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Week of August 26– September 1, 2016
THE SOCIETY PAGES WRITTEN BY CARRIE ROWLANDS JOHNSON – PHOTOS BY ALICE COREY PHOTOGRAPHY
(left to right) Ginny Stoliker, Shirl Lloyd, Caryn Kennedy, Ashley Jurica, Cindy Harrington, Meghan Moran, Mike Finocchi, Rosemary Riedhammer
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Former Mayor Ken and Karen Klotz, Eileen Harren, Jim and Shelley Steiger
Truly One Fine Day! Shelters of Saratoga Benefit – Saratoga National – Tuesday August 23 he sun gifted its late-summer warmth; elegantly displayed, healthy, tasty make-your-own salads offered themselves from buffet tables; ladies (and a few gentlemen) dressed in summer sundresses and business-wear mingled as they sipped cocktails and chatted with friends; A pop-up boutique by Lifestyles provided a pleasant shopping opportunity; guests browsed the silent auction…. all of the ingredients for One Fine Day, enabling the charity event to graciously live up to its name.
Shelters of Saratoga held its annual fundraiser, One Fine Day, at Saratoga National on the afternoon of August 24. A former SOS beneficiary, Theresa Taylor, shared the inspiring story of how SOS helped her turn her life around, providing shelter when she was homeless. With the help of SOS and other programs, today Theresa has her Master of Social Work degree from Syracuse University which she is utilizing as a Behavioral Health Emergency Services Clinician at Glens Falls Hospital. Shelters of Saratoga provides individuals such as Theresa Taylor with safe shelter, support services and sustainable strategies to end homelessness in the Greater Saratoga Region. SOS relies heavily on the community’s generosity to meet the complex needs of the hundreds of individuals they serve each year. For more information, visit www.sheltersofsaratoga.org. -Carrie Rowlands Johnson Carrie Rowlands Johnson is owner of the blogging bar and a Realtor with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, Blake Realtors in Saratoga. She is a freelance writer for Simply Saratoga Magazine. Alice Corey is owner of Alice Corey Photography. Together they cover the social scene in Saratoga, offering you a sneak peek inside charity galas and fundraising parties. If you’d like your event featured, email us at thebloggingbar@gmail.com Kathleen Fyfe, Annamaria Bellantoni, Ellen Brodie
Paula Dalton, Karen Turcotte, Sarah Burger, Deb Walton, Tammy Goldsmith, Nancy Rasner, Gail Berley, Michele Madigan
Sandra Foley, Patty Riggi, Johnny Rich, Mary Eckardt, Rachel Dwyer, Kathy Goodwin - in no particular order. If you know one, chances are you know them all!