CAYP President Jessica Collette paints the interior of a Habitat home

By Kate Fruscione, CFAC Committee Chair

CAYP recently took on a new mission and started a volunteer-driven committee, CAYP For A Cause, better known as CFAC. CFAC’s goal is to complete a community service project every quarter, and we had a blast. On Saturday, March 2, we worked with Habitat for Humanity. A group of fifteen, including new and old CAYP members, board members, and even a videographer, met on Delaware Street in Albany.

We showed up early, hammers in hand, dressed in layers and prepared to volunteer outside, building the structure of the home. We put on our new CFAC T-shirts and geared ourselves up for a long day of manual labor, but were pleasantly surprised when the HFH Volunteer Coordinator announced that our day’s task was painting the interior of the house. We had a great day, while staying warm, too!

We trimmed all the walls of the 3 bedroom home, cut all the corners and then had a few committee members roll out paint on the tall bare walls. The house looked awesome when we were done, and many of us were covered in paint from head to toe when finished. Special props to board member, Jolene Nicotina, for getting up on the scaffolding in the stair well to paint the high walls that line the staircase. Sean Junda was there to shoot all the right angles and he’s preparing an awesome video clip that we’ll soon share on our website.

Thanks to everyone who joined us at the Habitat for Humanity Build Day.

We look forward to our next CFAC adventure!

The team responsible for painting the interior of a Habitat for Humanity home

Join Capital Region young professionals at the The Luekemia and Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) annual Taste of Compassion, a wine tasting event. All proceeds go to support the Luekemia and Lymphoma Society in their efforts to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. The evening will feature exquisite wines from renowned vintners, delicious food, live music and live/silent auctions. For more information about the event, the mission of LLS and to purchase your ticket visit their website.

Psst…young professionals receive a discounted ticket price!

When: February 2, 2013 @ 7:00pm
Where: Hilton Garden Inn Troy

CAYP is proud to support the 4th annual Rock the Runway for Health, an event to benefit Whitney M. Young Jr.’s Health Services . The event is a night of fashion that attracts the area’s young professionals. All proceeds from the event go to benefit the center’s mission — providing consistent quality healthcare without regard to income.

CAYP will be supporting the event as a model sponsor. Other local sponsors include M&T Bank and CDPHP. Purchase your tickets here for a night of fun and networking at 11 North Pearl in downtown Albany on May 18, 2012.

For more information on Whitney M. Young Jr.’s Health Services, visit their website.