The Larchmont Mamaroneck Lions Club teamed up with Mamaroneck’s Sedona Taphouse’s Mondays Dine Out for Charity in May in support of the STEM Co-op Summer Enrichment Camp, our area’s only summer camp for low-income kids. Co-Op is a Mamaroneck School District program that is led by the STEM Alliance with support from the Town and Village of Mamaroneck. Every month on every Monday, Sedona donates $2 per steak lunch & dinners to a local service group or project. To encourage support, they offer their $18 steak meal for only $10. In May Sedona raised $1470, to which the Lions contributed $1000, making the combined total donated $2470. The STEM Alliance’s mission is to create a network of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) learning opportunities, with an emphasis on reaching under served populations, including girls and low-income students. Established over 55 years ago, Co-Op Summer Enrichment provides 6 weeks of academic & recreational experiences for over 230 students from all 4 Mamaroneck School District elementary schools and over 20 Leaders in Training from Hommocks Middle School. The program serves mostly families who cannot afford to attend other local summer programs. The program also employs and mentors a diverse group of local teenagers to promote leadership and employment opportunities. The Larchmont Mamaroneck Lions support existing non-profit and community service groups by bringing leaders together to determine needs, solutions and resources. They are part of Lions Clubs International, the world’s largest service organization of about 1.5 million members. Its five core causes are eye-health, hunger, the environment, diabetes and childhood cancer; and they are signatories of the United Nations resolutions on women’s and refugee rights.
