Fundraiser: Lark Tavern – Albany, NY

I was going to write a series about the assisted living facility I used to work in, and maybe I still will, but right now I have something cooler to write about.  I like writing about cool things.

There’s this guy, Matt Baumgartner…  He owns Bombers Burrito Bar (We’ve been to the Schenectady location.  Awesome place. Great staff.  Even better food.) and writes at Friday Puppy.  He’s begun collecting donations to help the owner and staff of Lark Tavern.

There was a fire sometime this morning, and the tavern is out of commission for repairs.  The job market is shitty, and the cost of repairs is never fully covered by insurance, so Matt has agreed to help raise money and find employment for Tess’s staff.

O and I have never been to Lark Tavern, which is a shame, really, considering we have friends who live on Lark Street.  But with people like Matt Baumgartner so willing to lend a hand, it’s gotta be an awesome place to spend an evening. 

 

Community Project: Pancake Breakfast @Applebee’s – Schenectady, NY

share the power of a wish!

Applebee’s in Schenectady, New York will be hosting a charity pancake breakfast open to the public on Saturday, May 15th, 2010, from 8am-10am.  Tickets are $5.00 each, for adults and children, and all proceeds go to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation.  Please join them for a fantastically fun family event.  For good food, good neighbors and a great cause!

Located at:

2400 Cambridge Road
Schenectady, NY 12304

Contact Applebee’s for details: (518) 346-4455

 

Community Project: Empty Bowls

Have you heard of Empty Bowls? It’s “a grassroots effort to raise money and awareness in an effort to end hunger and food insecurity.  Each group that participates in the Empty Bowls project works with their community to create their own event.”

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Child Support Enforcement: What’s good for the goose…?

Numbers, ages and amounts have been changed to protect Unperson O’s identity.

Let’s talk about New York State’s child support enforcement, shall we? I know, because of all the deadbeat parents, it’s a touchy subject.  We want to make sure things work out to reflect what’s best for our kids, because they are our future, or some such.

To start, let me make clear that my point of view is coming from being married to a man who pays a grand total of $1200 a month for seven children to two different women.  That doesn’t seem like a lot until you take into consideration that it’s over half his paycheck.  Because child support enforcement, and, in effect, New York State, can sue the company he works for if they don’t, the money, by court order, comes out of his check before he even sees it, so it is impossible for him to be late or not send it. 

 

Community Project: Project SKIP – Schenectady, NY

May 22nd, 2010: Project SKIP – Revitalizing Jerry Burrell Park, Schenectady, NY

Project SKIP (Schenectady Kids Imagine and Play) is a community project sponsored by Union College, Schenectady Weed & Seed and the Schenectady Inner City Ministry.  They, and many others, are gathering on May 22, 2010 in Jerry Burrell Park on Hamilton Hill to rebuild and revitalize the park so Schenectady children will have safer playground equipment and a nicer park to play in.  And to bring a sense of unity back to the community.