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A Code Blue Thank You
The Community’s Finest Hour
SARATOGA SPRINGS—A triumph of hope, of a community rallying to bolster those among us who are the least fortunate, was celebrated at a reception gathering for Code Blue volunteers and donors on Sunday, April 27 at Bethesda Parish House on Washington Street.
A Code Blue program swung into action just four days after the death by outdoor exposure of city resident Nancy Pitts on December 20, 2013. She was remembered in remarks by community resident Joy King. Also, an original new song, Homeless Heart, inspired by Ms. Pitts was written and delivered by songwriter Jeff Brisbin and Mayor Joanne Yepsen and Code Blue Coordinator Cheryl Ann Murphy made remarks.
Between Christmas Eve, 2013 and March 27, 2014 the Code Blue Shelter was open for 58 nights during one of the severest winters in several years. There were 928 overnight stays, an average of 16 guests per night.
While there was much to celebrate, there appeared to be a sense among those gathered that there is much to do. A permanent Nancy Pitts Memorial Code Blue shelter is still to be located and tentative plans for necessary fundraising (such as a Code Blue Road Race next spring) were discussed.
But this was a day to be thankful, and to take note of the tremendous community member and business response to an emergency situation. Here then, is an honor roll of sorts:
Restaurants and Other Services Donated By:
The Holiday Inn
Druthers
Georgia’s of Woodlawn Commons and Embury
Longfellows
The Olde Bryan Inn
The Wishing Well
Maestros at the VanDam
Saratoga Casino and Raceway
Jacob and Anthony's
The Bread Basket
William Neimer, age 14 of Schuylerville and Rachel Dwyer, who made meatball subs and salad as part of his STAR project for Boy Scout Troop 4013.
PJs Bar-B-QSA
Parkside Eatery
50 South
Spring Street deli
Capriccios Saratoga
Esperanto's
Leon's
The Stadium
The Inn at Saratoga
Sperry’s
Gaffney’s Restaurant
EL Mexicano
Irish Times
Panza’s restaurant
The Kettle
Country Corner Cafe
Chiantis
Lillian's
Cobble Pond Station of Malta
Spot Café
Unity Lodge No. 22
Dunkin Donuts, S Broadway
Pizza Hut, Ballston Avenue
Treasures of Saratoga Hospital
Catholic Charities
Hannaford
Price Chopper of Ballston Avenue
American Red Cross Adirondack-North Country and NENY chapters
New England Presbyterian Church
The Giving Circle
Cudney’s of Broadway, donated fresh linens daily
St. Peter's Church
The Salvation Army
The local U.S. Navy
Individuals from the community who volunteered their time making meals and time serving the homeless, as well as those who made financial contributions:
Jasper Ian Aganon
Helen Atwell
Andrea Barry
Audrey Belt
Mark Bertrand
Robert Beyer
Bill Boehmke
William Brennan
Kristin Brenner
Kate Breslin
Paul Brisson
Ann Bullock
Bob Bullock
Margaret Bushee
Lisa Capasso
Gail Capobianco
Frank Capone
Tammy Chandler
Margaret Cocozzo
Rob Colangelo
Jen Colangelo
Doreen Collins
Catherine Commerford
Coqui Conkey
Ellen Cuminale
Robert Curry
Brian Dailey
Barb Dalton
Gail and Ed Decker
Mary Beth Delarm
Edward DeLuca
Nathan Detweiler
Ronald Deutsch
Gurdeep Dhaliwal
Ann Diller
Brittany Dingler
Patricia Downing
Leann Driscoll
Sharon Drosky
Stanley Drosky
Rachael Dwyer
Jesse Elwert-Peters
Carol Fallon
Jeff Fortman
Mitchell Frost
Pam Funiciello
Susan Gaddor
Leo Geoffrion
Thomas Gibbs
Rachel Gill
Conor Golden
Bo Goliber
Arthur Gonick
Michele Goyette
Kathy Gregory
Sherie Grinter
Susan Hamlin
Jamey Hardesty
Andrew Haskins
Jami Hawthorne
Rob Hawthorne
Michelle Hicks
Rolland Hoag
Alex Hodor-Lee
Catherine Hurley
Rev. Dominic S. Ingemie
Sarah Ireland
Janice James
Jeri Jannicelli
Eric Jenks
Peggy Jenny
Whitney Jobmann
Chauncey Jones
Beth Kane
Mollie Kavanagh
Aaron Kay
Joy King
John Kirwin
Douglas Klein
Colin Klepetar
Ian Klepetar
Chuck Kochheiser
Laura Kruegler
Bill & Laura Kyer
Laura Kyer
Mark Lawton
Alexas Leach
Norine Lee-Wagner
Devante Lewishearns
Dave Lindberg
Chip Locke
Peggy MacArthur
Mary C Mahoney
Peg Mangano
Tony Mangano
Andrea Mann
Ernest Mann
Jackie Marcelle
Robert McChesney
Laurie McDermott
Lisa Meade
Erica Miller
Kay Moberg
Mary Monigan
Amanda Moore
Megan Mumford
Cheryl Murphy
Bradley Nagle
Richard Naple
Kelly O'Connell
Betty O'Connor
Kathryn Oppedisano
Patricia Paduano
John Penzer
Michael Phillips
Gary Picher
Lisa Plue
Steven Poissant
Kim Poli
Joseph Potrzuski
Elizabeth Powers
Kelly Pressley
Traci Radigan
Lillian Ramsey
Lisette Rayher
Carol Reynolds
Joyce Rice
Patty Riggi
Vincent Riggi
Julie Roberts
Bruce Robinson
Marian Roth
Marc Russo
Melissa Russo
Stuart Schultz
Val Schultz
Caroline Sgorrano
Ray Simboli
Robert Simpson
Janet & Bernie Singer
Julie Slovic
Karen Solomon
Edward Solomon
Beau Stallard
Mary Starr
Susan Steer
LaVerne Stiles
Brian Straughter
Conrad Swiers
Crystal Swinton
Stephen Toman
Chuck Tyree
George Van Deusen
Pam Volzone
Karen Wadsworth
John Waechter
Krick & Sophia Wahl
Shirley Waterfield
Peter Whitten
W Winz
Peter Wohl
Ashley Wood
Rob Wright
Cathie Wright
Sharah Yaddaw
Joanne Yepsen
Karen Zanni
Monna Zuckerman
“But if we fail, then the whole world… including all that we have known and cared for, will sink into the abyss of a new dark age made more sinister…. Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duties, and so bear ourselves, that if {we} last for a thousand years, {people} will still say, ‘This was their finest hour’.”
- Sir Winston Churchill
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