Mark you calendars: this year's Sap Run 5K will be on March 22 at 10AM! Registration and details coming soon. We look forward to seeing all you awesome runners and walkers soon!
On Saturday, December 7 at 5:30 PM, join us in the park behind the Knox Fire Department for the 2024 Hope and Peace Community Tree Lighting Ceremony.
Join us outside or listen from the comfort of your car as we transmit the program over your car radio.
This evening of holiday cheer will feature guest vocalists from the BKW Elementary and Jr/Sr High School Choirs as they lead us in a community sing-along.
Light Refreshments will also be available.
The trees will remain lit each evening through January 5, 2025.
Join us for a pancake Breakfast with Santa on Saturday, December 7, from 8 AM— 11 AM. Due to the overwhelming response last year, advanced seating reservations are recommended (with a limited number of walk-ins).
Reservations are strongly recommended
Please call Sandra Quay (518-605-1351) or Joan Adriance (518-461-1320) by November 30.
Cost: Children under 2 free, Children 2-10 $5, Over age 11 $10, Senior citizens $6
Chicken BBQ and Bake Sale to benefit the Gathering Hope Food Pantry (Scheduled to open in January 2025)
November 5, 2024, 3:30 PM—6:00 PM until sold out
Eat-in or Take-out at the Knox Reformed Church, 2175 Berne-Altamont Rd., Knox, NY 12107
$15.00 = Chicken, potato, coleslaw, roll, and dessert
To pre-order please call or text Joan (518-461-1320) or Sandy (518-605-1351) by November 1. Pre-ordering is strongly encouraged. Cash, check (made out to HFCO) or Venmo payments accepted.
Food Drive: Please bring a non- perishable food donation to help us stock the shelves! All proceeds benefit the Gathering Hope Food Pantry.
The Helderberg Family and Community Organization (HFCO) is honored to bring the 6th annual Hope and Peace Community Festival of Trees to the residents of the Hilltown and surrounding communities.
2024 Festival of Trees Order & Sponsorship Form
Tree orders are due by November 1.
The fall youth soccer program offers a skill development program for youth PreK - grade 6.
The 2024 Fall Soccer program runs on Sundays from September 15 through October 13. General information is on the flyer.
Please register by September 11th.
Summer Art Workshops -explore the world of art and expand your talents!
Check out our flyer with all workshop details!
As of July 1, Registration is now Closed.
Please email connect@helderbergfco.com with any questions.
HFCO invites all levels of soccer players to participate in the 2024 Summer Soccer Camp.
Check out our flyer with all camp details!
As of July 1, Registration is now Closed.
Please email connect@helderbergfco.com with any questions.
Save the Dates! Registration is now open for Summer Soccer Camp and Summer Art Camp.
Join the Helderberg Family and Community Organization (HFCO) for Community-Wide Garage sale in the Hilltowns!
Check out this year’s list of 17 participating garage sale sites! And also remember to stop by the Knox Reformed Church for Pastor Greg’s Pulled Pork Lunch from 11AM - 2PM!
If you are participating, numbered signs will be available for pickup on May 30th from 4 - 6PM at the Knox Reformed Church. Contact Amanda Wyckoff with any questions at 607-242-4311
Join the Helderberg Family and Community Organization (HFCO) for a Memorial Day BBQ Dinner!
$15 for chicken, potato, coleslaw, roll & dessert. Pre-ordering is strongly encouraged as last year we sold out.
To pre-order, please call/text Joan at 518.461.1320 or Sandy at 518.605.1351 by May 24. (Cash, check - made out to HFCO - or VENMO payments accepted.
All proceeds benefit HFCO — check out all the programs we offer!
PLEASE NOTE THE NEW RUN DATE:
APRIL 13, 2024.
Join us to run, or walk, in the 11th Annual Helderberg Sap Run 5K on Saturday, April 13. Race check-in (and day-of registrations) begins on April 13 at 8:30 AM with the race start at 10 AM.
Students (18 and under):
$20 preregistration till 5PM April 12 ($30 on day of run)
Adults (19 and over):
$25 preregistration till 5PM April 12 ($35 day of run run)
Seniors (65 and up):
$20 preregistration till 5PM April 12 ($30 on day of run)
Top Male and Female finishers receive a medal and a pint of local maple syrup donated by Bittersweet Maple Farm, Berne, NY.
Top 3 Male and Female runners in nine different age groups receive a medal.
Please email us at connect@helderbergfco.com with any questions! Follow us on Facebook for race information and updates.
The Helderberg Family and Community Organization is honored to bring the 5th Annual Hope and Peace Community Festival of Trees to the residents of the Hilltowns and surrounding communities. Come visit 37 trees sponsored & decorated by individuals, families, businesses & groups in honor of loved ones, and special causes. The trees are lit each morning and evening through January 5, 2024 behind the Knox Fire House.
Helderberg Heroes Project, a program of Helderberg Family & Community Organization, is partnering with Operation Adopt a Soldier out of Saratoga Springs to provide Christmas stockings to deployed service members.
Sponsor a service member with a donation of $20.
One hundred percent of your donation will used to cover the cost of the items to fill the stocking, including items such as beef jerky, nuts, hard candy, gum, puzzle books, playing cards, pens/pencils, paper, and Christmas cards/notes.
Helderberg Heroes Project and Helderberg Hearts and Hands Club will purchase items to fill the stockings and pack them. Operation Adopt a Soldier will mail the stockings to deployed service members in time for the holiday season.
Please see the flyer and order form to complete your sponsorship.
Helderberg Family & Community Organization is sponsoring a Food Drive to benefit: Hugs for the Hilltowns (Helderberg Lutheran Church); Rock Road Chapel Holiday Outreach Program (Knox); Hilltowns Community Resource Center (Westerlo); and The Little Free Food Pantries (in Berne and Knox).
Drop Off from October 7 - 28, 2023 (normal business hours) at:
Altamont Country Values-Agway, 106 Prospect Street, Altamont
Berne Public Library, 1763 Helderberg Trail, Berne
Fox Creek Market, 1634 Helderberg Trail, Berne
Helderberg True Value, 856 Helderberg Trail, East Berne
Westerlo Public Library, 604 State Route 143, Westerlo
For donation suggestions and additional info see the food drive flyer.
Join us at The Octagon Barn on September 23 at 7PM for 'Letters from Home,' an evening of music with Lyric Soprano Amanda Vallejos, Pianist Michael Clement, and Guitarist Charles Burgess.
Donations welcome, with proceeds going to benefit the HFCO. Thank you in advance for your support!
Our 2023 Summer Art Camp will run July 31 - August 4 for students entering grades 2-8. Times will be determined by enrollment. Please click here for the camp flyer.
The goal of the HFCO summer art camp is to give students summer art enrichment by exploring different art media, such as painting, drawing and sculpture. Students study contemporary artists and use that as inspiration to create new art.
This program is currently full. To be added to our wait list, please send us an email at connect@helderbergfco.com.
The Helderberg Family and Community Organization invites all levels of soccer players to participate in the 2023 Summer Soccer Camp, July 17 - 21. Please click here for the camp flyer.
The program is for youth in grades Pre-K - Grade 12.
Registration is now closed. If you are interesting in attending, please send us an email at connect@helderbergfco.com.
PROGRAM UPDATE: Due to circumstances beyond our control, the 2023 Learn to Swim Program is cancelled.
We are working to schedule lessons for summer 2024. Thank you for your understanding.
Join us June 3 from 9am-3pm, rain or shine, for the Community-Wide Garage Sale, hosted by the Helderberg Family and Community Organization (HFCO). Click here for a list of garage sale sites and items for sale!
Don’t forget to take a break for lunch at the Knox Reformed Church for a pulled pork sandwich with coleslaw, pickle and chips. 11am until 3pm (or until sold-out).
Lost Treasures will also be open 9am-3pm at the church, selling home wares by donation. Raffle Baskets, with all sorts of fun items, in support of the community events put on by the church Social Club will be available. Drawings will take place in the afternoon.
May 29, 2023
11AM - 2PM (or until sold out)
at the Knox Reformed Church
$15 includes chicken, potato, coleslaw, roll & dessert. Preordering is strongly encouraged as last year we sold out!
To pre-order please call or text Joan (518-461-1320) or Sandy (518-605-1351) by May 24.
Cash, check (made out to HFCO) or Venmo payments accepted.
All proceeds benefit The Helderberg Family and Community Organization (HFCO). Please click here for the event flyer.
Helderberg Family & Community Organization is sponsoring a Food Drive to benefit: Hugs for the Hilltowns (Helderberg Lutheran Church); Rock Road Chapel Holiday Outreach Program (Knox); Hilltowns Community Resource Center (Westerlo); and The Little Free Food Pantries (in Berne and Knox).
Please see our flyer with donation locations and a list of requested items. Any amount you can give is appreciated!
Join us for a Breakfast with Santa on Sunday, December 4, 8 AM—12 PM, or until sold out. Due to the overwhelming response last year, we will be taking advanced seating reservations with a limited number of walk-ins. Enjoy breakfast along with pictures and a treat from Santa! Basket raffles will be available, as well.
For reservations please call Sandra Quay ( 518-605-1351) or Joan Adriance (518 461-1320) by November 30.
Location: Berne Fire Department, 30 Canaday Hill Rd, Berne NY
Menu: Pancakes, Sausage, Bacon & Eggs
Cost: Children under 2 free, Children 2-10 $5, Over Age 11 $10, Senior citizens $6
On Saturday, December 3 at 5PM, join us in the park (behind the Knox Fire Department) for the 2022 Hope and Peace Community Tree Lighting Ceremony. Once in the park, join us outside or listen from the comfort of your car as we transmit the program over your car radio.
This evening of holiday cheer will feature guest vocalists from the BKW Elementary and Jr/Sr High School Choirs as they lead us in a community sing-along.
Light Refreshments will also be available.
The trees will remain lit each evening through January 7, 2023.
“There is nothing more important than ensuring that our neighbors have enough to eat.” This thought was shared in a note written by a generous donor during the Helderberg Family and Community Organization’s (HFCO) 2021 Spring Food Drive. The HFCO is once again proud to team up with Rock Road Chapel, Hugs from the Hilltowns, Hilltowns Community Resource Center and the Switzkill Valley Volunteers to help feed our neighbors and to provide Thanksgiving and Christmas meals for those who could use a little help.
We are all facing the challenges that the much higher grocery and fuel prices are having on our budgets. These challenges are especially hard on seniors and families with limited incomes. Would you please consider sharing what you have with others?
Our 2022 Fall Food Drive will be held from October 11 through November 6. Nonperishable food items may be dropped off during regular business hours at the:
· Altamont Country Values (Agway)
· True Value Hardware (East Berne)
· Fox Creek Market (Berne)
· Westerlo Public Library (Westerlo)
· Berne Public Library (Berne)
Food and monetary donations will also be accepted at the Havoc Softball Tournament on October 29 at the Knox Town Park from 9 am to 5 pm. Please also note the Berne Fire Department Auxiliary will be collecting food items during their annual Fall Craft/Vendor Fair on Saturday, November 12 from 9 am to 2 pm.
If you prefer, monetary donations may be sent to HFCO, PO Box 115, Knox, NY, 12107. Please note Food Drive in the memo line of your check. All donations will be used, in their entirety, to help feed our neighbors.
Please see our food drive flyer with all other important details.
Helderberg Heroes Project, a program of Helderberg Family & Community Organization, is partnering with Operation Adopt a Soldier out of Saratoga Springs to provide Christmas stockings to deployed service men and women.
Sponsor a service member with a donation of $20 by October 26. Please click here for details and donation form.
Your donation will cover the cost of the items to fill the stocking, including items such as: beef jerky, nuts, hard candy, gum, puzzle books, playing cards, pens/pencils, paper, and Christmas cards / notes.
Helderberg Heroes Project and Helderberg Hearts and Hands Club will purchase items to fill the stockings and pack them. Operation Adopt a Soldier will mail the stockings to deployed service members in time for the holiday season.
The fall youth soccer program offers a skill development program for youth ages 3 - grade 6.
The 2022 Fall Soccer program runs Sundays and Tuesdays from September 11 through October 4.
General information is on the flyer.
Please visit our Fall Soccer program page to register by September 1st.
Summer Art Camp is for students entering grades 1 - 8. Times will be determined by enrollment. Please visit our Art Camp page to register online.
The Helderberg Family and Community Organization invite all levels of soccer players, in grades Pre-K - Grade 12, to participate in the 2022 Summer Soccer Camp, July 18 - 22.
Please visit our Summer Soccer Camp page to register online.
Paper registration forms and general camp information can be found here.
Join us June 4th from 9am-3pm, rain or shine, for the HFCO Community-Wide Garage Sale!
Begin your day at the Knox Reformed Church with a baked good, hot cup of coffee, tea or water. Find a list of garage sale sites and description of items for sale HERE.
On behalf of the Helderberg Family and Community Organization we thank you for supporting this community event.
Questions? Call Sarah Pasquini: 518-210-2778
