Co-Chairs
Kelly Hodulik and Sheila Stier

Vendor Co-Chairs
Meg Bausano, Cathy Clemens, Katherine Olsen, Catherine Svoboda

Past Parent Co-Chairs
Ellen Bryceland, Sue Ciaccia, Megan Gillespie

Committee
Irene St. Onge Briganti '02, Kim Carriere, Heather Gillespie, Laurissa Martire Michael '94, Lisa Martire Wade '95

What is the Holy Child Library Event?

This special event is typically held during the day at The Apawamis Club in Rye following Thanksgiving in the first week of December.  One part of this event is the opportunity to shop with various vendors during the day. The shopping portion is open to all friends and family of the Holy Child community and it runs from the morning until the mid-afternoon. The vendors that participate in our Boutique donate 20% of all sales that day back to Holy Child. The luncheon portion of this event accompanies a speaker who is typically an accomplished author or journalist.  Past luncheon speakers include: Lulu Powers, Lee Woodruff, Anabel Monaghan, Sharon Epperson, Lucia Greenhouse, Kayleen Shafer, Anita Baglaneas Devlin ’78, and Susan Marren Whelan ’77. Funds raised from this event directly support our students and the Maureen Alison McGrath’78 Memorial Library programming. 

How is the Holy Child Library Event different this year?

You guessed it! It will be held “virtually” with a  new twist on this signature Holy Child event. Holy Child remains committed to safely celebrating and fostering our strong sense of community, so instead of our traditional in-person Boutique and Luncheon, we switched it up this year. Our entire community and friends of Holy Child can enjoy shopping virtually and in-person with select local stores all day on December 3 and join our speaker Kelly Corrigan via zoom in the early evening for “cocktails and conversation.” Kelly Corrigan has written four-time New York Times bestselling memoirs in the last decade, earning her the title of “The Poet Laureate of the ordinary” from the Huffington Post and the “voice of a generation” from O Magazine.  She is curious and funny and eager to go well past the superficial in every conversation. To accommodate school and work schedules, we thought it best to gather as a community before dinner time,  with our very special featured speaker. The program portion of the virtual event should last about 30 minutes. The evening event will be in a webinar format.  Even if you happen to be in transit you can still register and listen in on your phone!

Who is our speaker this year?

We are so thrilled to have Kelly Corrigan! Check out everything about Kelly Corrigan on her website: https://www.kellycorrigan.com/

How can I participate in the event?

We have several ways in which you can participate and most of it from the comfort of your home.

Consider the sponsorship opportunities and Giving Tree donations (items requested by our faculty to enhance the curriculum). Christmas is around the corner and now is the time to get a jump start on your holiday shopping. Our vendors focus on customer service and are eager for our Holy Child community including friends and family to shop. Look for our Vendor Boutique listing. Most are online and a few are local stores are ready for you to shop in person during regular business hours. Enjoy perusing our vendors and the merchandise through their websites, Instagram, and Facebook pages. They are supporting Holy Child by giving back 20% of their profits from Holy Child shoppers when you use the code: HC2020

You do not need to be a member of the Holy Child community to participate in this years event. Shopping using the PROMO CODE: HC2020 is open to all on December 3rd. Please share with friends and family. Tickets must be purchased for the Kelly Corrigan portion of this event.    

How do I view the participating vendors?

You can easily peruse the vendor links above in the Boutique Vendors Section. We encourage you to “pre-shop”, but please don’t check out and fulfill the transaction until December 3.   Transactions made prior to December 3 will not count towards the percentage back to Holy Child. So please make your wish list, but save those purchases until our December 3 event!

How do I share the Promo Code with my friends and family?

Simply share our event website link with your friends and family. Remind them to use the code: HC2020

What if I forget to enter the Promo Code (HC2020) when I shop?

Please try not to!  Our Promo Code HC2020  is the same for all vendors to make it easy for our participants. Please contact the vendor and share your purchase confirmation email ASAP. State you missed the promo code for Holy Child.

For future inquiries please please contact Toni Santangelo Archibald ’76, Director of Community Engagement and Special Events at t.archibald@holychildrye.org or 914 967-5622 ext. 224 or cell phone 914 548-7752.