The Catskill Chronicle

NEWBURGH, NY (September 29, 2011) – Terrie Goldstein, publisher Hudson Valley Parent, has announce that $384 was collected for the Children’s Grieving Center at this month’s Orange County Chamber Business Expo. Visitors to HV Parent’s booth were invited to play a game of skill to win free web and magazine promotion if they made a contribution to the Center.

Hudson Valley Parent also gave away free web and magazine ad space to those who donated to the Grieving Center which will allow local businesses the opportunity to reach the over 50,000 moms who read the magazine regularly. Moms who, according to marketing research and the many pocketbooks that decorated the HV Parent booth, “hold the purse strings.”

“We were happy to be able to give back to such a worthy cause,” says Goldstein, “and to allow those who played the game of skill to win free web and magazine promotion. We had 28 companies donate, making it a very successful event for us… plus we had a great time that day. Everybody came out a winner.”

The Grieving Center spokesperson, Janice Valentino says, “Monies raised go right back to helping children who are going through a crises, and we thank Hudson Valley Parent for their collection … what a great idea.”

The Children’s Grieving Center, begun in 1996 as Junior League project, provides families in Orange & Sullivan County with loving support in a safe place where children, teens and their families grieving a death can share their experiences as they move through the healing process. “Since the mission of HV Parent magazine is to help Hudson Valley parents, what better way,” says Goldstein, “than by assisting them when their child is hurting.”

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Hudson Valley Parent is a 16-year old regional magazine, based in Newburgh. The magazine is available at hvparent.com. In addition, the magazine can be found at over 850 locations in the region. For more information, log on to www.excitingread.com.