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WNYT 'singing anchors' perform at Lansingburgh Boys & Girls Club

Submitted by Sophia Sofferman, WNYT Web Producer

Friday, March 11th, 2011, 4:39pm

The Lansingburgh Boys & Girls Club is hosting “The Singing Anchors” on Saturday to benefit the clubs’ youth programs.

NewsChannel 13 anchors Benita Zahn and Jessica Layton will be singing alongside WRGB’s anchor Jerry Gretzinger to produce an evening of banter and song. The Singing Anchors have successfully been touring the area since its debut at the Cabaret at Fort Salem Theater in November, 2009.

Tickets are $25 per person.

The fundraiser will support the youth programs at the Lansingburgh Boys & Girls Club, which provides a healthy environment of social, educational and recreational programs for boys and girls ages 6 to 18. It also serves as a community center for many organizations and events.

Doors will open at 6 p.m. for raffles and food, the show starts at 8 p.m.

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STRIDE hosts 6th Annual Wounded Warrior Snowsports Event

Submitted by Sophia Sofferman, WNYT Web Producer

Friday, March 4th, 2011, 2:47pm

STRIDE Adaptive Sports is welcoming 20 Wounded Warriors and families who have returned from Iraq and Afghanistan having sustained serious permanent injuries today.They will spend a three day weekend with the STRIDE team of instructors at Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort learning how to adaptive ski and snowboard. The majority of the participants are from New York State with several from Fort Drum, home of the 10th Mountain Division.

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Habitat for Humanity raises funds with annual dinner

Submitted by Sophia Sofferman, WNYT Web Producer

Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011, 2:38pm

Habitat for Humanity raises funds with annual dinner

Rensselaer County Habitat for Humanity is holding their annual fundraising dinner event in April.

Rensselaer County Habitat helps low income families become homeowners by constructing simple, decent, affordable houses, then selling them to the families at Habitat’s cost, with a long term no-interest mortgage.

The families must invest at least 400 hours of sweat equity by helping build their own and others houses.

Since Habitat uses volunteers to construct the homes, they are affordable to families that have incomes of less that 70% of the area’s median income.

They are looking for people or local businesses to help sponsor their benefit dinner on April 1.

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Last day to vote for Troy for Pepsi Refresh grant

Submitted by Sophia Sofferman, WNYT Web Producer

Monday, January 31st, 2011, 11:36am

Today is the last day to vote for the city of Troy, which is currently in the running to win a $250,000 Pepsi Refresh Grant.

According to the Troy Downtown Collaborative, the grant will be used to revitalize the economy of historic downtown. Troy will also use the funding for business development collateral and advertising.

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Mayor Tutunjian reads to kids in after school program

Submitted by Sophia Sofferman, WNYT Web Producer

Thursday, January 27th, 2011, 3:42pm

The children at the Hope 7 Community Center will have a special guest this Thursday.

Mayor Harry Tutunjian will be visiting the centers after school program.

Tutunjian will be reading to the children, highlighting the “Parents as Reading Partners” month.

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Unity House receives $300,000 for training center

Submitted by Sophia Sofferman, WNYT Web Producer

Tuesday, January 25th, 2011, 12:56pm

Unity House in Troy received a major donation today.

SEFCU gave Unity House $300,000 to create a training center to help the unemployed in their search for work.

“This generous gift from SEFCU will enable us to increase the scope of our work in the community,” said Unity House CEO, Christopher Burke. “We want to continue to serve as the resource that thousands in our community rely on, but our efforts are hampered by our aging and worn facilities. SEFCU’s grant will give us an opportunity to expand programmatic services and provide current and future services in a better environment for our clients and our staff.”

It will be called the SEFCU Employment and Training Center.

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Empty one pantry to help fill another

Submitted by WNYT Staff

Friday, January 21st, 2011, 3:38pm

The East Greenbush library is helping Concerns-U in Rensselaer replenish their shelves after the holidays.

The library is collecting canned and boxed food items for the pantry during the months of January and February.

The Concerns-U program coordinator, Colleen Pidgeon told NewsChannel 13 that the items the pantry is in the most need for is canned tuna fish, any other type of canned meats, canned pastas, cereal, canned fruit, jelly, canned juice as well as toiletries and feminine products.

“It’s been hard for the past 2 years, the number of households in need keep growing exponentially because of the economy, and we absolutely rely on community donations, and anything people can do to help is appreciated” said Pidgeon.

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