The Adirondack Regional Chamber of Commerce <\/b>will hold its Lunch with Legislators <\/b>event on Thursday, Feb. 23, at the Queensbury Hotel, Adirondack Room, 88 Ridge St., Glens Falls.<\/p>\n
Registration will start at 11:30 a.m. and the event will run until 1:15 p.m.<\/p>\n
It will feature remarks from state and federal legislators that represent the area. The conversation will be moderated by ARCC President Tricia Rogers.<\/p>\n
Featured will be state Sen. Dan Stec, District 45; state Sen. Jake Ashby, District 43; U.S. Rep.\u00a0 <\/span>Elise Stefanik, District 21; state Assemblyman Matt Simpson, District 114; and state Assemblywoman Carrie Woerner, District 113.<\/p>\n Cost is $60 for ARCC members and $80 for non-members.<\/p>\n For more information, contact Carol Ann Conover, ARCC member services and events manager, at\u00a0 <\/span>518-798-1761 ext. 220 or by email at caconover@adirondackchamber.org.<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n Hudson Mohawk Area Health Education Center <\/b>(Hudson Mohawk AHEC) will be awarding 10 scholarships of $500 dollars each to individuals who will be entering an approved healthcare related certificate or degree program at a local\u00a0community college, university or training entity within New York state.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Applicants must reside within the Hudson Mohawk AHEC 10-county service region, which includes: Albany, Essex, Fulton, Hamilton, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Warren and Washington counties.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Interested applicants can learn more about the scholarship opportunity by visiting the Hudson Mohawk AHEC website www.hmahec.org or emailing admin@hmahec.org\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Applications are due no later than Monday, March 17.\u00a0 <\/span>Awards will be made in May.<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n <\/span><\/span>Adirondack Winery<\/b> was recently awarded the Spirit of Strides Award for the Northeast Region.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Making Strides Against Breast Cancer organizations from 11 northeast states submitted nominations. The awards are intended to honor and recognize community partners that embody the organization\u2019s spirit and commitment that has propelled the movement for more than two decades.<\/p>\n This past October, Adirondack Winery raised over $20,000 for Making Strides Against Breast Cancer of the Adirondacks, bringing its total fundraising efforts over the past 10 years to over $100,000.<\/p>\n Adirondack Winery beat over 20 other organizations that were nominated.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The company is now one of six Spirit of Strides award winners being considered for a national award.<\/p>\n From mid-September to the end of October, a portion of every purchase made at Adirondack Winery was donated to Making Strides. With the support of its customers, staff, friends, family, and other local businesses, the winery was able to raise over $5,000 more than the initial $15,000 goal set in September.<\/p>\n Over the past 10 years, Adirondack Winery has raised over $100,000 for Making Strides Against Breast Cancer of the Adirondacks during its Drink Pink fundraiser.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Adirondack Regional Chamber of Commerce will hold its Lunch with Legislators event on Thursday, Feb. 23, at the Queensbury Hotel, Adirondack Room, 88 Ridge St., Glens Falls. Registration will start at 11:30 a.m. and the event will run until 1:15 p.m. It will feature remarks from state and federal legislators that represent the area. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":89,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\r\n