Browsing Category

Albany

Albany

Help Kids & Family Fun TONIGHT

I want to tell all the families in the Capital Area about a wonderful event going on tonight.  If you are looking to support a great cause and searching for a family event then come to TreePaad tonight!  One of my church members, Colleen Pierre (Malta Mama) is helping to coordinate this family event to raise money for To Love A Child.  This organization helps children impoverished children and their families throughout the world.  Colleen’s husband was born in Haiti, was there in January and survived the earthquake, and still has family there.

KidsGiving is a children’s charity event benefiting local non-profit, To Love A Child and co-hosted by Malta Mama.  The event is taking place TODAY Friday, November 12th at TreePaad in Malta.  In addition to all the fun at TreePaad, KidsGiving will feature crafts and games for kids, live music, a silent auction, world handicrafts, a bake sale and more.  It’s a great opportunity for kids to learn about how to help underprivileged children in Haiti and Zimbabwe and to raise money for an amazing charity organization.

Tickets are $12/child, and kids 2 and under are $8. Your ticket price includes two hours of unlimited play at TreePaad (including laser tag, rock climbing, and the other ‘extras’).  Contact Colleen (colleen@maltamama.com) for tickets or stop by TreePaad to purchase.

Me and my family will be going tonight!  I hope I can see you there!

Albany

A Pastor Goes to smAlbany…

No, it is not the start to a lame joke, but I served as a panelist at smAlbany.  smAlbany is a yearly small business gathering put on by Liberteks.com.  This year was the 5th Annual smAlbany Small Business Expo.  smAlbany focuses on the technology aspect of networking, business, and career development.  I quickly discovered that smAlbany is a pejorative term for Albany, NY – “small-bany”  The urban dictionary even has an entry for it.

So how did a pastor end up on a panel for a business expo?  Good question.  In addition to my blog here, I also blog for the Times Union Newspaper as their protestant religion blogger.  Michael Huber, the online content manger, thought it would be a great idea to have me as a panelist on the subject of, “Local Social Media and Your Customers.”  In addition to myself, the panel consisted of

As you can see, it is a very eclectic mix of people and professions.  I would say the seminar was well attended and provided people loads of information on social media. Alright, enough with the background.  You are probably thinking, “What did they talk about?”

Continue Reading…

On Facebook