02/12/2026
This past weekend (Friday, Feb. 6th thru Sunday, Feb. 8th) the Burn Foundation of CNY held its' 12th Annual Overnight Retreat for our burn survivors, their caregivers, supporters, and friends!! We are extremely grateful to Syracuse Crunch Hockey Club, Nedrow Volunteer Fire Department Inc. and 2nd Assistant Chief Rick Nemier, Tompkins Cortland Community College (TC3) and President Amy Kremenek, Neptune Hose Co #1 of Dryden Inc. Dryden Ambulance Inc., including Chief Pete Tyler, Deputy Chief Timothy Arnold, and Firefighter Stacy Arnold, Dryden Police Department, CP Foods Wholesale Foodservice Distributor, First Student Bus of Rochester and Driver Extraordinaire Franklin Louk, Chris Xaver & Ed Matlak & Family, our Burn Camp Directors Jay & Judy Tinker, Central New York Mopar Association with President Marty Halstead & Treasurer John Buckley, Community Bank, N.A. (South Meadow Branch), Hades Hounds Watchdogs Chapter and President Scott Wiley, Laddermen MC Auburn, NY and President Sam Giannettino, Meg-A-Moo’s Ice Cream and owner Nick Pidlypchak, and last but certainly not least, Red Knights MC (Syracuse NY) with Vice President John Carnowski. You folks are ALL ROCK STARS and we THANK YOU!!!