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The Arrow Family of Companies announced that its local charitable giving in 2020 was $470,000 and Arrow Team volunteerism exceeded 3,300 hours throughout its service footprint in Albany, Schenectady, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Warren, Washington, Essex and Clinton counties.

During a very difficult year, Glens Falls National Bank and Trust Co., Saratoga National Bank and Trust Co. and Upstate Agency LLC supported hundreds of community groups, business associations and local non-profits help to meet the critical needs of our communities.

“By investing in, and partnering with, local organizations through volunteerism and charitable contributions, we help improve the quality of life for our neighbors and the communities in which they live and work,” said President and CEO Thomas J. Murphy. “This year, it was more important than ever to step up our giving back to local communities.”

The $470,000 in contributions during 2020 helped local organizations focus on food insecurity, affordable housing, workforce development, student success, mental health, financial wellness, economic development and supporting emergency assistance funds among many others.

In addition to sponsorships and financial contributions, volunteerism and education is ingrained in the Arrow Team culture and a big part of the company’s commitment to each community served. 

In 2020, Team members donated more than 3,300 volunteer hours of service to 170 organizations, with over 50 percent of those hours dedicated to organizations helping low-moderate income individuals, families and areas.

Visit arrowfinancial.com/caring to learn more.

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Glens Falls Hospital will begin restarting elective/non-emergent procedures beginning Feb. 22.
“Glens Falls Hospital staff will be reaching out to our patients to confirm rescheduled dates for their surgeries and procedures,” said the hospital’s Chief Operating Officer Paul Scimeca. “We’ll continue to increase capacity as quickly as possible in order to care for those patients waiting for a surgical procedure.”
The hospital curtailed non-emergent procedures voluntarily in late December as the number of hospitalized COVID patients increased at GFH and throughout the region. This was to redeploy staff to medical/surgical units to care for the increased number of inpatients.

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The Lake George Regional Chamber of Commerce Women in Business group has transitioned back to virtual meetings until further notice.
The group had been meeting in a hybrid format, with virtual and limited in-person attendance as an option, since September but chose to go back to virtual-only meetings as of its January meeting.

The Park Theater, 14 Park St., Glens Falls, will host the second event in its Dinner & A Movie series on Dec. 16 with a showing of the Christmas classic film “It’s A Wonderful Life.”
It will include a special three-course prix fixe menu presented by executive chef Matthew J. Delos, featuring a selection holiday dishes, all made with fresh, seasonal ingredients. Guests will be able to choose from a selection of entrées including rosemary roasted prime rib of beef, roasted breast of turkey and butternut squash ravioli. All meals will be served with a mixed baby green salad, as well as cranberry bread pudding for dessert.
Upon the purchase of a ticket, guests will receive a follow-up email prompting them to select meal choices for their party.
The doors open at 5 p.m. and dinner service will begin at 5:30 p.m. The film will begin at 6:30 p.m.
The Park Theater has a state-of-the-art fresh air ventilation system with MERV 13 filters for the indoor space and is closely following all state and CDC health and safety guidelines.

SUNY Adirondack has earned reaccreditation by the prestigious Middle States Commission on Higher Education, an independent national association that evaluates institutions of higher education to assess their level of academic excellence and success in meeting the needs of students.
Higher education institutions must be accredited to be eligible to receive funding for financial aid to offer students. SUNY Adirondack was last accredited in 2008.
SUNY Adirondack received commendations in several areas, including proactive and strategic planning and responsiveness to community needs; academic assessment procedures; leveraging grant funds to support college goals; strategies to reduce time needed for English remediation; addition of the agricultural business degree program; and its 15-year history of offering a lecture series to support professional development.

The New York State Association of Counties released an updated economic impact report in late July that says counties and New York City face a catastrophic $13.5 billion loss in revenue over two fiscal years because of COVID-19 circumstances that could lead to significant cuts to services and permanent layoffs, slowing the economic recovery and threatening gains made against the virus.
“This is terrible news for New York and the United States as the taxpayers of New York are major donors to the United States Treasury,” an organization statement said.
The group said a U.S. Senate plan from the Republicans fails to deliver aid to state and local governments.

GlensFalls.com is celebrating celebrates 10 years in business this summer. The website is an online destination guide to the Glens Falls region.
Mannix Marketing, a digital agency headquartered in Glens Falls, purchased it in 2010 to fulfil its mission of creating success for local businesses and the community.
Mannix said in the past quarter, the site saw an increase year-over-year of 46 percent more views of advertiser listings and 43 percent more clicks to learn about those advertisers.
Sara Mannix, the CEO of Mannix Marketing, said although 50 percent of site visitors are from the Glens Falls region (Glens Falls, South Glens Falls, Queensbury, Lake George, Greenwich and Bolton Landing), the other half comes from places like Saratoga, Albany, Schenectady, Troy, Colonie, Granville, East Glenville, the northern Adirondacks and as far as New York City, Massachusetts, Vermont and New Jersey.

After being closed for several months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Hyde Collection in Glens Falls will be open to visitors with appointments beginning on Aug. 1.
Hour-long appointments can be made on hydecollection.org, with 26 time slots available per day, Thursday-Sunday, museum officials said.
The Hyde will be reserved for seniors and high-risk individuals from 10 a.m. to noon, then will close for an hour for cleaning, and open back up from 1-5 p.m. for the general public.
Guests will be asked to arrive at The Hyde five minutes before their scheduled time, and will wait outside the museum until the lobby is clear of visitors.
Before arrival, visitors will be asked to access The Hyde’s “Guide By Cell” self tour. (text the word “Hyde” to 565-12 and follow the prompt. Message and data rates may apply per your provider).

The Salvation Army of Greater Glens Falls and the Tri-County United Way conducted a drive-thru food pantry on May 7 the Washington County Fair Grounds.

Statistics provided by the Salvation Army include:

• 1784 people served in 397 vehicles,  representing 517 households, 946 adults, 550 children and 288 senior citizens.

• 37,000 pounds of food was donated by the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern NY

• 600 gallons of milk was donated Battenkill Valley Creamery.

• 4600 boxes of tissues were donated by Irving & Scotties.

• Thousands of masks were distributed by SAIL (Southern Adirondack Independent Living).

• Two forklifts and drivers were donated Rojcewicz Trucking.

It was accomplished by 214 volunteers from the public and 12 agencies who served a combined 974 hours.