It Just Takes ONE - Update

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Volunteers needed to fill non-profit gaps
The Record, Editorial

“……In Albany, a tremendous outpouring of help has come from volunteers themselves: All of the members of the Board of Directors of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Albany have pledged an average of $1,500 each to the club.

It is part of the "It Just Takes ONE" fund-raising appeal, a national response to the continual loss of funding that local clubs have faced from federal, state, and local government and agencies.

The $32,000 total is nearly half of the $65,000 goal for 2007.
It is unfortunate that institutions such as Boys & Girls Clubs that do so much for thousands of disadvantaged youth in the area must rely so heavily on their own volunteers for funding.

But the truth of the matter is that these organizations can no longer rely on the government support that they received in the past. It just isn't there anymore, and right or wrong, the organizations must become creative within the private sector to survive.

The "It Just Takes ONE" campaign is one tool clubs are using to reach their goals. Tom Nardacci, owner of Gramercy Communications, a public relations and marketing firm based in Downtown Albany, is heading up the 2007 ONE Campaign. Jeff Thomas of WeatherGuard Roofing is Honorary Chair. He already donated $20,000 to the clubs last year for a new van.

With community volunteers like these who actually put their money where their mouths are, it's only a matter of time when the $65,000 goal for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Albany is reached. We salute all those who have shown support and also the volunteers to make it happen every day.”