April - 2008   

4/6    (Sunday)

• Swimming at the East Greenbush YMCA-Last Session for the Winter 11:00 am

• Spring Bowling -Olympia Lanes, Menands 1:00, Please Kathy Henault for registration.  A current STRIDE application must be on file. 

4/13     (Sunday) Bowling-Olympia Lanes, Menands 1:00

4/20     (Sunday)

• Spring Swimming Begins -10:50 a.m. East Greenbush YMCA. You must have a current application on file at the STTRIDE office.  Please contact Winn Huntley for registration and information.

• Bowling-Olympia Lanes, Menands 1:00

4/27     (Sunday) 

• Swimming- 10:50 a.m. East Greenbush YMCA

• Bowling-1:00 p.m. Olympic Lanes, Menands

TBA    Challenger Little League - OPENING DAY Parade    

May - 2008

 5/4      (Sunday)  

• Golf - 9:30 a.m. Route Fore Golf Center on Route 4 in North Greenbush. STRIDE's newest program is one of the most popular sports in the USA, is now available to our athletes. STRIDE A current application must be on file. Please contact the STRIDE office for more information.

• Swimming- 10:50 a.m. East Greenbush YMCA

• Bowling-1:00 p.m. Olympic Lanes, Menands

5/11 (Sunday) 

• Golf - 9:30 a.m. Route Fore Golf Center on Route 4 in North Greenbush

• Swimming- 10:50 a.m. East Greenbush YMCA

• Bowling-1:00 p.m. Olympic Lanes, Menands

5/18   (Sunday)

• Golf - 9:30 a.m. Route Fore Golf Center on Route 4 in North Greenbush

• Swimming- 10:50 a.m. East Greenbush YMCA

• Bowling-1:00 p.m. Olympic Lanes, Menands

5/25    (Sunday) NO Swimming, Bowling, or Golf due to Memorial Day Weekend

5/30 (Friday)

• STRIDE Spring Fling! Starting at 6:00 at the East Greenbush Firehouse on Philips Road. Put on your dancing shoes, because the STRIDE Dance is ready to swing.... the Music will be rocking and the kids will be hopping.  Please sign up early for this memorable and fun event for teens 13 and over.  A current application must be on file. Please register with debersold@stride.org or call the STRIDE office at 518-598-1279 for this Special event.

5/31  (Saturday)

• Freihofer's 21st Community Walk.  1:00pm. This annual fundraiser is a favorite among many of our athletes and volunteers alike. Walking side by side to help raise money, public awareness and interest for STRIDE. Freihofer's will provide T-shirts, entertainment, and refreshments  Please contact Shelly Brown for information and registration, or call the STRIDE office:  518-598-1279

STRIDE Board Meeting

June - 2008

6/1  (Sunday) 

• Golf - 9:30 a.m. Route Fore Golf Center on Route 4 in North Greenbush

• Swimming- 10:50 a.m. East Greenbush YMCA

• Bowling-1:00 p.m. Olympic Lanes, Menands

6/8  (Sunday) 

• Golf - 9:30 a.m. Route Fore Golf Center on Route 4 in North Greenbush

• Swimming- 10:50 a.m. East Greenbush YMCA

• Bowling-1:00 p.m. Olympic Lanes, Menands

6/9 - (Monday)

• STRIDE Classic Golf Tournament - A long fairway of fun and friendship as the fourth annual STRIDE Classic.Golf tournament tee’s off at the Country Club of Troy.  This year’s fundraising event promises to be the best one yet.  Fun, food, prizes and a lot of Golfing is going on. Cost: $150 per person. For more information on playing, donating, becoming a sponsor, or making a contribution, please call the STRIDE office at 518-598-1279.

6/15  (Sunday) 

• Golf - 9:30 a.m. Route Fore Golf Center on Route 4 in North Greenbush

• Swimming- 10:50 a.m. East Greenbush YMCA

• Bowling-1:00 p.m. Olympic Lanes, Menands - Final Bowling of the season.  We'll see you in the Fall.

          6/20-6/22 (Friday- Sunday)

• CampSTRIDE at Thompsons Lake- Weekend trips at NY State Parks include fun activities such as archery, beach games, Swimming, canoeing, sailing, volleyball, ghost stories and food….lots of food! Advanced Registration necessary for this popular weekend of unlimited Fun. A current application must be on file in order to attend.

              6/22    (Sunday) 

• Golf - 9:30 a.m. Route Fore Golf Center on Route 4 in North Greenbush. Final Lesson of the season. Look for more information about the annual Golf Outing. TBA

• Swimming- 10:50 a.m. East Greenbush YMCA. Annual End of Season Picnic.  Please contact Winn Huntley for more information.

Dates to be Announced:

New Rochelle Sailing Begins: 6-8:00pm, New York Sailing School. The wind in your hair, the smell of the water, the noise of the gulls, and the sail at your command.  You will experience all this with instruction led by certified sailing instructor and STRIDE Skipper Pete Corsi. Four nights of classroom learning instruction at the New Rochelle Marina, followed each weekend with a day of sailing on the waters of the Long Island Sound on Sonar boats owned by the Sailing School.  To reserve your spot at the helm or for additional questions you may call Peter Corsi-at 914-393-6928.  Reserve early, because we have only ten student crew positions to fill.  So “ready about” & “Hard to lee”!  Let’s go sailing!  A current STRIDE application must be on file.

White Water Rafting & BBQ -White Water Challengers, North Creek, New York

STRIDE Adaptive Sports Annual Meeting,

Annual Bowling Banquet and Awards Ceremony

July - 2008

7/7-7/11 (Monday -Friday)

• Learn to Ride a Bike Camp at Hudson Valley Community College District Bike Camp #1

  Partnering with Down Syndrome Resource Center and Albany Chapter of the Autism Society of America, STRIDE is developing a program in the Capital District for kids with special needs to learn how to ride a bike.  Each camper will be assigned one session and it will be the same session for five consecutive days.  Hudson Valley Community College will be our host venue for the camp. The program can potentially handle up to 40 participants to learn to ride within the restraints of the week camp, and we fully expect to fill the program. Volunteers are needed!! For more information about the program visit the website http://www.losethetrainingwheels.org 
  To sign up to volunteer call the Down Syndrome Resource Center at 518-641-6700 or the STRIDE office at 518-598-1279.

7/14-7/18 (Monday - Friday)

• Learn to Ride a Bike Camp at Union College Capital District Bike Camp #2- Partnering with Down Syndrome Resource Center and Albany Chapter of the Autism Society of America, STRIDE is developing a program in the Capital District for kids with special needs to learn how to ride a bike.  Each camper will be assigned one session and it will be the same session for five consecutive days.  Hudson Valley Community College will be our host venue for the camp. The program can potentially handle up to 40 participants to learn to ride within the restraints of the week camp, and we fully expect to fill the program. Volunteers are needed!! For more information about the program visit the website: http://www.losethetrainingwheels.org  and to sign up to volunteer call the Down Syndrome Resource Center at 518-641-6700 or the STRIDE office at 518-598-1279.

7/18-7/20 (Friday - Sunday)

• CampSTRIDE  at Moreau State park - Weekend trips at NY State Parks include fun activities such as archery, beach activities, swimming, canoeing, sailing, volleyball, ghost stories and food….lots of food! Advanced Registration is Necessary for this popular weekend of unlimited Fun.  A current application must be on file in order to attend

 August - 2008

8/15-8/17 (Friday - Sunday)

• CampSTRIDE at Thompson's Lake - A current application must be on file in order to attend

New Rochelle Sailing Begins: 6-8:00pm, New York Sailing School

New Rochelle Sailing On water: 9-12, New Rochelle Rowing Club

STRIDE Board Meeting - STRIDE Office, North Greenbush, NY

Saratoga and Lake George Sailing Begins in Classroom: 6-8:00pm, STRIDE office STRIDE offers classroom-learning before boarding our rigged sloops for a weekend of fantastic sailing to experience the push of the wind.  A one-of- a-kind curriculum, STRIDE offers the chance to learn to sail rigged sloops, after five weeks of indoor classroom instruction followed by a weekend of sailing at YMCA's Camp Chingachgook on Lake George, NY. Classes are held at the STRIDE office in the Rensselaer Community Center, during the summer evenings, with format provided by the "Start Sailing Right" manual of the American Red Cross and U.S. Sailing. Individual learning needs are addressed, and boats are adapted to meet the needs of every child.  Mr. LJ Whitney is Captain of this program. To register for programs, please call Rosemary Corsi, reservation receptionist at (518) 383-8561. A STRIDE application must be on file. Lake George Sailing in Classroom: 6-8:00pm, STRIDE office.

September - 2008

9/12-9/14 (Friday - Sunday)

• CampSTRIDE at Thompsons Lake State Park-   A current application must be on file.

STRIDE Sailing Lake George Weekend YMCA Lake Chingachgook on Lake George  

New Rochelle Sailing On water: 9-12, New Rochelle Rowing Club 

 

Look for these events in October- 2008

East Greenbush Swimming -

Fall Bowling -

Ski Instructor Orientation - Jiminy Peak

Look for these events in November - 2008

11/ 8 (Saturday)  

• Annual Gala & Silent Auction - Wolferts Roost Country Club

East Greenbush Swimming     

Fall Bowling

Thanksgiving

Mountain Refresher

The Great NYS Snow Expo

Volunteer/ Instructor Clinics I

STRIDE Board Meeting - STRIDE office, North Greenbush

Look for these events in December - 2008

Swimming -

Bowling -

Volunteer/Instructor Clinics - On the snow instruction at Jiminy Peak

Ski Programs Open - STRIDE lessons begin at Jiminy Peak and Catamount.

STRIDE Board Meeting - STRIDE office, North Greenbush