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Hull House Plans Lawn, Plant Sale

Submitted by Lisa Johnson, Community Reporter

Wednesday, May 16th, 2012, 4:19pm

The Hull Family Home and Farmstead, 5962 Genesee St. at Pavement Road, Lancaster, will be the site of a lawn and plant sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 19 and 20.

Proceeds will benefit the restoration of the Hull House and maintenance of the BiNational Peace Garden.

For more information, visit www.hullfamilyhome.org.

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Dog ' N Suds Day to Benefit NYS Citizens Against Puppy Mills

Submitted by Lisa Johnson, Community Reporter

Wednesday, May 16th, 2012, 4:16pm

Dog ' N Suds Day to Benefit NYS Citizens Against Puppy Mills

Canine & Co., 5952 Transit Road, Depew, will host a Dog ' N Suds Day from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, June 3.

Baths will be $10 and $15, and appointments may be made by calling 681-0063.

The day will include a basket raffle, activities for children, food and dog contests. Area rescues also will be available with canines for adoption.

Proceeds will benefit NYS Citizens Against Puppy Mills.

For more information, visit www.citizensagainstpuppymills.org.

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National Association of Letter Carriers 20th Annual Food Drive Set for Saturday

Submitted by Phil Pantano on Friday, May 11th, 3:50 pm

Local effort ranked 4th in nation in 2011

The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC), in conjunction with United Way of Greater Niagara, AFL-CIO and the U.S. Postal Service, will conduct its annual food drive this Saturday, May 12, 2012. This is the largest single-day food drive in the nation.

Over the last 19 years, the NALC has collected over 1 billion pounds of food through this effort. In 2011, Western New York Branch collected 1.4 million pounds of food, ranking fourth in the nation. The Greater Niagara community played an important role in the local effort, collecting approximately 150,000 pounds of food. Twenty-nine local agencies benefit from this event, which provides food for needy individuals and families throughout Niagara County.

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Nativity of Mary School Hosts Free Electronics Recycling Day

Submitted by cfrisch on Thursday, May 10th, 11:05 am

Nativity of Mary School is partnering with Sunnking to host a free Electronics Recycling Day on Saturday, May 12th from 9:00am-2:00pm.

So start your spring cleaning and drop of your old electronics and other items for recycling!

Some of the common items that Sunnking can recycle include: computers (desktops & laptops), printers, scanners, copiers, fax machines, TV's, cell phones, IT & networking equipment, medical & lab equipment, communications equipment, phones, servers, monitors (CRT/LCD/LED), MP3 players, PDA's, tablets, ink and toner cartridges, and pretty much anything else with a circuit board or cord!

In addition to the electronics recycling practices, Sunnking also specializes in secure data destruction through the use of our state of the art hard drive shredding process, as well as complete asset management.

Nativity of Mary School is located at 8550 Main Street in Williamsville (at the corner of Main Street & Harris Hill Road).

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Books for Kids Book Drive

Submitted by Katie Edenhofer, Community Web Producer

Friday, April 20th, 2012, 10:16am

Today, Friday, April 20th, Channel 2, The Buffalo News and Wegmans are partnering up for the 18th Annual Books for Kids Campaign.

Books for kids collects new children's books from the community and distributes them through Project Flight to needy children in Western New York who would not otherwise have a chance to own a book of their own. Several organizations that service children and community service organization lending libraries are eligible to receive books from Books for Kids. Last year, Books for Kids collected 109,000 books throughout the month-long campaign.

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Tips & Picks For Dyngus Day Buffalo 2012

Submitted by Marty Biniasz, Press Release Buffalo

Monday, April 9th, 2012, 11:49am

Tips & Picks For Dyngus Day Buffalo 2012

A few helpful tips and picks to assist in exploring the Dyngus Day Capital of the World! Dyngus Day is Monday, April 9th:

Official Kick-Off of Dyngus Day Buffalo 2012 & Blessing of the Instruments: Easter Sunday night (April 8th), The official start of Buffalo’s Dyngus Day celebration. The blessing will take place at 7pm at the Pvt. Leonard Post Jr. VFW #6251 located at 2450 Walden Avenue in Cheektowaga. Live polka music with Lenny Gomulka & the Chicago Push

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Northwood Elementary Goes "Bald for Bucks"

Submitted by Breann Petro, West Seneca Schools

Friday, April 6th, 2012, 12:03pm

Northwood Elementary Goes "Bald for Bucks"

Northwood Elementary students and staff really put their heads together this spring to support Roswell Park Cancer Institute and two families dealing with cancer.

The West Seneca school went Bald for Bucks on April 5, raising $5,700 for Roswell. Twenty-six students, parents and staff members shaved their heads for the cause. Donations are continuing to come in.

Participants also had the option of getting purple spray, tinsel or extensions in their hair. Through these efforts, $1,535 was collected to go to the Turner and Kuzara families. Jim Turner, parent of Northwood students Evan and Jack Turner, recently passed away from pancreatic cancer. Patty Kuzara, mother of students Kayla and Kaitlin Kuzara, is battling lung cancer.

"Everyone came together for a great cause and the results are better than I think any of us could have hoped for," said Melissa Schutrum, senior clerk at Northwood.