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Press Release
NON-PROFIT CEO INVITED TO SUPERBOWL PARTY BY VICE CHAIRMAN OF JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF
STRIDE Adaptive Sports’ Founder Mary Ellen Whitney to attend party at Fort Belvoir
(Rensselaer, NY) STRIDE Adaptive Sports CEO and founder Mary Ellen Whitney will be among the nation’s most elite military guests on Sunday at the new USO Warrior Care Center at Fort Belvoir outside Washington, D.C. to attend a special Super Bowl tailgate party for Wounded Warriors and high-ranking military advisors. She is invited by the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral James Winnefeld, the nation’s second highest ranking military official. Whitney’s invitation stems from her long-time commitment to serving Wounded Warriors through STRIDE Adaptive Sports, a not-for-profit organization founded in 1985 that works with youth with special needs, and veterans permanently injured in combat. Whitney, a civilian, is invited in honor of her innovative efforts to improve the lives of military members through sport programs which involve youth with similar disabilities.
February 1, 2013
Pee Wee Wrestling
The Town of Schodack is pleased to announce the 2013 Pee Wee Wrestling Program to be held at the Maple Hill High School Multi-Use Facility (MUF). The program will be held on Tuesday and Thursday beginning February 5, 2013 and continue through March 21, 2013 except during the February break.
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ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT BREAKFAST
Cost is $7/Adults, $6/Seniors and $5/Children ages 5 to 11. Phone 732-4342.
January 30, 2013
Your Public Schools In Fiscal Peril
Capital District School Communities Join Together for “Your Public Schools in Fiscal Peril – Running Out of Time and Options”
Hundreds of residents from all 47 local school districts will learn about fiscal crisis facing their schools and how they can help
When: Thursday, January 31 from 6:30 to 8:15 p.m. (a reception with the public will be held immediately afterwards.)
What: A broad coalition of parents, educators, school board members and business/civic members – representing all 47 public school districts from seven Capital Region counties – will gather for an unprecedented advocacy rally titled "Your Public Schools in Fiscal Peril - Running Out of Time and Options.” This will be the largest (and first) advocacy forum of its kind in the region.
Where: Columbia High School Auditorium (East Greenbush CSD), 962 Luther Road, East Greenbush
Who: Featured Speaker:
· Dr. Rick Timbs, Executive Director, Statewide School Finance Consortium
Superintendent speakers representing rural, suburban and urban school districts:
· Bob Horan, Superintendent, Schodack Central School District
· Dr. Marie Wiles, Superintendent, Guilderland Central School District
· Larry Spring, Superintendent, Schenectady City Schools
Parents, board members, educators, business/civic leaders and elected officials
Details: The evening event will include a presentation by Dr. Rick Timbs, a widely-recognized voice on school finance reform, and leaders of three area school districts, who will illustrate the magnitude of the fiscal crisis facing suburban, rural and urban school districts alike unless meaningful action is taken during the 2013 legislative session. Dr. Timbs will provide analysis of Governor Cuomo’s executive budget and local school superintendents will discuss what it means for their schools.
Attendees will also learn what they, as citizen advocates, can do to help address the lack of equitable funding and mandate relief that stands to shortchange a whole generation of school children and unravel hard-won gains in academic achievement.
The 47 districts – representing 112,336 students – have lost more than $110 million in state funding this year through the Gap Elimination Adjustment (GEA). State aid has also eroded over the past four years, leading to numerous program reductions/eliminations and staffing cuts.
There also will be press availability with speaker Rick Timbs before the event from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. Call Communications Specialist Jason McCord at 937-6456 to schedule interview.
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