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Give the Gift of Sustainability!
Looking for the perfect holiday gift?

The Historic Jay Gardens are coming to life, and we welcome your help to keep the momentum going! Sponsor one of ten gorgeous, native holly trees, which anchor the pollinator room and receive recognition with a special tribute marker. Or underwrite one of 16 new vegetable beds that will help educate children and feed those in need. For more information, contact JHC executive director Kevin Peraino at peraino.jhc@gmail.com.
Support our mission: Your donation will help us complete and maintain this community treasure, as well as fund JHC's full slate of operating expenses and educational programs. We invite you to donate through our website or by mailing a check to Jay Heritage Center,
210 Boston Post Road, Rye, NY, 10580.
Coming in 2021...
We're already looking forward to an all-star slate of 2021 speakers, including:

• Pulitzer Prize winner Thomas E. Ricks, author of "First Principles: What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans"

• Gretchen Sorin, acclaimed author of "Driving While Black"

• Award-winning culinary writer Michael W. Twitty, author of

• Best-selling historian Amanda Foreman, author of the forthcoming
A writer, advocate, and backyard farmer, Lori has grown over forty different kinds of fruits, vegetables, cover crops, and heritage waterfowl on land previously used for lawn. Her work has appeared in publications such as Backyard Poultry, Countryside, Acres, Grit and EcoWatch.
We're so grateful for everything you do to support our mission—this year more than ever. Please take a moment to consider a gift to JHC today.
Jay Heritage Center at the
Jay Estate
A National Historic Landmark
210 Boston Post Road
Rye, NY 10580 


(914) 698-9275
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