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Northeast Family Branch YMCA's 2008 Strong Kids Campaign will be chaired by Ellen Cortellucci. She will lead the branch's efforts to raise $58,000 by March. Board of Management members for the campaign are: John Paczos, Laurel Schreiner, Scott Yanity, Robin Maggio, Doreen Daniels, Joe Bochiechio, Anne Taylor, Eric Crittenden, Sheila Chong and Rose Durrenburger. For information on the campaign, call 839-2543.

Victoria Jayes has been named the 2008 Buffalo Tour de Cure publicity and promotions chairperson, which benefits the Amherst-based American Diabetes Association of Western New York. She is an account supervisor with Manzella Marketing Group. For more information, visit www.diabetes.org/tour.