2006-2007 Legislative Initiatives (Member Items) for Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo

December 11, 2006

$4,000 to Greater Binghamton SCORE, Vestal, to purchase materials to improve workshops for small businesses.

$5,000 to the Learning Disabilities Association of the Southern Tier to purchase office supplies.

$7,500 to the Endicott Fire Department to purchase a breathing air pack and a hydraulic rescue tool.

$2,500 to the Union Center Fire Company to purchase a commercial washing machine.

$5,000 to the Broome County Stop-DWI Program to promote and sponsor the national high school basketball tournament in Binghamton.

$5,000 to the George F. Johnson American Legion Post 1700, West Endicott, for construction of a POW/MIA memorial.

$5,000 to the VFW Richard J. Hoyt Post 478, Binghamton, to bring the kitchen into code by replacing equipment.

$3,800 to the Center for Technology and Innovation, Endicott, to purchase equipment and software to record history from seniors in senior living centers.

$5,000 to Action for Older Persons Inc., Binghamton, to purchase video equipment to record seminars for consumers.

$5,000 to the Broome County Council of Churches to sponsor an outreach workshop to recruit new participants in the "Trust in the Lives of Older Women" program.

$5,000 to Catholic Charities of Broome County to purchase food for the food pantry.

$3,200 to Meals-on-Wheels of Western Broome to purchase a hot meal carrier system.

$3,500 to the Binghamton Philharmonic to offset costs associated with performances and marketing material.

$5,000 to the Cider Mill Playhouse, Endicott, to relocate and renovate refreshment area.

$3,500 to the Gorgeous Washington Street Association, Binghamton, to purchase and maintain plants and flower beds.

$5,000 to the Opera Cabaret of Endicott for advertising and operating expenses.