Friends of the New York State Military Museum Receives Donation from Stewart’s

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Stewart’s Holiday Match program has donated $1,850 to the Friends of the New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center. 

“Stewart’s is a tremendously supportive organization, donating to non-profit organizations in the Capital Region and beyond,” said former state Sen. Roy McDonald, president of the Friends of the New York State Military Museum, in a statement. “We are grateful to receive this donation,” McDonald said. The state Military Museum is located at 61 Lake Avenue in Saratoga Springs in a historic National Guard Armory.

The Friends of the New York State Military Museum is a non-profit organization created in 1991 to support and assist with educational programs and new exhibits at the museum. The donation from Stewart’s will be used for an upcoming speakers’ series planned late this year and next year focusing on attracting young people and families to the museum. 

Since 1986 Stewart’s Shops in upstate New York and southwestern Vermont have collected and matched donations in their 337 shops from Thanksgiving until Christmas each year. This past holiday season Stewart’s received 1,752 applications requesting nearly $5 million in support while the Holiday Match program had just over $1.88 million to donate.

The museum has been closed to the public since March 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The state Division of Military and Naval Affairs will determine when the museum opens again. For more information visit the museum website: museum.dmna.ny.gov or the Friends website: friendsofthenysmilitarymuseum.com