Author: Lynn

Thank you to all our community members who took the 2022 plunge and to all the donors who sponsored these brave participants! With your help Gullotta House was able to meet our goal and raise over $45,000 with 78 Plungers.   

This was the first year that we hosted the plunge into the Hudson River at two locations in a friendly competition to see which of SLEEPY HOLLOW or OSSINING would raise the most for the charity plunge. Sleepy Hollow came out on top, winning a trophy and a scholarship for the Sleepy Hollow recreation program. Here is the final tally: 

Ossining – $22,860 donations – 44 Plungers 

Sleepy Hollow – $23,007 donations – 34 Plungers 

Our 2022 Dedicated Plungers: 

1. 1. 1. Miss NY Syndey Park “Representing at Home” all the Best Sydney.
      2. Sleepy Hollow Head Football Coach Mr. Jerry Jr Flora
      3. Father Elvin; St. Ann’s Church
      4. 4. David Tubiolo Westchester County Legislature District 14
      5. Ossining Town Supervisor Dana Levenberg
      6. Sleepy Hollow /Tarrytown Chamber of Commerce President Laura Rey Iannarelli.
      7. Greater Ossining Chamber of Commerce President Dr. Gayle Marchica
      8. Team Titanic – Jessica Silver Rogers
      9. 9. Laura Ramsey
      10. Team T.U.F.S.D Keri DiLascio
      11. 11. Mark White
      12. 12. Jean O’ Brien
      13. 13.Lara Vivolo!!
      14. Devin Kapica & Mr. Dreaves Clairmont Asst. Principal -OLLF
      15. Luis Vargas
      16. Pink team Robin Taradash Bednarcik
      17. Red Team- Woody
      18. Schlitz
      19. TURBO 19b, Beaker 19c, Peter Bartlett Team Crazy
   1. 20. Audrey Kaufmann
      21. Brent Gamble
      22. Dan Young
      23.  Joseph Cavallo
      24. John G Crawford
      25. Anthony Pullissio
      26. Nicole Spruck; Spruck Team LHLF
      27. Loretta London
      28.  Jessica Mejias; Team Los Andes Bakery
      29.  Irene Amato Amato – S.A.P. Mortgage jumping Michael
      30.  Kelly Gannon
      31.  Team Girl Scout Julia Gannon
      32.  De Joy
      33. Daniel Monte Ocasio
      34. Matthew Howard Team Tasty Table
      35. Team R.T.A. Kyle Muth 
      36. Aniello Ricchiuti
      37. Cesar Callan
      38. Tony Gullotta
      39. Matthew Gullotta
      40. Amilia Gullotta
      41. Matt Gullotta
      42. Matt McAllister
      43. David Schofield
      44. David Aguirre
      45. Team Sun Blue Chris Hale
      46. Logan Hale
      47. Sloane Hale
      48. Kersten Harries
      49. Team JAG-ONE Ivo Fernandez
      50. Irena Gazda
      51. Concetta Viggiani
      52. Chris Forella
      53. Elizabeth Turker
      54. Dave G
      55. Peter Strom
      56. Trustee Omar Lopez
      57. ROB Capri & Pasta Ossining
      58. Team Croton Dodge- Jason Giordano
      59. Team Mike Risko Music with Mike
      60. Schuyler
      61. Adam
      62. Mike Risko Music; Tyler V.
      63. Robert Lustyik
      64. Team HR on the Move; Tim Stewart

 

 

On a chilly day in February 2021, hundreds of participants and onlookers braved 23 degree weather to partake in the Headless Horseman Plunge in Sleepy Hollow. Gullotta House is so thankful to all contributors for helping us set a record for this event by raising over $30,000. 

See a recap of the 2021 plunge below: 

 

The following plunge participants took a dive into the icy waters of the Hudson River for this fundraising effort in 2021: 

PARTICIPANTS: 

•  Matt Gullotta 
•  Matthew Gullotta 
• Johana Romero 
• John Crawford 
• Anthony Pullissio 
• Woody 

• Beaker 
• Schilitz 
• Ana Guzman 
• Mark White 

• Jessica Silver Rogers 
• Stacy Daly 
• David Loesch 
• Daniel Perez 
• Louis A 

• Jesus Gillian 
• Mike Corrao 
• Anthony Stern 
• Laura Ramsey 
• Jacqueline Muniz 

• Anthony Senato 
• Christopher Hale 

TEAMS: 

• Team London 
• Team Titantic 

• Team Mike Corrao 
• Team Mark White teachers’ association 
• Tasty Table 
• AAA Nolan’s Auto Body & Collision – James Skip Scipioni 
• The Red Team – T.K.E Woody, Schlitz, & Beaker 

• Jag One Physical Therapy 
• Indians Village – Delores 
• Westchester Ballroom 
• Little Hands Little Feet – Nicole Spruck 
• Team Anthony Stern 

• Hudson Anchor Restaurant 
• The Pleasantville Manor, The Somers Pointe & The Briarcliff Manor 
• Croton Auto Park 
• St Ann’s Church – Father Elvin 
• Green Home Solutions 

• Team Crazy – Peter 
• Team – Tellcancer2bounce – John Manteria, Lee Clifford, Richard Senato 
• Team – 4 Kyle 
• Team Run PB 
• Team Sun Blue Solar 

• Team J P Doyles 

SPONSORS: 

• Daly Family Foundation 
• Unified Retirement Planning Group 
• Laura Rey Iannarelli – Rey Insurance Agency 

• Mike Corrao 
• J.P. Doyle’s 
• Robert Nolan – AAA Nolan’s Auto Collision 
• John G Crawford Memorial Services 
• Dinapoli Family Venues 

• Westchester Bank 
• The River Journal 
• Janet Brand, Realtor 
• DJ Johnny G 
• Prescription Center of Ossining
• Jag One Physical Therapy 

• The Hudson Anchor Restaurant 
• J & G Italian Deli 
• The Mirage & The Stillery Restaurants 
• Terra Rustica 

• Abbruzzese Wellness 
• Dave’s Fences 
• Croton Auto Park 
• Love Holds Life 
• Daysi Briones – IQ Contracting 

• Legend Auto Repair 
• Orfino’s Restaurant 
• Orange Bank & Trust 
• 105-Ten Bar & Grill 
• St Ann’s Church 

 

 

A PHOTO FINISH FOR WEEK 1 BONUS CHALLENGE

We won!  I am stoked, humbled and in awe.

Sponsored by the USA TODAY Network’s parent company Gannett, the 2022 A Community Thrives program is a nationwide, crowdfunding program that will grant over $2 million to eligible nonprofit organizations for specific projects aimed at social issues including education, housing, arts and culture, wellness and the environment.

In a field with 442 NFPs (not-for-profit organizations), we placed in the top two of the Bonus Challenge Week 1 – Most Unique Donors.  Our 381 supporters rallied in the closing hours to lift us out of third place and to the winner’s circle of the top two.  That surge earned us a $5,000 bonus grant from A Community Thrives.

When you combine the $8,770 donated by you all along with the $5,000 bonus grant your donations earned, just under $14K was raised.  This effort puts us 4% closer to our goal of raising $350K towards having a permanent location to help families displaced by a fire or flood to their home in Westchester County.  Our vision is to provide 3 meals daily, clothes and housing rent-free for 29 days during their time of need.

UPCOMING EVENTS FOR GULLOTTA HOUSE NEEDS A HOME

Our ongoing fundraising efforts continue. Join us at our next events:

Celebrating Life Networking Event Wednesday August 10th 6pm-8:30pm The Briarcliff Manor 25 Studio Hill Rd, Briarcliff Manor, NY $60 in advance $70 at the door

Gullotta House Partners with Los Andes Bakery for a Summer Celebration Tuesday August 9th 5pm – 8pm Valley St, Sleepy Hollow Open to all including food and music

 

Click donate to purchase tickets for the networking event.

A COMMUNITY THRIVES UPCOMING BONUS CHALLENGE

There will be another round of the Bonus Challenge which rewards the top three NFPs with the most unique donors beginning August 1^st at Noon and lasting through August 8^th 11:59 a.m.

Please be aware that donations must be posted on our A Community Thrives fundraising page to count towards this competition.  Donations directly to Gullotta House, such as through the DONATE now button at the top of this page would still be collected by us but would not be tallied for this competition.

We will update this post with the appropriate link.  We will also follow up with a concentrated email campaign.  There’s only two times a year we send out a flurry of emails as a result of the urgency and compressed time of this competition.  We just concluded the first time – beginning the week of July 18^th for the Bonus Challenge 1 you all helped us win.

The week beginning August 1^st for the Bonus Challenge 3 will be the second time.  So, be on the lookout for that upcoming email blast.  Open, click, donate, forward and share with friends so we can revisit the Winner’s Circle and qualify for the $4,000 bonus grant awarded to the top NFPs in Bonus Challenge 3 of A Community Thrives.