge and tools to more people! You can be a part of the excitement at Cornell Cooperative Extension Dutchess County by sending your donation to my attention at CCEDC, 2715 Route 44, Millbrook, NY 12545, or call me at (845) 677-8223 x 100, or email my assistant, Leah Cadwallader, at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Sincerely,

Linda R. Keech
Executive Director

P.S. Last year, 900 Dutchess County youth ages 5 –18 participated in a 4-H youth program or club. That’s 900 busy minds and hands building their future. Help support them!