Nominate Volunteers to Win a Cruise from CommonKindness!

Only 2 Days Left!!! Send Your Favorite “Do-Gooder” on a Caribbean Cruise for two! (Who knows, maybe they’ll choose to bring you along!) In every community, there are unsung heroes who quietly work behind the scenes to improve our communities and the...

Woman of Distinction Honoree – Victoria Langling of Hurley, NY

Victoria Langling of Hurley, NY was named a ‘Woman of Distinction’ by the New York State Senate for 2009. Mrs. Langling was honored by NY Senator John J. Bonacic for her decades of community service and as the co-founder and executive director of the Daily...

Thank you Walking on Air Volunteers!

The Walkway Over the Hudson is now a New York State Park On Saturday, October 3, 2009 the Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park opened to the public to enjoy the scenic beauty of the Hudson River Valley. Park hours: 7:00 a.m. to sunset Access is from Parker...

Thank you to Apple Festival Volunteers!

Thank you to everyone who volunteered at Family of Woodstock’s First Annual Apple Festival. We pressed 1000 pounds of apples into 50 gallons of cider. Some was sold at the event, but most is in the freezer now awaiting delivery to the Queens Galley food pantry. The...

Bike for Cancer Raises over $92,000

Kingston, N.Y. – Sep. 28, 2009 – 400 riders turned out to show their support of the Sixth Annual Bike for Cancer Care held on Sunday, September 20th, to benefit the Rosemary D. Gruner Memorial Cancer Fund. The event featured a 5-, 25- and 50-mile ride...