News 10/6/2008
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Starting Monday October, 6th the Joint Council for Economic Opportunity of Clinton and Franklin Counties (JCEO) will be under new leadership. After eighteen years of service to
JCEO Board President, Steven Frederick, announced the position for Interim Executive Director will be filled by Jacqueline Skiff while the Board’s Executive Committee conducts a search for the new CEO. Skiff has lead JCEO’s Head Start program for nearly two decades and looks forward to manning the helm. 8/22/2008 Thank you to all each of the 1200 individuals who participated in the 2008 Golf Ball Drop. Without your dedicated contributions, our programs would not be what they are. JCEO is looking forward to taking the children in our Big Buddy program on an exciting adventure with this year's proceeds. The children look forward to this annual event and are eager to try something new. 2008 Winners: Closest to the hole: Doug Payne, Bloomingdale NY (#704) Second Closest: Travis Cooper, Morrisonville NY (#330) Third Closest: Kristen Louise, Plattsburgh, NY (#1543) Furthest from the Hole: Tim Demos & Chip Raynold, Plattsburgh NY (#1245) 8/8/2008 Due to inclement weather, the Golf Ball Drop has been postponed until August 22nd. Any one who has purchased a ball is still entered and there are golf balls available for those who still want their chance at $10,000!!! Don't miss this final opportunity to win. To get your golf ball send $20 and your contact information to: JCEO Foundation 54 Margaret St. Plattsburgh, NY 12901 JCEO will send you a numbered ticket in the mail. Good Luck! 6/25/2008 JCEO's 4th Annual Golf Ball Drop is underway! Don't miss your chance to win $10,000. Stop in at JCEO or keep your eye out in the Press Republican and Press Extra for flyers. If you'd like to buy a ball, contact Amy Kretser at jordan@jceo.org or call 561-6310. 6/25/2008 Sally Soucia, JCEO Community Outreach Director, has won the annual FDANYS President's Award. Congratulations on this proud accomplishment! 4/4/2008 Missy Barcomb of CV TECH Skills USA surprised JCEO with a shipment of food for the pantry. The classroom competition raised nearly 900 greatly needed food items. Jenn Dashaw, JCEO's intake worker at the Food Pantry, was especially pleased. "Our shelves are always a little barren this time of year. People need extra help in the winter, and it shows by the increased usage." This food couldn't have come at a better time. CV TECH also contributed a $180 donation. JCEO's ability to tap into the Regional Food Bank means this money will likely buy three times the food than could be bought locally. Every dollar makes a difference. Thank you CV-TECH! Your timing is impeccable. 12/20/2007
For more information on how North Country Home Services Life Line program can help you or someone you know, contact Tammy Lippacher at tlippacher@nchs.net or call 1800-610-6247. 10/12/2007
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9/11/2007 Three members of JCEO's Head Start team have been selected out of hundreds of applicants to attend a training in New Jersey on a new Head Start initiative. The proactive program, "I am moving. I am learning" is an innovative approach to working with children who suffer with obesity. The goal of the program is to improve the quality and quanity of physical activities and encourage healthy eating choices of the children every day. Upon receiving the training, Robin Auger, Stacey McDonald and Michelle Boynton will be qualified to bring this top notch program to Clinton and Franklin counties. 8/10/2007 8/10/2007
JCEO would like to thank those who participated in the 2007 Golf Ball Drop. The winners are: Closest to the Pin: Ball # 0299 Judy Riani of VermontSecond Closest: Ball # 0768 Ellie Lahtinen of Plattsburgh Third Closest: Ball #2323 David Robinson of Plattsburgh Furthest from the hole: Ball # 0587 Robert St. Denis of Plattsburgh JCEO will contact the winners by Monday August 8th to make arrangements for prize collection. Congratulations and for those who didn't win, good luck next year!! Look to the website in coming weeks for information on the Big Buddy Montreal trip to the Biodome and Planetarium. 6/3/2007 Over 2500 kids and adults packed the fair grounds for the first ever DOZER DAY! The event was an amazing success and the support for JCEO's Big Buddy program... Tremendous! Kids of all ages competed on back hoes for trophies, rode the dozers, drove massive cranes and climbed on the giant euclid. Thanks to all of our major sponsors including: Nortrax Equipment, Graymont Materials, Hall Communications, Clinton County Fair Grounds, Country Dreams Farm, Perrywinkles, Bushey's Furniture, Fuller Excavating, Duqette Steel, Nobel, and the Press Republican. Many others contributed to Dozer Day - Thanks for all your help! Many volunteers contributed to making Dozer Day successful. From the operators who helped the kids drive the equipment, to the students directing traffic for parking, everyone was extremely helpful! JCEO and Kiwanis cannot thank everyone enough. You know who you are! Left/Middle photos: Photopia, Shaun Heffernan
3/23/2007 You are never too old to play with toys! The Kiwanis Breakfast Club of Plattsburgh is teaming up with JCEO for a fundraising event for kids of all ages. Bring the whole family and climb on Bulldozers, ride the lifts, dig for diamonds, visit the petting zoo and much more. Tickets are on sale now at JCEO. Adults $5, Kids (12-4) $3, Under 3 FREE. Buy a family pass for $20 and bring EVERYONE along! For more information contact Tonia Finnegan at finnegan@jceo.org Saturday June 2nd at the Clinton County Fair Grounds. 9am-4pm. 3/21/2007 JCEO recieved a donation of back to school supplies from World Warehouse and Distribution. The gift comes early this year, but will help local children get ready for school in the fall. Thank you World Warehouse for your unending Support! 3/1/2007
By Timothy C. Badger, Marketing Director
The Federal Home Loan Bank of
JCEO Executive Director Gordon Hazel is enthusiastic about the project saying, “JCEO has been helping the working poor, senior citizens, families and children for decades. Providing a safe, affordable place to live is one more piece of the puzzle. With a job, a warm home, and a safe playground for their kids, people can go beyond setting goals – they can start achieving them. We’ve seen it work, and we are excited to see it work here.”
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First Place $3,000: Scott Decker, Ball # 0831 Second Place $1,000: Steve Baker, Plattsburgh, Ball # 0228 Third Place $500: Belinda Parent, Chazy NY, Ball # 0369 Furthest fro
8/28/2006
It's that time of year again. New notebooks, fresh pencils, rulers, crayons, erasers... Sending kids back to school is exciting, but ask any parent and they'll tell you it's also expensive. For many low income families, spending $50 per child barely scratches the surface. JCEO is pleased to say that thanks to our very generous community, the school supplies are coming in strong! We have collected enough money and supplies to help many local children go to school armed and ready to learn. Kids: Sharpen your pencils and your minds! Good luck with the 2006-7 school year!
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5/12/2006 JCEO would like to thank all those who contributed to a wonderful 40th Anniversary Gala Celebration. The proceeds from the evening support the JCEO Foundation and will allow JCEO to continue helping the community. Special thanks goes out to Congressman John McHugh, The Woodland Winds Quintet, The Stardusters, and all in attendance who made the evening spectacular. From the Guests: "The gala was a wonderful event ~ seeing the community help celebrate 40 years of JCEO was fantastic and I would like to see more of these events take place..." "Great event & great people. I learned much more about the organization. Thank you for the wonderful work you do!" "Thanks for a memorable evening." Photographs taken by: Photopia, Shaun Heffernan
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The JCEO Foundation is pleased to be able to award prizes to four lucky winners. Tim Dodd (#399) won “closest to the hole” and a grand total of $3,500. Amy House (# 1598) won $1,000 for “second closest to the hole,” Marion Soper (#516) won $500 for “third closest,” and Debbie Bombard was pleased to have her ball (#26) land furthest from the hole which won her $500. The funds raised from this exciting event will benefit the Big Buddy mentoring program.
Keeseville Fire Chief, Lenny Martin (assisted by 12 yr old Kevin Dashnaw) listen as Gordon Hazel counts down the final seconds until they drop the 915 Golf Balls from a height of over 65 feet.
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Jacqueline Skiff is pleased to be manning the helm as JCEO's Interim Executive Director. During the agency's last Directors' Meeting with Gordon Hazel in attendence, Jacqueline acknowledged Gordon for eighteen years of wonderful leadership. The Board of Directors has begun the search process for a permanent Chief Executive Officer, but until the new CEO takes over, Jacqueline Skiff will see that JCEO maintains the quality services currently provided to our community. .JPG)
“This is an exciting time for JCEO and I leave with mixed feelings,” Hazel said. ”It’s time for new leadership to take the wheel and I strongly believe that the best years for JCEO lie ahead.” Hazel came to JCEO from the private sector in 1990 after 22 years as an accountant for General Motors Corporation. “Working in human services has given me more opportunities than I can count to make a difference in people’s lives.
The construction of JCEO's White Pine Commons was kicked off with a groundbreaking ceremony celebrating the 32 future homes. Over 30 dignitaries attended the event and looked on as Luck Builders began construction in the distance. To all those who braved the weather to be a part of this milestone for JCEO and our community - Thank you! 
JCEO is coming one step closer to turning vision into reality with its groundbreaking ceremony for White Pine Commons.
Head Start students at the Ward Hall Center made a new friend on Tuesday. Manzanita the Donkey let the 3 and 4 year olds pet her nose, but for a small fee - some apple treats. The female Donkey from Birch Nut Farms is part of an animal therapy program. Research in the last two decades indicates that so called "pet therapy" has a cathartic, calming effect on people. Do you ever talk to your pet? Animals of all kinds instigate communication, relaxation, and at the very least are loyal friends. While Manzanita the Donkey was simply a friendly visitor, not part of any therapy, the children's smiles and excitement was proof enough that having animals around makes the day brighter.
Clinton Community College's chapter of Phi Theta Kappa reaches out again to low income families. After a major professional clothing drive, they are proud to donate hundreds of items including suits, dress slacks, shoes and more to JCEO. "It's difficult sometimes for people to be taken seriously in an interview or when applying for work when you don't look the part," says Brandy Rivers of PTK. "It's a 'catch 22' in a way - can't get the job without the suit, can't get the suit without the job." Their efforts will dress hundreds of workers for success. Thanks PTK!
Another great day for the annual Golf Ball Drop! JCEO is glad to announce the 2006 winners:
m the hole $500: John Saxe from Plattco, Ball # 0065
JCEO's administrative team shines once again! After serving over four years on the New York State Weatherization Director's Association (NYSWDA), Belinda Parent has been elected to serve as Vice President. No stranger to working with the state association, Belinda recently completed her second two year term as Secretary. She is looking forward to her role as Vice President as well as keeping JCEO on the leading edge of Weatherization in New York State. 
There was healthy competition for all Board positions at the NYSCAA Annual Dinner held in Lake Placid. The election had more participation than ever before, with multiple proxy votes being submitted from those unable to attend the conference. Gordon Hazel was pleased to accept his new role as President of the Board and looks forward to working in this capacity.
At the NYSCAA Annual Dinner in Lake Placid, JCEO Deputy Director Bruce Garcia was recognized and thanked for filling the role of Interim CEO of the New York State Community Action Agency last fall. He was thanked for his commitment to Community Action and his leadership while at NYSCAA. 
JCEO would like to thank all those who generously contributed to the first Golf Ball Drop. On October first, 915 numbered golf balls were dropped from the air over the driving range at the Adirondack Golf and Country club in Peru. Although not all 3000 balls were sold this year, the event was a fantastic success. 
A special thank you is extended to the Adirondack Golf and Country Club for the use of their facilities and golf balls, and Keeseville Fire Chief, Lenny Martin, for donating both time and the aerial fire truck that served as our drop vehicle. A sincere thank you goes out to local businesses willing to allow entry forms in their store fronts, and to the many, many local businesses who bought golf balls in support of Big Buddy. Most of all, thank you to all of the generous individuals who, in supporting this fundraiser, have contributed to a much needed, wonderful mentoring program. 
