All Organizations in Cambridge

President: Bea Peterson

Treasurer: Edna Schumacher (main contact)
518-686-5354

The Woman’s National Farm and Garden Association meets the third Thursday of each month at the Center Cambridge Town Hall at noon March-December. The club works on a variety of different projects, including beautification and planting projects, flower shows in the summers, and the like. Guest speakers are often at the meetings. Proceeds are for the benefit of the Students Conservation Association in New Hampshire, specifically for students that work in National Parks. New members are always welcome.

President: Andi Mungas

The Salem Area Woman’s Club, part of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs, is devoted to volunteerism and promoting a spirit of helpfulness and intelligent interest in music, art, literature, community improvements, international relations, conservation and vital issues of the day. The club is now in its 97th year. Meetings are held on the second Wednesday of the month from 1 to 2 p.m. with refreshments served prior to the meeting. A committee is always searching for a place to hold the luncheons.

JoAnn Trinkle

The Pieceful Valley Quilters is a social group of quilters who get together once a week to work on quilting projects. They often make quilts to raffle as fundraisers for community organizations. Although they are not a teaching organization and do not offer lessons, they do try to help each other and help beginners. Meetings are held 9 a.m.-noon every Tuesday at the Freight Yard behind Hubbard Hall in Cambridge. All are welcome.

Secretary: Nancy Whitcomb

The Order of the Eastern Star is a fraternal organization of both men and women. The Cambridge area chapter supports a wide variety of local and international charities. It meets on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month at 1 p.m. at the Masonic Temple on Route 372 in Coila. Membership is by invitation, but new members are always welcome.

Regent: JoAnn Trinkle

NSDAR is a civic-organization of women who can trace their ancestry back to soldiers and patriots who fought during the American Revolution. The society promotes characteristics like patriotism, leadership, and good citizenship. The local chapter serves the Cambridge/Hoosick Falls region and offers scholarships and citizenship awards to local schools. To see if you qualify for membership, contact treasurer Julie McGinty at 518-686-1698.

New Skete is a contemplative monastic community of men and women dedicated to living the monastic life together within the tradition of the Eastern Orthodox Church. They earn their daily bread by the work of their own hands, and their dogs and cheesecakes are regularly featured in newspaper and magazine articles. They consist of the Monks of New Skete, the Nuns of New Skete, and the Companions of New Skete. For more information, visit www.newskete.org.

Grand Knight: Gregory Woodcock

The largest lay organization in the Catholic Church, the Knights of Columbus is a Catholic Fraternal Organization that supports the church, community, itself, and others. The Cambridge council, founded in the early 1990s, has given almost $60,000 in financial support to organizations like Hugs for Heroes, Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry, hurricane disaster relief, the Senior Center, Little League, Fire Department, and Rescue Squad. The club meets the second and fourth Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. at the St. Patrick’s Church rectory. Men 18 years old or older who are practicing Catholics are welcome to join.

Offers support to the Cambridge Library. Meets monthly. For more information, call President Sharon Dunn at the library at 518-677-2443.

President: Lisa Pembroke

The Cambridge Valley Chamber of Commerce promotes programs designed to strengthen business within the region; promote civic, social and cultural programs designed to increase the aesthetic values of the community; create an appreciation of the importance of the business person in the community; and encourage economic growth compatible with the character of the community.

President: Gary Dormandy

Cambridge Valley Cycling was founded in 2004 and comprises cyclists of all levels who enjoy riding and socializing together. The club holds regular rides during “the season,” three times a week. Rides usually begin at 5:30 or 6 p.m. for Mild Monday and Wednesday rides, and at 9:30 or 10 a.m. for Sunday rides. Most routes are primarily on paved roads with some dirt roads. We do have a group of gravel riders who enjoy the dirt, so we also schedule rides where the roads are predominantly dirt ones. Rides usually begin at the Cambridge Town Library parking lot, but other starting points include the Buskirk Covered Bridge, Greenwich, Salem, Arlington, and even Mt. Greylock. The regular season runs from March through the end of November, and for some diehard members, the club will squeeze in winter rides, as well. In addition to the regular riding schedule, members of the club participate in many local or regional biking events. Tour de Battenkill, Tour de Cure, Billy’s Ride, Black Fly Challenge, Whiteface Mtn. And the MHCC Gravel Gobbler, are among events in which club members have participated.  Last year we also began scheduling club rail trail rides several times during the season. Finally, there is a social aspect to the club. We often will gather at the Argyle Brewing in Cambridge after our Wednesday night rides, have a picnic ride in July from the club president’s home, start rides from the RS Taylor Brewery in Salem or Brown’s Taproom in Walloomsac, and also a Monday night favorite, rides from Benson’s Dairy Bar in Eagle Bridge. Hope you might come out and join the fun.  More information and pictures are available at www.cambridgevalleycycling.org or the club’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/cambridgevalleycycling/

The Cambridge Valley Youth Athletic Association coordinates Boys and Girls youth baseball and softball and meets May-October. Please visit our Facebook page for upcoming events.

President: Maureen Beddows

The Cambridge Senior Citizens is a social group for Cambridge area residents in their retirement years. They hold a business meeting the first Tuesday of every month at 1 p.m. The seniors keep their building open five days a week from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., during which they run their thrift shop. Lunch is served at noon. Patrons are encouraged to call ahead by noon the day before at 518-677-8592.

Roger Holcomb

Open to boys and girls in kindergarten through sixth grade who live in the Cambridge Central School district, Cambridge Pee Wee Football teaches youths the fundamentals of football in a fun, positive environment, while also stressing discipline, teamwork and sportsmanship. Three levels of football include Flag Football (K-2), the Cubs junior program (3rd-4th grade); and the Tigers senior program (5th-6th grade). Sign-ups begin in mid-April, and the program begins at the end of July and is part of the competitive Northeast Youth Football League.

President: Anna Dickson

Vice President: Sandra Davis

Treasurer: Beverly Collamer

Secretary: Maryanne McAvoy

The Mission of the Cambridge Historical Society is to collect and preserve the historical documents and artifacts for the greater Cambridge area. It also maintains the historical 1869 Victorian house that serves as the Cambridge Historical Society Museum, located on 12 Broad Street. The museum is a splendid example of period architecture, with rooms that include displays of 19th century Cambridge-made furniture, Revolutionary and Civil War memorabilia, firefighting exhibits, early china, pewter, 19th century textiles, spinning wheels, toys and much more. Open Tuesday and Saturday, from 1 to 3 p.m., June 1-Nov. 1, or by appointment, Special exhibits and programs throughout the summer.

The Battenkill Conservancy is dedicated to preserving and enhancing the Battenkill Watershed through land conservation, education, and public policy. For more information, write to them at PO Box 327, Cambridge, NY 12816, or visit www.battenkillconservancy.org.

Founder: Janet McGhee

Guest Conductor: Gene Marie Callahan

President: Judy Leon

The Battenkill Chorale, Washington County’s premier choral ensemble, is a 50-voice mixed adult chorus. Rehearsals are Thursdays from 7 to 9:15 p.m. in Cambridge. The group performs concerts of a variety of classical music, “madrigals to opera, Monteverdi to Pinkham.” Follow us on Facebook at Battenkill Chorale.  For more details, visit www.battenkillchorale.org, email battenkillchorale402@gmail.com or call 518-677-5111.

The Legion, chartered by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic, mutual-help, war-time veterans’ organization, is a community-service organization that now numbers nearly 3 million members – men and women – in nearly 15,000 American Legion Posts. Bingo will restart March 14th.  Bingo will be held on Mondays at 7 p.m. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.

Past District Governor: James Griffith

President: Carman Bogle

Lions Clubs International is the world’s largest service club organization with nearly 1.4 million members in more than 44,800 clubs in 187 countries. The Cambridge Lions Club has 15 members, both men and women, who do “anything that comes up that we can help with.” The group currently is meeting virtually via Zoom on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. Members welcome. Email pdgjamesgriffith@gmail.com to receive a meeting link.