Calendar of Events
January 2012 Community Blood Bank Blood Mobile Drives:
Friday, January 13th, Irving-Lakeshore Hospital, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Tuesday, January 17th, Warren Holy Redeemer Church, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Tuesday, January 24th, Cherry Creek Fire Hall, 3 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Thursday, January 26th, Westfield Memorial Hospital, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Friday, January 27th, WCA Hospital, Noon - 5 p.m.
Monday, January 30th, St. Bonaventure University, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Tuesday, January 31st, St. Bonaventure University, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Jamestown Jammers Hot Stove Dinner & Charity Auction
Monday, January 16, 5:00 pm
Lakewood Rod & Gun Club to benefit Italian-American
Event benefits WCA Lung Cancer Care toward Electromagnetic Bronchoscopy
Community Presentation /Management of Concussions In Sports
Thursday, January 26, 7:00 pm
WCA Hospital Auditorium, / Event Free To The Public
Guest Speaker: Michael Mitchell, MD, Medical Director of Sport Medicine Program @ WCA Center For Orthopedics, Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation
Souper Bowl Sunday / Celoron Legion
Sunday, January 29, 1:00 – 5:00 pm
Event Benefits Sharing the Gift of Health: The Capital Campaign for Our Emergency Department
Jamestown Ironmen "Pink the Rink"
On Saturday, October 29th, 2011 and Friday, February 3rd, 2012 (7:05 p.m. face-off), in conjunction with LINKS Charity and WCA Hospital, the Jamestown Ironmen will host “PINK THE RINK” at the Jamestown Savings Bank Arena. To honor the courage of breast cancer patients, the Ironmen will wear custom-made hockey jerseys and encourage everyone in attendance to join them by wearing pink.
Starting on October 29th and continuing through February 3rd, the Jamestown Ironmen will conduct a Charity Auction featuring these game-worn jerseys, pink hockey sticks, and other pink items autographed by Ironmen players and coaches, as well as NAHL alumni and current Buffalo Sabres, including Ryan Miller, Nathan Gerbe, and Thomas Vanek.
Throughout the remainder of the Ironmen season, the Jamestown Savings Bank Arena will continue selling $1 pink tribute links to grow the LINKS Tribute Chain which is now draped around the ice rink. This chain was carried on by walkers during the inaugural LINKS Pink Walk on October 2nd in tribute to breast cancer patients.
In addition to auction proceeds generated by the two PINK THE RINK nights and the sale of the tribute links, for the remainder of the hockey season, $2 from the purchase of every Jamestown Ironmen ticket can also benefit LINKS Charity and local breast cancer care at WCA Hospital simply by saying “PINK”. Just stop by the Jamestown Savings Bank Arena, call (716) 484-2624, or visit www.JamestownArena.com and say or enter “PINK” when purchasing your tickets for any home game.
42nd Annual Italian-American Golf Tournament
Thursday through Saturday, June 7-9, 2012
Holiday Valley
To Benefit Lung Cancer Care
To donate to the cause, contact Karl Sisson, Director of Development (716) 664-8423.
3rd Annual Kidney Challenge Walk
Sunday, June 10, 11:00 am
Dr. Lillian Vitanza Ney Renaissance Center. Event Benefits Dialysis Care
18th Annual Marie Barone Memorial Women’s Golf Tournament
Monday, June 25
South Hills Country Club to benefit Marie Barone Memorial Fund
Event Benefits WCA Foundation for Women’s Cancer Care
21st Annual LINKS Charity Golf Pro-Am, Scramble & Banquet
Monday, Tuesday, August 6-7
Moon Brook Country Club to Benefit LINKS Charity
Event Benefits Breast Cancer Care Toward 3D Tomosynthesis
2nd Annual LINKS Pink Walk
Saturday, October 6
Jones Memorial Health Center
Event Benefits LINKS Charity Breast Cancer Care toward 3D Tomosynthesis
For event tickets or to donate to our great causes, contact Karl Sisson, WCA Director of Development at 716-664-8423
January 1st: "New Year's Day":
January 1st on the Julian calendar corresponds to January 14th on the Gregorian calendar and is the date that followers of some of the Eastern Orthodox churches celebrate the New Year. In Western Christianity, New Year’s Day is the 8th day of Christmas and marks the end of a period of remembrance for the previous years’ events and predictions for the coming months.
January 7th:
Many Orthodox Christians in the United States celebrate Christmas Day on or near January 7th. For some, this day is not about presents or the commercial customs of Christmas, it is a time to heal the soul and a time for peace and unity.
January 16th: “World Religion Day”:
Initiated in 1950 to address the need for religious unity. It is observed the third Sunday in January.
January 17th: “Blessing of the Animals”:
Conducted in remembrance of Anthony the Great, a third century Christian Saint. St. Anthony had a close connection with all animals and is universally recognized as a “patron of animals”.
