MARC Foundation and Prevention of Drug Misuse (Aired August 20, 2023)

               

Victoria Marsella (“Tori”), vice-president of the MARC Foundation, visited Radio Rotary to tell about the Foundation’s programs for providing financial support to efforts to prevent drug and
alcohol misuse and to support recovery from addiction. The MARC Foundation originated as a support for MARC residential treatment houses, which are now a part of Mental Health America
of Dutchess County (MHA). While continuing support for the houses, the Foundation has expanded its mission and now helps fund many local organizations and individuals dealing with drug or alcohol misuse. For example, the Foundation offers transition financial help for persons who have completed their treatment and are returning to normal life. With MHA, the Foundation has built a Drug Overdose Memorial on the Dutchess Rail Trail, which offers several ways to remember victims of drug misuse. Each year on International Drug Overdose Awareness Day (August 31) the Foundation invites organizations and individuals to participate in a candlelight vigil at the Memorial. The Foundation raises money for support from annual events such as a golf outing and a bowling tournament.

Learn More
MARC foundation: https://www.marc-foundation.org/
Mental Health America of Dutchess Country (MHA): https://mhadutchess.org/
International Drug Overdose Awareness Day: https://www.dea.gov/ioad
Hope on a Mission: https://www.hopeonamission.org/
Council on Addiction Prevention and Education (CAPE): https://capedc.org/

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Empowering Youth’s Inner Wisdom (Aired on July 23, 2023)

                 

Mathew Swerdloff and his wife Elise Gold created the Maya Gold Foundation in honor of their daughter Maya who committed suicide at the age of 15, but the Foundation is involved with more than suicide prevention. After a trip to India, Maya became involved in efforts to stop human trafficking in Nepal. Today the Foundation has developed a close relationship with groups in Nepal. The program also features Hannah Stillhouse, now a college student who has gone with one of the groups of 16 teenagers the Foundation takes to work in Nepal, but back in the U.S. has led one of the Foundation’s Youth Action Teams who work to help teenagers improve mental health.

Learn More:
Maya Gold Foundation: http://www.mayagoldfoundation.org/
Youth Action Teams: https://www.mayagoldfoundation.org/who-we-are/youth-action-team
Teen Mental Health First Aid: https://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org/population-focused-modules/teens/

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September 8, 2023 · Posted in Education, International Programs, Mental Health, Support Groups, Youth  

Millbrook Library Serves Village and Beyond (Aired July 2, 2023)

             

 

Millbrook Rotarian Courtney Tsahalis, Director of the Millbrook Library, visits Radio Rotary to discuss how the modern library is much more than books to lend. Although this refers to such services as Internet access, audio and video resources, books online, and even physical objects to lend, in the case of Millbrook Library there are community services beyond those. In partnership with Millbrook Rotary, the library houses a community refrigerator where those needing perishable foods can take from what is available. The library also houses frequent programs, including regular music events, children’s story times, and more.

Learn More
Millbrook Library: https://millbrooklibrary.org/
Millbrook Library on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MillbrookLibrary/
Mid-Hudson Library System: https://midhudson.org/

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August 17, 2023 · Posted in Arts & Letters, Education, Rotary Club Projects  

The River Valley Arts Center (Aired on May 28, 2023)

              

 

Michelle Martinetti, the founder, and CEO of River Valley Arts Center in Wappingers Falls, visits Radio Rotary to discuss the multiple studio spaces for arts and community programs that constitute the Arts Center. Renters and community organizations provide classes and workshops in music, performing arts, visual arts, yoga, kintsugi, photography, culinary arts, language arts,
robotics, STEM, and more based in the single building that previously was the education building for the United Methodist Church. A commercial kitchen is also available. In the works is also a remake of the church’s former sanctuary into a hall with a stage that will become an event space.

Learn More:
River Valley Arts Center: https://rivervalleyartscenter.com/

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June 11, 2023 · Posted in Arts & Letters, Business Assistance, Education, Events  

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