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Conversation on Conservation: Saratogian Editorial (10/2007) Yepsen Claims Three Major Endorsements (6/19/07) Supervisor Yepsen to Announce Re-election Bid (6/5/07) County Lends Money for Water Pipeline (5/16/06) |
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Letters in Support of Joanne Yepsen: Yepsen understands local issues Yepsen is Energetic, Savvy and Productive Yepsen has the right stuff for office Yepsen Helped to Clear Lake Lonely Dam Yepsen is Great for Beekman Street Yepsen stands up for city's unique character Yepsen Support Not-For-Profits Support Joanne Yepsen for County Supervisor |
Community Initiatives
It has also been my privilege to provide support or assistance to a number of important community initiatives, including:
- Working on the successful endeavor to save the historic Fredrick Allen Lodge;
- Joining Saratoga Springs veterans in renovating the War Memorial in Congress Park;
- Spearheading the initiative to secure the promised $12 million from Senator Bruno for the City Center expansion;
- Encouraging safety and trail systems along Geyser Road before any more deaths or accidents occur;
- Assisting residents on Lake Lonely with removal of a log jam adding to their flooding problems with potential funds from Army Core of Engineers; and
- Founding the first eastern US chapter of Grants to You, a program that educates non-profit staff and board members on grant writing and research. Graduates of the program’s ten-hour class, offered three times a year, have reported unprecedented success at bringing increased revenue into their organizations, and therefore our community. I deeply appreciate the support of Assembly Minority Leader Jim Tedisco, who secured $7,500 in funding for Grants to You last year.
- Sponsored Sunshine Week, a program that addresses the ways citizens can have a role in shaping the future of our community.
Contact me with your ideas and priorities so I can even better represent your point of view.
Facilitation of Revenue Generation
With over 22 years of professional development experience, I have offered my fundraising and marketing skills to help the Saratoga Springs community and organizations financially.
Some of the funding I have helped to secure includes:
- $100,000 from Saratoga County to preserve 3 acres of land next to Loughberry Lake
- $60,000 from Senator Bruno for renovation of the War Memorial in Congress Park
- $12 Mllion from Senator Bruno for the expansion of the City Center
- $500,000 incorporated in Saratoga County budget for purposes of open space & farmland protection grants
- Estimated $2.5 Million for City and $900,000 for County resulting from VLT State Revenue
- $7 Million from Congresswoman Gillibrand for new public safety facility
- $7,500 Economic Development Grant from NYS Assembly Minority Leader James Tedisco to fund a newly established program by Yepsen called Grants to You! (already over $300,000 has come into Saratoga as a result of the training provided by this grant.)
- $40,000 awarded in December 2006 to non-profit agencies as an appointed member to the five person Saratoga Gaming and Raceway Foundation Board
- $20,000: Secured a Preservation Foundation Matching Grant for repairs to West Side Frederick Allen Lodge
- $25,000 (Not yet approved by Council) City Block Grant for renovations of West Side Frederick Allen Lodge
Do you need help securing funding for your organization and/or project?
Call me…let me discuss options with you to help you.