{"id":36910,"date":"2021-12-13T16:14:03","date_gmt":"2021-12-13T21:14:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/?p=36910"},"modified":"2021-12-13T16:14:03","modified_gmt":"2021-12-13T21:14:03","slug":"saratoga-casino-hotel-donates-110000-to-nonprofit-organizations-in-capital-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/2021\/12\/saratoga-casino-hotel-donates-110000-to-nonprofit-organizations-in-capital-district\/","title":{"rendered":"Saratoga Casino Hotel Donates $110,000 To Nonprofit Organizations In Capital District"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_36911\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36911\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-36911\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2021\/12\/casino-donates-110k-hc.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2021\/12\/casino-donates-110k-hc.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2021\/12\/casino-donates-110k-hc-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2021\/12\/casino-donates-110k-hc-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36911\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Heather and Brian Straughter, founders of Jake\u2019s Help from Heaven (center), receive a $10,000 donation from Saratoga Casino Hotel executives Skip Carlson, left, and Sam Gerrity.<br \/>Courtesy Saratoga Casino and Hotel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Saratoga Casino Hotel celebrated Giving Tuesday on Nov. 30 by donating $110,000 to 11 Capital Region nonprofit organizations during a Make A Difference holiday luncheon at the facility.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are humbled and sincerely grateful to receive this very generous donation for SNACpack from Saratoga Casino Hotel,\u201d said Karey Trimmings, SNACpack program coordinator. \u201cThe pandemic has created a greater need of children living with food insecurity, as well as an increase in food costs. We were able to continue to provide food throughout the past year and a half of COVID because of generous donations from our community, including past donations from the casino.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The following eleven organization each received a $10,000 donation: The Donna M. Crandall Memorial Foundation in Loudonville, Franklin Community Center in Saratoga Springs, Jake\u2019s Help from Heaven in Saratoga Springs, LifePath Supportive Services for Older Adults in Albany, The Joseph C. and Anne T. Palamountain Scholarship Fund in Saratoga Springs , Saratoga Community Health Center, Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Sponsor-A-Scholar, SNACpack Program (Saratoga Nutrition Assistance for Children), the Wesley Foundation<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>and Wellspring in Malta.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a natural fit to align our annual Make A Difference event with Giving Tuesday,\u201d said Skip Carlson, vice president of external affairs at Saratoga Casino Hotel. \u201cWe\u2019re so fortunate to have these organizations in our community and we\u2019re happy to provide them with some assistance so they can continue to make a difference every day to so many.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\"><span class=\"s2\"><!--more--><\/span><\/span>\u201cFor Jake\u2019s Help From Heaven, receiving a Make A Difference grant truly does make a difference,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>especially now,\u201d said Heather Straughter, president of Jake\u2019s Help From Heaven. \u201cOver the last 20 months, the need for support of our families has increased tremendously yet our ability to fundraise has decreased. We are preparing for our final board of directors meeting of 2021 and this grant will allow us to continue to come from a \u2018place of yes\u2019 when we review applications. The generosity of Saratoga Casino Hotel really does make a difference for so many in our area and we are grateful for their support.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Over the last 16 years, Saratoga Casino Hotel has donated over $3 million to different charitable groups in the Capital Region. The Make a Difference initiative that started in 2004 has since been their main charitable event to honor and provide funding to local non-profit organizations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saratoga Casino Hotel celebrated Giving Tuesday on Nov. 30 by donating $110,000 to 11 Capital Region nonprofit organizations during a Make A Difference holiday luncheon at the facility. \u201cWe are humbled and sincerely grateful to receive this very generous donation for SNACpack from Saratoga Casino Hotel,\u201d said Karey Trimmings, SNACpack program coordinator. \u201cThe pandemic has [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":89,"featured_media":36911,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36910","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-non-profit"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - 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