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...

Community Corn Processing Day a Huge Success!

4,000 Pounds of Corn! On Tuesday, September 22nd, over 30 volunteers met at the Woodcrest Community and processed over 4,000 pounds of sweet corn! The corn was donated by RVGA Farmers – Gill’s Farm, Robert O. Davenport and Sons, Saunderskill Farms and...

Hudson Valley Materials Exchange (HVME) – Volunteers Needed

HVME at Liberty View Farm , Clintondale on weekends in October Volunteers are needed to man the bus for sales 10am-6pm on weekends – contact HVME if you have some time. Weather permitting call before coming if in doubt. 567 1445. Come visit the farm, all the...