Fundraiser: Downey Side Adoption Agency

Irish Music Evening with Frank Jaklilsch
Saturday, June 6, 2009, 7:00pm
St. Joseph's Church Hall, 1615 Third Street, Rensselaer, NY
Price: $20.00/ticket

Join us for an evening of music, singing, and fun for the entire family! Dinner provided: baked ziti, tossed salad, Italian bread, dessert, and soft drinks

For tickets please contact Mickey Kayser at (518) 641-6810 or email : mkayser@downeyside.org

From their web site: Downey Side is the only national adoption agency exclusively devoted to recruiting families for youth 7 to 17 years old who need permanent families.

Mother's Day Story From St. Paul's Shelter

Times-Union: A safe home of their own

Off the streets and with help from St. Paul's, mother embraces future
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"Lentasha and her family are doing really well," said David Rossetti, executive director of St. Paul's Center. "She was pretty depressed after a while in the shelter, but she's bright and smiling now."
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For more information, or to make a donation to help homeless mothers with children move from the shelter to a home of their own, contact:

St. Paul's Center
PO Box 589, Rensselear, NY 12144
434-2910
http://www.stpaulscenter.com

This is a follow-up from a December story, which is linked in this post: St. Paul's Center.

5K Run in Rensselaer May 3

Thanks to Kathy for posting this in the Facebook Group: Rensselaer Boys and Girls Club is sponsoring a 5k Run/Walk (HealthyKids / Healthy Rensselaer) on May 3rd at River Front Park.

WHEN: Sunday, May 3, 2009
WHERE: Riverfront Park off Broadway, Between 3rd and 5th Ave, Rensselaer, NY
RACE DAY: Registration is from 8:30AM-9:45AM in the park, Race starts at 10:00AM (walkers follow runners), Awards at 11AM, 1 Mile Kids Run at 11:30

The Registration Form (PDF) has all the information, including a route map. You can also Register Online. 100% of proceeds will go to the Boys and Girls Club of Southern Rensselaer to promote nutrition, physical activity and healthy lifestyles.

“Healthy Kids, Healthy Rensselaer” is sponsored by the University at Albany School of Public Health and CORE Public Health Leaders of Tomorrow. They will also be holding a Health Fair in River Front Park on the same day (May 3). Attractions include: Music, Tae Kwon Do Exibition, Games, Face Painting, Food, Bouncy Bounce, Raffle and Prizes, Blood Pressure Screening, Fire Trucks, and Bowling.

Hope Fund Benefits Boys & Girls Club

From the Times-Union, which donated $8,500 to the Boys & Girls Club of Southern Rensselaer County, for after school program scholarships.

Hope Fund lifts program for kids

Donors help after-school activities at Boys & Girls Club in Rensselaer

RENSSELAER Thanks to generous Capital Region donors, kids get after-school cheese, crackers, apple juice and tutoring at the Boys & Girls Club.
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''In the old days it was just a gym and swim after-school activities, but it has changed a lot since then,'' said Richard Van Vorst, executive director. ''These kids have no place to go after school and many are from single-parent homes or homes where both parents work.''
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For more information, including how to contribute, go to: http://timesunion.com/fund/. Gifts by mail: The Times Union Hope Fund, Times Union, Box 15270 Albany, NY 12212

Learn more about the Boys & Girls Club or donate directly to their programs online at http://www.bgcsorensco.org/.

St. Paul's Center

The Times-Union has a piece which mentions the St. Paul's Center on 3rd Street:

A new face of homelessness
A family's plight is typical of a single mom and children seeking help

UPDATE: St. Paul's Center values support

YES Benefit Show

On Nov. 23, the YES In The Present tour will come to the Albany Times Union Center. According to a press release on antimusic.com, the band will be donating $10 of each ticket sold to Rensselaer-based STRIDE, a non-profit organization which provides adaptive sports and recreational activities for the disabled. The YES benefit will support their Wounded Warrior Snowsports Event at Jiminy Peak.

"Sold to" means "purchased through" - according to the STRIDE website, you have to buy the tickets through the STRIDE office in order for them to get the donation. Contact their office at 518-598-1279 for details.

Here is the link to the announcement on antimusic.com, which has more details.