Kelly’s Angels recently held a once-in-a-decade party, the Ten Years of Love Gala, to celebrate their 10th anniversary and to thank those that have supported them!
Kelly’s Angels, named after Kelly Mulholland, a local teacher and mother who lost her battle to cancer at age 37, originally formed to help children who had lost a parent to cancer and families who are battling other life-threatening illnesses. Over the past ten years Kelly’s Angels has been able to help over 120 local children and families, their mission to bring smiles and a measure of relief to those at the hardest of times.
Stewart’s Shops/The Dake Family have been supporters of Kelly’s Angels since their inception and were proud to contribute this $10,000 donation. The gala was a great success, and the money raised will be going back to the organization to help them continue their growth!
In addition to our support of the gala, Kelly’s Angels is also a Holiday Match grant recipient! Through our Holiday Match program, we have been able to support two of their programs called “Fun Grants” and “Angel Aid”. Fun Grants are given to children who have lost a family member to cancer to fulfill a wish in memory of their loved one, and Angel Aid is a college scholarship program for graduating high school seniors in honor of Kelly Mulholland’s time as a teacher. These initiatives are just two examples of Kelly’s Angels’ great impact over the past decade, and we are proud to support both through our Holiday Match program!
This Holiday Match season our generous customers donated more than $895,000, and with Stewart’s match there will be $1.79 million going back to the kids in our communities. Applications for children’s charities are being accepted through January 31st, so hurry and apply while you can! The applications for funding can be found here.
Stewart’s Shops is proud to support this event and many others. This past week alone we were able to donate $23,280 to 77 organizations. Check out the listing below:
Adirondack Force
Adirondack Runners
All Saints Catholic Academy
Amsterdam High School
Amsterdam Waterfront Foundation
Bell Top Elementary School
Bethlehem Middle School
Big Brothers/Big Sisters – Southern Adks
Canajoharie Central School
Catskill Little League
Cobleskill Richmondville Youth Sports
Cohoes High School
Corinth Central School
Corinth Pee Wee Wrestling
Delmar Reformed Church
Delta Kappa Gamma Society
Duanesburg Ambulance Corp
East Greenbush-Castleton Little League
Easter Seals Vermont
Fair Haven Rotary
Fishkill Columbiettes
Forest Preserve Users, Inc. – Montgomery Co.
Guilderland Wrestling
Hebrew Academy of the Capital District
Holy Spirit School
Holy Trinity School
Ilion Police Department
Indian River Central School
Indian River Pee Wee Wrestling Club
Jewish Federation of Ulster County
Kingston Catholic School
Knights of Columbus, Saranac Lake
Kuyahoora Kickers
Lake Placid Community Beautification Assoc.
Lake Placid MS/HS Central School District
Lewis County Dairy Princess Committee
Little Delaware Youth Ensemble
Little Falls School of Music, Kinderhook
Marlboro Youth Baseball and Softball
Monroe Girl Scout Community
Montgomery Little League
Nathan Littauer Hospital
NE/NY Chapter Alzheimer’s Association
Notre Dame Bishop Gibbons School
Oneonta Family YMCA
Otisville Elementary School PTO
Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, Middletown
Philadelphia Fire Department
Poland Central School
Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk School
Reign Softball
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Richfield Springs Central School
Rome Catholic School
Rotary Club of Canton
Saranac Volunteer Fire Department
Saratoga Winterfest
Schoharie Crossing SHS
Scotia Glenville Senior Meal Center
Southern Saratoga County Woman’s Club
St. John School
St. Mary’s Church, Indian Lake
St. Mary’s School, Fishkill
St. Pius Church
St. Stephen-St. Edward School
STRIDE Adaptive Sports
Sunderland Elementary
The Dorset School
Ticonderoga Festival Guild Inc
Ticonderoga Kiwanis
Ticonderoga Montcalm Street Partnership
Tri-Village Little League
Troy Middle School
Valley Health Services
Volunteer Center of Jefferson County
Waterford Summer Baseball
Westville Fire Department Auxiliary
Stewart’s gives $7.5 million annually to over 6,000 non-profit organizations. $5 million of it comes from the Dake Family Foundations, so it does not impact our Partners ESOP/Profit sharing.