OSWEGO — On March 27, The United Baptist Church of Scriba will host the fifth annual March Meatball Madness Spaghetti Dinner to benefit the Mexico Blessings in a Backpack program.
WATERTOWN â Sixty-one different organizations joined to participate in the 2021 #giveNNY campaign, a local effort that unites tri-county nonprofits, in a day of giving on â315Dayâ â Monday, March 15.
The campaign, returning for its fourth year, kicked off Feb. 15, and will culminate with a day of radio broadcasts on Tunes 92.5 FM on Monday, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
All nonprofits in Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties were invited to participate as campaign partners.
Agencies coming together to support their work in the north country include, but are not limited to ACR Health, Disabled Persons Action Organization, Indian River Lakes Conservancy, Massena Meals on Wheels, North Country Family Health Center, Potsdam Holiday Fund, St. Lawrence County Arts Council, United Way of NNY, Victims Assistance Center of Jefferson County and the Wanakena Historical Association.
OSWEGO — Despite canceling their annual head-shaving event at the Lake Ontario Event and Conference Center for the second straight year, local organizers of the 15th annual St. Baldrick’s Day
WATERTOWN â Last winter, a great gray owl came to Zoo New York with a lost wing and damage to his eye after getting hit by a truck in Alaska.
Beaker, that injured great gray owl, ended up needing medical attention last summer to save his eye, so he went to the VCA North Country Animal Hospital for treatment that cost about $2,000.
It was because of that situation the zoo at Thompson Park and the Northern New York Community Foundation came together to establish a new charitable fund to provide animal care and habitat revitalization at the zoo.
Partnering with the Community Foundation, the Zoo New York Animal Wellness Fund is designed to assist in supporting medical care costs for zoo animals and enhance animal habitats. The Community Foundation recently awarded a $25,000 matching commitment to encourage charitable gifts from the community toward the new fund.
FULTON â The Brandel-Murphy Foundation serves the New York state and Bermuda Lions Clubs area by providing matching grant funding for projects that benefit youth.
They are joined by Fulton Mayor Deana Michaels, a Fulton Lions member and also a donor to the program. Read To Them provides a new book to each elementary school student in the Fulton City School District under the âOne School, One Bookâ program.
Read To Them educates families and schools on the benefits and importance of reading aloud at home, according to the Read To Them website.
Children who are read to learn to read more easily and become better readers. Literacy skills provide the basis for a lifetime of learning and productivity.