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Property Transactions: October 3 – October 9, 2022

Written by Staff Report on October 25, 2022. Posted in Community, Property.

ARGYLE

Brian & Moriah Mathis sold property at 76 Main St to Michael York Family Trust, LLC for $150,000.

Joseph A. Watts sold property at 2264 Coach Rd to James & Felicia Finn for $289,900.

FORT EDWARD

Nathan Cargin sold property at 242 Broadway to Claire E. Reynolds-Peterson for $175,000.

Christine Miles & Thomas LaSarso sold property at 57 Mechanic St to Thomas E. Harrington, Jr. for $185,000.

Mario & Antonia Toscano sold property at 20 Blackhouse Rd to Patrick Monahan for $60,000.

Joseph R. Carroll sold property at 88 East St to Robert K. Nash for $183,500.

Jose & Kathryn Corso sold property at 263 Broadway to Shannon Dayton & John C. Dayton, Jr. for $235,000.

GLENS FALLS

Joseph S. DePalo sold property at 15 Douglas Ave to Sharon H. Steadman for $165,500.

Jill A. Stefanik sold property at 277 Warren St to Colin Cunningham & Patrick Cunningham, Jr. for $175,000.

Gina Mammone sold property at 40 Arbor Dr to Zi Wang & Jie Wei for $344,000.

JACKSON

Colin & Ashleigh Brown sold property at 24 Waites Ln to Abigail P. Balmer for $275,000.

KINGSBURY

John Shaw sold property at 15 Feeder St to 264 Bradford Street, LLC for $220,000.

Ernie & Cherise Armfield sold property at 267 Main St to Mark D. Peabody for $140,000.

LAKE GEORGE

Stephen & Jorgina Puricelli sold property at 209 Ottawa St to Sanchal, Samar, and Lisa Roy for $299,000.

QUEENSBURY

Roger F. Levac sold property at 737 West Mountain Rd to Vista Property Holdings, LLC for $400,000.

Arthur R. Troisi II sold property at 31 Quincy Ln to Thomas & Peter Vonn for $619,900.

Donald J. Daniels sold property at 1161 State Route 9 to Lisa Kane, Delores Kane, Charles Kane III for $350,000.

SALEM

Earleen & Earl Douglas sold property at 185 Eagleville Rd to Lee L. Foster for $64,900.

Phillip Moffitt sold property at 774 County Route 64 to Tauno K. Wirkki for $115,000.

WARRENSBURG

Faith Grasso sold property at 7 River St to Glenda & Kent Duell for $17,500.

Cindy Johnston sold property at 2 Smith St to Keely O’Connor for $283,505.

WHITE CREEK

Cynthia Amidon sold property at 221 Bussys Way to Michael J. Brillon, Jr. for $78,955.

WHITEHALL

Kaylie Lavedure sold property at 156 N Williams St to Errol & Tara Smith for $20,000.

Lakota’s Farm hosting ‘Haunted Barn Bash’ this weekend

Written by Dylan McGlynn on October 25, 2022. Posted in Community, Entertainment, Featured.

CAMBRIDGE — Halloween is around the corner, and Lakota’s Farm is helping get the community in the spirit with the first annual ‘Haunted Barn Bash’ on Saturday, Oct. 29 at 6 p.m.

The Bash will have a live DJ, catered food, a cocktail bar, a costume contest, and more. Lakota’s Farm owner Kimberly Finney said she is excited to put on the event, saying she loves Halloween.

“I’ve always loved Halloween,” said Finney. “We’re actually having a blast right now, because we’re decorating the barn all spooky, when we normally do weddings and more formal events.”

And a 200-year-old barn is likely the perfect place to host a spooky celebration.

“We definitely feel like there are some haunted spirits that live here,” Finney said. “I can’t imagine there couldn’t be.”

The costume contest will feature three categories, with winners receiving a gift certificate to a future farm-to-table dinner at Lakota’s. Contest categories are: Best Costume, Best Couple, and Best Group.

“We’re going to do three sets of it,” said Finney. “Just to entice people to dress really fun and be creative with their costumes.”

Catered food will be provided by Wandering Food Dude, featuring a charcuterie board, hor d’oeuvres, and food stations throughout the barn. DJ John Waddell will provide music for the evening.

“(Wandering Food Dude) just did our last farm-to-table dinner just a few weeks ago, our last one of the season, and it was incredible,” said Finney. “They’re newer to having their own business, but they’re certainly not new to the catering world.”

The Haunted Barn Bash will have a cocktail bar, as well as tarot readings by Aviana Shaman, who Finney said also attended the fall festival at Lakota’s.

“She was here for our fall festival, actually, and everybody really seemed to love her,” Finney said. “We thought it would be a really fun, spooky element to have Tarot readings at a Halloween party.”

The Bash is selling two types of tickets, a $25 ‘Dance the Night Away’ ticket, and a $65 ‘Dancing and Dinner All-You-Can-Eat’ ticket.

“People can buy tickets just to come to the party, which includes some light snacks and things. It’s kind of admission to the event,” said Finney. “The ($65) ticket is, the caterers are going to do a cocktail hour, and bites of yummy food, kind of farm-to-table themed, throughout the entire evening.”

Finney also mentioned several overnight accommodations in the area for potential guests, including the Preserve on the Batten Kill and the King’s Inn.

“There are cabs that come out here now, and Uber comes out to the farm,” said Finney. “We want everybody to have a good time, but be safe.”

And the Bash will offer a chance for the community to celebrate Halloween, with Finney saying, “we absolutely love doing the community events.”

“The community events are definitely really special to us, whether it’s the festivals, the farm dinners, or the annual Halloween party,” Finney said. “We just love meeting all of our neighbors.”

Queensbury girls soccer falls to Burnt Hills in Class A semifinals

Written by Staff Report on October 25, 2022. Posted in Community, Sports.

MECHANICVILLE — The Queensbury varsity girls soccer team was unable to complete a late comeback on Tuesday, falling 2-1 to #3-seed Burnt Hills in the Section 2 Class A sectional semifinals.

Much of the first half went without scoring, until Ella Blesi finished a corner kick to give Burnt Hills a 1-0 lead with 29 seconds until halftime. Burnt Hills continued to apply pressure in the second half, and extended the lead to 2-0 when Blesi finished a feed from M.K. Lescault with 10 minutes remaining.

Queensbury had a late push, and senior Bayley Duffy converted a free kick from 40 yards away to cut the deficit to 2-1 with two minutes remaining. The Spartans were unable to find the game-tying goal, however, and Burnt Hills held on for the victory.

Blesi scored both goals for Burnt Hills, with Lescault adding an assist. Estella Mackey stopped one shot for the winning side. Duffy scored the lone goal for Queensbury, while Shea Canavan made 12 saves in goal during the loss.

Burnt Hills advances to face #1-seed Columbia in the Class A sectional championship at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Stillwater High School.

Property Transactions: September 26 – October 2, 2022

Written by Staff Report on October 24, 2022. Posted in Community, Property.

ARGYLE

Jeffrey M. Kroosz sold property at 3244 Coach Rd to Sarah Parker for $185,000.

BOLTON

Fedele Holdings, LLC sold property at L 13 Hendricks Rd to Rodrigo Almeida & Lorena Cristina Xavier da Silva Santos for $52,500.

FORT ANN

David J. Allen sold property at 437 Deweys Bridge Rd to Matthew & Linda Smith for $950,000.

Ada & Wai Ling Chan sold property at 224 Putnam Mountain Way to Robert A. Plocharczyk for $120,000.

Neil Berco sold property at 184 Rathbunville Ln to Rosario & Nicoletta Vizzari for $107,500.

FORT EDWARD

REO Home Services, LLC sold property at 20 Frederick Dr to Foreclosure Solutions Group, LLC for $150,000.

GLENS FALLS

Ben Naaktgeboren sold property at 18 Platt St to Justin Ermiger for $215,000.

Ethel & Michael Wynn, and Starlett Cook sold property at 140 Sanford St to Kos-Mith Service Co., Inc. for $90,500.

Jacqueline Crannell Coon sold property at 170-172 South St to Rita Randall for $175,000.

GRANVILLE

Myles Bishop & Morgan Granger sold property at 6 Lincoln St to 6 Lincoln Street Granville, LLC for $169,900.

Glenn D. Matteson sold property at 643 State Route 22A to Erika Loomis for $159,000.

GREENWICH

Michael & Sharon Ash sold property at 346 State Route 29 to BDP West, LLC for $325,000.

HAMPTON

Lucie G. Bailey sold property at 123 Campbell Ln to William & Penny Underwood for $340,000.

Julianne Budwick sold property at 1070 West Way to Gouchberg Real Estate Holdings, LLC for $325,000.

HEBRON

Lori J. Novella-Murphy sold property at 100 Indian Head Way to Nicholas & Melody Eisenlau for $140,000.

HUDSON FALLS

Dorothy H. Duggan sold property at 23 Dean Rd to Yvonne M. Mallory for $190,000.

JACKSON

David & Yuliya Baker sold property at 18 Emma Way to Kelly Reed & Amanda Clements for $175,000.

JOHNSBURG

Sherri Merrithew sold property at 136 Park Rd to Danny Albert Purcell, Jr. & Amber Dawn Moore for $71,000.

Jeffrey Murphy & Patty Hutchins sold property at 1338 State Route 28 to Caleb R. Webb for $275,000.

KINGSBURY

Dennis & Wanda Carroll sold property at 30 Oak St to Douglas & Katrina Webster for $150,000.

LAKE GEORGE

Stephen & Jorgina Puricelli sold property at 8 Shaw Rd to Michael, Angela, and Makayla McCord for $375,000.

QUEENSBURY

Kimberly & James Kietzman sold property at 947 West Mountain Rd to Thomas Iwinski & Katherine Romanov for $525,000.

Edward & Patricia Petrak sold property at 131 Richmond Hill Dr to Daniel & Deborah Neal for $640,000.

SALEM

Suzanne M. Dollard sold property at 16 Nichol St to Tyler S. Lathrop for $148,400.

THURMAN

Frank Eric Bauer sold property at 1212 River Rd to Richard A. Boehler, Jr. for $27,500.

WARRENSBURG

Loren D. Field sold property at 3900 Main St to R. Craig Nicholson & Sabine E. Nicholson for $175,000.

WHITE CREEK

Kevin & Michelle Dupuis sold property at 50 West Main St to Brooke Venable for $175,000.

WHITEHALL

Nancy Hastings sold property at 324 Dodge Rd to Nicolas New for $20,000.

Rouses Point Construction, Inc. sold property at 170 Broadway to Whitehall Plaza, LLC for $1,296,000.

Lawsuit filed against Moreau Planning Board, Saratoga Biochar: CEO says claims are not ‘remotely accurate’

Written by Dylan McGlynn on October 24, 2022. Posted in Business, Community, Featured, News.

Artist rendering of the proposed Biochar plant in Moreau. *(File photo)*

MOREAU — The Clean Air Action Network of Glens Falls has filed an Article 78 petition against the Town of Moreau Planning Board and Saratoga Biochar Solutions, alleging that the Planning Board did not adhere to the State Environmental Quality Review Act before green-lighting a proposed agricultural fertilizer plant by Saratoga Biochar.

But Ray Apy, CEO of Northeastern Biochar Solutions, says the claims made are not accurate, saying they are “a delay tactic.”

“While we would not provide details specific to our planned response to the Article 78 complaint, I can tell you that the complaint is simply a delay tactic that is severely flawed in logic and law and will be readily defeated,” Apy said in a statement. “None of the claims made are remotely accurate.”

The planning board had issued a conditional negative declaration for the project in March, ruling that it would not have adverse environmental impacts. The petition filed by CAAN, however, says that the planning board has received “a variety of information” that should have led to the decision being revisited.

According to a release by CAAN, this information includes, “Saratoga Biochar’s admission that its facility would release PFAS into the air and that the sewage sludge would be trucked in from downstate and western New England.”

The Biochar facility would be the first in New York State, and would use pyrolysis to convert as much as 720 tons of sewage sludge per day into biochar, a charcoal soil amendment, according to the release. The facility would also release quantities of carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxide, PFAS, and more.

A positive SEQRA declaration would have forced Saratoga Biochar to produce an Environmental Impact Statement, the release says, which would detail the project’s impact on the community.

“The interim planning board chairperson told me that in his 18 years on the Moreau Planning Board, no applicant has ever been required to do an Environmental Impact Statement,” said Clean Air Action Network chair Tracy Frisch in the release. “Such a track record suggests that the planning board has not been using all the tools at its disposal to protect the best interests of the community. Not only is the planning board failing the people of Moreau; it is also breaking the law.”

CAAN is aiming to have the Planning Board’s conditional negative declaration ruled invalid, and have the project re-examined by the Board.

Apy continues to dispute the suit, saying it is “unfortunate” that CAAN has chosen to fight and delay the project.

“What is really unfortunate in this is that a group that self-describes as ‘environmental’ has filed a complaint that will only delay a project that has tremendous environmental and human health benefits,” Apy said in his statement. “This does not change our plans for the Moreau Industrial Park at all.”

Queensbury football celebrates homecoming with win over Albany

Written by Staff Report on October 24, 2022. Posted in Community, Sports.

QUEENSBURY — The Queensbury varsity football team earned its first divisional win of the season on Saturday, defeating Albany 32-20 during the Spartans’ homecoming day.

The Spartans struck first, scoring early with a three-yard run by Zavry Ward giving Queensbury a 6-0 lead after a missed extra point. Albany, however, returned the favor, with a one-yard TD run by Nigere Stratton tying the game with 4:16 left in the first quarter.

Queensbury had a response of their own, with a four-yard touchdown by Ryan Blanchard giving the Spartans a 12-6 lead in the final minute of the first.

Albany took their first lead of the game in the second quarter, with a three-yard touchdown run by Charles Lipscomb III tying the score before a two-point attempt from Shiquan Hoke to Jonathan Besong gave the Falcons a 14-12 lead.

Again, the Spartans answered. A 13-play, 71-yard drive was finished with a five-yard TD run by Isaiah Engel with 31 seconds before the half, giving Queensbury a 19-14 lead at halftime. Engel’s run was set up by a pair of fourth down conversions, one from Engel and another by Ian Reynolds.

Queensbury extended the lead in the third quarter, with Ward finding Blanchard for a 14-yard touchdown pass, making it 25-14 in favor of the Spartans. The drive had been previously extended by a 16-yard completion from Ward to Reynolds on 4th-and-9.

Early in the fourth, Besong broke free for a 52-yard touchdown reception from Jah’Quil Thompson, cutting the deficit to 25-20 after a failed two-point attempt. But just like they had all day, Queensbury responded, converting a 4th-and-1 with a two-yard TD run by Ward.

Ward found Trevon Bailey for the two-point conversion, giving Queensbury a 32-20 lead with 6:41 left in the game. Neither team would be able to score again, and the Spartans ran out the clock to clinch a victory on Senior Day.

Engel led the rushing attack for the Spartans, with 79 yards and a touchdown on 13 carries. Gavin Silaika had 44 yards on seven carries, while Ward gained 39 yards and two touchdowns on 13 rushing attempts.

Ward was 5/8 passing, with 102 yards and a touchdown. Bailey had one catch for 45 yards, while Reynolds had two catches for 36 yards. Blanchard had a 14-yard touchdown catch, and Jeremih Cross added a seven-yard reception in the win.

Queensbury improves to 2-5 overall (1-3 Grasso Division) with the victory, while Albany falls to 1-6 overall (0-4 Grasso Division). The Spartans will finish the regular season by hosting Ballston Spa (6-2, 2-2) on Friday, while Albany will host South Glens Falls (1-6, 1-3) on Friday.

Queensbury boys and girls soccer advance in Class A quarters

Written by Staff Report on October 24, 2022. Posted in Community, Sports.

Boys soccer: Queensbury 2, Albany Academy 0

QUEENSBURY — The Queensbury varsity boys soccer team picked up a victory in the Section 2 Class A quarterfinals on Friday, defeating Albany Academy 2-0 at home.

The Cadets applied some pressure early, but Queensbury’s defense stood tall, and the Spartans struck first at 10:14 of the first half when Ian Rathbun deflected home a pass from Gavin Kelly.

Kelly doubled the lead at 38:37 of the opening half, finishing off a loose ball to give Queensbury a 2-0 lead at halftime. Albany Academy made a push in the second half, but Spartans’ goalie Jake Afsar-Keshmiri made several quality stops to keep the Cadets off the board.

Rathbun and Kelly scored in the 2-0 win for the Spartans, with Kelly also adding an assist. Afsar-Keshmiri made four saves in goal in the win, while Carter Morton stopped three shots for the Cadets.

The playoff victory was also the 350th win for Spartans’ head coach Pete Crotty. Queensbury, the #2 seed in the Class A sectional playoffs, will play #3-seed Averill Park Wednesday at 5 p.m. at Gloversville High School.

Girls soccer: Queensbury 1, Scotia-Glenville 0

QUEENSBURY — The Queensbury varsity girls soccer team advanced to the Section 2 Class A semifinals on Friday, defeating Scotia-Glenville 1-0 at home in the quarterfinals.

The game was scoreless heading into halftime, and for much of the second half. Spartan senior Bayley Duffy broke the ice with 19 minutes remaining, burying a free kick from 30 yards away to give Queensbury a 1-0 lead. The Spartans’ defense held on from there, sealing a 1-0 victory and a berth in the Class A semifinals.

Shea Canavan stopped seven shots in goal for the Spartans, earning the shutout. Kourtney Clark made 12 saves in goal for the Tartans.

Queensbury, the #3 seed in the Class A playoffs, will play #3-seed Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake in the semifinals at 5 p.m. today at Mechanicville High School.

Property Transactions: September 19 – September 25, 2022

Written by Staff Report on October 21, 2022. Posted in Community, Property.

ARGYLE

Shaylyn & Michael Brancati sold property at 437 County Route 44 to Damian & Chelsea Parker for $200,000.

Vito Alamia sold property at 1238 County Route 47 to John L. Alden, Jr. for $30,000.

Peter Davis sold property at 40 McNeil Rd to Jacob Davis for $138,000.

Gena P. Cone sold property at 22 Crawford Ln to Daniel C. Mussey for $620,000.

CAMBRIDGE

Scotch Hill Farm, LLC sold property at 106 Scotch Hill Rd to Wright and Co. Farmery, LLC for $1,225,000.

John & Deidre Geurds sold property at 573 Stage Rd to Benjamin Roden for $222,000.

CHESTER

Peter & Sara Juliano sold property at 117 Balsam Crest Rd to Catherine S. Bartle for $43,000.

FORT ANN

John D. Aspland, Sr. & Charlene J. Aspland sold property at 10544 State Route 149 to Tonia M. Lehoisky & Albert W. Lehoisky III for $325,000.

Caitlin J. Dutcher sold property at 52 Catherine St to William J. Vogler for $183,000.

Thomas Williams sold property at 11208 State Route 22 to Benjamen & Shaelyn Wright for $342,500.

FORT EDWARD

Jennifer Gayle Ahrens sold property at 331 East Rd to Skyler Saunders & Mikayla Graves for $355,000.

Jason & Jamie Swota sold property at 5 Rogers St to Minh Ky Luu & Thang V. Nguyen for $245,000.

Kevin M. Foster sold property at 90 East St to Julie K. Brown for $90,000.

Deborah & Shannon Murphy sold property at 17 Burgoyne Ave to Mary Hurley for $130,000.

Caroline M. Green sold property at 56 Broadway to Christopher L. Tennant for $162,500.

GLENS FALLS

Deborah Doherty sold property at 55 McDonald St to Maureen Ynesta for $189,500.

GRANVILLE

Mary Miller sold property at 1220 Baker Rd to Jamie & Jillyan Raabe for $650,000.

Kathleen A. Donna sold property at 38 Briggs Ln to Joseph & Kendra Novick for $235,000.

GREENWICH

Mary & Heather Barrett sold property at 55 Corliss Ave to Christie J. Booth for $123,200.

HAGUE

Paul J. Brauner sold property at 39 Red Fox Ln to 39 Red Fox Lane, LLC for $3,950,000.

HORICON

David & Kathleen Fuller sold property at 15A Hummingbird Circle to Kevin, Eileen, Michael & Rachel Lynch for $600,000.

HUDSON FALLS

Jon & Liza Crochiere sold property at 94 Oak St to Joseph W. Bradley for $279,000.

William & Penny Underwood sold property at 551 Dean Rd to Michael & Shaylyn Brancati for $450,000.

Brian N. Kelly & Erika S. Gundel sold property at 11 Martindale Ave to Geoffrey B. Hildreth & Nyvonnah A. Jackson for $210,000.

Charles E. Jones & Amy E. Tyler Jones sold property at 118 Feeder St to Jeremy & Beth Priest for $320,000.

KINGSBURY

Good Company Pub, LLC sold property at 198 Main St to 198 Main St, LLC for $186,000.

Sandra L. Hart sold property at 17 Union Street Ext to Jon & Deanne Whible for $149,000.

James Atheron-Ely sold property at 28 School St to Nicole D. Marchese for $185,000.

Christopher S. Pray sold property at 2 Spring St to Kody J. Bruno for $265,000.

LAKE GEORGE

Jason & Kimberly Carmody sold property at 117 Middle Rd to John & Foula Sotiriadis for $475,000.

QUEENSBURY

Brian & Virginia Marchese sold property at 770 Corinth Rd to Djimadoum Djimasngar for $350,000.

Peter & Jacqueline Bolton sold property at 42 McEchron Ln to Keith & Sharon Laake for $592,500.

Robert Lavoy & Karen Houle sold property at 22 Ward Ln to David & James Barlow for $150,000.

Mary Jane Adams sold property at 17 Waverly Place to Paul & Michelle Karins for $355,000.

Ethel & Michael Wynn, and Starlett Cook sold property at 1 Garrison Rd to Seaton Property Holdings, LLC for $190,000.

STONY CREEK

Martin Keith Teachout sold property at 97 Roaring Branch Rd to Emily & Nickolas May for $65,000.

THURMAN

Leanna M. Lenhart sold property at 1827 Stony Creek Rd to David & Rochelle Greenfield for $439,000.

WARRENSBURG

K.M. Clarke, Carol Lorrain, Edward Kreinheder, and Jerry Squires sold property at 3922 Main St to 3922 Main, LLC for $340,000.

WHITE CREEK

Mingus and Monk, LLC sold property at 29 Spring St to Thomas & Emilia Duggan for $285,000.

Daniel E. Schmidt sold property at 384 Stage Rd to Paula M. Romano, Marian L. Schwindeman, & Nikolay V. Romano for $740,000.

Debora J.P. Niles sold property at 1072 County Route 68 to White Creek Country Store, LLC for $85,000.

WHITEHALL

Cynthia A. Hollister sold property at 10437 State Route 4 to William Pearo & Jacqueline Sevigny for $57,000.

Augustus J. Hurley sold property at 9841 State Route 4 to Peter Starr Redfield II for $135,000.

Michael & Heather Plude sold property at 88 Saunders St to Trey Leclair for $119,600.

‘Match.com for philanthropy’: Knitt helping nonprofits and businesses connect

Written by Dylan McGlynn on October 21, 2022. Posted in Business, Community, Featured, Local Leads.

After spending 15 years in the nonprofit sector, Lisa Munter has first-hand experience with the difficulties of finding and connecting with supporters. Now, she’s looking to change that with the launch of Knitt, a website to help nonprofit organizations and businesses connect with each other.

“Regardless of who I was volunteering for, I was still hearing the same level of frustration,” said Munter. “‘Where’s our next level of support going to come from?’”

Munter said many nonprofits do not have the time or funds to seek out necessary supporters, while saying that on the other side, business owners can become “inundated with responses.”

“Even though they want to do their due diligence, it’s reactionary, because a lot of times they’re just trying to keep up with the requests. They’re busy focusing on their job,” Munter said. “So a lot of times, you hear the pain point of frustration of getting inundated with requests, not really having a real mindfulness about who they’re giving to and why they’re giving.

“I just was like, ‘OK, how do we simplify this and bridge the gap?”

That is where Knitt comes in. Munter described Knitt as a “web-based platform that mindfully connects nonprofits and business owners in a time-efficient and sustainable way.”

“We call it the Match.com for philanthropy, because it really is just that,” said Munter.

Nonprofit organizations and businesses can fill out a profile on the site, and will be matched with organizations who share similar interests and values.

“What it does is it allows you to get out of the hamster wheel of the time that it takes in order to find the right relationships,” said Munter. “It’s like the ultimate networking platform.”

Knitt simplifies the process of connecting for nonprofits and businesses, but also ensures they are being connected with organizations that are strong fits.

“Giving should not be transactional,” Munter said. “It’s supposed to be purposeful, and it’s about sustainability, it’s about the relationship behind that.”

This can help businesses and nonprofits cut back on the time spent sending or receiving requests for support, Munter said.

“If you’re giving to multiple organizations, or you’re getting inundated with requests, or if you’re spending several hours a month filtering through all of the mailings and email and text requests, try Knitt,” said Munter. “Because it will simplify and streamline that process, and it will weed out those relationships that you have a hard time saying no to.”

Munter said that businesses can select which specific types of organizations they want to be matched with, helping avoid requests that may not be a good fit.

“It’s kind of a polite way of the ‘no solicitations’ sign, which can be negative,” Munter said.

Before launching, the Knitt website went through a long process, with Munter saying they went through a year and a half of customer discovery and launched a beta phase for businesses and nonprofits to test out.

“I met with local nonprofits and business owners, hearing all of the things that frustrate them, and how they would prefer it to be, and then built it into the platform,” said Munter.

And organizations were even finding matches in the beta phase, with Munter saying one nonprofit had been “trying for years” to connect with a potential donor before the two matched on Knitt during the beta phase.

“They happened to match on Knitt, during beta, and because of that fictitious relationship, it opened the door for an actual, real relationship,” Munter said. “Now that donor was going to help support their next fundraiser.”

Munter said she is proud of Knitt for helping organizations understand the reasons behind specific donations and support, which she referred to as “the why.”

“I feel like we are the only thing out there right now that really is a true understanding of the ‘why’. The why of the mission, and an understanding of the why of the donor, why they give,” said Munter. “Why not use Knitt, and you’re linked instantly. You know why you are matched, and then you can continue that journey of a conversation and a relationship.”

Knitt also has a decline feature for matched organizations, which requires the declining side to input a reason why the match was turned down.

“Sometimes the understanding of the no is just as valuable as the understanding of the yes,” said Munter, noting that it can allow organizations to see where their message could improve.

The site also has a suggestion box, allowing users to send in notes and comments on possible ways to improve the service.

Knitt operates on a subscription-based model, with Munter saying it is set up as a tiered system. Nonprofits pay a $50 signup fee, which Munter said helps Knitt vet the organizations. Nonprofits can then utilize the site for free until they receive $5,000 in donations, then are moved to a $40 per month plan according to the Knitt website.

It is similar for businesses, beginning as a free service until $2,500 is donated, at which point the donor is moved to a $20 per month plan, the website shows. The plans for both nonprofits and businesses continue to increase in price once other donation points are reached. Yearly payment plans are also offered.

“If you know you give to multiple organizations, or if you’re a new business to an area and you’re looking to get involved, sign up for Knitt,” said Munter. “Fill out your profile, and see who comes into your inbox.”

‘Get a shake and make a difference’: SPoT Coffee helping raise money for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Written by Dylan McGlynn on October 21, 2022. Posted in Business, Community, Downtown, Featured, Local Leads, News.

GLENS FALLS — October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and SPoT Coffee is offering a chance to ‘get a shake and make a difference,’ through Halloween.

In collaboration with Making Strides Against Breast Cancer of the Adirondacks, SPoT will donate $1 from each sale of their Protein Power Shakes at their Saratoga Springs and Glens Falls locations to Making Strides from Oct. 18 to Oct. 31.

Bill Dingman, district operations manager for SPoT’s Saratoga Springs and Glens Falls locations, said the promotion is “a great opportunity for us to get involved with a great cause.”

“They just reached out and asked if there was something we could do to support Breast Cancer Awareness month, and also their particular walk,” Dingman said. “We’re calling it a ‘Power in Pink’ promo, donating $1 for every Protein Power Shake throughout the end of the month.”

The promotion coincides with the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer of the Adirondacks’ ‘Making Strides Walk,’ taking place at the Glens Falls City Park on Sunday. The event begins at 9 a.m. with ‘Shake & Strides,’ featuring a local fitness instructor leading group exercises, with the walk route opening at 9:30 a.m. and the walk itself beginning at 10 a.m., according to the organization’s Facebook page.

“SPoT, in general, wants to be a part of the communities that their cafes are in,” said Dingman. “We like to support organizations that are established in the community, and doing great work for great causes.”

Dingman said the fundraiser is a chance to bring the community together, and raise money and awareness for a good cause.

“On a personal level, it’s always nice to create a sense of community and to have that sense of community. I think that events like this help that cause,” Dingman said. “We all find something to rally behind, and bring us together. We need that, I think, more now than ever. Community and being brought together. This is just a perfect opportunity to do that.”

Dingman noted that the walk will pass directly past SPoT’s Glens Falls location on Glen Street, saying this was even more of a reason for the company to get involved.

“We still want to give back, and be truly your neighborhood cafe and truly be a member of the community,” said Dingman.

The Making Strides walk will run from 10 a.m. to noon on Sunday. Registration for the walk is still open, and more information is available at makingstrideswalk.org/adirondacks.