Muffin Dowdle and Dan Hollis to be Honored at Annual Gala on June 7

MOUNT KISCO, NY (April 2024) -- In anticipation of its 85th anniversary, the Boys & Girls Club of Northern Westchester (BGCNW) will begin commemorating this milestone with its 29th annual Humanitarian Award Gala on June 7, 2024. The theme of the event is Hats Off to 85 Years. The honorees are two long-time supporters of BGCNW – Muffin Dowdle and Dan Hollis.

The gala will be held at 6 pm at Brae Burn Country Club, 39 Brae Burn Drive, Purchase, NY. For more information about tickets and sponsorships visit https://us.givergy.com/BGCNW2024/?controller=tickets

Muffin Dowdle has been a lifelong member of the Boys & Girls Club of Northern Westchester. She grew up in Mount Kisco, one of eleven children, and she and her brothers and sisters learned how to swim and attended after-school programs at the Club. Muffin returned to the Club as an adult as a member of the Board of Directors, serving for 30 years.

As a Sales Broker for Ginnel Real Estate in Bedford, Muffin has consistently been the top producer. She has received the highest honor bestowed by the Westchester County Board of Realtors "The Diamond Award of Excellence" for the past 30 years. Muffin is an avid equestrian, having ridden through Northern Westchester her whole life. She has even been known to show properties via horseback. Trail riding with her son, George, and daughter-in-law, Jessica, is one of her favorite pastimes. Another is taking her 8-month-old granddaughter, Daisy, for her weekly swimming lessons in the Boys & Girls Club pool!

Muffin has been invaluable to the Boys & Girls Club since signing on to the Board. She has not only "sold" the Club story to countless individuals throughout Westchester County and beyond, but she has also convinced those individuals to support the organization. Because of Muffin's efforts, countless children have had that place to be nurtured and to learn and grow.

Dan Hollis has been practicing law for almost 50 years. Over those decades, he has led some of the most consequential litigations in New York. He has conducted some of the State’s most newsworthy trials and appeals, from state trial courts all the way to the Supreme Court of the United States.

Dan is most proud of his professional and community leadership. He has deep involvement in organizations throughout Northern Westchester, where he has resided for nearly 60 years. Dan served as President of the Westchester County Bar Association from 2015 to 2016. He has also served on its judicial screening committee since 2006. He served as Chairman of the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of Bedford from 1984 to 1990, and a member of the Board of Trustees of Northern Westchester Hospital Center from 1981 to 2004, serving as Chairman of the Board for five of those years.

Dan has been the recipient of the Mount Kisco Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year award, a two-time recipient of the Boys & Girls Club of Northern Westchester Humanitarian of the Year Award, and the Westchester County Bar Association “Raising the Bar” Award. He played college basketball at Siena College, and after graduating he served with the 82nd Airborne in Vietnam and was awarded the Army Commendation Medal, First Oak Leaf Cluster, and Bronze Star Medal for his actions during that service.

About Boys & Girls Club of Northern Westchester:

Boys & Girls Club of Northern Westchester, established in 1939, is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving local youth, ages 6 months to 18 years, from more than 40 Northern Westchester communities. The Club runs high-quality, developmentally appropriate programs including character and leadership development, health and life skills, and sports, fitness, and social recreation. This year they are celebrating 85 years!