A local nonprofit volunteer organization, Larchmont Friends of the Family (LFOF), which has been actively and quietly helping families in the Westchester community for more than 20 years, will host its 2023 Spring Gala at Beach Point Club on Thursday, March 16, at 6:30 p.m. after a three-year hiatus due to Covid-19.
Tina Sadarangani, president of the organization, said, “Our annual fundraising events have been sold out in years past and we”™re excited to welcome 300 guests to join us again, many of whom are neighbors who have recently moved to the area since 2020 who want to learn more about what we do.”
The guest speaker at the event will be Naomi Brickel, who will share how LFOF helped support and lift her up after the unexpected death of her teenage son, Adam.
“We are neighbors helping neighbors in a meaningful way,” said Emily Bender, fundraising chair for Larchmont Friends of the Family.
Founded in 1997 by several appreciative Larchmont residents who had suffered severe illnesses in their own families and received help from neighbors and friends, which they found to be invaluable, uplifting and transformative and made them realize how meaningful and necessary community support can be during a time of crisis. Since then, LFOF has been actively and confidentially helping local families through difficult times. Today, LFOF is a focused organization with more than 200 volunteers who have helped close to 100 families cope both financially and emotionally.
