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May 2011 Newsletter
May 2011 Newsletter
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South Central/Little
Italy in the News
The Advertiser
April 14, 2011. A Taste of
Little Italy will be held on
Friday, April 29th in Troys
Little Italy MarketPlace as
chef from five area restaurants working with Josie DeFazios most popular recipes
gather to raise money in the
first ever BOCES culinary
scholarship named in memory of Josephine and Anthony DeFazio long time
proprietors of DeFazios Import Store in Troy.
The Record
April 16, 2011, p25. RCHS
to put Troys mayors on display by Bob Goepfert. The
first of two exhibits on the
mayors of Troy opened at
the Rensselaer County Historical Society, 57 Second
Street, Troy. Part I looks at
the 32 people who held office throughout the 19th century. Part II set for October
will focus on the 26 mayors
who were in office from
1900 to the present time.
Mike Esposito provided
much of the biographical
material on the mayors.
Stacy Pomeroy Draper curates the exhibit. For exhibit
hours call 244-6850.
April 21, 2001, p7. Proceeds
from stickball tournament to
benefit food pantry by Katie
Nowak. The third annual
stickball tournament which
Street Cleaners
If you run into these two
gentleman on the streets ,
say hello or offer them a
drink. They come to us from
the non profit organization
called Pathstone. They are
Ron Kellar and Carl Jackson. They keep our
neighborhood clean.
A WORTHY CAUSE
The PEP Teens were formed six years ago in partnership with the Rensselaer County Dept of
Mental Health, The Fifth Ave AME Zion Church and various other organizations under a grant
from SAMHSA to start the inner city, faith based, minority HIV Peer Educator Program. Since
the grant ended in 2008, we have expanded our topics and have been able to continue our prevention efforts through collaborating with other organizations and fundraising.
Some of our the PEP Teens accomplishments include: appearing in TV and radio Public Service Announcements, hosting town hall meetings, coordinating a Rensselaer County Sticker
Shock Campaign, participating in City of Troy Paint the Board Initiative, sponsoring Pre-Prom
events, serving as peer educators for World Aids Day, presenting at Capital District Teen Summits and arranging local HIV/AIDS testing events. We are very proud to say that we have received the NAACP Leadership Award and the NYS Department of Health Commissioner's
Recognition Award.
We are seeking financial support. The cost per student is $399.00, which will cover registration
fees, housing and food for four days. This coming July, we would like to take the PEP Teens to
the conference to sharpen their leadership and presentation skills as well as deepen their prevention knowledge so that we can further develop our program here in our communities.
To donate contact [email protected] or [email protected]
May Meeting
5/18/2011
Neighborhood Watch 6 pm
Little Italy
7 pm
Join us at the Little Italy meeting
for a discussion about Quality of
Life issues, garbage,
noise, barking dogs and more.
We need your input on these
important issues.