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Times Union: Volunteers Saluted Thursday

The Times Union posted a story about the finalists and medalists of this year’s Capital Region Jefferson Awards For Public Service. This year’s honorees include an individual who has shared 40,000 books,  to someone who has raised $750,000 for HIV/AIDS awareness, to a high school student who revived the Black and Latino Achievers Group at her school and serves as a role model for young children at the local YMCA. From the story: The Jefferson Awards were established in 1972 by the American Institute for Public Service, created by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, U.S. Sen. Robert Taft Jr. and Sam Beard to encourage and honor individuals for their achievements and contributions through public and community service. For more than a decade, the Times Union, St. Peter’s Health Partners, and WNYT NewsChannel 13 have worked together to honor volunteers in New York’s Capital Region with the awards. The local level of the Jefferson Awards recognizes individuals who are committed to improving their communities through volunteer and community services. This year’s honorees were selected by a committee of community leaders from nominations submitted by […]

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SPHP To Host Journey Through The Body on April 17-18

St. Peter’s Health Partners will host its 16th annual Journey Through The Body, a hands-on discovery adventure, on Friday, April 17, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday, April 18, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Colonie Center in Albany. This free, two-day family community health educational event is designed to educate children and their parents about select parts of the human body and to learn about their functions, components, strengths and limitations, and ways to lead an active healthy lifestyle. The presentations are coordinated by clinicians from St. Peter’s Health Partners. Clinicians will be available to guide children and their parents through the models and answer questions. The goal of the program is to develop and promote healthy habits in children. At Journey Through The Body, kids can explore larger-than-life-sized models of the heart, brain, lungs, ear, teeth and more. Kids can walk through the giant, inflatable models of the heart and brain, getting an up close and personal look at how these important organs work. Boasting what is likely the Capital […]