Check out the latest super-charged video to promote Dining Out for Life! And remember to dine out on April 23rd here in the Hudson Valley at one of our participating restaurants.
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Watch the New Video for Dining Out for Life
Thursday, March 6th, 2014Empty Bowls is Back!
Monday, March 3rd, 2014
Empty Bowls is coming back! Join us (and hundreds of others) at Rondout Valley High School on Friday, April 11th from 5 to 7:30 pm to fight hunger in Ulster County. Donate $15 for a beautiful hand-made ceramic bowl that you get to keep. Fill it up with delicious soups made by local restaurants at the all-you-can-slurp buffet, and finish with a Stewart’s ice cream sundae! Proceeds benefit local food pantries, including HVCS. (You can also donate $5 for a paper bowl.)
New for this year, Rondout has added live music! Enjoy the sweet sounds of the Saints of Swing featuring Rene Bailey.
More info at http://www.emptybowls.webs.com/
Empty Bowls
Friday, February 28th, 2014
Raising money for Ulster County food pantries including HVCS!
Make sure you get there early – because you don’t want to miss out on picking a fantastic hand-made bowl!
HVCS’ Financial Statistics for 2013
Wednesday, February 12th, 2014
The tables and charts at left show HVCS’ overall financial picture for Fiscal Year November 2012 to October 2013. In the past year, Medicaid revenue jumped to record highs with the introduction of the new Health Home system. While this translates to a greatly improved financial standing for the agency, we expect that New York State will continue to make adjustments and changes to Health Homes as the system unfolds. Many of these financial gains came by performing outreach to newly-eligible potential clients, but these people may not enroll as ongoing clients (with us or with any Health Home provider). Thus, while the Statement of Activities shows higher income than expenses, it is likely that future Medicaid revenue will even out and normalize over time.
HVCS was able to withstand the Great Recession and its ensuing government budget cutbacks and a downturn in philanthropy thanks to sound fiscal management. We’re able to survive and maintain a high level of service for all our clients due to stable financial policies and rigorous, watchful oversight. We take our role as stewards of taxpayers’ dollars very seriously.
Sharing the Love Valentine’s Dance
Tuesday, January 21st, 2014|
Sharing the Love Annual Valentine’s Dance
and Food Drive Saturday, February 22 from 7 – 11 pm
Apuzzo Hall Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center 300 Wall Street in Kingston (map)
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Our communities need our support. Join us for an evening of music and dancing and support the work of LGBTQ-affirming food pantries.
Come as you are or as you’d like to be! |
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Free Admission with a donation of nonperishable food or dry goods to support people and families in need. |
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Visit our website for all the details!
Let’s help our neighbors… and have fun sharing the love. |
Dining Out for Life Westchester Kick-Off
Thursday, January 16th, 2014
HVCS invites all Westchester supporters to our Dining Out for Life Westchester kick-off on Monday, April 14th from 5:30 to 7:00 pm at Mapleton of Good Counsel at 52 North Broadway in White Plains. Join us as we honor all our participating restaurants, sponsors and volunteers who make DOFL Hudson Valley come to life. Be there as we start the countdown to the big Dining Out for Life event.
Free refreshments provided by Caperberry Events and complimentary local beer from Captain Lawrence Brewing Company.
Please RSVP to Anthony Accomando at (914) 785-8277 or aaccomando@hudsonvalleycs.org. We’ll see you there!
“Show Your Love” Ball presented by BigGayHudsonValley.com
Thursday, January 16th, 2014On Friday, February 14th, Big Gay Hudson Valley will host its first-ever Valentine’s Day event for the Hudson Valley LGBTQ community and their friends and allies. Created for everyone – single and the partnered – the “Show Your Love” Ball will take place at the spectacular Locust Grove Estate on Route 9 in Poughkeepsie from 7pm to 11pm.
Tickets are $80 per person. Get yours here.
Upon arrival guests will receive a glass of sparkling wine from Clinton Vineyards, and the night will feature a four course meal and open bar featuring beer and wine catered by Ed Kowalski of Crave Restaurant & Lounge in Poughkeepsie. Hudson’s very own Ophelia Nightly will serenade attendees with her fabulous voice and keep spirits lively with her divine sense of fun and camp. At the end of the meal, guests will enjoy an interactive collection of dessert stations featuring a variety of selections from local artisans like Hudson Chocolates, Adirondack Creamery, Trixie’s Oven, and Sprout Creek Farm. In addition to live entertainment, music and dancing will be served up by Superior Sounds.
Please note that gluten-free, vegetarian, and vegan options are available for all courses. Please indicate any special dietary needs when you purchase your tickets online.
A portion of the proceeds from the “Show Your Love” Ball will be donated to local Hudson Valley LGBTQ not-for-profits. Guests will have the opportunity to “show their love” for Hudson Valley LGBTQ organizations that they feel most connected to by sending a valentine to one of the groups listed below:
* Hudson Valley Community Services
* GLSEN Hudson Valley
* Hudson Pride Foundation
At the end of the night, each organization will be given a percentage portion of the evening’s proceeds based on the number of valentines they receive.
Dress for this event is “cocktail fabulous” (ie: look good for a night on the town.) Tickets go on sale on Wednesday, January 15th at 12 noon. Tickets are $80 per person with just 110 seats available. Purchase your tickets now and don’t miss this opportunity to Show Your Love for the Hudson Valley LGBTQ community this Valentine’s Day.
The Menu
~Passed Hors d’oeuvres~
New England clam chowder served in espresso cup with fried clam skewer
Tuna tartar served in mini tuile with wasabi cream and pickled ginger
Spicy Thai beef dumplings with black tahini
Mini duck sliders with pear kimchi
Fig and fontina purse with lavender
Chicken & waffle skewers with maple aioli
~First course~
Roasted red pepper bisque with lump crab salad and fried sunchokes
~Plated Salad~
Local delicata squash and endive salad served with toasted pepita seeds, arugula, farro and crown maple-whole grain mustard vinaigrette
~Entrée choice of one~
Coffee-ancho chili rubbed sirloin served with barbequed potato gnocchi, broccoli rabe, cherry tomatoes and heirloom carrots
Pan seared Scottish Salmon served with coconut cauliflower puree, salted peanut foam and cilantro gel and mango tapioca
Organic Carrot “farrotto” (risotto made with farro) served with coriander carrot puree, lambs lettuce and black garlic.(vegan/gluten free)
~Dessert~
Interactive Stations with offerings from Hudson Chocolates, Adirondack Creamery, Sprout Creek Farm, and Trixie’s Oven
Caring for Children Helps Younger Members of the HVCS Family for the Holidays
Monday, January 6th, 2014
For the second year in a row, Caring for Children/The Frank and Rosemary Iovieno Foundation donated a sleigh-worth of toys, movie passes and gift cards to ensure that our clients’ children had a happy holiday. Rachel Diness, Caring for Children’s Vice President, right, met up with HVCS’ Jennifer Brathwaite, on left, to deliver 14 large bags filled with approximately 75 wrapped gifts for us to give to clients and their families with kids. The foundation is based in Massachusetts but Rachel hails from Sullivan County. This year they served 400 kids with holiday gifts, mostly with those living with HIV but some with other chronic conditions as well. We are very grateful for the support of Caring for Children and all who donated toys and gifts this past holiday season. Thank you for remembering our clients in need!
Drag Brunch at Gunk Haus – SOLD OUT!
Monday, December 16th, 2013
As in previous years, Drag Brunch 2014 is now fully booked. To join the waiting list for seats, please email us or call (914) 785-8277. We will fill any cancellations from the waiting list on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Thanks to those that made reservations! See you on April 6th.
It’s time for the third annual Drag Brunch at Gunk Haus on Sunday, April 6, 2014 from 11 am to 3pm. Make a $25 donation at the door and sit down with your friends for your choice of brunch entree, coffee, tea, or soda–and your first mimosa is on us! Then sit back and be entertained by a cavalcade of the Hudson Valley’s finest drag stars, featuring Trixie Starr (founder of Hudson Pride, too), JoJo Gerard, Miss Pattie Lee and Lilly Sa’Vage. Superior Sounds will provide the sound and lights. We’ll also have door prizes and a few surprise games, too. All proceeds benefit the 2014 Hudson Valley AIDS Walk.
To make your reservation, call Gunk Haus at (845) 883-0866. This is the BEST and ONLY way to make a reservation. Seating times may vary.
For more information, call HVCS at (914) 785-8277 or email us.
Gunk Haus is also participating in Dining Out for Life, so make your reservations there for April 23rd too!
Scheduled to Appear:
Trixie Starr
photo by JR Mac Photography
JoJo Gerard
Miss Pattie Lee
Lilly Sa’Vage
Hudson Valley Bears Toy Drive & Party
Monday, November 25th, 2013The Hudson Valley Bears are celebrating the holidays with festivities, frivolity, and fur!
Your $5 door charge gets you:
Complimentary food
Hot furry go-go boy
Specially Priced Drinks
Music by Prephab
Your photo with our Santa Bear
And another chance to hang with the Hudson Valley Bears
We’re requesting attendees bring an unwrapped gift for a needy child (yes, Teddy Bears are perfect). We’ll give a free raffle ticket to those who donate. Toys will go to HVCS’ clients’ families living at or below the poverty level.
So, come out and join the bears, otters, wolves, cubs, pups, and all your furried friends of the forest!