MCP Celebrates Youth, 2007

Madison County’s Promise (MCP) held an event Saturday, June 2nd at the Great Swamp Conservancy in Canastota, NY. MCP is a local area coalition dedicated to helping youth in Madison County. The event was called ‘MCP CELEBRATES YOUTH.’

There was plenty of outdoor activities, music, vendor food, and family fun at the Great Swamp! The Great Swamp Conservancy is located on 8375 North Main Street in Canastota. MCP and many other local organizations presented awards to young people at the event to recognize their hard work in our community. A special segment of the day focused on youth that applied for the MCP Youth Leadership Mini-Grants. The Mini-Grants were awarded to area youth that created community projects that met one or more of MCP’s Five Promises to the community: to help kids get a healthy start, to make sure kids know caring adults, to have opportunities to serve in the community, to have safe places, and to have ways to learn marketable skills that will help them later in life.


The Great Swamp is open to the public. See below for directions on how to get there from where you are!

Click here to see a map of the Great Swamp and the surrounding area, courtsey of Yahoo! maps.


If you're coming from Oneida:
1.Starting in ONEIDA, NY on N MAIN ST - go 0.7 mi
2.Turn LEFT on COBB ST(CR-13) - go 1.2 mi
3.Turn LEFT on CANAL ST(CR-76) - go 1.7 mi
4.Turn RIGHT on N COURT ST(CR-10) - go 2.2 mi
5.Continue on PINE RIDGE RD(CR-10) - go 3.1 mi
6.Turn LEFT on N MAIN ST RD(CR-5) - go < 0.1 mi
7.Arrive at 8375 N MAIN ST, CANASTOTA, on the

If you're coming from the Thruway:
1.Take exit #34/CANASTOTA/ONEIDA toward RT-13 (Portions toll) - go 0.6 mi
2.Bear LEFT on N PETERBORO ST(RT-13) - go 0.1 mi
3.Turn RIGHT on MAPLE AVE - go 0.2 mi
4.Turn RIGHT on N MAIN ST(CR-5) - go 0.9 mi
5.Continue on N MAIN ST RD(CR-5) - go 1.9 mi
6.Arrive at 8375 N MAIN ST, CANASTOTA, on the

If you're coming from Cazenovia:
1.Starting in CAZENOVIA, NY on US ROUTE 20 go toward SYRACUSE RD - go 0.3 mi
2.Continue on LEDYARD AVE(US-20) - go 0.5 mi
3.Bear LEFT to follow US-20 - go 0.5 mi
4.Turn LEFT on LINCKLAEN ST - go 0.5 mi
5.Bear RIGHT on CORNWIN ST - go 0.3 mi
6.Bear LEFT on SWEETLAND ST(RT-13) - go < 0.1 mi
7.Continue to follow RT-13 - go 8.5 mi
8.Turn RIGHT on RT-5 - go 6.4 mi
9.Turn LEFT on CR-5 - go 2.1 mi
10.Continue on N MAIN ST RD(CR-5) - go 1.9 mi
11.Arrive at 8375 N MAIN ST, CANASTOTA, on the

From points South:
1.Starting in BROOKFIELD, NY on BEAVER CREEK RD go toward ELM ST - go 8.3 mi
2.Turn LEFT on STATE ROUTE 20(US-20) - go 0.7 mi
3.Continue to follow US-20 - go 10.9 mi
4.Bear RIGHT on BEAR PATH RD(RT-46 N) - go < 0.1 mi
5.Continue to follow RT-46 N - go 14.0 mi
6.Turn LEFT on GENESEE ST(RT-5) - go 3.3 mi
7.Turn RIGHT on N COURT ST(CR-10) - go 3.3 mi
8.Continue on PINE RIDGE RD(CR-10) - go 3.1 mi
9.Turn LEFT on N MAIN ST RD(CR-5) - go < 0.1 mi
10.Arrive at 8375 N MAIN ST, CANASTOTA, on the