Handshake.City

1970s vs. 2020s

Drumroll Please Our 5th and final be A Neighbor Fund recipient from Handshake.City is Irwin's Fine Food! This award of $3,000 was generoulsy sponsored by First Source Federal Credit Union. Read all about Irwin's and why they were chosen at http://handshake.city/irwins/ Irwin’s is open weekdays for lunches but are known for their cookies and catering. We love their enthusiasm, creativity and commitment to Utica! They join previous award recipients Cafe Domenico, Mellos Subs, Bodywise Pure Pilates and Simmer. On behalf of Made In Utica, Universal Bookkeeper, McGrogan Design and all partners (including Big Poppa Gary Spears and Mix 102.5!) - we thank everyone who applied, nominated, donated and shared the Be A Neighbor Fund over the past two months See all awards and updates for the Be A Neighbor Fund at www.handshake.city/neighbor

$26,374 over 60 days! Wow! In full transparency we wanted to let you know how the funding goals are determined. We are charged a 10% processing fee by our fiscal sponsor to be able to offer charitable tax receipts. As we were determining how to run this program, it was important to us to be able to offer you all that tax relief. Then there's the dreaded 3.5% in credit card processing fees... any business owner can understand that burden. If you were following along and doin...g the math, this will explain our money raised and awarded. Just $761 to go to get us to the amount needed for our last business funding. On behalf of Made In Utica, Universal Bookkeeper, McGrogan Design and all partners, thank you for believing in this project and helping to support a little corner of Utica's amazing small business community. www.handshake.city/neighbor

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These ski patches were sold at the ski center ...circa 1971

Decades old community staples are in need of some assistance so they can make it many more decades... help us help them. handshake.city/neighbor/donate

It’s no secret that small businesses are hurting, but the Be A Neighbor Fund is here to help! We're funding 5 small businesses up to $3,000 a month for 3 months. Applications, nominations and donation forms for the Be A Neighbor Fund are available now at www.handshake.city/neighbor

Meet Dave Mentus, local artist and creator of the MV Equity Pledge logo. Dave is a graduate of Mohawk Valley Community College with a degree in Graphic Design ...and Fine Art. His design and illustration work has been seen throughout Utica on downtown banners, in shows at Inkorporated, a mural at Handshake.City, and much more. His hobbies include finding and refurbishing old furniture, freelance graphic design, painting and drawing, and exploring nature with his daughter London. Check out more of Dave's artwork @dropdeaddave_ on Instagram. Visit mvequitypledge.org to take the pledge!

The Handshake.City Pumpkin Patch Fundraiser continues Wednesday 530-630pm and Sunday 11am-1pm. Shop our selection of pumpkins in all shapes, sizes and colors and name your price. All pumpkin sales are donations to our Winter Survival Fund! #madeinutica

Wow Beautiful colors to incorporate our murals!

PLEASE help support this cause for very dear friends of ours! Otto and A'nna Isenberg have been #madeinutica supporters since day 1, always giving of themselves while enduring their fair share of struggles. Now they need our support. Let's Go A'nna!

See you tonight, inside at Handshake.City!

Awesome! Thanks for capturing this Vin! And thank you In Bloom Yoga!

See below for parking information on the Take A Minute For Matt memorial tonight.

Looks like it will be a beautiful morning for Yoga tomorrow! Enjoy an outdoor class and raise money for Handshake.City, too. https://inbloomyogastudio.com/classes/