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GIVING BACK
ARC aids local food shelves
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By Shaun Kittle
shaun@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH Ñ The Clinton County chapter of the Advocacy and Resource Center recognized Disability Awareness Month by giving back to the community. The not-for-profit organization collected more than 3,000 pounds of food in March using more than 35 food collection boxes set up at local businesses around the region. All of the food will be divvied between the Interfaith Food Shelf and the Joint Council for Economic OpportunityÕ s food bank on Thursday, April 11. It is the second consecutive year the ARC has collected food for local food shelves. They also accepted monetary donations. Ò The bottom line is that a not-for-profit is always seeking support,Ó said Kathleen CONTINUED ON PAGE 8
Off-site galleries taking hold in the region. PAGE 3 BIGGEST LOSER
The Clinton County chapter of the Advocacy and Resource Center recently helped collect 3,000 pounds of food for local food shelves. Photo by Shaun Kittle
Making music for conservation
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Clarinets for Conservation teaches students in Tanzania about music, their local ecosystems, and also helps them plant trees. Michele Von Haugg, founder and director of Clarinets for Conservation, will perform at the North Country Cultural Center for the Arts on Saturday, April 17.
PLATTSBURGH Ñ Sometimes, music speaks louder than words. When Michele Von Haugg established Clarinets for Conservation in 2010, it was the idea of letting her clarinet be her voice that was partly responsible. The rest of that responsibility lies in her childhood. Ò I spent a lot of time in the woods, really just being, in a natural environment,Ó said Von Haugg, founder and director of Clarinets for Conservation. When Von Haugg wasnÕ t busy being in the woods surrounding her childhood home in East Berne, New York, she was reading books about nature and conservation, and found the work of primatologist Jane Goodall to be particularly inspiring. Upon entering college, she shifted gears and decided to chase music. After obtaining her BachelorÕ s Degree in Music Education at Ithaca College, Von Haugg entered the Air Force, where she played clarinet in the Air Force Band of Liberty for ten years. And then her past caught up to her present when she saw the
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