LITTLE ITALY NEWS JUNE 2015 EDITION

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Ziti Dinner Fundraiser for Little Italys

Fire Victims
Joint effort of
The Italian Community Center (ICC) and Little Italy Quality of Life Committee

When? Tuesday June 16, 2015

Two serving time 11 am 2 pm and 4-6 pm
Where?
The Italian Community Center (ICC)
1450 Fifth Avenue
Troy, New York
Parking available
Menu (eat in or take out)
Ziti and Meatballs
Salad, Bread
Beverage and Dessert
Cash Bar
For advanced take-out orders call Kellie at 272-6819 prior to June 15th. For day of the
event take-out, call the ICC at 274-0508, ext. 4. Please specify pick-up time for your
order.

Donation $10.00 for all - Children under 5 free

& Flea Market

June 27th (Saturday)

9am to 1pm

Marketplace & Neighborhood

(Marketplace is on Hill St. between Washington St. and Liberty St.)
If you choose to work from your sidewalk,
the cost is $10.00 to be placed on the map.
If you choose to set up in the Marketplace,
the cost is $20.00 for as much space as needed.

Call Andrea to register by June 15th - (518) 470-7369

The 11th Ward WWII Monument Committee received a City of Troy Neighborhood Improvements Grant for plantings and upkeep at the 11th Ward Monument
(located on 3rd street between Jefferson and Adams Streets) and the 8th Ward
Monument (located on 3rd St. at the corner of Division and 3rd Streets). Work
was complete in time for the Memorial Day Holiday. Thank you to the City
of Troy for supporting the proposal.

We have Troy in Bloom and the City of Troy Neighborhood Improvement Grant to thank for the planting of the
pots at the public market on Hill Street.
Marie Gavazzi has taken
over where Claire Davis
left off with the Troy in
Bloom program. Marie
was helped by Andrea
Daley to get the job
done. They planted 8
pots in and around the
Public Market. If you
have one near your
house, help us out and
water them when you
can.

May 19, 2015

Dear Friends of Little Italy,
On behalf of Josephs House & Shelter, I am so grateful for the proceeds we received from the
Annual Stick It to Hunger Stick Ball Tournament held earlier this month at the Little Italy Marketplace.
The tournament itself is always a great deal of fun; opportunities for team building, as well as
getting to meet more people from the community.
We are most grateful however for the generous donation of food and money to help us feed the
homeless families who stay in our emergency shelter on Ferry Street. Your efforts resulted in
more than $15K of donated food and funds for our pantries. Thats an extraordinary help to us!
Particular thanks goes to the Friends of Little Italy, and Rocco, Michael & Matthew DeFazio
for organizing the event. Thanks are also extended to ARC of Rensselaer County, Troy Fire
Department, and Troy Postal Carriers for their overwhelming donations of food. Thanks to
Troy High School, Catholic High School and LaSalle for their participation. Thanks to everyone else who contributed and participated in this fine event!
With Gratitude,
Kevin OConnor
Executive Director, Josephs House & Shelter, Inc.

Letter Carriers Win Stickball Golden Bat

On May 3rd our Annual Stick It To Hunger Stickball Tournament was held to
raise food for our local food pantries. The bat is awarded to the team that collects
the most food. The Troy Letter Carriers collected 25,000 pounds of food according to Rabbit Riley, vice president of local branch 358. The food pantries are
located in Albany, Rensselaer and Saratoga Counties.

JUNE MEETING
WILL BE HELD AT THE
ITALIAN COMMUNITY CENTER
1450 FIFTH AVENUE, TROY N.Y.
SECOND FLOOR
6 to 7;30 pm
David Buckley will be on hand to listen
to problems and help with solutions

TROY YOUTH ASSOCIATION

CYO CENTER
HONERED ON May 28th, 2015
Kelly A. Forenzo
&
Joseph Kennedy
Kelly
30 year employee for CYO
Supervisor for the After School Child Care Program
Day Camp Counselor
Organized the CYO Basketball Program for grades 3-12 yrs
Assisted with the CYO Sponsored Challenger Program
Fundraiser Chairperson for the Agency
Organized the CYO AAU program which included 6 teams
Assisted the Executive over the past 30 years
Joseph
Long time member of the CYO Center Program since age 5
Current 99.7 GPA academically top of his class at THS
Served as a CIT in the Day Camp Program
Yearly volunteer in all agency fund raising
Volunteered in the CYO Basketball program
Volunteer as a tutor in the After School Care Program

The Troy Youth Association Inc. (CYO)

Troy CYO Center

NEEDS YOUR HELP

To fulfill its mission of sponsoring a
range and variety of quality programs
and services to all youth with social,
Recreational, educational and cultural
programs, to grow and mature into responsible adults.

PLEASE SUPPORT OUR

2015 GENERAL APPEAL
Contributions may be made to
TROY YOUTH ASSOCIATION INC (CYO)
PO BOX 867 237 FOURTH STREET
TROY, NEW YORK 12182
No donation too small

THE CHRISTMAS HOUSE

The Marcus family is working very hard to clean up the damage from the
devastating fire. They have also had items stolen from the property even though
the property is secured at night. Someone has stolen all the copper from the building. They havent lost hope and are moving forward. Please support the fundraiser on June 16 at the ICC.

Aaron Collington is looking to start a golf league with youths

12 to 15. He needs your help!! He has police officers that will
assist him, what he needs is a retired Golf Pro or some one who
can teach the kids the proper way to play the game. Aaron can
be reached at aaron.collington @ troyny.gov