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Applications available for DEC Environmental Education Summer Camps

Submitted by Emma Levine, WNYT Web Producer
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012, 2:29pm
Applications available for DEC Environmental Education Summer Camps

The application is now posted online for the Department of Environmental Conservation Environmental Education Summer Camps.

The DEC Environmental Education Camps offer campers experiences in sportsman education, games, lessons, hands-on activities, swimming, hiking, canoeing and other outdoor activities. Through these activities, campers will learn about forests, water quality, nature and more.

There are four different camps kids can attend, Camp Colby, Camp DeBruce, Camp Rushford and Camp Pack Forest. Campers will participate in discovery groups and will complete six lessons. These lessons include group dynamics, explorations of different habitats and human impacts on the environment.  Science, problem solving, games, journal keeping and wildlife activities are also part of what campers will experience.

Camp starts on July 1, 2012 and goes until August 18, 2012. Campers can attend multiple times during the seven, week-long sessions.

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Tugboat URGER returns as floating classroom

Submitted by Emma Levine, WNYT Web Producer
Friday, May 11th, 2012, 1:53pm

The Tugboat URGER has returned to Waterford as a floating classroom for this week.

On Friday, May 11 the URGER hosted fourth grade students from Orena Elementary School at Lock E-2 on the Erie Canal in Waterford. The tugboat opened its current classroom season earlier this week with stops in Whitehall and Schuylerville on the Champlain Canal.

"The URGER brings history to life again along the canal. Thousands of fourth grade students will come aboard this year to learn about their heritage and the importance of protecting our precious natural resources,” said Brian U. Stratton, director of the New York State Canal Corporation.

This year, the URGER is under the command of a new skipper, Captain Wendy Marble. She has nearly 25 years of experience on New York’s Canals and other adjacent waterways and has worked on educational vessels at the South Street Seaport Museum in New York City and the HMS Rose Foundation in Bridgeport, Conn.

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ASPIRe NY, Inc. releases newsletter

Submitted by Emma Levine, WNYT Web Producer
Thursday, April 26th, 2012, 2:33pm
ASPIRe NY, Inc. releases newsletter

The ASPIRe NY, Inc. Connect Up Newsletter has been released.

The newsletter brings people information about local workshops, conferences and activities for parents and persons with ASD. The newsletter talks about opportunities by The Parent Network, Clifton Park Halfmoon Library and The Guilderland YMCA.

Click here to read more.

 

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Child Care available for Memphis shows

Submitted by Andrew Murphy, Web Producer
Monday, April 16th, 2012, 5:06pm

SCHENECTADY - Having trouble finding a sitter to watch the little ones so you can enjoy a Tony Award winning musical? A new program from Proctors and the Schenectady Branch of the Capital District YMCA hopes to end that.

YMCA Parents Night Out is a convenient, affordable, and safe solution. Through the program parents can sign up for childcare at the new Downtown Y while they attend events at Proctors State Street Complex.

Registration must be completed 48 hours prior to the show.

For more information, or to register, PLEASE VISIT.

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Citizens Bank seeks student applicants for scholarship program

Submitted by Andrew Murphy, Web Producer
Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012, 2:06pm

ALBANY - Applications for the Citizens Bank's TruFit Good Citizen Student Scholarship program are now being accepted.

Last year, the scholarship program awarded a total of $50,000 to college students whose volunteer efforts made a difference in their communities.

This year, 40 scholarships will be awarded to high school seniors and current college students across the country who have been active in community service.

Applicants are asked to write an essay of no more than 250 words or record a 60-second video summing up their responsibility and leadership skills gained through community service experiences.

The scholarships will be awarded this summer for the 2012-2013 academic year.

The application period ends on Monday, April 30. For full details, rules and to apply CLICK HERE.

 

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WHS MasterMinds plays last games of regular season

Submitted by Emma Levine, WNYT Web Producer
Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012, 11:18am
WHS MasterMinds plays last games of regular season

On Wednesday, March 28 the Watervliet High School MasterMinds team played their last games of the regular season.

They beat Waterford 115-85 and lost to Coxsackie-Athens 190-90.

Click here to see a slideshow of the team.

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Make-A-Wish Foundation of Northeast NY to hold Gala celebrating 25th anniversary

Submitted by Emma Levine, WNYT Web Producer
Friday, March 30th, 2012, 3:01pm
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Northeast NY to hold Gala celebrating 25th anniversary

The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Northeast New York will celebrate its Silver Anniversary on March 31 at the Hall of Springs.

The event will help fund 100 wishes to local children with life-threatening medical conditions that will be granted in the coming year. The Gala will celebrate 25 years of serving the region by granting wishes for more than 1,200 children.

Wish Children will share their stories at the event and music will be provided by The Accents. There will also be silent and live auctions.

Click here for more information.

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