Covid update
November 10, 2020 Many of you have asked how the pandemic has been affecting the girls we support at the Kakenya Center for Excellence. Thank you for your concern! After meeting recently with Kakenya by videoconference, we have terrific… Read More
We did it!
Hurrah!! We did it!! Because of your generosity, boosted by the matching grant, every eighth grade girl at the Kakenya Center for Excellence will receive a solar light and a solar radio! Thank you for your amazing response to our appeal!… Read More
Almost there!
We’ve had an amazing response to our recent appeal for the girls at the Kakenya Center for Excellence! Your generosity, boosted by a matching grant, has enabled us to fund solar-powered lights and radios for 33 of the 42 eighth grade girls! We… Read More
Update + an Urgent Need!
Many of you have asked how the girls at the Kakenya Center for Excellence are doing. Here’s an update as well as an exciting opportunity to help. When the Kenyan government ordered all schools closed in March, KCE students… Read More
3rd Annual Play for KEEP event
Please join us for our third annual Women’s Paddle Tennis Tournament at the beautiful Waccabuc Country Club! Thursday, February 27th10 am – 12 noon(Warm-ups begin at 9:45) Rain date: Thursday, March 5th Waccabuc Country Club – 90 Mead Street, Waccabuc Enjoy… Read More
Nov 15: Party for the Planet
Come learn why educating girls is one of the leading ways to combat climate change. Please join us on November 15th for an exciting event. Enjoy music by Marc Black. Earth-friendly fare and libations are being donated by… Read More
Smiling with Nicholas Kristof, literally
This week has KEEP’s board members smiling! That’s us in the photo: Cynthia Braun, Elena Rover, Celeste Crosby, Ruthie Rosenberg and Elizabeth McGoldrick. Who’s that man in the middle? It’s Nicholas Kristof, the Pulitzer Prize winning journalist from… Read More
Second Annual Paddle Tournament
On February 7th, two dozen women filled the paddle tennis courts at the beautiful Waccabuc Country Club for a morning of spirited play. Between games, players gathered for conversation and refreshments around a roaring fire in the cozy… Read More
Every Donation Counts
Did you know that KEEP is powered by small donations? More than 97% of our donors give between $1 and $360! We are truly a grassroots effort. And your gifts go a very long way. $360: tuition for one… Read More
Last Updated: October 1, 2021 by Elena
Play some paddle, do some good!
Please join us for our fourth annual Women’s Paddle Tennis Tournament! Katonah Memorial Park Paddle Tennis CourtsApril 12 – 16 (eight players per day)10:00 – 11:30am Covid may have altered the format but not the fun! We’ll play in groups of eight per day… Read More