{"id":1170,"date":"2017-03-11T17:57:27","date_gmt":"2017-03-11T17:57:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/daily-planet-arthur\/?p=1170"},"modified":"2017-03-11T18:01:51","modified_gmt":"2017-03-11T18:01:51","slug":"y-because-we-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/daily-planet-arthur\/2017\/03\/y-because-we-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Y? Because They Care!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Y Fundraiser Brings Out the Big Hearts of Our Community<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>SARATOGA SPRINGS &#8211; An organization dedicated to your enjoyment of fun and games &#8211; The Saratoga Regional YMCA (SRYMCA) &#8211; showed that it wasn&#8217;t foolin&#8217; around last night, Friday, March 10, as they turned out in full force in support of it&#8217;s 2017 Annual Scholarship Campaign Party. The site was the impressive Excelsior Springs ballroom. <\/p>\n<p>SRYMCA Board of Directors President Jason MacGregor noted that this year&#8217;s goal was ambitious: a whopping $275,000! Last year they had done $250K, and asked the gathering of about 250 to enjoy themselves, and dig deep. He, along with event Co-chairs Aimee Garrett Taylor and Lynn Pohl, introduced a video provided by Luzerne Productions.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/daily-planet-arthur\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2017\/03\/img_1071-243x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"243\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/daily-planet-arthur\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2017\/03\/img_1071-243x300.jpg 243w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/daily-planet-arthur\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2017\/03\/img_1071-768x947.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/daily-planet-arthur\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2017\/03\/img_1071-830x1024.jpg 830w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/daily-planet-arthur\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2017\/03\/img_1071.jpg 1141w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 243px) 100vw, 243px\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/daily-planet-arthur\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2017\/03\/img_1070-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/daily-planet-arthur\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2017\/03\/img_1070-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/daily-planet-arthur\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2017\/03\/img_1070-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/daily-planet-arthur\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2017\/03\/img_1070.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/daily-planet-arthur\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2017\/03\/img_1078-227x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"227\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/daily-planet-arthur\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2017\/03\/img_1078-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/daily-planet-arthur\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2017\/03\/img_1078-768x1017.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/daily-planet-arthur\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2017\/03\/img_1078-773x1024.jpg 773w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/daily-planet-arthur\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2017\/03\/img_1078.jpg 1740w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 227px) 100vw, 227px\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/daily-planet-arthur\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2017\/03\/img_1077-300x242.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"242\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/daily-planet-arthur\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2017\/03\/img_1077-300x242.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/daily-planet-arthur\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2017\/03\/img_1077-768x619.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/daily-planet-arthur\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2017\/03\/img_1077.jpg 953w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/daily-planet-arthur\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2017\/03\/img_1076-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/daily-planet-arthur\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2017\/03\/img_1076-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/daily-planet-arthur\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2017\/03\/img_1076-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/daily-planet-arthur\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2017\/03\/img_1076.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/daily-planet-arthur\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2017\/03\/img_1075-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/daily-planet-arthur\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2017\/03\/img_1075-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/daily-planet-arthur\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2017\/03\/img_1075-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/daily-planet-arthur\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2017\/03\/img_1075.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/daily-planet-arthur\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2017\/03\/img_1074-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/daily-planet-arthur\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2017\/03\/img_1074-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/daily-planet-arthur\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2017\/03\/img_1074-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/daily-planet-arthur\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2017\/03\/img_1074.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/daily-planet-arthur\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2017\/03\/img_1073-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/daily-planet-arthur\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2017\/03\/img_1073-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/daily-planet-arthur\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2017\/03\/img_1073-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/daily-planet-arthur\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2017\/03\/img_1073.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dig they did &#8211; to the sounds of Garland Nelson and Soul Session. Dug deep into the Excelsior&#8217;s fine cuisine and beverages. And dug deepest into their hearts (and wallets and purses!) to help those in need to enjoy the twin gifts of health and well-being:<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/daily-planet-arthur\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2017\/03\/img_1066-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/daily-planet-arthur\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2017\/03\/img_1066-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/daily-planet-arthur\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2017\/03\/img_1066-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/daily-planet-arthur\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2017\/03\/img_1066.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/daily-planet-arthur\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2017\/03\/img_1058-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/daily-planet-arthur\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2017\/03\/img_1058-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/daily-planet-arthur\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2017\/03\/img_1058-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/daily-planet-arthur\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2017\/03\/img_1058-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/daily-planet-arthur\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2017\/03\/img_1072-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/daily-planet-arthur\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2017\/03\/img_1072-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/daily-planet-arthur\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2017\/03\/img_1072-768x576.jpg 768w, 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