NOVEMBER 2013
TIOGA COUNTY COMMUNITY PRESS
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Raise the Roof Campaign Corner of Main St & Pa Ave., Apalachin, NY 625-2212 Sat-Wed 7am-3pm • Thurs 7am-4pm, Friday 7am-8pm
Breakfast & Lunch With Daily Specials Take-Out Available
HUNTER BREAKFAST –open 5am Nov 16 & 17 & Dec 2 Dinner Special Friday 4-8pm
Beer Battered Haddock & Chef’s Choice Looking for Local Artists for our Monthly “Art Display” - stop in for details
CLOSED THANKSGIVING DAY—HAVE A HAPPY THANKSGIVING From the left are Tioga County Boys and Girls Club Board Member Spencer Hunt, Robert Williams and Stephanie Carrigg of the Mildred Truman Faulkner Foundation, Boys and Girls Club Executive Director Luke Henson, Les Wagner, Steve Schaeffer, Cheryl May, Tioga Downs Human Resources Director Karen Shelp, Boys and Girls Club Board Member Nick Ruiz, Boys and Girls Club Social Programs Director Amanda Williams, and Lock-N-Load Sporting Goods owner Ray Reeves.
The Tioga County Boys and Girls Club recently hosted some very generous donors who have given to the club's Raise the Roof Campaign for capital improvements. Their goal is to raise $265,000 for renovations to the building at 201 Erie Street in Owego that the club has called home since 1949. "With the help of these donors we have been able to raise two-hundred and five thousand dollars so far," Tioga County Boys and Girls Club Executive Director Luke Henson said. Some of the renovations have already been completed, chief among them the entire roof of the facility. "It was getting to the point that the roof was unsafe," Henson said, "the roof was last replaced in the seventies." "I knew this had to stay in the community, and we could not let it fail," Cheryl May said of the Tioga County Boys and Girls Club. She gave a significant donation to the Raise the Roof Campaign with her husband Steve. "It's a safe place for kids to come. That's important for the community, and important to me," May said. Tioga Downs owner Jeff Gural made a generous donation for roof repairs. "Mr. Gural cares about people, and is always looking for ways he can help out in the community," Tioga Downs Director of Human Resources Karen Shelp said, "it's an honor to work with a person like that." The Mildred Faulkner Truman Foundation also made a $40,000 grant donation specifically for the roof repairs. "It's an honor to be a part of a foundation that gives back to the community," Mildred Faulkner Truman Foundation Grant Executive Stephanie Carrigg said. Another foundation that found the Boys and Girls Club matches their
philosophy for giving is the Les Wagner Foundation, which gave $25,000 to the Raise the Roof Campaign. "It's an organization that supports the young, middle-aged, and old; men and women, boys and girls," Les Wagner said, "it's one place you can give money to and the whole community benefits. It's the one place that serves everyone." Steve and Mary Schaeffer Foundation also contributed $25,000 to the Raise the Roof Campaign. With the roof repaired and improvements made to the parking lot, Henson looks forward to renovating the game room, which has only been remodeled once since it was built in 1949. One of the main goals of the planned $125,000 interior renovation is to provide a place to host the Boys and Girls Club's daycare program, which currently operates out of local schools. Henson said that causes problems when there is a snow day or holiday, since the day care program is unable to run. Once they're able to host day care services, Henson looks forward to integrating the club's Summer Program, giving more than 100 kids a safe place to exercise, learn, and play. "That will be a huge added benefit for all the kids," Henson said. The club still has to raise another $60,000 for interior construction to begin. Another donor to the Raise the Roof Campaign was Ray Reeves, owner of the neighboring Lock-NLoad Sporting Goods. "They've been really good to us over the years," Reeves said, "they are our neighbor and they needed help. It's an honor to do anything we can to help them." For more information about the Tioga County Boys and Girls Club, phone (607) 687-0690 or go to tiogabgca.org.www.tiogabgca.org
Holiday Craft Fair - December 7 The Annual Holiday Craft Fair sponsored by the Owego-Apalachin Music Booster Club will be held on Saturday, December 7, from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm at the Owego Apalachin Middle School. There will be many crafters displaying their wares for your home and holiday
ideas. There will be food and beverages from local eateries available in the cafeteria. The Owego-Apalachin Middle School is on Sheldon Guile Boulevard, behind the Owego Free Academy.
~ ONLY 6 MILES SOUTH OF ROUTE 434 ~
LITTLE MEADOWS, PA. 570-623-3508 Open: 7 Days A Week 10:00 am till closing
SERVING LUNCH & DINNER HOMEMADE SOUPS HAPPY HOUR ~ 3:30 – 5:30 Mon–Fri Kitchen Hours: Mon-Sat 11am-9pm; Sunday 1-6pm
HOLIDAY TOY & FOOD DRIVE
Drop off your donations of new toys (unwrapped) and non-perishable food Proceeds to be donated to the Apalachin Lions Have a Safe & Happy Thanksgiving