OUR PROJECTS

2024 Parents Night Out Fundraiser
PCC parents gathered at Bar 141 in Thornwood to spend quality time together during our annual Parents Night Out event. The Board of Directors organized a successful silent auction ("thank you" to the very generous donations from local community members and businesses!) to raise money to replace our worn but much loved Merry-Go-Cycle. We raised $2,280.09! 
2024 PCC Team Playground Build
On a soggy day in April, PCC assembled a team to help the Village of Pleasantville construct a brand new community playground in Nannahagan Park. Nothing like hard work to help strengthen our mission to ELEVATE CHILDHOOD! Thank you to our volunteers for creating something amazing for our children.
2023 June Classroom Auction
PCC parents bid on classroom works of art during the last weeks of school. Thank you to all who participated. We raised $354.24. Enjoy the beautiful creations by our preschool artists!
2023 Teacher Tea Auction
PCC parents bid on a special after school "tea" date with their child's teacher and their child. Winners strolled to nearby eateries to chat, relax and enjoy each other's company outside of school. Thank you to all who participated. We raised $195.00. We hope everyone had a great time at tea!

OUR EVENTS

PCC Visits the Pleasantville Farmers Market!
We were the featured Market Sprouts event on August 5, 2023. Thanks PFM for having us!
Frosty & Friends Holiday in the Park (December 2022)
One of our favorite annual events- a chilly after school park meet up to sip hot coco, do a craft, hear a story and sing holiday tunes with Frosty and his elf friend! 
Parent's Night Out (January 2023)
A special THANK YOU to our Board of Directors for coordinating a beautiful evening at The Raconteur Bar and Kitchen. We raised just under $1000. For additional photos, visit our facebook page.
Annual Pancake Breakfast (March 2023)
Making memories and breakfast on a chilly winter Saturday morning. 

50th ANNIVERSARY EVENTS

Pleasantville Children's Center opened its doors in 1972 and began educating and nurturing our community's youngest learners. For a half century, PCC has been flourishing. We invited families, both past, present and future as well as friends and community partners to join us in celebrating 50 wonderful years on June 1, 2023 at The Thorn of Thornwood Restaurant and Bar. Thank you to all who were able to attend. Enjoy some event highlights and photos below.
Anniversary Logo

​A very special thank you to Ainsley Cunningham, a local high school student, for working with us to design a new, limited time logo as part of her mission to assist non-profits in digital design and marketing. We love our special anniversary logo!  Thanks, Ainsley!
Community Recognition
May 17, 2023- The Pleasantville Chamber of Commerce commemorated our 50th anniversary with a ribbon cutting event. PCTV recorded the festivities. It was a gorgeous day for a momentous celebration. Thank you to all who attended- PCC parents and kids included!
​​Click to watch: www.pctv76.org/video/3135/
Special Thanks
Refreshments: PCC Parent Volunteers
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony: Pleasantville Chamber of Commerce Trustees Bill Flooks and Paul Alvarez, PCTV 
Little Free Library
At our Ribbon Cutting event on May 17th, we unveiled Pleasantville's first official Little Free Library. Modeled after our school building (thank you PCC parent, Jim Mongello!), the Little Free Library is a gift from our school to the children and community we love so much, especially the Pleasantville Presbyterian Church (while not affiliated, PCC rents the school space from the church and has been at this location for 50 years). It is dedicated to the memory of Elizabeth "Betsy" Rogers, a founding member of PCC who recently passed away.

The Library is located on Bedford Road between the Presbyterian Church and Beecher Flooks Funeral Home. For more information about the Little Free Library organization, please visit their website: www.littlefreelibrary.org
Special Thanks
​Memorial Dedication: The Rogers Family
Library Design and Finishing: Jim Mongello, PCC Parent
Location Approval: The Pleasantville Presbyterian Church, Beecher Flooks Funeral Home
Book Donations: Peter Kunhardt of The Gordon Parks Foundation, authors Mara Van Fleet & Nick Bruel,
The Village Bookstore, Pleasantville
"PCC for Good" Fund
At our 50th Anniversary Event on June 1st, we held a silent auction to establish our "PCC for Good" fund: an fund that may be used to better the greater Pleasantville community including, for example, by offering subsidized attendance to low income families, providing emergency support to families suffering unexpected loss, but may be used in any other manner the Board deems appropriate. Thank you to our fantastic Board of Directors for establishing this fund. The fund is also established in memory of Barbara Waugh (b. 1930, d. 2022), a founding member of the school in 1972. Our silent auction as well as any donations received specifically for the fund raised $2085.36! Thank you so much!
Event Photos
Thank you Chad Kraus from Chad Kraus Photography for capturing our event on June 1st at The Thorn of Thornwood Restaurant & Bar. Fifty years feels (and looks!) so good!