Category: Give Back

Lynn Family Benefit - July 18th at TreePaad

07/11/2011

This past Father's Day, Cheryl and DJ Lynn, a Malta family with two young kids lost everything in a house fire. Round Lake Fire Dept & Malta Ridge Fire Dept. had the fire controlled within 45 minutes, but their Luther Forest house is a total loss. The family is starting the long process of rebuilding and needs help.

A week from today on Monday, July 18th, there will be a benefit for the Lynn Family at TreePaad in Malta. A portion of the proceeds will go directly to the family.

The cost is $15* for an Unlimited Play Pass for 2 hours (*in advance or $17/pp at the door) Admission includes unlimited Play in Fort Ballocity, LazerTag, SpiderZone, Jumpshot, Colesium Bounce House and Rock Climbing.
Tickets can be purchased at TreePaad or by calling 518-289-5478.

If you are unable to attend the fundraiser and would still like to help, the family is currently accepting donations. They are also registered at Target under the name of DJ & Cheryl Lynn of Malta. Or please feel free to contact Kathy Lynn (DJ's Mom) at this email address kathylynn59@aol.com Food and gift card Donations can be dropped off at TreePaad and we will make sure the family receives them.

Thanks for helping this family rebuild their home and their lives after this unimaginable loss.

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'To Love A Child' brings hope & you can help too

06/10/2011

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I had posted on Facebook this week about the charity I'm a board member of, To Love A Child and their Maternal Health Program. I was so impressed with the outpouring of support! While many of you are on Facebook, there are some holdouts so I wanted to use this Friday post to talk a bit more about the need and a couple easy ways you can help.

Who is To Love A Child? TLC is a non-profit headquartered in Clifton Park that provides humanitarian assistance to impoverished children and their families throughout the world to help create a better future and quality of life for all. With programs in Haiti, Zimbabwe and here in the US, TLC works diligently to support its mission.

Haitian women in the Maternal Health Program

What is the Maternal Health Program?
One of TLC's focus area's for 2011 is healthy mama's and healthy babies. In Haiti, 1 out of 44 women die in pregnancy or childbirth. That is alarming. To Love A Child is taking measures to help with this situation by providing "Bundles of Love" birthing kits and "Bundles of Joy" newborn kits to the 50+ women in Haiti that are in our program.
HELP US to provide these kits by:
                Collecting the items listed here
                Sewing reusable menstrual pads or cloth drawstring bags
                Helping us to assemble the kits and prepare them for shipment
If you can help, please contact me, colleen@maltamama.com or call Cindy the director of To Love A Child at 518-859-4424.

Other ways to help, shop for the cause!

Amy Mangiaracina, local mama and Barefoot BooksAmbassador has selected To Love A Child to be the recipient charity for June. 20% of her on-line sales during June will support TLC. Shop Online today at Barefoot Books Upstate and check out their fine selection of books.

Etsy Seller Peacock's Craft Heart donates 5% of all sales to To Love A Child as well! PCH recently did a giveway on MaltaMama and I'm a huge fan of her stuff. She makes amazing designer baby blankets and accessories using unique fabrics, some European. If you're looking for a unique baby gift, definitely look here. Plus you can feel good that you're also supporting a local charity!

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Toga Tots supports the fight for Kiran

06/03/2011

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Kiran is a local 3 year old boy who has been recently diagnosed with a very aggressive form of caner called Glioblastma Multiforme (GBM), located in the brain.
Toga Tots, a local mom's group has decided to join in the fight for Kiran who is currently at the Children's Hospital in Boston getting radiation to help shrink the tumor.

On June 11th from 8am-?, members and friends will be selling donated items at the Ballston Spa Village Yard Sale. All proceeds from this sale will be going to the Hope for Kiran fund.

If you could help them by donating items for the yard sale or volunteering your time to work at the sale, please contact Organizers, Susan or Ericka at togatots@yahoo.com. At minimum, please come to shop at 105 Hyde Blvd. on June 11th in Ballston Spa!

I hope you'll consider helping this local family. Have a wonderful weekend everyone!

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Kids helping kids: Two ideas for Friday

05/19/2011

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KIDS R.O.C. members

This Friday, two events are taking place that I wanted to pass along. The first is an event organized by students at Malta Ave Elementary School. This group of nine 3rd graders started a charitable organization called KIDS R.O.C. (Kids Reaching Out Club). As far as I know, this is their first big event and it happens to benefit the children of Haiti, a country near and dear to my heart. We are definitely going, and I will be running the 1.2 miles. I ought to be able to do that seeing as I'm running the Freihofers 5K in a couple weeks!
KIDS R.O.C. Fun Run for Haiti
This is a 1.2 mile fun run/walk to benefit the children of Haiti.
DATE: Friday, May 20, 2011
TIME: 5:00 p.m. Registration/6:00 p.m. Run/Walk
LOCATION: Malta Community Park, Dunning Street, Luther Forest, Malta
Adults: $5.00 Children: $2.00
Raffles and refreshments will be available after the run.

Don't feel much like running? How about eating instead! On Friday, May 20th from 4:30-7pm, head over to the Milton Community Center where the Miss Scotties Softball Team is having a pasta dinner fundraiser. It's $7/adult, $5/child. Show support for your local team!

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And for Sunday? Shopping and more shopping

12/02/2010

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In addition to the large arts and crafts fair at the Saratoga City Center from 10-5pm (free admission), Saratoga Reads! a non-profit local organization is having a Book Fair and fundraiser at Barnes & Noble in Saratoga from 11am-5pm Sunday.

There will be facepainting & holiday storytime for the kids at 11:30, local musicians (Skidmore’s Drastic Measures acapella group is the headliner), and door prizes including a Nook giveaway!

People can attend the Book Fair on Sunday, submit the voucher/door prize entry form to the cashier when they checkout and we get a percentage of the total sales. So, you need to print out this flyer/voucher and bring it with you. If you can't make to the Book Fair, please use this opportunity to shop online and support Saratoga Reads! Make your purchases online from December 5 through December 9 by going here: BN.com/Bookfairs and using our code: 10326890.

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MaltaMama and To Love A Child to host KidsGiving at TreePaad

10/22/2010

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KidsGiving is a children's charity event benefiting local non-profit, To Love A Child and co-hosted by MaltaMama. The event is taking place on Friday, November 12th at TreePaad in Malta. In addition to all the fun at TreePaad, KidsGiving will feature crafts and games for kids, live music, a silent auction, world handicrafts, a bake sale and more. It's a great opportunity for kids to learn about how to help underprivileged children in Haiti and Zimbabwe and to raise money for an amazing charity organization.

Tickets are $12/child, and kids 2 and under are $8. Your ticket price includes two hours of unlimited play at TreePaad (including laser tag, rock climbing, and the other 'extras'). Contact me (colleen@maltamama.com) for tickets or stop by TreePaad to purchase. I hope that many of you will join!

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Play Bunco or know someone who does? Why not do it for a good cause!

09/24/2010

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I've mentioned before that I am a board member of local charity To Love A Child. This organization is fantastic and is doing some pretty amazing things to improve the lives of children in impoverished nations like Haiti and Zimbabwe, as well as programs for children here in the states. In any case, next week we are having a charity Bunco tournament next Tuesday, September 28th at 7pm at the Clifton Park-Halfmoon Fire Department (Old Rte. 146/Fire Road) The cost is $25 and proceeds benefit To Love A Child. No prior Bunco experience is necessary! I have no idea what Bunco even is, so I'm glad rookies are welcome :-) Hors d’oeuvres, desserts, wine, coffee & soda will be served.

Please pass this along to moms, grandmothers, neighbors, friends and anyone else who may be interested. Email Michele Brobston: shel3179@msn.com to RSVP or if you have questions.

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Charity and children, a Monday idea to contemplate

06/07/2010

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I picked today to post about a very important topic, and that is charity. I am on the board of a local charity organization called To Love A Child. The work of this organization is extremely important to me because its primary focus is on the health and well-being of underpriviliged children in Haiti, Zimbabwe and here in the USA. I'm not going to get into everything that we do in this post, but we've just launched a new support campaign called Caring Hearts that I would like to tell you about.

We support the nearly 30 children that live at the Orphanage of Good Will in Haiti. The orphanage was destroyed in the January earthquake, but we've thankfully moved all the children to a temporary location until we can rebuild. We are the only organization providing support to this orphanage and these children. The support includes basic necessities such as food, water, shelter, clothing, etc. In addition to that Haiti site, we fund a pre-school in Zimbabwe and again, are the primary source of support.   We need $1,000 per month to provide for these children.  Help us to feed these children by committing money each month for their nutrition.

How can you help?
With your commitment of $10, $25, or $50 a month, we can feed these children! If you've been looking for a way to teach your children about giving to others, this may be the perfect opportunity. Kids can help by donating some of their allowance, selling some toys in a garage sale, having a lemonade sale, doing extra chores for money, etc. $10 a month to donate to help feed children is not a lot. It may mean skipping Dunkin' Donuts once or twice a month, eating out less, buying generic/store brands, clipping coupons, or any other ways to save a few bucks. If you have any questions at all about this program, email me colleen@maltamama.com and I'd be happy to help. I personally donate and it is very rewarding to know that my money is feeding children.
Payments may be made by:
Mail: To Love a Child, PO Box 165, Clifton Park, NY 12065
PayPal: www.toloveachild.org or Credit Card: call 518-859-4424

Thank you for considering this important initiative!

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Weekend best bet: Haiti benefit at Northern Lights

01/29/2010

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I know I mentioned this in Monday's post, but I am really excited about the benefit concert Saturday at Northern Lights.
It kicks off at 3pm and runs until 9pm, but you can stop by and/or leave whenever you (or your kids) feel like it. As a reminder, the $10 admission (free for kids under 10) goes directly to the local charity To Love a Child.

Come see Garland Nelson and Soul Session; Captain Squeeze and the Zydeco Moshers, Vivid and Cryin’ Out Loud.   There will be a bounce house, food, a bake sale, raffles and face painting for the kids.

Northern Lights is located on Route 146 in Clifton Park. For more information, call 396-9082.

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Clothes with a conscience

01/28/2010

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Thanks to my soon-to-be mama friend Eva for sending this to me. If you haven’t supported any Haiti-relief efforts yet, here’s another opportunity. I’m sure you either have a child or at least know a child that could rock one of these super cute t’s from Positively Organic.
50% of all sales will be donated to CARE’s Haiti relief efforts. Both organic, the long sleeve onesie and varsity tee’s cost $22 or two for $40. The onesie comes in sizes 0-3 up to 18-24. The varsity tee is also available in other colors and goes up to 4T.

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