Adirondack Diversity Initiative Symposium highlights inclusivity in the North Country [Video]

Friday into Saturday as an upper low tracks northwestward off the New England coast. AN EVENT IN NORTHERN NEW YORK IS FOCUSING ON HOW LOCAL BUSINESSES CAN BE MORE INCLUSIVE. NBC 5’S BENNY NEZAJ ATTENDED THE EVENT. HE JOINS US FROM OUR PLATTSBURGH STUDIO. TO EXPLAIN WHAT PEOPLE ARE DOING. TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THESE NEW PROGRAMS. BRIAN AND LIZ, THE ADIRONDACK DIVERSITY INITIATIVE SYMPOSIUM WAS HELD TODAY AT PAUL SMITH’S COLLEGE – WHICH GAVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR FOLKS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW THE NORTH COUNTRY CAN BE MORE INCLUSIVE AND WELCOMING. (áááCENTER LOGO WIPEááá) (áááSOTááá) KELLY METZGAR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ADIRONDACK NORTH COUNTRY GENDER ALLIANCE 22;29;55;25 – 22;30;02;19 “we live in such a rural area. People don’t always know what resources are there.” (áááVOááá) KELLY METZGAR HAS BEEN THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ADIRONDACK NORTH COUNTRY GENDER ALLIANCE FOR NEARLY A DECADE. SHE SAYS IT’S VITAL FOR NORTH COUNTRY BUSINESSES …