CHOW to receive money from Walmart

July 8, 2010

Walmart to present grants on opening day


JOHNSON CITY Walmart said Thursday that it will present $16,500 in grants from the Walmart Foundation to eight area organizations during the grand opening of its second store in Broome County.


The store, on Gannett Drive in Johnson City, will open at 8 a.m. July 21 after a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 7:30 a.m.

The store will have a "stimulating effect not only upon the business itself but upon the entire local economy, thereby opening the door for other commercial establishments to relocate to our area," village Mayor Dennis Hannon said.


The village will receive a $4,500 grant; Community Hunger Outreach Warehouse, $2,500; Family Enrichment Network, $2,000; and Johnson City Fire Department, Broome County YMCA, Boys and Girls Club of Western Broome, local Boy Scouts troop and local Girl Scouts troop will each receive $1,500.

The nearly 137,000-square-foot store includes energy-efficient technology and environmentally friendly features to reduce energy and water consumption and minimize waste.


Skylights reduce the amount of energy needed to light the store by up to 75 percent daily, the company said. The LED lighting in the store also operates 70 percent more efficiently than traditional fluorescent lighting.


The cement used in the concrete flooring is made with recycled materials, and the floor's finish reduces the need for chemical cleaners. Low-flow toilets and faucets reduce water used in the bathrooms.


The first Walmart in Broome County opened in the Town Square Mall in Vestal in 1992.
http://www.pressconnects.com/article/20100708/BUSINESS/7080378/1108/Walmart-to-present-grants-on-opening-day

WBNG: Vexed Over Vetoes

Vexed over Vetoes

By WBNG News

Story Created: Jul 8, 2010 at 5:20 PM EDT
Story Updated: Jul 8, 2010 at 6:32 PM EDT

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Binghamton, NY (WBNG Binghamton) In an attempt to try and balance -- and pass -- a state budget, Governor David Paterson has vetoed nearly 7,000 items. That includes millions of dollars for education. There is also a trickle-down to local community groups that might lose some state funding.


Multimedia Watch The Video With the breakdown, here's Action News reporter Matt Markham at the live desk.


It looks like new member items in to the 2010 State Budget are out -- and some of the Governor's vetoes could prevent certain agencies around here from receiving reimbursements of money they were originally planning on.


Now these vetoes include budget items from last year or in earlier years.


When a charity or agency files for state grants, they sign a contract and spend their own money before getting it back later from the state.

Despite the vetoes, several agencies in the Southern Tier are safe. Those include the Humane Society, the Broome County Council of Churches, and SWAT team equipment for the Endicott Police Department. They all signed contracts, spent and received that state money.


Then there are other groups that have signed contracts and are waiting to be reimbursed, like the Johnson City Senior Center and the Broome County Office for Aging. That concerns people like Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo who said she would fight for them to get state money.


Other groups like the Discovery Center, the Zoo at Ross Park, never signed contracts and now it looks like they're out the money. So are Catholic Charities and CHOW, who were hoping to get $20,000 for their food pantries in *this year's budget.


"For us, that actually translates in to 53,000 pounds of food, 6,300 meals, and about 450 people who won't get services, so it's a pretty sizable chunk for us," said Lori Accardi, executive director of Catholic Charities of Broome County.


"Food pantries, senior centers, groups that I thought were very worthy and certainly could have used a break this year. The pantries in particular are a concern," said Donna Lupardo (D -- NYS 126th Assembly)


All of these member items add up to $193 million the State will shave off its expenses. That's part of the larger roughly $800 million that's been cut in the proposed budget...which is still three months late.

http://www.wbng.com/news/local/Vexed-over-Vetoes-98061284.html

MudCat Grant 2010

July 2, 2010


Golf tournament set


binghamton Jim "Mudcat" Grant, star baseball pitcher of the 1960s, will be in Binghamton Friday to announce the date for the 2010 Jim "Mudcat" Grant All-Star Golf Tournament.


Presented by Security Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York and The Black Aces, the tournament benefits the Broome County Urban League, the Boys and Girls Clubs of Binghamton, Catholic Charities of Broome County and the Community Hunger Outreach Warehouse.


This year's tournament will take place Sept. 2, at The Links at Hiawatha Landing. The tournament features special guests, including major league baseball players and other athletes. Players this year will include former pitcher Vern Law, boxer Gerry Cooney, Grant and fellow Black Aces Fergie Jenkins, J.R. Richard and Al Downing. Black Aces are African-American pitchers who won 20 or more games in a single season.

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MudCat Grant Golf Tournament

Baseball Legend Jim “Mudcat” Grant Announces 9th Annual All-Star Golf Tournament
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From the City of Binghamton:


Mayor Matt Ryan will join baseball legend Jim “Mudcat” Grant Friday July 2, 2010 at 10:00am at the Security Mutual Building, 2nd floor located at Court & Exchange Streets to announce the 2010 Tournament.

Presented by Security Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York and The Black Aces,* the Jim “Mudcat” Grant All-Star Golf Tournament benefits The Broome County Urban League, the Boys and Girls Clubs of Binghamton, Catholic Charities of Broome County and the Community Hunger Outreach Warehouse (C.H.O.W.).

“It’s all about the children,” “Mudcat” says. “And this tournament raises money for four different local organizations that provide a host of vital services and programs to kids and families living in Broome County.”


Security Mutual Life Chairman, President and CEO Bruce W. Boyea couldn’t agree more. “Because Security Mutual has been based in Binghamton for its entire 123-year history, we are passionate about finding ways we can make a positive difference right here in our own community,” Boyea says. “We have increased the number of organizations the Tournament benefits, which in turn has dramatically increased the ways we can help make life better for local children and their families.”


Binghamton Mayor Ryan applauds the many organizations and individuals that join together to create the Tournament. “The City of Binghamton thanks each and every sponsor, as well as the visiting celebrities and the local volunteers who put so much effort into this event,” Ryan says. “Their dedication is truly inspiring, and their efforts make a tremendous difference in the everyday life of our area’s youngest and most vulnerable residents.”


This year’s tournament takes place Thursday, September 2, at The Links at Hiawatha Landing. The tournament features many special guests—including major league baseball players and other well-known athletes and celebrities—who golf with the sponsors and spend time visiting area youth, hospital patients and nursing home residents. Joining “Mudcat” at this year’s tournament will be fellow Black Aces Fergie Jenkins, J.R. Richard and local favorite “Gentleman Al” Downing. The celebrity list continues to grow. To date, 24 celebrities are scheduled to play, including Vern Law, Cliff Johnson, Mickey Scott and boxer Gerry Cooney.


For more information about the event, including volunteer and advertising opportunities, please visit the All-Star Golf Tournament website at www.allstar-golf.com

Nonprofits Brace for State Cuts

July 5, 2010

After Paterson's vetoes, nonprofits brace for funding cuts

By Nick Reisman and Jon Campbell

nreisman@gannett.com



ALBANY -- An Elmira medical clinic was looking forward to receiving $30,000 for dental supplies.


Broome County Office for Aging was earmarked for $13,000.


And a regional food bank in Orange County was planning to use $100,000 to distribute to soup kitchens and purchase low-cost foodstuffs.


But the checks aren't in the mail.


As Gov. David Paterson vetoes $193 million in legislative pork from the state budget, non-profit and community groups are facing major cuts to popular programs. In some cases, lawmakers fear the cuts could threaten an organization's survival.


Paterson spokesman Morgan Hook said the vetoes -- 6,709 of them -- were signed Friday afternoon and would be delivered to the Assembly and Senate this week so they could formally take effect.

The governor followed through with the vetoes after state lawmakers passed a series of spending bills last Monday, but failed to produce a contingency plan in case up to $1 billion in federal Medicaid funding isn't released to the state.

In addition to cutting $600 million in education aid and $90 million for community colleges and tuition assistance, the governor is vetoing the legislative earmarks -- known as "member items."


The money was already approved in a prior budget year, but was due to be doled out to the groups once the budget for the 2010-11 fiscal year was completed.


Gannett's Albany Bureau reported in May that despite New York's fiscal woes, more than $9.3 million had flowed to lawmakers' hometown pet projects since the fiscal year started April 1. At the time, the state defended the spending, saying the money was from prior years, but Paterson has since shut down the spending through the vetoes.


The budget for the 2010-11 fiscal year doesn't include any new member-item spending. The Legislature has traditionally been allocated $170 million a year to dole out in member items.


Although derided as a symbol of largesse, voters tend to have a contradictory relationship with member items, said Robert Ward, the deputy director of the Rockefeller Institute of Government.


"To the extent that people perceive high spending as a problem, they tend to not associate it with a particular legislator," Ward said.


But when it comes to securing money for a popular local program, lawmakers are all too happy to take the credit, he said. Member items can be designated only to non-profits and local governments.


"Certainly there will be many legislators pressing the leadership to negotiate for restoration of the member items," he said. "Historically that has been one of the most important concerns for the Legislature."


The governor said he has no plans to reverse course on the vetoes.


"We don't have the resources to accommodate these programs," Paterson said. "Admittedly, some of them are good."


The Food Bank of the Hudson Valley will lose out on a $100,000 member item from Assemblywoman Nancy Calhoun, R-Blooming Grove, Sullivan County.


The money would have been placed in an account so soup kitchens and other groups could purchase low-cost food from the bank's stock, Executive Director Jan Whitman said.


Whitman said her organization will now be left scrambling to find a new donor to provide money to provide food for some of the groups they work with.


"Agencies like ours who are really helping people who are most affected by these poor economic conditions, maybe I'm biased, but I think those are the last cuts that need to be made," Whitman said. "Agencies that are helping people to feed their kids and stay in their homes are really on the front lines of trying to fight these poor economic conditions."


Calhoun called losing the money "atrocious."


"To take food out of peoples' mouths is probably the worst thing that people could do and I just can't believe the governor would do that," she said.


In Elmira, a medical clinic would lose $30,000 for supplies used to sterilize dental equipment.


"We're a little concerned about that," said Melody Ponzi, the chief financial officer of Able2, formally known as the Cerebral Palsy & Handicapped Children's Association of Chemung County.


Overriding all of the vetoes would be difficult, if not impossible. Democrats in the Senate hold a narrow 32-30 advantage over Republicans.


Even if the Democrats were able to muster the needed two-thirds majority by convincing 10 GOP senators to vote with them, the Legislature would have to vote to override each of the 6,709 items.


Senate Democratic Leader John Sampson, D-Brooklyn, expressed confidence on Thursday he would be able to override some of the vetoes.


"We are definitely considering overrides of the governor's veto," he said.


In the Assembly, where Democrats greatly outnumber Republicans, lawmakers may try to override large items such as the education aid that was cut.


Lawmakers may return to Albany sometime in July to take up the Medicaid contingency plan. The Senate must also still vote on several measures to raise revenue and finish the budget, which was due on April 1.


"We'll take the most important ones up," said Assemblyman Mike Spano, D-Yonkers. "I think everyone realizes that this is a crisis and we're going to have make some very tough decisions."



Additional Facts

By the numbers
Some of the groups that will lose funding as part of Gov. Paterson's decision to veto member-item spending.


* Union-Endicott Central School District: $3,500
* Broome County Head Start: $5,000
* Boys and Girls Club of Western Broome Inc.: $4,000
* Broome County Council of Churches Inc.: $7,500
* Catholic Charities of Broome County Inc.: $7,500
* YWCA of Binghamton and Broome County: $5,000
* Tioga County Boys & Girls Club: $5,000
* Broome County Office for Aging: $13,000
* Tioga County Boys and Girls Club Inc.: $5,000
* NYSARC Inc. Otsego County Chapter: $15,000
* Chenango Memorial Hospital: $4,000

Budget Crisis - CHOW

Budget Crisis Results In Less Cash For Non-Profits


More than six thousand vetoes of member items in the State budget, that is, items which legislators request for specific programs, means less money for food pantries and soup kitchens.


"It's literally taking food off the table, we're going to have to find ways to offset that," said Ed Blaine, Director of Broome County Council of Churches CHOW program.


CHOW stands to lose $75 hundred it relies on to buy food for its pantries.

Catholic Charities will also have to go without that same amount for its food programs.


"That's about 53,000 pounds of food and about 6,300 meals and about 450 people that won't get served," said Lori Accardi, Catholic Charities' Director.


Member item cuts are just the latest blow dealt to local non-profits.


CHOW is already reeling from the more than three month late budget, as it usually receives monthly payments from a grant through the State Health Department.


"We haven't been reimbursed money from that grant that is due to us, so we're like $10 thousand in the hole due to that," Blaine said.


And with less money coming in from the State, some groups say they'll have to rely more on the local community in order to compensate for the money lost.

"It's amazing despite the economy, the generosity of the community and we'll be doing everything we can possibly do to be creative and to pursue other resources," Accardi said.

But the organizations say they wish it didn't have to come down to that.


"I understand the hard times, it's exactly during the hard times that we need to not cut the programs that are picking up the slack for people who are in need," Blaine said.


And until funding is restored these groups will have to do more with less, something they seem to be getting quite accustomed to.


***FOX 40's Chris Whalen Reporting***

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StarGazette: Broome County Council of Churches mentioned

June 29, 2010


Veto override unlikely as Democrats revise budget

By Nick Reisman
Albany Bureau
ALBANY - An override of Gov. David Paterson's vetoes of 6,900 spending items appeared unlikely Tuesday as Republican lawmakers in the Senate blasted a budget they said drives up spending and does nothing to control property taxes.

Meanwhile, Democrats in the Senate and Assembly said they plan to pass revenue bills on Thursday that would complete the state budget, now three months overdue.

The bills were changed in order to strengthen support among some rank-and-file lawmakers who had raised concerns Monday about aspects of the bills.

The changes included striking a provision that would have allowed same-sex couples married outside of the state to file an income-tax return as a married couple and eliminated a proposal that would have exempted those with homes valued above $2 million from participating in the STAR rebate program. Another change gave New York City the option of adopting a state plan that would halve deductions from charitable contributions made by those with incomes above $10 million.

Despite the changes, Republicans were unlikely to vote for the revised bills.

"Any tweaks they're making right now is just a drop in the ocean when they didn't provide any property-tax relief at all," said Mark Hansen, a spokesman for the Senate Republicans.

Sen. Stephen Saland, R-Poughkeepsie, said Democrats had failed to produce a solid figure of how much would be spent in the 2010-11 fiscal year, which started April 1.

"I think it would take a cross between a wizard and an alchemist to determine where we stand now with the budget," he said.

Senate Democratic officials have estimated the final budget number at about $136 billion.
The governor followed through on his promise to veto new spending - including $419 million in restored education aid - on Monday after lawmakers approved a series of spending bills.

Paterson told the Associated Press on Tuesday that he was ending negotiations with legislative leaders over the vetoes and said, "as far as I am concerned, this budget process is over."

Speaker Sheldon Silver, D-Manhattan, said he was focused on passing the revenue bills before overriding Paterson's vetoes. The Assembly and Senate would have to mount a two-thirds vote in each house in order to pass an override. "Once we pass a revenue bill, we will take it up in conference and make a determination as to whether we'll move an override," he said.

Democrats hold a slim 32-30 seat majority in the Senate, so Democrats would have to lure 10 Republicans in order to successfully override the governor. Senate Democratic Leader John Sampson said an override would have to wait.

"That is something we can consider, but my goal is to work it out with the speaker and the governor," he said after meeting privately with the governor.

Paterson is also vetoing $193 million in member items, commonly known as pork.

The governor also plans to strike about $95 million in spending added by the Legislature on Monday.
The member items to be vetoed include $10,000 for the University of Rochester Medical Center, $250,000 for Elmira College, $20,000 for the Yonkers Public School District and $7,500 for the Broome County Council of Churches.

"We understand very clearly how bad the situation really is and we've tried to share with our constituents that they may not get member items," said Sen. Ruth Hassell-Thompson, D-Mount Vernon, Westchester County, adding that many of her funding projects include anti-gang programs.

"We're not talking about frivolous stuff. All of these are very critical to the ongoing survival of the communities."
Sen. George Winner, R-Elmira, said the vetoes have a greater effect on districts with Democratic senators because they get more of the member items.

"If we have to cut back, we cut back," Winner said.

The governor had been pushing the Legislature to approve his proposals, which included a 4 percent cap on property taxes and a plan that would allow grocery stores to sell wine.

Instead, lawmakers passed part of a joint budget agreed to over the weekend.

Paterson had promised to veto new spending, the education aid and the member items if lawmakers failed to pass a contingency plan in case the state loses up to $1 billion in Medicaid aid from the federal government.
Paterson has argued that the Legislature's budget doesn't close what is left of a $9.2 billion deficit, the main stumbling block in passing a budget.

Sampson, the Senate Democratic leader, said that the focus remains on property-tax cuts and restoring the school aid.

"It's not about member items," Sampson said. "What's more important is making sure that we get back that money for education and also for property tax (cap)."

The Senate is also refusing to draft legislation submitted by Paterson's office and the Senate Judiciary Committee set aside several of the governor's nominations for judgeships.

"It's all about negotiations," Sampson said. "You have to use whatever tools you have to negotiate."
The Senate Judiciary Committee was due to take up the nominations of Michelle Ila Schauer as judge of the Westchester County Family Court; Vincent J. Rizzo as judge of the Monroe County Court; and Glen T. Bruening as judge of the Court of Claims.
http://www.stargazette.com/article/20100629/NEWS01/6290350/Veto-override-unlikely-as-Democrats-revise-budget

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Letter from Ramp Recipient to Dr Joe

Dear Reverend,


I am sending you this letter to not only express my heartfelt gratitude for the attractive and liberating (literally and figuratively) wheelchair ramp built through the "Ramp It Up" program but also to commend the people involved in the implementation and "nuts and bolts" aspects of this worthy project.


Mrs. Joanne Kays, who I have not had the pleasure of meeting, has obviously taken pains in directing the community outreach and structural aspects of the program as my awareness and access to the process of application, planning,etc. was dignified and thoughtful.  Greg Jenkins, who managed the hands on phase of the project at my home, met with me many times to work out the logistics of scheduling, materials and personnel.  He insured that the entire set-up and construction were as non intrusive to daily life as possible. I was pleased to find that Mr. Jenkins was a recipient of the 2010 Lighthouse Award as his demeanor indicated this recognition would be well deserved.


Last, but certainly not the least, is the team from the Home Education Exchange Youth Through Youth Initiative.  All these individuals, from the site supervisors to each carpenter took the time to do the job well and not merely by rote, but with an eye to detail that indicated the true Spirit of their undertaking.


The Broome County Council of Churches should be proud to have people such as these working with it.


Thank you for the good works the council is engaged in and I will continue to be a supporter in any way I can.

Ramp was built the weekend of June 5, 2010

Letter from someone who helped build a wheelchair ramp for Ramp It Up 2010

Greg,

On behalf of Church of The Holy Family youth group, and personally, I'd like to thank you for your leadership and the positive example you set for our youth.  Your commitment to this program and it's dual beneficiaries - the resident and the youth volunteers, is commendable.  As a father I'd like to thank you for giving my boys an opportunity to challenge themselves, to learn new skills, to be relied on to complete a difficult task, and to serve someone else selflessly.  You are a positive witness to what it means to be a Christian man in daily life, and for that I am thankful.

This is a wonderful program that I hope continues to receive the necessary support from the community.  On the way home Sunday afternoon my son Louis said two things worth noting.  First, he said, "I feel good" - for having helped a person in need.  Second, he said, "Do you think we'll do this again next year?". 

I certainly hope we have an opportunity to do this again next year.

I would also ask that you pass on to Eric that he similarly guided my boys and it was a pleasure working with him.

Sincerely,

Peter

Helped build the ramp the weekend of 6/12/2010

PressConnects: Golf Classic

June 10, 2010

Golf tourney to benefit volunteer program

The ninth annual Faith in Action Volunteers Golf Classic and BBQ will he held Aug. 13 at Traditions at the Glen in Union, the Broome County Council of Churches announced. The tournament, which will be conducted in a four-person captain and crew format, kicks off at 1 p.m.

All proceeds benefit Faith in Action Volunteers, a network of about 300 volunteers who assist some 400 elderly, ill or disabled clients by providing transportation to medical appointments, help with grocery shopping and light housekeeping, home visits, minor home repairs and yard work.

Registration and a putting contest begin at noon. Discount rates of $100 for individual golfers are available through July 30; the rate rises to $125 July 31. The cost covers the greens fee, golf cart, barbecue dinner, refreshments, gifts and prizes, including a hole-in-one contest for a new car from the Miller Auto Team.

Several levels of business sponsorships are available. For more information, contact Joanne Kays at 724-0130 ext. 304 or visit www.broomecouncil.net.

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From Broome County Council of Churches: The 9th Annual Faith in Action Volunteers Golf Classic and BBQ of the Broome County Council of Churches will be held on Friday, Aug. 13, at Traditions at the Glen in Johnson City. The four-person captain and crew format tourney begins at 1 p.m. Registration and a putting contest begin at noon. Discount rates of $100 for individual golfers are available through July 30; the rate goes to $125 on July 31. The rate covers greens fee, golf cart, BBQ dinner, refreshments, gifts and prizes, including a hole-in-one contest for a new car from the Miller Auto Team. Other contests will be held for longest drive (male and female), closest to the pin and the putting contest. Several levels of business sponsorship are available for the tournament and include sponsorship signs on the tee and flyer or company publicity in all giveaway bags. For more information, contact Joanne Kays at the Council of Churches, 724-9130, ext. 304, or visit www.broomecouncil.net. The proceeds from the tournament benefit Faith in Action Volunteers (FIAV), a program of the Council of Churches. FIAV is a network of individuals from religious congregations that share traditions of human concerns for others, working with the frail elderly, the chronically ill and the disabled to help these people maintain their independence, dignity and quality of life. About 300 volunteers assist some 400 clients-at no cost to them—by providing transportation to medical appointments, help with grocery shopping, light housekeeping, home visits and minor home repairs or yard work.

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Deacon Ed Blaine Tentative change in the Orchard Planting date. We are now looking at Sunday, August 22 beginning at 10:00 AM. Sign up by call the Broome County Council of Churches. Let us know if you will be bringing a pick and shovel.

The Broome County Council of Churches 9th Annual Faith in Action Golf Classic
Friday, Aug 13 at Traditions at the Glen. Noon registration, 1:00 pm shot gun start. Teams of 4 Captain & Crew, join in the golfing fun! Try your luck at winning a car! Golfers, $100 by 7/30/10. Tee, Birdie, Eagle and Major sponsorships available.

The Broome County Council of Churches Knock 'M Down for Ramp It Up bowling tournament. Four to a team, $20 per person. Lane sponsorships are $100 each and $50 for each additional lane. Major sponsorship is $500. Join the fun on Saturday, October 23, Noon to 4:00 pm.

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Broome County Council of Churches Faith in Action Volunteers Program Ramp It Up program began on June 5 & 6 with the Home Education Team. Ramp building went well and the homeowners are very happy. Next weekend Church of the Holy Family will build a ramp. Join in with Knock 'M Down for Ramp It Up, our fun-raising bowling tournament on Saturday, Oct 23, Noon to 4:00. Four to a team, $20 per person. Lane sponsorships start at $100.

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Broome County Council of Churches Faith in Action Volunteers Program The Faith in Action Golf Classic will be held on Friday, Aug 13 at Traditions at the Glen. Noon registration, 1:00 pm shot gun start. Teams of 4 Captain & Crew, join in the golfing fun! Try your luck at winning a car! Golfers, $100 by 7/30/10. Tee, Birdie, Eagle and Major sponsorships available.

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View a neat slide show of the Awards Breakfast. Thanks, Judy for putting it together!

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Ramp It Up program

The Ramp It Up program began with the Home Education Team on June 5 & 6. The team did a great job and the homeowners are thrilled. You can help us by planning to participate in Knock 'M Down for Ramp It Up bowling tournament. Four to a team, $20 per person. Lane sponsorships are $100 each and $50 for each additional lane. Major sponsorship is $500. Join the fun on Saturday, October 23, Noon to 4:00 pm.

9th Annual Faith in Action Golf Classic

The Faith in Action Golf Classic will be held on Friday, Aug 13 at Traditions at the Glen. Noon registration, 1:00 pm shot gun start. Teams of 4 Captain & Crew, join in the golfing fun! Try your luck at winning a car! Golfers, $100 by 7/30/10. Tee, Birdie, Eagle and Major sponsorships available.