HIGH NOTES: Practicing music for charity, Irish dinner for school food program | The Daily Gazette
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In Saratoga Springs, local students are practicing their music while raising money for two local organizations through the inaugural Practice-A-Thon event. Throughout the month of March, about 700 students in grades 6-12 at Maple Avenue Middle School and Saratoga Springs High School are accepting donations in exchange for hours practiced on their instruments and for chorus. Friends, family and members of the community make pledges based on the number of hours they practice per week. All the money raised will go directly to the Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) and Franklin Community Center. The effort is not only designed to raise money, but to inspire students to practice their instruments at a time when it’s challenging for them to find motivation due to less practice time together in bands and choruses. To learn more about the program and to sponsor a student, visit
Niskayuna fire department helping school food program | The Daily Gazette
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The Niskayuna Fire District #1, with help from the Grand Boulevard Fire Company and the Niskayuna Permanent Firefighters Association, are hosting a drive-thru St. Patrick’s Day meal at the River Road fire station to raise money for Nisky Nutrition On Weekends. Nisky NOW is a non-profit organization that provides food to families in the Niskayuna Central School District on the weekends and during breaks year round.
“It was brought to our attention (through an article in the Gazette) that over 20% of families are struggling to feed their children,” said firefighter Dennis Plakas.