Community Involvement

CTB&K encourages its staff to give back to the community in which we live by giving their time and energy to help local charities. Not only will staff be helping those in need, but they will also achieve personal satisfaction and fulfillment by helping others.

Upcoming Events

CTB&K Helping Hands Committee is busy planning our next volunteer day.  More details will follow soon . . .

Past Events

 

 

3 Kings Lunch at Heart & Soul

Staff from CTB&K hosted a 3 Kings lunch in January. Please click the picture to view the Facebook gallery.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ronald McDonald House

In December, members of CTB&K visited the Ronald McDonald House and prepared a home-cooked meal for their guests. Please click on the picture to view the Facebook gallery.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Heart & Soul Thanksgiving Dinner

In 2010 we went back to visit our friends at Heart & Soul. During our time there, we packed and distributed Thanksgiving dinners and supplies to those famiies in need. Click the picture to view our Facebook gallery.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WNY Childrens' Psychiatric Center

In October, our Helping Hands team joined the Halloween festivities at the WNY Childrens' Psychiatric Center. Patients dressed up in their favorite costumes and trick or treated through the building. Visit our Facebook to view additional pictures.

Kevin Guest House

In May, CTB&K visited the Kevin Guest House.  Kevin Guest House, the nation's first Hospital Hospitality House, offers a safe, warm, secure respite providing comfort, support and affordable accommodations for patients, outpatients and their loved ones.

 

We planted flowers in the garden and stained & painted their fences.  Click on the picture to view more photos from our day.

 

 

 

 

 

Food Bank of WNY

In December, Staff of CTB&K volunteered at The Food Bank. We organized and sorted food in their warehouse.   Click on the photo to view photos of our day.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Niagara Falls Boys & Girls Club

CTB&K was proud to donate gifts to needy children at the Niagara Falls Boys & Girls Club.  Our tree in the main lobby was filled with many toys and sporting equipment.  All of the gifts were delivered to the Club in mid-December so the children had something to open on Christmas Day! Click the picture to view the Facebook Gallery.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Heart & Soul 2009
Heart Love and Soul is a food pantry and dining room serving the people of Niagara Falls, NY. It is sponsored by the Sisters of St. Francis at Stella Niagara. In November, we visited Heart & Soul food pantry in Niagara Falls, NY. We packed groceries for over 400 needy families for their Thanksgiving dinner, we served around 200 lunches to those in need of a hot meal and then handed out the Thanksgiving grocery bags and turkeys/chickens to the families. Visit our facebook page to view pictures of our day at Heart and Soul. Click the picture to view the Facebook Gallery.

 

Cradle Beach Camp
In July, we visited Cradle Beach Camp.

Cradle Beach Camp serves the needs of disabled and disadvantaged children from Western New York. They provide a healthy environment and organized activities to promote socialization, self-worth, and decision making, in an atmosphere of love and acceptance.

Visit our facebook page to view pictures of our day with the kids. Click the picture to view the Facebook Gallery.


American Cancer Society - Hope Lodge
On Friday, May 15, the CTB&K staff lended a hand to the Hope Lodge. The Hope Lodge Buffalo is a tangible reflection of the American Cancer Society's commitment to improving the quality of life for cancer patients and their loved ones. Hope Lodges are a "home away from home" made available at no cost to patients undergoing active outpatient treatment for cancer.We painted rooms, weeded the gardens and baked cookies in the kitchen. Click the picture to view the Facebook Gallery.


Ongoing Events

Each Friday in the summer, the CTB&K staff dresses down for charity. Employees contribute a small donation to wear jeans. This past summer, we collected over $2000! The funds were donated to a different local charity each week.

America Red Cross and CTB&K blood drives

Our next blood drive will be held on Monday, November 7, 2011 from 9am-1pm at 45 Bryant Woods North in Amherst. Thank you to all of those who have donated in the past. The public is invited to attend all of our blood drives.

Non Profit Affiliations

• Amherst Police Foundation
• Boy Scouts of Buffalo & Western NY
• Buffalo Hearing & Speech Center
• Buffalo Renaissance Foundation
• Buffalo Sabres Alumni Association
• Buffalo Zoo
• Catholic Charities
• Cattaraugus County 4-H
• Children's Hospital Neo-natal unit
• Construction Exchange of Buffalo and WNY
• Construction Financial Management Association Niagara Frontier Chapter
• Erie County Bar Association
• Erie County Commission on the Status of Women
• Finance Committee for Community Services for the Developmentally Disabled
• First Niagara Bank WNY
• Gateway-Longview
• Girl Scouts of Western New York
• Goodwill Industries
• Mt. St. Mary's Hospital Foundation
• Nardin Academy
• National MS Society
• Niagara Falls Boys & Girls Club
• Niagara Pioneer Soccer League, Inc.
• Niagara University Accounting Advisory Board
• Niagara University Board of Advisors
• Parkinson's Association of WNY
• Relay For Life
• Ride for Roswell
• Southtowns La Leche League
• St. Mary's Hospital
• TWIGS Foundation
• United Way
• WNY United Against Drug & Alcohol Abuse