Ballet may be a rare art that few people can perform, but the Saratoga Performing Arts Center has a way for hundreds of ballet fans to feel part of the action. The annual event is the Ballet Gala, complete with a lawn party and festivities inside the Hall of Springs ballroom. The 2018 rendition...
New Toys & Wrapped Candy Needed for Project Easter Bunny
FloydWarriors.com founder Lisa Morahan was unable to make a basket for her child on Easter Sunday in 2009. This was because she was too sick from chemotherapy. Every year since then thousands of Easter baskets have been created and donated to oncology centers across the Capital Region, and they need your help once again...
Adelphi Hotel Celebrates Grand Reopening With Fundraiser
The Adelphi Hotel is hosting an elegant charity event this evening to commemorate the grand reopening of the historic hotel, and they’re using the opportunity to raise funds for an important nonprofit in the area. The grand reopening of the iconic Adelphi Hotel is doubling as a fundraiser for Double H Ranch, a camp in...
Annual “White Party” Gala Nets Over $113,000 For Saratoga Bridges!
Saratoga Bridges held its annual fundraising gala on Saturday, July 22, at the Saratoga National Golf Club. Known as “The White Party,” the gala raised an impressive $113,000 (NET) for Saratoga Bridges’ amazing cause: to show the community that “every day is full of possibilities.” Highlights From The White Party This year, 650 guests were...
Local Family Donates 189 Acres to Skidmore College
A local couple recently continued its trend of making impactful donations to Skidmore College. At the end of 2016, Michael and Margaret Roohan contributed 189 acres in the Town of Greenfield to Skidmore, following similar donations of 200 acres and 120 acres they made in 2010 and 2014, respectively. All three of the parcels given by the...
New Starting Line & Route for Saratoga Tour de Cure
This year, riders in the Saratoga Tour de Cure will be mounting up at a new starting line and riding a scenic route around Great Sacandaga Lake. The up-to 100-mile cycling fundraiser for diabetes research has been an important event in the Saratoga community for over 20 years and is part of a nation-wide effort...
Rev Up Your Engine for Gateway House of Peace
If you’ve already got a ride penciled in the calendar for the weekend of June 3, make sure you add the details for the 3rd Annual “Sharing the Journey” Motorcycle Run for Gateway House of Peace! The 100+ mile ride will take place on June 3, 2017 (rain date: June 4, 2017) and benefits Gateway House of...
Mitzen Family & Saratoga Community Make Permanent Home for Code Blue Saratoga Possible
Saratoga Springs will finally have a permanent home for the Code Blue shelter thanks to the generous contributions of Ed and Lisa Mitzen, along with other members of the Saratoga community. On Valentine’s Day, Mayor Joanne Yepsen met with the Mitzens, Saratoga Shelters director Mike Finocchi, and Mike Ingersoll of the LA Group to...
Groundbreaking: New Affordable Housing in Saratoga Springs
Habitat for Humanity of Northern Saratoga, Warren, and Washington counties will break ground for a new two-family dwelling in Saratoga Springs on October 6, 2016....
Help the Homeless, Not Panhandlers, with Saratoga’s Drop Boxes
Have you seen any of the decorative boxes that started popping up downtown this summer? Next time you pass one on Broadway, drop in your spare change - all funds deposited go straight to a very important cause.Photo provided by the...