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Students from a college in Rockland are spending “Giving Tuesday“, that’s tomorrow, helping the folks at the “Keep Rockland Beautiful” organization. Public Relations students at St. Thomas Aquinas College in Sparkill, including Senior Reagan Prior, are hosting “#GivingTuesday Games with the Grinch” to raise awareness for the nonprofit…

Professor Elaine Winship is an Associate Professor of Communication Arts at STAC, and says instead of just learning about communications from books or the classroom, “Giving Tuesday” offers a great way for the students to apply their education and help a worthy cause at the same time…

KRB Executive Director Sonia Cairo says the students will present KRB educational games, free refreshments, a cup-pong tournament umpired by the Grinch, and various raffles and fundraising opportunities…

“Giving Tuesday” was born ten years ago as a day to encourage people to be generous to others. STAC is celebrating “Giving Tuesday” tomorrow from 1-5PM in the Romano Student Activity Center at its campus in Sparkill and it’s open to anyone.

A legendary comedian with roots here in Rockland has died. Fred Kirschenbaum, better known as Freddie Roman, was a Borscht Belt staple for years and was head of the Friars Club in the city. When he was 15, he got his start at the Crystal Spring Hotel in the Catskills, which was owned by his uncle and grandfather. He was perhaps best known for his role in the Broadway show, Catskills on Broadway. He was 85.

Dozens of local officials will be helping deliver meals to area seniors tomorrow for Thanksgiving. Rockland’s Meals on Wheels President & CEO, Kevin Hardy, says the county executive, a number of town supervisors and mayors, and other elected officials will be delivering hot, nutritious, medically-tailored meals to Rockland seniors and veterans who, for whatever reason, can’t shop or cook for themselves…

To learn more about Meals on Wheels Rockland, and how to volunteer or donate, visit MOWrockland.org.

The 85 home runs hit by the New York Boulders in the 2022 season at Clover Stadium in Pomona have added up to lots of food for Rockland’s hungry. The Boulders’ Seth Cantor says that came about thanks to a partnership with Fidelis Care…

People to People CEO Diane Serratore says just like the home runs themselves, the money they’re getting from those home runs, will go a long way…

For more information about People to People, visit their website, PeopleToPeopleINC.org.