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Ronald McDonald House Charities of the
Capital Region creates, seeks and supports
programs and services that directly improve
the health and well-being of children.
Albany Ronald McDonald House provides a haven of
comfort, love, healing and hope – free of charge – for
critically ill children and their families. The Family Room
and Family Suite offer families respite and support
within the Children’s Hospital at AlbanyMedical Center,
close to their ill child and his/her caregivers. Our Dental
Care Mobile, in partnership with St. Peter’s Health Care
Services, provides free, comprehensive dental care to
underserved and underinsured young students. Our
community-basedGrants Programsupports other local
charitable organizations and programs that directly
improve the lives of children.
Volunteerism is growing amongst Yacht clubs on the
Hudson River! Over the past fewyears, many boat clubs
have increased interest in their yacht clubs by including
events that reach beyond their own membership and
are incorporated into the general publics interest.
A good example of this was an event that developed
as an idea amongst members of the Coxsackie Yacht
Club that turned into a full-blown effort by members.
(The relationship of one of the members company that
worked for Marshal and Sterling, Inc. that works with
the Ronald MacDonald House in Albany, led them to
fruition of this idea).
The idea was to raise
money amongst Coxsackie
Club members and use
the money to buy gifts
and creates a dinner at
the Ronald MacDonald
House in Albany for the
approximately twenty-five family’s staying there. These
families have children at the Albany Medical Center
Children’s Hospital.
By the end of November $1060 was raised.
One member, Michele Kern, took advantage of Black
Friday to buy gifts to be given out at the Albany Medial
Center Children Center.
On Saturday, December 17th, the Coxsackie Member
volunteers arrived a the Ronald Macdonald House,
with food already purchased, and, using the Ronald
Macdonald House Kitchen, and with help from other
volunteers at the “house,” cooked for all the family’s that
were available. (The weather tuned out to be very bad
that day so the gifts that were purchased for the children
Albany Hospital Medical Center Children Center were left
to be given out by the nurses in the hospital).
The event was so well liked by the volunteers that the
Coxsackie Yacht Club is going to do more of these events
in the coming year.
The Coxsackie Yacht Club and
Albany Ronald McDonald House
Brandon & Lindsay Horn, Donnie & Michele Kern, Heather & Jason Jump and Sheila & Michael Jones.
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