First Knight, Windsor NY

12/28/2024

FIRST KNIGHT 2024 is just days away!

The presents are unwrapped and another Christmas has come and gone. We hope you had a wonderful holiday filled with friends, food and cheer. There is so much anticipation and preparation with the approach of Christmas, sometimes we feel a bit of a let-down afterwards, but don’t fear for we have the answer. That’s right, put on your coats and gloves and come on out to the Village of Windsor for our First Knight event starting 7:00 pm on December 31st. Park at the High School and hop on a shuttle bus sponsored by Leonard Bus Sales. These buses will be making continuous loops around the venues and back to the high school about every 15-20 minutes for the entire evening until 12:15 am. Check our website www.firstknight.ORG in advance so you can plan your evening to get the most out of the different offerings. There will be program booklets on the buses and at every venue.

If you haven’t eaten dinner, there are many choices for food starting at 6:00 pm at the Light House Community Church, soup and sandwiches at the First United Methodist Church, and hot dogs with or without chili and cheese in the Community House parking lot which is a fundraiser for Cub Scout Pack 68. The chocolate fountain is back at Acclaim Insurance Agency, another of our sponsors, along with hors d’oeuvres, lemonade, giveaways and a drawing for a gift card. 5 Horse Coffee Co is offering samples of freshly ground specialty coffees and snacks and they will have a drawing as well. Specialty coffees and teas can also be purchased for $4.00 - $7.00.
At 7:00 pm, you can make 2024 spectacles, decorate a hat, have your face painted or visit any of our 10 venues for a fun-filled evening all free of charge thanks to many of our other sponsors: Northland Power DBA Bluestone Wind, Visions Federal Credit Union, the Windsor Lions Club, the Knights of Columbus, and Osterhoudt Madden Funeral Home Join us at the Community House at 9:30 pm for hat judging. And now that you are all gussied up (or not), visit the photo booth to preserve your memories.
There are too many activities to mention, but you can see a magician, marionettes, or a juggler perform. You can visit the carnival and play games to win prizes where you might run into Chee Chee the Clown or get into the middle of an indoor snowball fight at Our Lady of Lourdes on Kent St.
The Windsor Bible Baptist Church is hosting the Kopernik portable planetarium, two bounce houses provided by sponsor Airborne Inflatables and Party Rentals LLC, a crawl tunnel and ball pit for toddlers along with story time and crafts.
You can play Bingo and Trivia for prizes at the Community House.
Several history exhibits and presentations sponsored by Coughlin & Gerhart, along with candy crafts and refreshments provided by West Windsor Baptist Church will be located at the Windsor Town Hall.
Perhaps you’d rather sit quietly and listen to music or visit with friends. That’s also an option. Head over to the Community House and Windsor Times Square to make s’mores at the bonfire with Ken Wiley and/or to have a piece of the delectable First Knight cake which will be served starting at 10:00 pm until it is gone (we haven’t run out in the past) along with coffee, tea or hot cocoa. Enjoy the music by R.P.H Band of One.
As the evening and year come to an end, perhaps we have saved the best for last. We will pass out noisemakers, Will Stafford will be juggling fire, we will have a countdown to midnight thanks to Adams Cable. We will also have our free drawing for a 50” SMART TV and some other prizes. We hope you remembered to fill out an entry at every venue you visited cause one of you is definitely going to win! While it would be great to have you in the crowd, you need not be present to win.
As the clock strikes midnight, join the chorus of Auld Lang Syne and watch the streamers and confetti fall from the sky. Happy New Year to all and welcome to 2025!
Thank you to all the volunteers who work tirelessly, to our venues who open their doors to one and all, to our sponsors who fund the programs and activities to make this event possible for everyone, and to our donors who add a little extra fun.

The Town and Village of Windsor, most of the local churches and some of the local businesses are opening their doors again to allow the community and surrounding areas to enjoy an alcohol-free, family friendly First Knight experience on New Year’s Eve, December 31, 2024 from 7 pm to just after mid...

12/08/2024

Save the date!

12/08/2024

For Immediate Release
Contact person: Elaine Card
(607) 655-3399

FIRST KNIGHT 2024 -2025 is sure to be an event to remember!
Regardless of the weather, this event will take place from 7 pm – midnight on New Year’s Eve.
Our goal is to provide a safe, healthy way for families and individuals to spend an affordable evening of merriment! Park at the Windsor High School and catch a bus to your fav location or start at our Village Community House or any of the other venues where you can pick up a Program booklet to plan your evening, that is if you haven’t already done so on our website: www.firstknight.org. Shuttle buses will be making their rounds every 15-20 minutes throughout the evening. Enter a free drawing at every venue you visit to win great prizes such as our first place prize which is a 50” Smart TV.
Be sure to arrive early if you want to have a delicious chicken and biscuit dinner (free will offering) at the Lighthouse Community Church which is available at 6:00 pm until they run out. For a lighter fare, visit Acclaim Insurance Agency for hors d’oeuvres and a chocolate fountain, or the First United Methodist Church for soup and sandwiches, the Town Hall for finger foods and Our Lady of Lourdes for hotdogs and popcorn. Of course, there are a variety of desserts and hot drinks throughout the event, so you shouldn’t get hungry. While Pepe’s will not be here this year, the Cub Scout Pack 68 will be doing a fundraiser in the Community House parking lot with hot dogs and the option to add chili and cheese – yum!
This event is funded by the wonderful sponsorships we have been fortunate enough to obtain in order that we can keep the event free of cost so all can enjoy the programs and events. Special thanks to Northland Power DBA Bluestone Wind Farm, Visions Federal Credit Union, Leonard Bus Sales, Osterhoudt-Madden Funeral Home, Airborne Inflatables and Party Rentals LLC, the Windsor Lions Club, Coughlin Gerhart, and Adams Cable for all their help financially. Please be sure to support our sponsors! I don’t want to forget to remind you to thank our numerous volunteers who give selflessly of their time and talents to make this event a success! Consider volunteering if you can – call Elaine at 607-655-3399.
Our carnival with Chee Chee the Clown will again be hosted by Our Lady of Lourdes Church and the Knights of Columbus with games and prizes for the children. Kopernik Observatory is bringing their portable planetarium with shows every half hour till 11 pm. See a Marionette Show, jump in the Bounce House, or enjoy the magic by Jeremy the Illusionist, catch up with Will, the amazing juggler who will perform at several locations. Play Bingo and/or Trivia at the Community House or just sit and mingle with your friends and neighbors. These events and more are certain to bring smiles to young and old.
As the evening winds down, join us at the Village Community House for First Knight cake and coffee, free noisemakers, a bonfire, s’mores and more.

11/22/2024

Contact person: Elaine Card
(607) 655-3399

FIRST KNIGHT WINDSOR 2024 - 2025
Come one, come all! Be sure to arrive early if you want to have a delicious chicken and biscuit dinner at The Lighthouse Community House where they will be serving dinners starting at 6 pm until they run out. There are no admission fees at any of the locations or performances, but donations are gratefully accepted.
The event is sure to be an evening to remember! Regardless of the weather, this event will take place from 7 pm – midnight on New Year’s Eve. Our goal is to provide a safe, healthy way for families and individuals to spend an affordable evening of merriment! Park at the Windsor High School and catch a bus to your fav location or start at our Village Community House or any of the other venues where you can pick up a Program booklet to plan your evening. Enter a free drawing at every venue you visit to win great prizes such as our 50” TV. Shuttle buses will be making their rounds every 15 minutes or so throughout the evening. Visit the First United Methodist Church for soup and sandwiches and top it all off with the treats at the chocolate fountain at Acclaim Insurance Agency. Of course, there are a variety of snack foods throughout the event, so you shouldn’t get hungry. Just a heads up, Pepe’s Food Cart can’t make it this year.
Stop at the Presbyterian Church to decorate your 2025 spectacles and then decorate hats at the United Methodist Church. There are more crafts and treats at the Windsor Bible Baptist Church.
We are pleased to announce that our carnival with Chee Chee the Clown will once again be hosted by Our Lady of Lourdes Church and the Knights of Columbus with many games and prizes for the children along with an indoor snowball fight. We are also pleased to bring you a portable planetarium from Kopernik Observatory with shows every half hour from 8 – 11 pm. You can also see a Marionette Show or let the kids have fun jumping in a Bounce House sponsored by Airborne Inflatables and Party Rental LLC . There will also be a ball pit for toddlers. Jeremy the Illusionist will be dazzling attendees with his magic. Catch up with Will, the amazing juggler who will perform at several locations. Face painting and a photo booth will also be available. Play Bingo or Trivia at the Community House or just sit and mingle with your friends and neighbors. All these events and more are certain to bring smiles to young and old.
Don’t forget to stop at the Town Hall for historic presentations, camaraderie, and great finger foods. West Windsor Baptist is providing candy activity, crafts, hot chocolate and coffee AT the Town Hall.
As the evening amps up join us at the Village Community House for great music, First Knight cake, coffee and hot chocolate, free noisemakers, a bonfire, s’mores and more!
For a full schedule of events, please check our website just before Christmas at: www.firstnightwindsorny.org or LIKE us on Facebook. All of our venues, volunteers, sponsors and donors look forward to your visit!
Happy New Year!

11/12/2024

Save the date!
The Windsor Partnership is once again hosting a First Knight celebration on New Year's Eve in Windsor, NY!
It will run from 7pm till Midnight and will feature activities at many of our local churches and businesses.
Volunteers are needed! Contact Elaine at 607 655 3399 to sign up!

12/30/2023

12/28/2023

First Knight gets more exciting every year!

FIRST KNIGHT 2023 is just days away
The presents are unwrapped and another Christmas has come and gone. We hope you had a wonderful holiday filled with friends, food and cheer. There is so much anticipation and preparation with the approach of Christmas, sometimes we feel a bit of a letdown afterwards, but don’t fear for we have the answer. That’s right, put on your coats and gloves and come on out to the Village of Windsor for our biggest yet First Knight event starting 7:00 pm on December 31st. Park at the High School and hop on a shuttle bus sponsored by Leonard Bus Sales. These buses will be making continuous loops around the venues and back to the high school about every 20 minutes for the entire evening until 12:15 am. Check our website www.firstknight.org in advance so you can plan your evening to get the most out of the different offerings. Here will be program booklets on the buses or at every venue.
If you haven’t eaten dinner, there are many choices such as food starting at 6:00 pm at the Light House Community Church, soup and sandwiches at the First United Methodist Church, and spiedies, sausage and peppers, salt potatoes and more for sale by Pepe’s BBQ truck located behind the Community House. The chocolate fountain is back at Acclaim Insurance Agency, another sponsor, along with hors d’oeuvres, iced tea, giveaways and a drawing for a gift card. 5 Horse Coffee Co, a new venue this year, is offering samples of fresh ground specialty coffees and snacks and they will have a drawing as well. Specialty coffees and teas can also be purchased for $4.00 - $7.00.
At 7:00 pm, you can make 2024 spectacles, decorate a hat, have your face painted or visit any of our 10 venues for a fun-filled evening all free of charge thanks to many of our other sponsors: Northland Power DBA Bluestone Wind, Visions Federal Credit Union, the Windsor Lions Club, the Knights of Columbus, and Osterhoudt Madden Funeral Home Join us at the Community House at 9:30 pm for hat judging. And now that you are all gussied up (or not), visit the photo booth to preserve your memories.
There are too many activities to mention, but you can see a magician, marionettes, or a juggler perform. You can visit the carnival and play games to win prizes where you might run into Chee Chee the clown or get into the middle of an indoor snowball fight. Enjoy a horse and carriage ride behind Our Lady of Lourdes. The Windsor Bible Baptist Church is hosting the Kopenik portable planetarium, two bounce houses provided by sponsor, Airborne Inflatables and Party Rentals LLC, a crawl tunnel and ball pit for toddlers along with story time and crafts. You can play Bingo and Trivia for prizes. Several history exhibits and presentations sponsored by Coughlin & Gerhart, along with candy crafts and refreshments provided by West Windsor Baptist Church will be located at the Windsor Town Hall. Perhaps you’d rather sit quietly and listen to music or visit with friends, that’s also an option
Head over to the Community House and Windsor Times Square to make s’mores at the bonfire with Ken Wiley and/or to have a piece of the delectable First Knight cake which will be served starting at 10:00 pm until it is gone (we haven’t run out in the past???) along with coffee, tea or hot cocoa. Enjoy the music by R.P.H Band of One.
As the evening and year come to an end, perhaps we have saved the best for last. We will pass out noisemakers, Will Stafford will be juggling fire, we will have a live broadcast of the ball drop in New York City’s Times Square, thanks to our sponsor Adams Cable, we will have our free drawing for a 50” SMART TV and some other prizes. We hope you remembered to fill out an entry at every venue you visited cause one of you is definitely going to win! While it would be great to have you in the crowd, you need not be present to win. As the clock strikes midnight, join the chorus of Auld Lang Syne and watch the streamers and confetti fall from the sky. Happy New Year to all and welcome to 2024!
Thank you to all the volunteers who work tirelessly, to our venues who open their doors to one and all, to our sponsors who fund the programs and activities to make this event possible for everyone, and to our donors who add a little extra fun.

12/28/2023

FIRST KNIGHT 2023 is just days away
The presents are unwrapped and another Christmas has come and gone. We hope you had a wonderful holiday filled with friends, food and cheer. There is so much anticipation and preparation with the approach of Christmas, sometimes we feel a bit of a letdown afterwards, but don’t fear for we have the answer. That’s right, put on your coats and gloves and come on out to the Village of Windsor for our biggest yet First Knight event starting 7:00 pm on December 31st. Park at the High School and hop on a shuttle bus sponsored by Leonard Bus Sales. These buses will be making continuous loops around the venues and back to the high school about every 20 minutes for the entire evening until 12:15 am. Check our website www.firstknight.org in advance so you can plan your evening to get the most out of the different offerings. Here will be program booklets on the buses or at every venue.
If you haven’t eaten dinner, there are many choices such as food starting at 6:00 pm at the Light House Community Church, soup and sandwiches at the First United Methodist Church, and spiedies, sausage and peppers, salt potatoes and more for sale by Pepe’s BBQ truck located behind the Community House. The chocolate fountain is back at Acclaim Insurance Agency, another sponsor, along with hors d’oeuvres, iced tea, giveaways and a drawing for a gift card. 5 Horse Coffee Co, a new venue this year, is offering samples of fresh ground specialty coffees and snacks and they will have a drawing as well. Specialty coffees and teas can also be purchased for $4.00 - $7.00.
At 7:00 pm, you can make 2024 spectacles, decorate a hat, have your face painted or visit any of our 10 venues for a fun-filled evening all free of charge thanks to many of our other sponsors: Northland Power DBA Bluestone Wind, Visions Federal Credit Union, the Windsor Lions Club, the Knights of Columbus, and Osterhoudt Madden Funeral Home Join us at the Community House at 9:30 pm for hat judging. And now that you are all gussied up (or not), visit the photo booth to preserve your memories.
There are too many activities to mention, but you can see a magician, marionettes, or a juggler perform. You can visit the carnival and play games to win prizes where you might run into Chee Chee the clown or get into the middle of an indoor snowball fight. Enjoy a horse and carriage ride behind Our Lady of Lourdes. The Windsor Bible Baptist Church is hosting the Kopenik portable planetarium, two bounce houses provided by sponsor, Airborne Inflatables and Party Rentals LLC, a crawl tunnel and ball pit for toddlers along with story time and crafts. You can play Bingo and Trivia for prizes. Several history exhibits and presentations sponsored by Coughlin & Gerhart, along with candy crafts and refreshments provided by West Windsor Baptist Church will be located at the Windsor Town Hall. Perhaps you’d rather sit quietly and listen to music or visit with friends, that’s also an option
Head over to the Community House and Windsor Times Square to make s’mores at the bonfire with Ken Wiley and/or to have a piece of the delectable First Knight cake which will be served starting at 10:00 pm until it is gone (we haven’t run out in the past???) along with coffee, tea or hot cocoa. Enjoy the music by R.P.H Band of One.
As the evening and year come to an end, perhaps we have saved the best for last. We will pass out noisemakers, Will Stafford will be juggling fire, we will have a live broadcast of the ball drop in New York City’s Times Square, thanks to our sponsor Adams Cable, we will have our free drawing for a 50” SMART TV and some other prizes. We hope you remembered to fill out an entry at every venue you visited cause one of you is definitely going to win! While it would be great to have you in the crowd, you need not be present to win. As the clock strikes midnight, join the chorus of Auld Lang Syne and watch the streamers and confetti fall from the sky. Happy New Year to all and welcome to 2024!
Thank you to all the volunteers who work tirelessly, to our venues who open their doors to one and all, to our sponsors who fund the programs and activities to make this event possible for everyone, and to our donors who add a little extra fun.

12/15/2023

ARE YOU READY FOR THE HOLIDAYS?

First Knight offers a great way for friends old and new, young and old to come together to reflect on our blessings and make new memories to kick off 2024. Come join us for half an hour or stay for the entire night, visit one venue or try to see them all.
You may want to start your night at 6 pm at Lighthouse Community Church where the parishioners work hard all day to provide delicious food for a free will offering. That meal has become a tradition for myself and my family since I am busy with details all day before the event and the last thing I have time for is cooking. Thank you for your dedication, Pastor Kevin Rollo and your wonderful volunteers. Remember, the other venues do not open until 7 pm.
Let’s take a moment to thank the groups who has taken on the task of bringing lights to our community by offering contests for best Christmas tree and most magically decorated house, the dedicated group of citizens who put up the Village lights each year, those that decorate our beautiful gazebo and those who have successfully brought our community a Christmas parade. I am so proud and thankful for all the volunteers who bring so much to our community. Please thank them one and all for their sacrifices and dedication!
There will be many activities and programs at First Knight, but I am delighted to let you know that Kopernik will be bringing their portable planetarium to our event once again. 25 people can visit every half hour, so be sure to stop at the Windsor Bible Baptist Church to sign up for a time slot. The Baptist Church will also be hosting 2 bounce houses for different age groups and a crawl tunnel with ball pit for toddlers. New this year, we are going to do 2 hat judging contests – one for kids 12 and under and one for 13 through adults – there are always so many fantastic creations, it will be hard to choose the winners. Our website www.firstknight.org has been updated with venue and show information so you can see all of the events and their times to plan your evening for December 31st, 2023. Don’t forget to enter our raffle at each venue for our prize drawing including a 50” Smart TV.
I thanked several of our sponsors last week, but we need to add Coughlin and Gerhart, Osterhoudt-Madden Funeral Home and Adams Cable who have also been so kind sending sponsorship funds. These sponsors enable us to bring this event to you free of charge.
If you have any questions or want to volunteer, please call Elaine Card at 607-655-3399 or email her at [email protected].