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Pancakes.  Yum!  It's a no brainer to offer free pancakes, no matter WHAT the reason is!  This however is for a very important cause, the Children's Hospital at Albany Med. And IHOP deserves a plug for this!

We hope you can swing over to Hooters on Wolf Road this Thursday, 3/1 to support a fantastic cause - Blue Friday!

It's an annual tradition here at 'GNA.  In fact, it now is a now recognized every year in the New York State Legislature!  It's a day honoring the families of police officers killed in the line of duty.  It's Blue Friday, and we are just weeks away from this year's fund raising drive.  Will you help?

As anyone that's EVER met me knows I am a rabid New York Yankees fan. So it is my extreme honor to inform you number 62 Joba Chamberlain will be joining us right here in the Capital Region for the 52nd Annual Center For Disability Services Telethon on Sunday, January 29th.

The Make-A-Wish Foundation, which grants wishes to children with life-threatening illnesses, became even cooler over the weekend when it turned Maxwell Hinton’s dreaming of blowing up something really big into a reality.

You've heard the fun songs Richie has created with kids on the Sean and Richie Show with his Readin', Writin' and Rhymin' Tour.  But maybe you'd like to see him in action.  Well, you can-this Sunday on Fox News at 10:30am.  The show you're looking for is "Parentology".

This story made me weep a little bit and smile at the same time when I first read it, and I felt compelled to share it with you our 1077 'GNA listeners.

Sometimes I walk around at our WGNA charity events and shake my head silently, in a good way!  I see these folks who very easily could be doing something else at this very hectic time of the year, and yet still come out and support us.  Time to recognize a few folks who have done just that!

This is the time for giving. I think the holidays have always brought out the charitable nature in all of us. On the same note it also brings out the highest demand. I know myself from having my own Christmastime holiday, "Pennies From Heaven", that is hard to raise money this time of year because the pie is getting cut up into very small pieces. With "Pennies" though, you real

The Christmas shopping season is in full swing, and while you're out in one of the many busy malls searching for those perfect gifts don't forget to help children with life threatening illnesses. Adopt An Angel for the Make A Wish Foundation of Northeastern New York.

11 local children's charities right here in the Albany area depend on 1077 'GNA's Pennies From Heaven charity drive each year. We only have until December 17th to make it happen with your help. Here's the many ways you can donate to Pennies From Heaven with 'GNA.

Yesterday I posted this as my Facebook status: " OK my friends.. I need to get a count here. If your answer is yes, just click the "like" button. If I told you I needed your help and I asked you to send me a check for 20 dollars... could I count on you?" So far, about 108 people have said yes, they would indeed be there for me. The problem is, I need a thousand people to step u