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The Express Newspaper – April 17, 2014

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.

Mechanicville Area Community Services Center, Capital District YMCA establish Saturday Night Middle School Basketball League

or many youngsters, March is all about high school sections, the college championships, and the weather getting warm enough to play hoops (along with lacrosse and baseball) outside.  This March is different, however, because it’s going to get hotter inside, too.

The Mechanicville Area Community Services Center (MACSC) has teamed up with the CDYMCA to host a four-on-four Saturday Night Middle School Basketball League beginning March 8, with the league season running five weeks, until April 5.  There will be a one-week playoff, with prizes to the winners, on April 15.  All games will be played at MACSC (6 South Main Street, Mechanicville) between 7:00-10:00p.m.

The YMCA will be having an open enrollment on Saturday March 1st from 6-8 p.m. for all interested players in grades 6-8 at the Mechanicville Area Community Services Center.

Players accepting membership in the league will pay $50.00 each.

To register in advance online, please go to  HYPERLINK "http://www.cdymca.com" www.cdymca.com.  If you have any questions, please contact Mike Scidmore at 371-2139.

The Express Newspaper – February 20, 2014