Plan Ahead: Events coming up in the Capital Region
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Plant sale fundraiser is Saturday
TROY Perennials, heirloom tomatoes, vegetables, herbs and other plants will be available for purchase 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 15, at Capital Roots’ Urban Grow Center, 594 River St.
Proceeds will benefit Capital Roots’ programs, including 55 community gardens, the Veggie Mobile, the Produce Project, Healthy Stores and Squash Hunger. This will be Capital Roots’ first in-person event since the start of the pandemic. For more information, go to http://www.capitalroots.org.
Annual Lupine Fest is mostly online
ALBANY The Albany Pine Bush Preserve Commission s annual Lupine Fest will be held May 15 through June 5 with limited activities in the 3,350-acre preserve but mostly virtually.
Do good while celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. s birthday
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Mary Giordano, left, executive director of Family Promise of the Capital Region and a member of the Shrine Church of Our Lady of the Americas, and Becky Marvin, a Family Promise board member and a member of B nai Sholom Reform Congregation, pose for a photo in the kitchen of the Family Promise Day Center on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017, in Albany, N.Y. Giordano holds Tyrone, 2, a Family Promise guest. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)PAUL BUCKOWSKI/Albany Times Union
Dr.Martin Luther King Jr. s birthday is the only national holiday also designated as a day of national service, a perfect tribute to a man who transformed America and challenged the ancient evil of racism in his brief 39 years of life. Two beloved Capital Region nonprofits offer easy ways to do good for the community this Monday, Jan. 18, which is Martin Luther King Day.