City Mission of Schenectady – Transforming Lives One Meal at a Time

Written by Wright Design on May 26, 2023. Posted in All News, Community Spotlight, Fenimore in the Community.

City Mission of Schenectady – Transforming Lives One Meal at a Time

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The Fenimore team and their families joined forces with the City Mission of Schenectady to serve a BBQ dinner to those in need in our community.

The City Mission works “to comprehensively meet the needs of the poor in a manner that dignifies and strengthens the individual, the family, and the community.” They provide services such as providing shelter, feeding the hungry, empowering employment and life skills training.

Highlights of our time together included:

2 hours prepping, serving dinner, and cleaning

8 Fenimore associates and their family members

300 meals served in-person and packaged to-go

1 goal to provide help, inspire hope, and transform lives

“Serving dinner at the City Mission was inspiring. We had the chance to help serve those in need and work with the incredible staff at the Mission. Thank you for letting our team be part of something that is so meaningful to the community.”

-Erin Luciano, Relationship Manager
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Junior Achievement Titan CEO Challenge Winners: Berne-Knox-Westerlo High School with Mentor, Christian Snyder

Written by Wright Design on April 21, 2023. Posted in All News, Community Spotlight, Featured News & Insights, Fenimore in the Community.

Junior Achievement Titan CEO Challenge Winners: Berne-Knox-Westerlo High School with Mentor, Christian Snyder

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Junior Achievement (JA) is bringing business leadership skills and inspiration to nearly 150 Capital Region high school students this year. During the recent JA Titan CEO Challenge, Christian Snyder, J.D., CFA®, President of Fenimore, was pleased to be among the local CEO/President mentors. This Challenge included 66 teams (of 2-3 students each) competing across 5 different high schools over a period of several weeks.

The goal of the JA Titan CEO Challenge is “…a focus on financial analysis and insights into the workforce, JA Titan brings business economics to life with decision-making across all functions of the students’ simulated companies.” Each class was paired with a mentor that shared their personal experiences related to business management, tying together first-hand knowledge and the popular simulation challenge in which students compete as business CEOs.
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The results are in and congratulations to Berne-Knox-Westerlo high school and Christian for being the winning team in this year’s event!

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Welcome Home to a Hero

Written by Wright Design on March 31, 2023. Posted in All News, Fenimore in the Community.

Welcome Home to a Hero

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The Fenimore team worked with the Veterans & Community Housing Coalition to provide 10 ‘Welcome Home to a Hero’ baskets for women veterans that are transitioning into permanent housing. Each basket was filled with pots and pans, baking sheets, oven mitts, comforter sets, sheets, pillows, cleaning supplies, shower curtains, towels and more. Our hope was to make ‘Home Sweet Home’ a little sweeter by allowing these veterans to spend more time enjoying this milestone and less time worrying about purchasing items they need.

The Veterans & Community Housing Coalition, Inc assists and supports veterans in our 7 surrounding counties by providing temporary and permanent housing as well as a food pantry. These housing options include The Guardian House, which is the only supportive housing program for homeless female veterans in New York State.
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The Fenimore team dropped off the baskets and was able to visit and tour the Guardian House and see the incredible impact that the Veterans & Community Housing Coalition has made across our community. We want to extend a thank you to the Veterans & Community Housing Coalition for their continued work and a sincere thank you to all veterans for their service.

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Unsung Heroes

Written by Wright Design on March 25, 2023. Posted in All News, Community Spotlight, Featured News & Insights, Fenimore in the Community.

Unsung Heroes

The Richmondville Volunteer Emergency Squad (RVES) provides emergency medical services to more than 2,600 residents in a rural Upstate New York county as well as to surrounding communities. While this rescue team is accustomed to saving others in danger, they recently had their own urgent situation.

RVES’s 2005 ambulance was in constant disrepair — a nerve-racking circumstance for first responders whose equipment can make the difference between life and death. As an all-volunteer squad that does not receive regular municipal funding, it was their turn to ask the community for help.

Fenimore’s associates were honored to support RVES’s capital campaign and thrilled when they stopped by to celebrate their new, state-of-the-art ambulance and give us a tour!

Thank you RVES for your selfless acts of service for those in need!

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Investing in the Future

Written by Wright Design on March 24, 2023. Posted in All News, Fenimore in the Community.

Investing in the Future

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Fenimore associates participated in several different career and investment education events for students recently as part of our ongoing commitment to investing in future generations. Highlights include:

Middleburgh Central School District Career Day

Fenimore was proud to be among the 40+ businesses and organizations participating in Middleburgh Central School District Career Day.

Students in grades 7^th through 12^th had the opportunity to select areas of interest from different career groupings. Within each group, presenters spent time with the students discussing their organization, role within the organization, career background and required skills. During each of these sessions, Joe LeRoy, an Investor Relations professional at Fenimore, spoke to students about the tradeoffs between spending, borrowing, and investing, the importance of time in the market and the critical skills and background required to serve investors.

Liberty Partnerships Program Career Fair at SUNY Cobleskill

Liza Baran, Director of Shareholder Services & Operations, welcomed the opportunity to attend the Liberty Partnerships Program Career Fair at SUNY Cobleskill. The fair provided an opportunity for SUNY Cobleskill students to explore a wide variety of careers. Liza was able to meet with students as they stopped by the Fenimore table to ask questions and learn about the types of careers at Fenimore, educational requirements, and daily business activities.
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Fenimore Day at Ellms Farm

Written by Wright Design on October 24, 2022. Posted in All News, Fenimore in the Community.

Fenimore Day at Ellms Farm

Every fall since 2005, Ellms Family Farm opens its gates to welcome people from all over the Capital Region to their farm in Ballston Spa, NY. For many families, the combination of activities, pumpkins, and cider donuts make it a ‘must-do’ event.

Fenimore had the opportunity to partner with Ellms for the 2022 fall season to sponsor the music stage and host a Fenimore Day. During the Fenimore Day, members of the Fenimore team and their families spent a Saturday at Ellms passing out donuts and hosting guessing games for attendees.

‘Supporting our community for generations’ continues to be part of Fenimore’s legacy and the team was thrilled to enjoy a day with their families and support a 3^rd generation family business, Ellms Family Farm.

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27 Years & Running

Written by Wright Design on September 9, 2022. Posted in All News, Community Spotlight, Fenimore in the Community.

27 Years & Running

An Interview with FAM 5k Team Captain, Keith Cataldo

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Since 1994, Fenimore Asset Management has held its annual FAM 5K “Fund” Run/Walk each September (except during COVID-19). Preparations for this year’s race on September 24^th are already in full swing and we caught up with Keith Cataldo, Director of Trading and Operations at Fenimore and the FAM 5k Team Captain to learn more about why he became the organizer of this race what that means to him.
1. HOW DID YOU BECOME THE FAM 5K TEAM CAPTAIN?
  
  I was just lucky, I guess!
  
  I am the 3^rd member of the Fenimore Family to take over the reigns as Race Director. I had some big sneakers to fill following our previous two directors (George Chelius & Peter Sweetser).
  
  Six years ago, I started to assist Peter with some of the race coordination. Once you understand the impact the race has had and will continue to have on the charities and our community, who wouldn’t want to be part of that?
  
  It’s a lot of work but an honor to be associated with the race.
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AFTER A 2-YEAR HIATUS, THE FAM 5K IS BACK WITH YOU LEADING THE WAY. WHAT IS ONE WORD YOU WOULD USE TO DESCRIBE BEING ABLE TO CONDUCT THIS RACE AGAIN IN OUR COMMUNITY?

Opportunity!

During the pandemic when we were unable to host the FAM5k, Fenimore continued to support these organizations behind the scenes. However, the race is what provides the “Opportunity” to bring attention to five outstanding organizations. Organizations that make the lives of people better; that make our community better.

BY DAY, YOU ARE FENIMORE’S DIRECTOR OF TRADING. EVERY YEAR AROUND THIS TIME YOU TRANSFORM INTO OUR FAM 5K TEAM CAPTAIN – 2 VERY DIFFERENT ROLES. ARE THERE ANY SIMILARITIES?

I think that both roles require someone that can be comfortable with making decisions.

As the Director of Trading my job is to try get all our clients the best possible entry or exit price on an investment. I must decide when to buy or sell a security to ensure that I put our client’s best interest first. I may not always be right, but I will have a reason for making that decision at that time.

It’s the same with my role as race director. I look at all the information and make a decision that I believe is in the best interest of the race that year. It’s impossible to always be right, but you need to be comfortable with your decision and able to learn from any mistakes.

WHAT IS ONE BEHIND THE SCENES DETAIL OF ORGANIZING A COMMUNITY 5K THAT PEOPLE WOULD BE SURPRISED TO KNOW?

People are usually surprised when I tell them that I begin my preparation for the September FAM5K at the end of January. I have built a spreadsheet to help keep me and the race timeline on track. The first order of business is always to sign a contract securing the Cobleskill Fairgrounds (where the race is hosted), followed by contacting the board for that year’s charity race recipient.

I have over 80 separate checkbox items on my sheet that range from ordering T-Shirts to testing walkie-talkies.

There are two certainties as race director:

- You can never be too prepared.
- You will always forget something.

WHAT’S EASIER TO YOU – RUNNING A 5K OR ORGANIZING A 5K?

I don’t by any measure consider myself to be a runner. But running a 5K would be much easier than organizing one. The FAM5K is also considered a “Run/Walk”. I wouldn’t be setting any new course records (Male: 14:26 & Female: 16:06), but I know I would have a lot of fun competing with family and friends.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PART OF RACE DAY?

Is it bad to say when it’s over? In the immortal words of John “Hannibal” Smith from my favorite 80’s Television show The A-Team:

“I love it when a plan comes together”

Join Keith and Fenimore on September 24th to walk/run and support our mission of endorsing and promoting the qualities of family, health, and service to our community.

Learn more and register here: http://www.fam5k.com/

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Helios Care Community Project

Written by Wright Design on March 31, 2022. Posted in All News, Fenimore in the Community.

HELIOS CARE COMMUNITY PROJECT

At Helios Care, employees and volunteers work towards “Making Life Easier for patients and families facing serious illness or end of life by providing choices, dignity and compassionate care.”

Earlier this month, Fenimore associates worked together in hopes of making life a little easier for the employees and volunteers who travel every day and provide care for Helios Care patients.

Our associates assembled and delivered 150 gift bags filled with portable phone chargers and gifts cards in hopes of making their travels a little easier. Thank you to everyone at Helios Care for your hard work and dedication to Helios Care and our community. We sincerely hope those tokens of appreciation helped to make a small difference in your day.

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Food For Thought

Written by Wright Design on March 23, 2022. Posted in All News, Community Spotlight, Fenimore in the Community.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

The Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York distributed more than 51 million pounds of food and grocery products in 2021 — the equivalent of 42 million meals — across 23 counties! The need is great … and growing.

The Regional Food Bank is responding to the surge in demand for their services due to rising grocery and fuel costs, while also handling supply chain issues and rising operational costs. Their mission “is to alleviate hunger and prevent food waste.”

In mid-March, our associates helped Regional Food Bank partner agencies load their food orders. It was a very enjoyable and meaningful morning!

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A Safe Place to Learn & Grow

Written by Wright Design on February 8, 2022. Posted in All News, Community Spotlight, Featured News & Insights, Fenimore in the Community.

BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF SCHENECTADY

Fenimore’s associates are grateful for our longtime partnership with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Schenectady. It’s an honor to support their life-changing work and help provide state-of-the-art spaces equipped with technologies designed to protect their children and teens.

“The Mission of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Schenectady is to inspire and enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens.”

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City Mission of Schenectady – Transforming Lives One Meal at a Time

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Junior Achievement Titan CEO Challenge Winners: Berne-Knox-Westerlo High School with Mentor, Christian Snyder

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Welcome Home to a Hero

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Unsung Heroes

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Investing in the Future

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Fenimore Day at Ellms Farm

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27 Years & Running

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HELIOS CARE COMMUNITY PROJECT

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FOOD FOR THOUGHT

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BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF SCHENECTADY