Assemblyman Robert Smullen (R,C-Mohawk Valley and the Adirondacks) is proud to announce the 16th Annual Venison for Veterans & Seniors of Fulton and Montgomery Counties. This volunteer event organized by local hunters and in partnership with assemblymembers, the Fulton and Montgomery counties’ Offices for the Aging, the Fulton and Montgomery counties’ Sheriffs’ Offices and local community groups will take place at Fulton-Montgomery Community College on Monday, April 22. In the remaining three weeks leading up to this event, veterans and seniors are encouraged to call Andrea Fettinger of the Fulton County Office of the Aging at (518) 736-5650 or David Jordan of the Montgomery County Office of the Aging at (518) 843-2300 to leave their name, address, ZIP code and telephone number to have venison, fish and other wild game delivered to them. Volunteer first responders will assist in delivering venison to everyone who participates. The donated game has been kept in freezer storage through a partnership with Don Wicksell of Kingsboro Lumber Company and Tom Georgia of Tribes Hill.

**ALL MEDIA WELCOME AND ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND**

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