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Golf Classic to Benefit
National Kidney Foundation
The National Kidney Foundation is dedicated to
preventing kidney and urinary tract disease,
improving the health and well-being of affected
individuals and their families, and increasing the
availability of all organs for transplantation.
More than 26 million people are at increased
risk for developing kidney disease, and most
don’t even know it. Chronic kidney disease is one
of the costliest illnesses in the United States today.
Welcome to these new
Chamber members
that joined between April 5 and May 4, 2008
ABC Lease Accounting Ltd.
Financing Consultants
abode home and garden design
Interior Designers
Albany Metal Fabrication Holdings, Inc.
Sheet Metal Fabricators
Apex Management Systems, Inc.
Business Management Services
Kim Benson – New York Life Insurance
Employee Benefits Consultants
Best Buy
Retail Store
Brickroad Productions
Entertainment
The Capital Region Medical Research
Foundation
Foundations-Health & Community
CGI Communications, Inc.
Marketing Programs & Services
Commercial Property Consultants
Taxes-Consultants & Representatives
Commonwealth Financial Network
Financial Services
before
Delmar Place
Assisted Living
Paul Donlon
Business Consultants
E. Stewart Jones Law Firm, PLLC
Lawyers
Ehrlich Pest Control
Pest Control Services
Geek Squad
Computers-Software & Services
La Serre Restaurant
Restaurants
Lawson Products, Inc.
Maintenance/Repair/OperationSupply
Loadspring Solutions Inc.
Computers-Software & Services
M2 Communications
Writers-Freelance
Maddalone & Associates, Inc.
Property Management
Maddalone Construction
Construction Companies
Maddalone Realty
Real Estate
after
The National Kidney Foundation Golf Classic is
the nation’s premier amateur golf event for charity.
The two top teams from each tournament are
invited to play in the National Championship,
conducted at the famed Pebble Beach Golf Links.
The local event will be held at the prestigious
Saratoga National Golf Club on Sept. 15.
For more information, please contact Carol
Lafleur at 518.458.9697 or carol@nkfneny.org.
Mountain Media
E-Commerce
The Nurse Connection Staffing, Inc.
Employment Agencies
Red Thread Confections, LLC
Specialty Foods
Regal Cinemas Colonie Center Stadium 13
Theatres
S. P. Vogel Agency, Inc.
Insurance
Strategic Pension Services, LLC
Retirement Planning Services
Sukhothai Restaurant
Restaurants
The Law Office of Marco F. G. Tomakin
Attorneys
Vincy’s Printing
Printers
Wade Tours & Travel
Buses-Charter & Rental
Wallant Architects
Architects
Your Choice Vending
Vending Machines
Taking care of the
things that clutter
your life, so you have
time for what
matters.
518.320.7370
American Marketing Association-NY Capital Region Chapter: Presented
speakers Mary Coleman, the Times Union’s marketing research manager,
and Kathy Blass Weiss, executive vice president and research director
for Blass Communications. Coleman and Weiss led a breakfast roundtable
program titled “How do the smartest marketers use demographics?”
on May 22 at Professor Java’s in Albany.
Bartel Communications, Inc.: Pauline Bartel presented the seminar
“Subtle Sell Marketing: Strategies That Drive Customers To Buy” at the
13th Annual Workplace Learning and Development Conference sponsored
by the Hudson Mohawk Chapter of the American Society for
Training and Development in Albany.
Capital Communications Federal Credit Union: Children who came to
work with their parents on April 16 helped the credit union’s Capital
Communications Cares Foundation assemble care packages for troops
overseas. Local National Guard Members in Latham’s 3rd battalion
142nd Aviation Regiment were there to lend a hand.
Capital District Physicians’ Health Plan, Inc.: Has entered into an agreement
with Nathan Littauer Hospital for all commercial lines of business.
Careers In Transition LLC: Tom Denham, managing partner and career
counselor, recently was one of the featured speakers for the 2008
Preparing for the Professoriate Conference at the University at Albany.
He was also honored by the University of Albany with the Alliance for
Graduate Education & the Professoriate Service Award.
Children’s Museum of Science & Technology: Offered “My Parent &
Me” classes providing parents and children ages 2-3 and 4-5 the opportunity
to discover the wonders of science in an exciting and stimulating
environment. All programs included arts and crafts and a pre-school
educational program.
College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering: A host of top executives
representing the world’s leading nanotechnology companies and
organizations spoke on the topic of Open Innovation during the second
annual Convergence of International Research and Commercialization
in Albany, or CIRCA ’08, May 19-21. The event was presented by AeA,
the nation’s largest high-tech trade association, and the College of
Nanoscale Science and Engineering of the University at Albany.
Downtown Albany BID: Partnering with Albany Center Gallery (ACG)
on 1st Friday, which offers art experiences within the district from 11am
– 2 pm, in an effort to expand the awareness and impact of 1st Friday
for downtown’s tens of thousands of weekday employees. During the
new monthly event, art locations including ACG and the Albany
Heritage Area Visitors Center combine with shows from regional artists
in unoccupied storefronts to provide downtown workers with an “art
trail” to experience during their lunch breaks.
Empire State College: Will begin offering a bachelor of science in nursing
degree program beginning in fall 2008. The new program seeks to
address the growing nursing shortage in the state and across the
nation.
Fidelis Care: Representatives were at the Price Chopper supermarket at
40 Delaware Ave. in Albany on April 29 as part of the National Cover
the Uninsured Week.
Maria College: Held its annual White Tea Ceremony on May 18, honoring
senior nursing graduates in a candlelight ceremony. Each graduate
received a rose and candle signifying their commitment to the nursing
profession, took the Florence Nightingale Oath, and was presented
with a pin from the College.
MVP Health Care: Committed $200,000 to Albany Medical Center to
support a unique program that offers medical students the opportunity
to partner with community organizations and physicians in helping
to address the unmet health care needs of the underserved. Project
MedSCOPE (Medical Student Community Outreach for Prevention &
Education) serves to improve the health and well-being of residents in
the Albany community. The program introduces medical students and
physician faculty members to the challenges facing the underserved and
gives them the necessary tools to provide health care to those in greatest
need at various clinics and shelters in the neighborhoods surrounding
Albany Medical Center.
New York State Museum: In partnership with the New York State
Biodiversity Research Institute presented weekly lectures in May focusing
on the effect of non-native organisms on the environment and
economy of New York State. The free lectures were held in conjunction
with the Invaders exhibition, which will be at the Museum through
March 15, 2009.
Phillips Lytle, LLP: Richard Honen, partner-in-charge of the Albany
office, participated in the “Invention to Venture” workshop on April 18
at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The daylong seminar featured workshops
in technology entrepreneurship.
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