"Lot" Beautification Project

AVillage..., Inc. and Grand Street Community Arts, Inc. collaborated with the Students from Saint Rose College too do a "Lot" beautification project...We planted Flowers and Trees, we also had members from the Common Council...President Carolyn McLaughlin and 2nd Ward councilman Lester Freeman, it's always a plus to have our elected officials lending a hand....The Residents of the community also came out too help!
Our "Lot" is located at the corner of 4th avenue and Elizabeth Street...Stop by and take a look at our work...The process is just the beginning of something great for our community, our next step is too also build a Staging area for the community too perform plays and song and dance..we will also have a "Big Screen" for Movie Night!!we will have all children from the community too plant more flowers...AVillage..., Inc. "Moving forward for a better Community".

Persistence Pays Off!

Our petition for CDTA service to in the South End has paid off. We got CDTA's attention and they are willing to work with us to make sure that the residents of Albany's South End, especially the disabled and the elderly, will have a route so that they can reach their destinations easily and safely. This is God's hand at work, and we are excited and blessed to be able to help our community with their transportation needs. Thanks to all who supported our cause and signed our petition. It's because of everyone that we accomplished this. 

For those who want to see the articles in the Times Union, here is the links:
http://www.timesunion.com/business/article/South-End-pleads-for-CDTA-route-632050.php
http://www.timesunion.com/opinion/article/CDTA-route-would-serve-South-End-639937.php. 

Again, thanks to everyone for your continued support in our mission to help the South End community.

Help for Pakistan Table Friday!

We want to help our brothers and sister in Pakistan who were affected by the tsunamis and storms there. We will have a table to collect items to shipped over to Pakistan set up in front of the Rite Aid pharmacy across from Ten Eyck Plaza here in Albany. We will there from 9am to 4pm. Please come out and support our neighbors from Pakistan and get them the help they need. Thanks so much for your support.

Nice Meeting!

We had a great meeting, even though there were only a few people there tonight. A lot of our members are on vacation, so attendance was down. We had the honor of having our Albany Common Council President Carolyn McLaughlin attend tonight. We are getting more support for our bus petition, which is great. Keep checking back for information on our 2nd annual Halloween party for the community. And also keep watch in the comng weeks, as we will be adding a donation button to take donations for our cause. We hope to see you soon at one of our meetings!

A Great Meeting Tonight

AVillage..., Inc. Had a great Meeting tonight, we are moving in a direction that is good for our Children...Honorable Carolyn McLaughlin stopped by too give us some words of support...It is always a plus too have our elected officials involved in the process. Carolyn along with The Honorable Lester Freeman will introduce our Bus petition as a Resolution on the floor of the common council....Awesome!

Happy 1st Anniversary AVillage

Happy Anniversary AVillage!! One Year And Still Moving Forward for Our Children. 08/06/09-08/06/10.
I think about when the Civil Right's Movement Started, Where would we be without it??? "AVillage Is a Movement" Please come and be a Part of History in the Making.

A Wonderful Meeting

Tonight's meeting was wonderful! We were sad to hear that the police chief would not be able to make it due to another commitment, but Assistant Chief Brendan J. Cox was great to have him Chief Krokoff's place. He stressed to everyone that the Albany PD was opening a new chapter for all of Albany, and they wanted to work together with the community to make this city a better place to live and play for everyone. Dinner was great, too. Thanks to Clara and Willie for making such a wonderful meal. We hope to have more events like this in the future.