October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.  As part of our effort to educate people on domestic violence, on Friday, October 16^th, Dyllan McGee, Founder and Executive Producer of MAKERS will be the keynote speaker at the Hope’s Door Annual Fall Luncheon at the Mount Kisco Country Club from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm.

McGee is a two-time Emmy-award winning Executive Producer at McGee Media overseeing all programming. Her films include: Emmy Award-nominated documentary, Gloria: In Her Own Words (HBO), Emmy and Peabody Award-winning, The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross (PBS); Emmy Award-winning, African American Lives (PBS); Oprah’s Roots (PBS); and Emmy-nominated, In Memoriam; 9/11/01 (HBO). In 2014, McGee received the Matrix Award and the Planned Parenthood Visionary Award for her work preserving women's stories. She lives in Katonah, NY with her husband and sons.

For information on event sponsorships, please contact Director of Development and Community Relations Jennifer Ryan Safsel at 914-747-0828 x1005. To purchase a ticket to the luncheon, call Development Associate Lindsay Amoroso at 914-747-0828 x1009 or go to HopesDoorNY.org/events/2015-annual-fall-luncheon.