The Lake George Regional Chamber of Commerce and Premier Plus Travel are coordinating a special trip to Greece in 2020.
The public is invited to an informational event during which they can learn about the trip.
The trip is open to anybody and is not limited to Chamber members.
The open house will take place on Thursday, Nov. 14, at the Lake George Regional Chamber of Commerce office, 2176 Route 9 in Lake George. Doors open at 5 p.m. The presentation will take place at 5:30 p.m.
Refreshments will be served. The informational event is free and open to the public.
The group trip to Athens, Santorini and Mykonos, will take place from April 20 to May 1. The informational night will include details about the itinerary and pricing.
For more information, call Chamber representative Sandy DeKleine at (518) 668-5755 or email her at sandy@lakegeorgechamber.com.
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Adirondack Winery announced that its seventh annual Drink Pink fundraiser has resulted in a $10,736 donation to the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer of the Adirondacks.
The winery set an $8,500 goal when its fundraiser began Oct. 1. The funds will be used to provide life-saving treatment and programs for local residents who have been affected by breast cancer.
Adirondack Winery raised money in a variety of ways, including donating $4 for every bottle of its Drink Pink Berry Breeze, which this year featured a pink cap donated by Waterloo Container. The winery sold 1,116 bottles of this specialty wine during its campaign, another record.
The winery also donated $5 for every Ultimate Wine Tasting for 2 it sold in October, 25 percent of pink accessory sales and $10 for every ticket it sold to its Uncork & Craft wine and crafting nights at its Lake George Tasting Room.
The winery also donated 100 percent of proceeds generated by sales of its raffle basket tickets.
Winery customers also donated nearly $1,300 directly to the team’s Making Strides fundraising team.
The campaign culminated in the Making Strides 3K walk on Sunday, Oct. 27, in Glens Falls and the winery made its final donation for this year’s campaign on Nov. 2.
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Bond, Schoeneck & King’s Albany office has been recognized by the 2020 U.S. News-Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” in nine categories. U.S. News-Best Lawyers evaluated more than 14,000 firms across the United States.
In Albany, Bond was recognized for: administrative / regulatory law; corporate law; employment law – management; health care law; labor law – management; litigation – labor & employment; personal injury litigation – defendants; product liability litigation – defendants; and trust & estate law.
Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC is a law firm with 250 lawyers serving individuals, companies, non-profits and public sector entities in a broad range of practice areas.
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The Adirondack Thunder has raised $16,645 from the Military Appreciation Night presented by UA Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 773 on Oct. 25 at Cool Insuring Arena.
Adirondack held a live auction of their military-themed specialty jerseys after the game that raised $14,450. The 50/50 raffle held in the arena during the game brought in $1,520. Additional fundraising tickets added another $675 to the donation total. With the help from the Thunder’s Seats for Service program, 525 tickets to the game were sold and donated to military personnel.
The money raised from the evening will benefit the Ben Osborn Memorial Foundation, Malta Veterans Relief Fun and Veteran Relief Fund of Post 2475.
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Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP law firm, announced it has been named a Tier 1 firm in Albany by U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” in the following practice areas: corporate law, education law, employment law – management, environmental law, litigation – trusts & estates, and trusts & estates law.
Firms included in the 2020 Edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” are recognized for professional excellence with consistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. To be eligible for a ranking, a firm must first have a lawyer recognized in The Best Lawyers in America, which recognizes the top 5 percent of private practicing lawyers in the U.S. Achieving a tiered ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise.