Thanks for help with vets’ fundraiser
Our committee held our fundraiser on Saturday, Nov. 11, at The Veterans of Lansingburgh. Thank you to the entire staff at Alchar Printing for the designing our posters.
We want to thank President PJ Higgitt and his entire staff for donating the venue, food, bartenders and to the DJ, Krazy Keith Hancock for donating his services. We also thank and acknowledge Mrs. Alta Reynolds and The Miss Uncle Sam Court, Little Miss Brooklyn Liebener, Jr. Miss Charlotte Lucarelli, Honorary Miss Nelli McCann, and Miss Uncle Sam Jada Rondon
We wish to thank the following businesses and banner sponsor families for their donations of food, Subway, Forty- One Sports Grille, Jimmy’s Pizza, Old Daley Catering, Carol Schongar, Jim Margo Sr., Kathleen Dwyer, The Renna Family and the Dwyer girls. Please support the business owners who generously supported our benefit.
Thank you to the following business owners and banner sponsor families who generously donated a basket or a gift card for our raffles.
Dunkin Donuts, Target, Origami, an anonymous banner sponsor family for donation the fall wreath and an autographed copy of John Gray’s book, The Park Pub, Bob DeMeo Wine & Liquors, Yankee Trails, Bed, Bath & Beyond, Applebee’s, Saratoga Paint & Sip, Val LoFrumento, Terry Baker, Troy Grooming Company, Nancy Donohue/Carol Cody of Simply Tasteful, Jimmy’s Pizza, Hilltop Bowling, Maryola’s Hair Salon, The Ale House, Verdiles Restaurant, The Ruck, Kit Pettit, Testo’s Pizza, Athena Batsios, Vincenza Zucaro, Hot Dog Charlie’s, Hoffman Car Wash, The Van Rensselaer Garden Club, The Rensselaer County Historical Society, and W’hair it’s at Hair Salon.
We also gratefully acknowledge J. Edward Vigeant for donating 8 hand drawn sketches of Troy, The Dwyer girls for their donation of a flat screen TV and to Jim Fitzgerald of Impact Solutions, our vendor who makes our beautiful banners, for his donation of a military banner.
We would also like to thank the Rensselaer County and City of Troy dignitaries who attended our benefit, County Executive Kathy Jimino, Sheriff Patrick Russo, Judge Debra Young, Legislator Gary Pavlic, Mayor Patrick Madden, City Council President, Carmella Mantello, Councilmembers: John Donohue, Kim Ashe-McPherson, Dean Bodnar, and Jim Gulli.
Congratulations to all the winners and thank you to the 50/50 winner, Susan Dwyer for generously donating her winnings back to our committee. Thank you to the Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans’s of Lansingburgh for their donation of $126, the proceeds from the bake sale that day.
A very big thank you goes to Mark Robarge, city editor of The Troy Record, for all of his support during the past year.
The biggest thank you goes to you for attending the fundraiser and supporting us over this past year. We can’t begin to tell you what this means to all of us. Thank you everyone who either came and dropped off a donation or mailed us a donation. If you were not able to make our benefit, but would like to donate, check’s can be made out to The Troy Military Banner Committee PO Box 1365 Troy NY 12181. If you are interested in becoming a Sponsor, please contact us at troybanners@gmail.com The Troy Military Banner
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