The Express Newspaper – November 27, 2014

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Elvis & Patsy Help Rotary Club Raise Funds

TILLWATER OCTOBER 25- Danny "Elvis" Romines and Courtney "Patsy Cline" Shane filled up the SACC auditorium on Saturday night. The Mechanicville Rotary Club sponsors Elvis every year to raise money for winter coats for needy children. Food and beverage sales revenue went to SACC so 2 worthy causes benefited.This year the show was moved from Mechanicville to Stillwater and Patsy Cline was added to the program.

 

MACSC Continues Food Drive Challenge

 

MECHANICVILLE - MACSC (Mechanicville Area Community Service Center) has now passed the halfway mark to raise funds for fighting hunger. It has accepted the March-April 'Feinstein Challenge'   which will end on April 30, 2014.  The A.S. Feinstein Foundation is making $1,000,000 available. This amount will be awarded proportionately to not-for-profit agencies, which increase donations for fighting food hunger. Donations include:  food, checks, cash and pledges. If MACSC's donations show an increase our food pantry could receive an award up to $35,000.  Today, there is a growing food crisis going on in many parts of our country. And the Mechanicville area is no different.  Many people are on limited income and are at risk of going hungry.  This may be because of job loss, working fewer hours, medical expense; rental hikes, heating costs and other vital expenses.  We also have a large number of residents who were regular donors to our food pantry and now need help. If you plan to donate to this drive, which is honoring Margaret Mehan, you should DO IT NOW. Checks should be made payable to: MACSC and mailed to: Holly LaTorre, MACSC. 6 South Main St, P.O. Box 30, Mechanicville, NY 12118. Your donation offers a double benefit. It will help keep Margaret Mehan's giving spirit alive as well as helping to fight hunger in the Mechanicville area.

MACSC Has Big Chance to Win by Jennifer Dugan

The Mechanicville Area Community Services Center is collecting food as part of the Feinstein Foundation’s $1 Million Giveaway to Fight Hunger. This challenge provides a unique opportunity for the MACSC Food Pantry to receive a share of the giveaway, while still keeping the food local to help those who need it most within our own community.

Mechanicville Area Community Services Center Executive Director Megan Quillinan says that she came across this exciting opportunity by happy accident. “It was total chance. I had heard about it in the past and I came across the foundation again while I was looking for grants,” she said. “It seemed like a brilliant way to raise money. I wanted to make people aware of it, I thought it was good fit for us.”

Read the entire article in the April 3 issue of the Express.

Food For Fines at Mechanicville Library – By Jennifer Dugan

The holiday season can be particularly hard on food pantries as they struggle to keep up with demand. The Mechanicville District Public Library has stepped up to lend a helping hand with their unique Food for Fines programs. Throughout the month of November, library patrons may clear up library fines, return overdue materials and help line the shelves of the local food pantry, all at the same time.

 

Read the full story in the Nov. 7th issue of the Express.