Tri-County Connections Oct/Nov 2017
In This Issue: 2017 Holiday Programs St. John's/St. Ann's Spring
Issue 14
2017 Holiday Programs Many of our programs have already begun their signups for Thanksgiving holiday baskets and Christmas is not far behind! If you have flyers, wish lists and other info please send those
Runoff Volunteer Mtg
over to Justine as soon as you have them. We will begin to put
Roarke Center Art Show
the word out for donations through newsletters and social media shortly.
Updates & News Calendar
We also collect donated items at the Herrick Street office that
Birthdays
we will spread among all the programs where needed, so please let us know if you have any special requests or stories
Calendar:
that you want to share.
Tuesday, October 24th: Catholic Charities Employee Health & Wellness Fair Tuesday, October 31st: Halloween Wednesday, November 8th: SJSA Spring Runoff Volunteer Meeting Friday, November 10th:
We also want to make sure we are acknowledging organizations that make large holiday donations, examples such as: • Supermarket that donates 20 frozen turkeys • Church group puts together a giving tree • Company that collects toy donations Any other group or company’s large donations or drives Be sure to try to take photos & let us know of any groups, organizations or businesses that are helping your program so we can acknowledge them on social media
Veteran's Day (Observed)
and make sure their efforts are noticed. While some may wish to remain anonymous, many
Catholic Charities Holiday
companies want their clients to know they are involved with helping the community, so
Thursday, November 23rd & 24th: Thanksgiving Holiday Catholic Charities Holiday
Birthdays: Sunnyside Center 11/19: Emily Phillips
please don’t keep it yourself!
Spring Runoff Volunteer Meeting The Annual St. John's/St. Ann's Spring Runoff is happening again on April 28th, but they are in the planning stages right now! An open meeting is scheduled for anyone interested in being a part of the planning committee or learning more about how they can help. Any volunteers that would be interested in joining us, the details are below.
9/27: Jeannine Ellers Roarke Center 10/18: Robin Ryan 11/13: Amanda Anderson
Wednesday, November 8th at 12pm St. John's/St. Ann's Center 88 Fourth Ave Albany NY 12202
Roarke Center Artists: Endangered Species Roarke Center Artists present "Endangered Species" November 2 - December 29 Artist Reception on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017 6:00-7:30 Sand Lake Town Library 8428 Miller Hill Rd Averill Park, NY 12018
Updates + News St. John's/St. Ann's popular annual Quilt Fundraiser Raffle is set for Sunday, December 17, 2017 - tickets are being printed now and will be available for purchase soon. Until then, you can ooh and ahh over this beautiful piece! For more info or to purchase tickets call Barbara Quinn of St. John's/St. Ann's Outreach Center at (518) 472-9091 x14 or email her at bquinn@ccalbany.org.
Hannaford Supermarkets have chose several of our programs during the year for their Hannaford Helps Reusable Bag Program. For the month of November, the following stores have chosen to benefit us. If you or your volunteers shop at either of these locations, we will receive 25 cents for each "Fight Hunger" reusable bag purchased! 596 Columbia Turnpike, E Greenbush: Benefits CoNSERNS-U 40 Main Avenue, Wynantskill: benefits Catholic Charities Tri-County Services Help fight hunger AND help stop waste with a reusable bag when shopping for your Thanksgiving meal - it's a win-win! Want to share your program news or updates with the rest of the staff or our donors? Send your pictures, news or events to Justine at jcarroll@ccalbany.org to be included in an upcoming issue of one of our newsletters!