Cohoes schools receive $3,700 from Stewart s holiday match troyrecord.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from troyrecord.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Selma and Damien Thagard (8), Potsdam, participate in a Heart Science Program at the Children s Museum. Photo submitted by North Country Children’s Museum.
POTSDAM The North Country Children s Museum was awarded a $1,000 grant recently from the Stewart s Holiday Match Program.
This funding will support the Children s Museum s Family STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math) programs.
These interactive programs are geared for children 12 and under and their families.
Programs are held every Saturday and Sunday at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. and are included with membership and admission.
The museum offers discounted, needs-based memberships for families whose children qualify for free or reduced lunch.
KEENE VALLEY Auditions for a youth summer theater production are happening next month. The Book & Blanket Players, sponsored by the East Branch Friends of the Arts, have produced youth theater productions for the past 11 years in Keene Valley. Last summer, rehearsals were moved online, and their production was screened at a drive-in movie theater. This year’s production, a new musical adaption of Jane Austen’s “Pride & Prejudice,” will be staged outside on the Keene Valley Neighborhood House property on the weekend of July 17. Auditions for the summer 2021 production will be at the Keene Valley Library on May 19 at 3:15 p.m.
Stewart s employees now own 40 percent of company
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1of3Buy PhotoStewart’s Shops President Gary Dake checks out a customer at the Arbor Hill Stewart s Shop on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019, in Albany, N.Y. Dake came to the shop to work the register and to personally thank customers for their generosity for the company s Holiday Match program. The shop, located on Henry Johnson Boulevard, had the highest growth in the first half of the Holiday Match season, with a 244% growth over last year. All the funds raised through the program go to support local children’s organizations. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)Paul Buckowski/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
Chenango Historical Society Gets $750 From Stewart’s
The Chenango County Historical Society (CCHS) was recently awarded a donation by the Stewart’s Holiday Match program totaling $750. Funds will go directly to support activities designed to share local history with children and families. In addition to hosting both virtual initiatives and in-person activities, CCHS is collaborating with other community organizations to expand youth programming. Look for family-friendly activities featuring Chenango County history during upcoming local events, including the Chenango Child Advocacy Center’s Hope for Healing 5K in April, June’s Dairy Day Celebration at the Chenango County Fairgrounds, and Saturdays in the Park this fall.