If you were following my Twitter feed yesterday, you probably saw that I was feeling a little bit under the weather. I really don't like taking sick days because I wind up missing out on news and having to play catch-up. That's what we're doing in these next two posts.

In December, I wrote about the Saratoga County Veterans Trust and Agency Fund, which the Board of Supervisors created to help local veterans and their families. Needy veterans can apply to use the funds for anything from medical bills to college textbooks.

The fund currently sits at about $1,500, Saratoga County Veterans' Service Agency Director Andrew Davis said, but he's setting a pretty lofty goal to bump that up to $50,000 by the end of December. There's no taxpayer money in play; the fund relies solely on donations and fundraisers.

After the jump, tentative details on a fundraiser — and how you can donate.


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