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October 2022 eNewsletter
Dear Friends,
As we come to one of the busiest times of the year, I wanted to take a moment and thank you again for all that you do, each and every day, for the kids, families, and seniors in our community.
So many businesses, organizations, and individuals are working hard to make sure the holiday season is a healthy, safe, and happy one for our more vulnerable neighbors.
From hosting Food Drives and other events to participating in our Holiday Giving programs to volunteering, I'm constantly reminded of how we're a community that cares.
I hope you'll take some time to peruse through the many upcoming events we have listed below, and attend a few if you can! And check out our Volunteer Appreciation dinner photos, along with some truly heart-felt thanks to those volunteers who have answered our last-minute calls for help lately.
Thank you again for all that you do for kids, families, and seniors in our community. I hope you have a wonderful start to the fall season.
With warm regards,
Andy Gilpin Executive Director
PS. If you or your business wants to get involved in this good work, please give us a call at 518-399-4624 or email ava@captaincares.org. We have plenty of resources available to make your fundraiser or event a success!
? BH-BL CSD Thanksgiving Food Drive
The BH-BL CSD Thanksgiving Food Drive just kicked off this week! Help feed our local families in need!
BH-BL CSD, in partnership with CAPTAIN CHS and local church groups, is working hard to feed our community families for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
WE NEED YOUR HELP!
October 17 - November 4
Monetary Donations can be made online by clicking the button below, or at any of the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake School's main offices (please note: Attention Cheryl Bach - District Food Drive Coordinator).
Cash and grocery store gift cards can be made payable to BH-BL Interact.
Non-perishable food will be collected at each school, dates will vary.
Please help make this a hunger-free holiday season for our local kids, families, and seniors and give today!
For the first time in 2022, the staff at Hoffman Car Wash will be collecting non-perishable food items to support local area food pantries, including CAPTAIN CHS's. On Saturday, October 22nd, and Sunday, October 23rd, Hoffman Car Wash will provide a free Ultimate Car Wash with a food donation!
Each Hoffman location will donate the collected items to a food pantry in its neighborhood.
Wednesday, October 26th | 7:00pm - 9:00pm Bye-i Brewing 122 Remsen Street, Cohoes, NY 12047
Join us for the second Trivia Night for CAPTAIN CHS! $30 per person at Bye-i Brewing in Cohoes on Wednesday, October 26th from 7:00pm to 9:00pm. Tickets include a delicious food item and they'll be a prize for Best Costume. Cash bar available. Tickets can be purchased in advance or at the door (CASH ONLY at the door).
Thanks so much toEmpire Financial Advisorsfor being Community Heroes and supporting local nonprofits! Our staff and supporters had a blast at the 1st Annual Oktoberfest at SingleCut Brewery.
? Love Our Locals: Support Saratoga County non-profits for the chance to win!
Love Our Locals$20.22 is an ongoing effort of theSaratoga County Chamber of Commerce to show support for our local organizations while also helping to ensure they can keep their doors open for a long time to come.
Beginning October 21st through December 31st, 2022, when you donate $20.22 or more to any Saratoga County non-profit organization, you can have the chance to win one of a variety of $100 gift cards!
Click the link or check out the flyer below for more information.
Our holiday donation drive continues throughout October and November. Check out the information below for dates and click the "More Information" link for the most updated information.
PROGRAM
DONATION DROP-OFF DATES
DROP-OFF LOCATION
Coats for CAPTAIN
October 3-28
Clifton Park Office
Thanksgiving Baskets
October 25-November 10
Clifton Park Office
Adopt-a-Family (Shenendehowa)
By December 9
Clifton Park Office
Adopt-a-Family (Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake)
By December 9
Glenville Office
Toy Shop
November 21-December 10
Clifton Park Office
Clifton Park Office: 5 Municipal Plaza, Suite 3, Clifton Park, NY 12065; Open M-F, 9-5 Glenville Office: 543 Saratoga Road, Glenville, NY 12302; Open M-F, 8-4
Tuesday, November 1st 11:00am - 2:00pm Shenendehowa United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall (Door F) 971 Route 146, Clifton Park, NY 12065
Join us for Care Links' second Senior Resource Fair! Local businesses and organizations will share the resources they offer to seniors in the community. Admission is free for the public.
Thank you so, so, so much to all of our incredible volunteers that answered our last-minute call for help a few weeks ago! Thank you for helping to stock the Food Pantry shelves and make sure we're ready to answer the need so no family goes hungry this holiday season!
✏️ Homework Help at Cheryl's Lodge
Take a glimpse into what our Homework Help program at Cheryl's Lodge looks like. Every week, our incredible volunteers offer academic support to elementary, middle, and high school students in the Halfmoon Heights community and engage them in unique and fun learning opportunities.
Interested in becoming one of our awesome volunteers? Check it out and submit your application by clicking the button below!
?♂️ Community Hero Alert: Starpoint Church & Impact Athletics
Thanks so much to Starpoint Church for setting up a kids produce market for the youth at Cheryl's Lodge!
Starpoint volunteers setup tables and created produce stations with samples for the kids to go around and grab. Each student received a Price Chopper bag and went around with a volunteer to all of the tables.
Impact Athletics was on hand with donated shirts and gift certificates for private lessons!
What an AMAZING DAY!
? Join Our Team!
CAPTAIN CHS is hiring! We're looking for a few incredible, passionate people to be a part of lifting people up and building brighter futures.
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