Thanks, Pfeil Hardware!

Pfeil Hardware, nustled on the corner of 3rd and State in downtown Troy.

PLUG! I just wanted to give a quick thanks to Pfeil Hardware in downtown Troy for their generous donation towards our goal of raising funds for Special Olympics New York through the Over the Edge fundraiser.

Pfeil opened in the location of the old Stanley’s. I recall making trips down there as a child, and the excitement that was had in leaving our crowded apartment for the open space of downtown and our very own department store. Then one day it was gone, and it remained vacant for the entirety of my adolescence, teenage years, and until recently my entire adult life. For me, that large empty storefront – cavernous and littered with a decade of informal repairs and dilapidated materials – exemplified the economic situation of the city. Where once there was a thriving department, there was instead for many years an empty, ghostly shell.

But now, finally, a business has occupied the space. And not just any business, but one that is steadfast in its dedication to building and becoming a part of a thriving community. Pfeil Hardware is, naturally, a business. But it can also serve as a symbol for all the positive change that has occurred in our city over the course of the last five years and the hope that things can and will be better, so long as the right people are involved.

All indications are this is definitely the case. So thanks again, Pfeil, for your continued contributions and in particular your generosity to my goal of raising funds for the Special Olympics of New York.

Also, if you get a chance, like them on Facebook.

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