| City
of Saratoga Springs donated 2 parcels of land adjacent
to the shelter, valued
at $26,000. |
Bank
of America donated $2500 for affordable housing maintenance
assistance. |
|
Senator
Bruno Member Item: SOS received a grant for 2008
major renovations at the homeless shelter. |
Troy
Savings Bank Foundation contributed $12,500 for new
carpeting throughout the shelter, plus exterior doors. |
|
Saratoga
Rotary Club made
a $12,000 Major Gift donation in July, 2008 for a
new telephone system and a new security system. |
The
telephone appeal, held in November 2007, helped to
raise $9,500 through individual community contributions.
We are very thankful and appreciative of this community
support. |
|
Lowes:
donated new snowblower. |
Thanks
to the following Churches for their generous support:
Christ Community Church, St. Theresa Chapel, St. Peter’s
Church, St. Clement’s Church |
| $1000
donated (Feb 08) from the Saratoga Convention and Tourism
Bureau, from the Chowder Fest proceeds. |
| WalMart
made a $2000 in July, 2008. |
Kennedy
Foundation made a $10,000 donation in December, 2007. |
Citizens
Bank Foundation contributed $10,000 to the 2007 Homeless
Bed Project, which will pay for a bed for homeless men and
women. |
Saratoga
Gaming and Raceway Foundation donated $2000
to assist clients
with gambling addiction recovery.
|
Pluta
Family Foundation made a $4000 donation in December, 2007. |
Target
donated $1000 to assist with client transportation needs.
|
| Hedbring
Foundation made a $1000 donation in December, 2007. |
Saratoga
Hotel made a $4300 donation in December, 2007,
from Breakfast with Santa event. |
State
Farm Insurance Company made a donation of $7500 for
the Affordable Housing Program in 2008. |
Stewarts
Shops donated $2000 for general operating support. |
Otto
Shiffert donated a car valued at $2000 to be sold for operating
support at the Shelters of Saratoga. |
Stewarts
Shops donated, through Holiday Match, $250 for
the Sleep-A-Thon. |
Galway
Middle School National Junior Honor Society students
held a Box-A-Thon and raised $2400. Students were
asked to stay in a box for four hours. Junior Honor
Society students became interested in helping after
visiting the homeless shelter last year.
|
The
Macerich Company, Wilton Mall, recently donated $1900 for
the 2007 Have A Heart for the Homeless project, providing
emergency housing for the homeless. Macerich also donated
$800 in funds collected through their entertainment book
sales and fountain "wish" change, which will be
used to upgrade computer equipment at the shelter.
|
| Soroptomist
Club of Saratoga County donated $650 in 2008 to help
cover emergency personal needs for women in the shelter. |
Charles
Wood Foundation made a grant of $2000 for the purchase
of healthy food in 2008. |
Click
photos to enlarge:
Lawn
mower donated by Sears, 2007.
|
Donation
from the students at Maple Avenue Middle School, 2007.
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