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Proctors Winter Recess Continues to Add Programs & Discounts
Posted by Gail M. Burns - January 2010
WINTER RECESS Salute to Education Professionals Continues to Add Programs and Discounts As Event Approaches
As the dates for a planned WINTER RECESS tribute to professional
educators — and all they do for the region’s schools and communities
throughout the year — draws closer, Proctors, NYSUT and Schenectady
continue to add activities and events to the Recess festivities to
honor educators throughout the Capital Region.
WINTER RECESS fun begins on Saturday, February 13 and runs through
Saturday, February 20. Although Winter Recess is chock a bloc with
family friendly activities, entertainment, dining discounts, shopping
promotions, and special events throughout the city of Schenectady –
all week – new activities have been added since the initial
announcement earlier this week. These include:
Culinary Boot Camp at Glen Sanders Mansion
Learn from professional gourmet chefs. Prepare and enjoy gourmet food.
Share
a fun experience with fellow food lovers.
Date: February 15-17
Location: Glen Sanders Mansion and Inn
Theme: “A Taste of Tuscany”
To Register: www.cookinginschenectady.com
Bettie’s Cakes Mobile Cupcakery Cafe at Proctors
A retro cupcakery cafe bus that features gourmet cupcakes, coffee,
lattes,
and more! This cafe has been making the rounds in the Capital Region,
so
come down and experience the fun, fanciful cafe that has everyone
talking!
Date: February 16
Time: 9am-6pm
Location: 432 State Street – parked in front of Proctors
website for cafe: bettiescakes.com
Chili Cook-Off @ PROCTORS
Date: February 19
Time: 2:00pm-5:00pm
Location: Robb Alley @ Proctors
Cost: FREE
Warm up with some hot chili! Sample and vote on your favorite chili
submitted by chefs and restaurants from around the region.
Battle of the Bands @ PROCTORS
Date: February 19
Time: 5:00pm-9:00pm
Location: Robb Alley @ Proctors
Cost: FREE
As part of Art Night Schenectady, enjoy student bands performing for a
panel
of judges. Prizes awarded to the best band. If interested in
participating,
please contact Gary Farkas @ 372-7380.
VIPS Get the VIE
Winter Recess is open to educators, district employees and their
guests. The Recess bell welcomes teachers, secretaries, professors,
cafeteria workers, bus drivers, administrators, maintenance workers,
paraprofessionals and crossing guards. Private school and home school
educators also are welcomed.
To qualify for Winter Recess, all participants are required to sign up
for the VIE (Very Important Educator) Pass – their personal key to
activities and discounts throughout the week.
All Public School educators and employee will receive their VIE passes
directly from NYSUT in the mail this winter. Specially designated
locations at Proctors and the Schenectady Chamber of Commerce will
have maps and a schedule of Winter Recess events. These range from
wine tastings, ice skating, performances, storytelling, African dance
and drumming, floral design workshops, dining discounts, spa and salon
packages to hotel discounts and special events. The list continues to
grow as Winter Recess approaches.
Private school and home school educators also are invited to register
for a VIE Pass online at www.proctors.org/winter_recess and to get
their VIE at Proctors Box Office between 10 AM- 6 PM, February 15 –
19. All other Winter Recess guidelines apply.
Educators Urged Not to Delay; Register Today
According to Proctors Education Program Manager, Jessica Gelarden, a
key facilitator of the WINTER RECESS event, “the number of stores,
business, and lodging venues participating in Winter Recess continues
to increase. We urge everyone to visit the Proctors’ WINTER RECESS
webpages
to sign up early for the exciting annual event.” Ms. Gelarden
suggests that educators visit the Proctors website often as the
sponsors will continue to add events up until the start of Recess bell.
An enthusiastic Sheehan adds: “The sponsors of Winter Recess are
mindful of the stress that the economy has placed on our schools and
our educators. Winter Recess allows us to share evolving developments
within Schenectady and to provide welcomed value – by offering more to
do at carefully managed price points targeted at educators. We also
hope that Winter Recess will provide some sorely needed fun!”
For More Information
To find more about WINTER RECESS or how schools or organizations can
become involved with educational initiatives at Proctors, contact
Christine Sheehan, Director of Education (518) 382-3884, x 112 or
Jessica Johndrew Gelarden, Education Program Manager (518) 382-3884 x
150 or subscribe to Proctor’s Education email list