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Tuesday, March 26, 2013  A Manlius family is fundraising to pay for a service dog to help their daughter, who suffers from Tourette Syndrome.

Thursday, January 24, 2013  The Friends of the Rosamond Gifford Zoo at Burnet Park says it made its fifth and final payment, of $221,588, to Onondaga County Parks to complete its $1 million commitment to the Parks for Tomorrow II initiative.

Tuesday, November 27, 2012  New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has sent letters to 72 nonprofits asking them to disclose their fundraising and relief efforts for Superstorm Sandy victims.

Thursday, September 13, 2012  Syracuse University announced Thursday that it surpassed its $1 billion fundraising goal as part of 'The Campaign for Syracuse University.'

Friday, July 13, 2012  Colgate University says it raised $480 million in a five-year capital campaign, passing its goal by $80 million.

Monday, June 04, 2012  Alec Baldwin wants to make sure students at a Central New York school have the opportunity to get outside and play ball.

Wednesday, May 23, 2012  Gov. Andrew Cuomo has chosen Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner and Assemblyman Keith Wright of Manhattan to share the duties of chairman of the state Democratic Party.

Tuesday, February 28, 2012  National Pancake Day means free pancakes from IHOP.

Thursday, January 12, 2012  Jamesville-DeWitt parents raised $48,000 to keep modified sports teams for the spring season and want the district to resume funding them in the future.

Thursday, January 05, 2012  Wikipedia has raised $20 million in its annual plea for donations to help expand and improve the Internet's leading encyclopedia.

Wednesday, December 28, 2011  Hard work by parents, coaches and the athletes has paid off in the Jamesville-DeWitt school district.

Friday, September 23, 2011  Just 8 days before the scheduled closing on October 1st, the late Ida Benderson's son, Bruce Benderson has announced the formation of "Friends of the Ida Benderson Center."

Tuesday, August 09, 2011  The unemployed musicians of the bankrupt Syracuse Symphony Orchestra have rallied on stages from Fayetteville to Rome this summer to keep the music alive.

Friday, July 15, 2011  New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand took in $3.07 million in campaign cash over the past three months, maintaining a fast fundraising pace during a compressed two-year election cycle for her seat.

Friday, April 15, 2011  The Rosamond Gifford Zoo is launching a major fundraising campaign.