Macerino lends hand to Winslow fundraiser

WARWICK, N.Y. — As Winslow Therapeutic Center gets ready for its Denim and Diamonds Culinary Event on Sunday, Nov. 1, it will have the support of a Vernon figure who suddenly finds more time on his hands. Recently retired Vernon Schools Superintendent Anthony Macerino is among those who will be supporting the upcoming fundraiser. So will Carol Chichester, director of the Orange County (N.Y.) Youth Bureau. Both recently paid a visit to Winslow, which is one of the agencies funded in part by the Youth Bureau. Vernon Township provides some program funding and transportation to Winslow for children with special needs. “This is a great program and it’s in our neighboring town,” said Macerino. The Denim and Diamonds Culinary Event will feature inventive Euro-California cuisine created by celebrity chef/culinary rocker Johnny Ciao. The celebrity chef has cooked with and for celebrities including Michael Jackson, the Grateful Dead, Carlos Santana, Willie Nelson, Marlon Brando, Gregory Peck, Whitney Houston, Hank Aaron and Mayor Ed Koch as well as many other music, sports and political figures. Musical entertainment for the evening will include Woodstock recording artist Professor Louie and the Crowmatix. The group has been recording and touring nationally for the past eight years. Their live concert CD “The Spirit of Woodstock” was recorded at the New York State Museum to celebrate the anniversary of the Woodstock Festival held in Bethel, N.Y. During the evening there will also be an auction featuring special items including framed photographs by rock photographer Sue Fino. Founded in 1974, Winslow is a not-for- profit Hippotherapy and Therapeutic Riding Center devoted to the special needs population of Orange and surrounding counties. The Center, located on 100 acres of scenic land just off Route 17A in Warwick, offers unique and often life-changing horseback riding experiences to children and adults.

If you go Tickets for the benefit to be held at the Inn at Central Valley in Orange County’s Woodbury, N.Y., are now on sale. For information call Evan Fox at 986-6686 or visit: www.winslow.org.