In Memory of Stefani Gosselink

It’s a Girl: Farm Welcomes Foal

May 15, 2019

For ten years Green Chimneys has kicked off the holiday season with the arrival of a large, intricate gingerbread creation made by Stefani Gosselink. Each year Stefani created magnificent gingerbread structures that were auctioned off for charity as part of a holiday luncheon for W. R. Berkley Corp. employees. The company would then match the winning bid, doubling the gift to Green Chimneys. Stefani and Rob’s sweet annual visit was a cherished tradition and their generosity will always be remembered.

At the request of her family, gifts to Green Chimneys in loving memory of Stefani may be made via:

Online via PayPal >

Credit card by calling Tina at 845.279.2995 x211

Or by check made payable to “Friends of Green Chimneys” and sent to:

Friends of Green Chimneys
400 Doansburg Road
Brewster, New York 10509
Please note “IMO Stefani Gosselink” in the “for” field of the check.

All gifts in Stefani’s name will support Green Chimneys’ therapeutic programs for children and animals.

Chinchilla

The Green Chimneys wildlife classroom is home to an adorable pair of chinchilla brothers who are often the first animals students want to hold. The brothers are inquisitive and playful but also very shy so students must be calm, and allow the chinchillas to come to them. The students love to build tunnels and play areas for the chinchillas and watch them in their favorite activities: taking dust baths (an instinctive act to clean their fur) and eating raisins. Considered to be the softest animal in the world, the chinchilla is a rodent native to the Andes Mountains of South America, and is a relative of the porcupine and guinea pig.