Charity

The statistics are alarming yet real.  Over 600,000 people are homeless in America on any given night.  Can you imagine living everyday not knowing if you have a safe place to sleep at night?  Most of us take a warm home and bed for granted.  But being homeless is reality for over a half a million Americans.

In November of 2014, Binghamton Mayor Rich David put our city on the map by being the first in the United States to shelter all identified homeless veterans, which is an amazing accomplishment that other cities are striving to achieve.

An electrician in England has created a Christmas display and I'll tell you what- his display puts Clark Griswold to shame!

The Binghamton Senators will play a pair of games at home at Floyd L. Maines Veterans Memorial Arena. It all begins tonight with an 'Ugly Christmas Sweater Party' against the Springfield Falcons.

It’s that time of year when Salvation Army Bell Ringers are out in full force. Here's a little something to think about the next time you spot a bell ringer while out shopping- I'm betting it might change the way you think about them if you're not a fan.

A three-year-old girl asked what she could do to help kids fighting cancer and then  followed through by getting her hair cut and donating it!

The 6th Annual 'Shop with Joey' event with Joey Sindelar was supposed to happen yesterday, however, due to inclement weather it's been rescheduled for Friday, December 19th at 6pm.

We did it!! Of course we couldn't have done it without you though. Fredrik Claesson's first goal of the year on Saturday brought a barrage of stuffed animals onto the ice. It was the most bears collected since the B-Sens began the promotion!

Matt Tribe of Utah, was one of the 1,000 people who got one of Olive Garden’s $100 Unlimited Pasta Passes. For seven weeks, Matt was able to have all the pasta, bread sticks, salad and soft drinks he could stomach. But he decided that instead of using the pasta pass himself, he would give it out to random people.

The Hawk is very excited to help the Binghamton Senators this Saturday night collect new teddy bears for needy area children and the Broome Country Toys for Tots.  Look for Glenn, Traci and me at Saturday's B-Sens game as they host the Adirondack Flames at 7:05. Gates open at 6pm Saturday.

I'm sure none of the little kids at ProMedica Toledo Children's Hospital will ever forget this- members of the Toledo police SWAT team put on superhero costumes and arrived on the hospital roof in a helicopter. But it didn't end there.

A staggering number of people are homeless in Broome County. And we're talking about people from all walks of life- men, women and children and many who hide their homelessness from friends, family and even co-workers.

Hats off to all who helped raise money for Wendy's Walk for Kids this past Summer.  Thanks to you, a record $250,000 was raised from last Summer's walk.

As many already know, I really enjoy golf, food and kids. But what I love them most is when I can combine the all of them together! This is why I love the Wendy's Walk for Kids during the DICK'S Sporting Goods Open. Yesterday they announced how much money was raised in 2014 and their plans for 2015.