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Week of April 3 – April 9, 2015
Children’s Museum 25th Birthday Bash
Photos By Francesco D’Amico
SARATOGA SPRINGS — The banquet room at Saratoga National was completely filled on Friday, Mar. 27 as the Saratoga Springs Children’s Museum celebrated a quarter century of service to the community. Long-time benefactors Gary Dake of Stewart’s Shops and Charles V. Wait of The Adirondack Trust Company were honored for their generosity to the Museum. The band Fresh provided the soundtrack for the evening. While there was plenty to celebrate, this 25-year old is certainly not resting on its laurels. To great fanfare, the evening’s big announcement was the launching of a new $500,000 Capital Campaign to expand the Museum’s building on Caroline Street, including a planned new entrance and many new exhibits, including race horse stables, interactive science and others.
Jane Wait and honoree Charles V. Wait
William and Michelle Smith, Jim Verderosa, Kathy Hurley, Donna and Michael Cooke
Sarah Parker Ward announces the new Capital Campaign as Dave Martin reveals an artist’s conception of the expanded Children’s Museum
Bill and Susan Dake
Honoree Gary Dake, Aimee Taylor, Sonny Bonacio
Ron and Michele Riggi, Michael and Linda Toohey
Vince and Patty Riggi
Stacy Bold, Christine Dixon
Jude and Colleen Pierre
Sarah and Chris Ward, Margaret and Chris Noel
Mark Howorth, Samantha Bosshart
Charles Wait, Jr. and Mayor Joanne Yepsen
Johanna and Bob Lippman