Photos: The Amazing Race to 'Recovery'
On Saturday at Crossgates Mall, sponsored by the mall and the Colonie-Guilderland Rotary Club, was to raise awareness about the opioid epidemic and to raise funds for Second Chance Opportunities so a challenged theme event was held to raise money for a Community Recovery Center in Albany.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
No one is alone: Tables line the corridor outside Lucky Strike Social on Saturday morning laden with pamphlets on stopping the opioid epidemic. Funds raised at the event will be used to open a Community Recovery Center in Albany, Second Chance Opportunities Inc., described as “a safe, centralized center where people in recovery, their families and loved ones can go to get support necessary to lead healthy lives in recovery and cope with the challenges of addiction.”
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Having a good laugh: Two women share a chuckle as they start the Race to Recovery challenge, holding a notice that says “Stomp Out Stigma.” Ten stores at Crossgates Mall participated, offering various challenges on Saturday.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Funny times: Dillion Brown, of Watervliet, attempts to build a Lego helicopter to get his team to guess during the word during the Pictionary challenge at the Lego store inside Crossgates Mall on Saturday morning — part of the The Amazing Race to Recovery. The event, sponsored by the mall and the Colonie-Guilderland Rotary Club, was to raise awareness about the opioid epidemic and to raise funds for Second Chance Opportunities.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
All for a good cause: Four men wait at Lucky Strike Social, as a long line forms behind them, to register as a team on Saturday morning to participate in The Amazing Race to Recovery.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Playing with Legos: Dillion Brown, from Watervliet, in back, and Jon Page, from Albany, build items rapidly, playing Pictionary with their teammates during the The Amazing Race to Recovery held at Crossgates Mall in Guilderland on Saturday morning.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
How fast can you build? Misti Rivers, from Gansevoort, gets timed by the manager of Pizzeria Uno while a teammate smiles and claps for Rivers who was building pizza boxes as one of the challenges in the 10-store challenge. Rivers built 17 boxes.