We Call This HOME

AMSTERDAM • JOHNSTOWN • GLOVERSVILLE and surrounding areas

Welcome to the second edition of “We Call This HOME”. This one was a work of the heart for sure. It took much longer than we had anticipated. We would like to thank everyone for your patience, as we learn and grow with this new magazine. We appreciate the help and support of our advertisers and contributors, who have made this possible.

We hope this publication becomes a vehicle through which business owners can get the word out about what they have to offer, while we showcase the many positive things going on around us.

Also, in this issue, we have included a full edition of “Crazy About Pets” Magazine! This is our 9th edition and it features many local shelters. Each shelter page has some of the pets they have available for adoption with a QR code included so you can scan and see all pets available. Each shelter page is sponsored by a local advertiser and we thank them for that, as the more sponsors we get, the more pages we can print. We have remembered a few wonderful dogs, Pilot and Hunter who have crossed over the Rainbow Bridge in 2022. Losing a beloved pet is never easy and it may help to talk about it with a professional and others who have loved and lost. We have included a bereavement article in case you would like to join one of the groups offered. The pet magazine begins on page 45!

We want to send out a huge thank you to all of our family, friends and business owners who believe in and support what we do. Some of them have been right with us every step of the way. Our placemats have been adorning tables in many area restaurants for 11 years and we look forward to many more years of helping shelter pets get noticed and adopted. There would never be enough pages to include all the good that can be found here. There are so many great clubs, events and progress being made in all of our communites. We are grateful to everyone who has contributed with stories for this issue and look forward to the next one! If you have ideas for the next issue, don’t hesitate to reach out and let us know.

Bill Trojan is a photographer, photojournalist and educator who believes in the power of education and photography. He began his journey in photography as a teenager by taking photographs at family events, and now dreams of continuing his journey in photography throughout the community he lives in. His biggest accomplishments to date have been educating area high school students and documenting local and national events through the medium of photography. Bill has had the opportunity of photographing many U.S. Presidents, rock stars, major national events, breaking news stories as well as local sports and concerts.

Mike and I also want to thank Bill Trojan from WATPHOTO, our staff photographer, for sharing so many of his beautiful photos for this magazine, and for all the help and advice he continues to give us.

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We LOVE what we do and we are so grateful to live in and around communities full of amazing people.

Bill Trojan grew up in Massapequa and Deer Park, Long Island, NY and presently resides in Gloversville. Bill participates in all things photography, local car shows and music concerts and events. For almost two decades Bill was the Photography Editor and Senior Photographer for the Leader-Herald Newspaper in Fulton County. Bill has also taught high school students Art, Photography and U.S. Government and History in area schools. Bill is presently the owner of WATPHOTO Photography Services in Gloversville and the Chief Photographer for “We Call This HOME” Magazine. Bill is happily married for 19 years to musician, music educator and certified dog trainer Ann Trojan.

To get in touch with Bill Trojan email him at WATPHOTO@gmail.com