Do you know why people contribute to the United Way of Columbia and Greene Counties?
It is because they share the “core values” of the UWCG with their own values:
1. Helping children and youth succeed
2. Strengthening and supporting families
3. Building vital and safe neighborhoods
4. Supporting health, independence and vital services for seniors
So people who donate are contributing to their own values. The UWCG funded 37 programs in 35 agencies that met these impact areas in 2011. The UWCG has a fund raising event planned each month in 2011.
Camphill Village Offers Exclusive Tours of Craft Workshops to Celebrate 50th Anniversary. To kick off its 50th anniversary, Camphill Village will offer the general public an exclusive, behind-the-scenes tour of its four busiest craft workshops – its bakery, weaving shop, the Turtle Tree Seed workshop, and the Healing Plant Garden. Camphill Village is well-known for its cookies and breads, hand woven cotton, chenille and wool items, beeswax candles, teas and herbal products, wooden toys and home accessories, and stained glass pieces – all made in craft workshops by adults with developmental disabilities. This special event will be held Friday, June 17, 2011, 2:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Guests will tour four of Camphill Village’s workshops and learn more about the meaningful and productive work done in the community. Tours will begin at the Village Green Gift Shop and will held every half hour beginning at 2:30 p.m. (the last tour leaves the Gift Shop at 4:30 p.m.). Reservations are required. To make a reservation, contact Jennifer Hemmerlein at (518) 329-7924 X 116 with your tour time and number in your party.
Electronic Recycling Day: The Bank of Greene County will be sponsoring an Electronic Recycling Day on Saturday, June 18th, from 9am to 1pm at their Greenport branch. Computer and electronic equipment will be recycled FREE of charge, including televisions! Bring up to 3 boxes of your office documents for secure shredding, and any items containing Freon Refrigerant! Monetary donations for the Salvation Army and Greenport Fire Department are encouraged and gratefully accepted. For specific questions, please contact their recycling partners, RCR&R (888-563-1340), Shred-it (315-542-7672) or JGS Recycling (518-874-1565). For more information and a list of accepted items, please visit www.tbogc.com.
Olde Kinderhook Fair will be held Saturday, June 4 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm; Rain or Shine. Admission is Free! The day includes many events taking place in the Village. Craft Vendors, Fyfe and Drum Muster, Ichabod Crane Art Department exhibit, Book Signing, Kinderhook Reformed Church Pancake Breakfast, Tours of the James Vanderpoel House, Farmers Market, Live Music, Militia Parade and Bouncy Ride for the kids. Activities, food and fun for the whold family.
Triform Camphill Community, a residential community for young adults with special needs, located on a 365-acre farm in Hudson’s rich agricultural region, will host an educational biodynamic and organic farm and garden tour. The tour will take place on Saturday, June 18, 2011, at 2pm at 20 Triform Road in Hudson, New York. This event is free of charge. The walking tour will be led by Triform farmer Martin Gitt, gardeners Rebecca and Etienne Bissonnette and Forestry manager, Ethan Hommel. The tour will include Triform’s 2-acre organic vegetable, herb and flower gardens, as well the farm’s dairy and sustainable forestry areas. On the tour attendees will share an inside look at biodynamic and organic farm and gardening practices and learn about therapeutic land work for people with disabilities. Refreshments will follow along with a question and answer session.
Water Color Painting "en plein air" (outdoors); Adults and Teenagers. Saturday, June 25th 1:00pm - 4:00pm (rain date June e 26) at Ooms Conservation Area at Sutherland Pond, Main Parking Area - 480 Rock City Rd, Chatham. Cost is $25. Learn to capture the summer light and the beautiful panoramic views of the Taconic Range and Sutherland Pond. Start with a post card size composition and graduate to a larger scale. Basic instruction on color and composition will be demonstrated. Be prepared to set up outdoors for several hours of painting. Bring a portable chair, hat, bug spray, water to drink, and sunglasses. Basic materials provided, participants may bring their own paints and supplies (paints, palette, water, brushes, and easel). Led by artist Karen Arp-Sandel. To register, please contact Lauren Haberland at 518.392.5252, ext. 214 Organized by Columbia Land Conservancy.
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June Events
Columbia County Young Professionals at
Catamount Adventure Park - June 4
$35/pp
Registration 8:30 - 9:00 am
9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Business After Hours - June 9
5:00 - 7:00 pm
Special Needs
1351 Route 66, Ghent
Reservations are not required, but appreciated.
Chamber Excellence in Business Awards and Leadership Graduation - June 23
5:00 - 7:00 pm
Chamber of Commerce Office at it's new home - Washington Hose Company
1 North Front Street, Hudson
Contact the Chamber to reserve.
Columbia County Young Professionals
Niche Marketing - How To - June 24
8:00 am - 10:00 am
Hawthorne Valley Farm
327 Route 21C, Harlemville
Contact the Chamber for Reservations.
Agricultural Awareness Tour - June 25
Depart from the Washington Hose Company in Hudson at 10:00 am
Return by 1:00 pm
Tour will stop three farms for a guided tours. The cost is $15 and includes transportation and a box lunch.
Contact the Chamber for Reservations. |
July Events
Customer Loyalty Workshop - July 14
9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Cost is $49 for Chamber Members and $89 for non-members. Seating is limited.
Chamber Office
1 North Front Street, Hudson
Reservations are required.
Business After Hours - July 21
5:00 - 7:00 pm
Austerlitz Historical Society
11550 State Route 22, Hudson
Reservations are not required, but appreciated.
Please click here for our 2011 Chamber Calendar.
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