STRIDE ADAPTIVE SPORTS “ADAPTS”

STRIDE ADAPTIVE SPORTS “ADAPTS” TO COVID-19 CRISIS WITH VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING AND EVENTS

West Sand Lake, NY – May 1, 2020 – Although virtual can be used to describe anything that exists in effect, but not in fact, it is often used to describe things created in a computer or online world. So how does a regional adaptive sports non-profit survive this pandemic, when one-to-one instruction or team sports are the very essence of what they do for people who have special needs?

As CEO and Founder, Mary Ellen Whitney always has said, “We Adapt.” As Whitney explains, “There have been several obstacles, bumps in the road, and true boundaries that have been in the way of getting the organization to where it is today and since we are accustomed to having to adapt, we will do it one more time.”

Perfect Ten makes 1,500 masks to give away

HUDSON – Since the beginning of April, Perfect Ten Afterschool Program’s team of three has made more than 1,500 cloth face masks and distributed them for free across the county. The sewing operation continues to meet the ongoing demand.

“We started making masks for the girls and their families, but within days we were fielding requests from other organizations as well as hundreds of individuals,” said Perfect Ten Director Tina Dipper in a press release. From the start, we wanted to offer them free of charge because we are committed to helping the Hudson community.

From the start, we wanted to offer them free of charge because we are committed to helping the Hudson community.

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April is all about Trout

The shelves may not be stocked but the streams are. 
April is trout stocking month around Columbia County. The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and County Federated Sportsmen have teamed up for the annual DEC Region 4 stocking of rainbow and brown trout. Jackson Moon poses with a 13-inch brown trout, which he later released, along the Claverack Creek, Saturday, April 18. 
Columbia Paper

Photo by Chip Moon 

Earth Day 2020

Earth Day 2020 could mark the year we stop taking the planet for granted

The 50th annual call for environmental reform falls at a time when the health of people and nature has never been more urgent

Mental health challenges during the coronavirus pandemic

Mental health challenges during the coronavirus pandemic

Even if they haven't been infected with the coronavirus, hundreds of millions of Americans have had their lives upended by the pandemic. John Dickerson reports on the toll the virus taken on our mental health.

This is what dedication looks like.

Dino Petrocelli

http://www.givetostpeters.org

I was asked Friday at 12 noon if I could go to St. Peter’s and photograph some nurses showing emotion and compassion towards each other for a full page ad in the Sunday paper. Being a client of mine for years I was more than happy to say yes. Oh one hitch u have to be hear by 1pm😳!