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Upcoming Fundraising Trips
This isn’t just a trip on a bus, it’s a fundraiser with purpose. Purchase a ticket below!
For each ticket purchased, a portion is donated to Flutter Club, inc. to support healthcare seekers, caregivers, and immediate family members on their healthcare journeys.
NYC Holiday Shopping Trips!
🎄🚌 A Holiday Bus Adventure! 🚌🎄This December 3rd, 10th, & 17th, hop aboard The Flutter Express for a magical Holiday Shopping Trip to New York City! ✨ Whether you’re browsing festive holiday windows, skating at Bryant Park, shopping the Winter Village, or catching the dazzling tree at Rockefeller Plaza and the Rockettes at Radio City Music Hall — this is your chance to enjoy NYC in all its seasonal sparkle, stress-free.
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🗓 December 3rd, 10th & 17th
You can:
🌟 Admire the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree
⛸️ Ice skate at Bryant Park
🛍️ Explore holiday markets & seasonal shopping
✨ Visit The Plaza or enjoy the Saks Fifth Avenue Light Show
🎭 Catch a Broadway matinee or The Rockettes at Radio City
🍽️ Savor lunch at a NYC restaurant or deli
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🎉 Onboard Fun Includes:
• Flutter Host
• Bottled water + snacks (roundtrip)
• Complimentary Flutter Kits
• Festive holiday atmosphere
• Raffle & 50/50 drawing (TVs, Kindles, gift baskets, gift cards!)
• Holiday movie for the ride home 🎥💛
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🚌 Roundtrip Service:
6:00 a.m. — Rensselaer Yankee Trails
6:30 a.m. — Albany PetSmart, Crossgates Commons
7:15 a.m. — Catskill Commuter Lot, Exit 21
Destination: Bryant Park, NYC
Return: 6:30 p.m.
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💼 Your Ticket Includes:
• Luxury roundtrip Yankee Trails motorcoach (Wi-Fi, lavatory, leather seats, overhead storage, tray tables & reading lights)
• Bottled water & snacks each way
• Flutter Kits (Adult or Kids)
• Holiday movie on the ride home
• A full-day NYC holiday experience to shop, sightsee & soak in the season
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🌟 Travel With Purpose
Every ticket purchased supports Flutter Club, Inc., helping people across the Capital Region access life-saving and life-changing medical care in NYC and Boston.
🎁 BONUS: All December passengers are automatically entered into our holiday giveaway!
📣 LIMITED SEATS AVAILABLE — REGISTER EARLY!
Bring the Family & Save Christmas with The Flutter Express!
Join us for a magical evening at Santa’s Workshop and the full theatrical version of Yankee Trail's Santa’s Magical Express to save Christmas – a one-of-a-kind holiday theatrical trip around East Greenbush and Rensselaer, NY on a 56-passenger motor coach bus, filled with joy, laughter, and festive cheer! This special event helps raise funds for Flutter Club, inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to ensuring people of all ages and their families can access the care they need in Boston & NYC.
Date & Time:
December 12, 2025 | 7:00 PM Departure
Departs From: Yankee Trails HQ
Check-in begins at 6:30 PM. Please arrive early so everyone is ready to board before 7:00 PM sharp!
Your Magical Evening Includes:
FREE Picture with Santa – capture the memory!
Santa Hat Decorating – kids keep & wear their creations.
Mail Your Letter(s) to Santa Claus – straight to the North Pole!
Interactive Christmas Show – a theatrical experience for the whole family. Let’s save Christmas!
Christmas Treats – enjoy FREE milk & cookies.
Trolly Ride – A fun ride to Santa's Workshop!
Giving with Purpose
Tickets are $35 + service fee.
$10 from every ticket directly supports Flutter Club, inc. (www.flutterclub.com), helping people of all ages and the caregivers, companions, and/or immediate family members travel to life-saving and life-changing care at a distance.
Important Information
All Ages Require a Ticket: Per Federal Department of Transportation regulations, every person on the bus must be counted as a passenger, including infants. Tickets to The Flutter Express x Santa's Magical Express are nonrefundable.
Plan a Fundraising Trip
Now you can plan a trip with your family, friends, or company aboard The Flutter Express and raise funds for Flutter Club, inc. or a nonprofit organization of your choice!
Whether it’s a day in NYC, a baseball game in Boston, or a team outing within two hours of Albany, your ride helps fund nonprofits that are making a difference!
Travel together. Make every mile matter.
A portion of your trip directly supports the nonprofit of your choice.
If you are fundraising for Flutter Club, inc., you’ll also have the option to activate a personalized fundraising page before, during, and after your journey, turning your trip into a powerful act of generosity.
📧 Contact us at travel@theflutterexpress.com or 518-217-5121 to start planning your impact trip today!
Watch this video of the fundraiser trip Fit4Mom Queensbury-Saratoga Springs did with The Flutter Express to benefit Flutter Club, inc. On this day, we added a stop at Bryant Park in NYC to get this group of purpose-driven moms to Broadway.
Events
7th Annual Capital Region Gives Back 2025 – Honoring Francesca LoPorto-Brandow as “do-gooder”
When: Tuesday, December 2, 2025
Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Where: Putnam Place, Saratoga Springs
Founder of The Flutter Express and Flutter Club, inc. President & Volunteer, Francesca LoPorto-Brandow is featured as one of the 10 “do‑gooders” in Capital Region Living & Saratoga Living Magazine’s 7th Annual Capital Region Gives Back. Read the full article here.
We hope you’ll join us on December 2nd at Putnam Place in Saratoga Springs for the 7th Annual Capital Region Gives Back Event, and choose to support Flutter Club — helping individuals of all ages and their loved ones access life-changing and life-saving care in New York City and Boston.
No one should have to face their healthcare journey alone or without a way to get to the care they need.
Tickets: $108.55 — but Flutter Club supporters get $60 off!
Use code FLUTTER40 at checkout to purchase tickets for just $44.52 each!
Here’s how you can help:
When buying your ticket, choose Francesca LoPorto-Brandow & Flutter Club as your charity.
50% of your ticket cost goes directly to Flutter Club — funding travel, care packages, and hope.
Come enjoy an evening of good food, drinks, music, community — and help elevate Flutter Club’s impact.
Event Highlights:
• Welcome drink
• Buffet dinner by Mazzone Hospitality
• DJ & guest emcee
• Photo booth fun
Your attendance + your ticket = meaningful support for people in our region facing financial and travel barriers to care.
To Life! Pink Ball – Honoring Francesca LoPorto-Brandow
When: Friday, October 24, 2025
Time: 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Where: Glen Sanders Mansion
Founder of The Flutter Express, Francesca LoPorto-Brandow, is honored to be recognized at this year’s To Life! Pink Ball.
This elegant evening raises critical funds to support those impacted by breast cancer — a mission close to Francesca’s heart, as her mother, aunt, mother-in-law, and dear friends have all been affected by this terrible disease.
To Life! has touched many lives, including Francesca’s own circle. Just this past year, they supported her son’s teacher by fitting a wig and providing invaluable resources. They are a local nonprofit making a real difference in our community.
✨ Get Involved ✨
🎟️ Purchase Tickets
🌸 Join the Honorary Committee
🤝 Become a Sponsor
Please purchase tickets, sponsor, or join the honorary committee here: https://e.givesmart.com/events/JqS/?isOrderFormActive=true
Dancing with the Capital Region Stars: Battle of the Beats
When: Saturday, November 1, 2025
Time: Doors open at 6:00 PM | Show begins promptly at 7:00 PM.
Where: King Street Ballroom, Crowne Plaza Albany - The Desmond Hotel
💃🕺 Francesca LoPorto-Brandow, Founder of The Flutter Express and President & Volunteer for Flutter Club, inc., will be stepping onto the ballroom floor with her dance partner, Yurii Kolodieiev from Fred Astaire Saratoga Springs, to raise funds for Flutter Club, inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
🎟️ Tickets are LIVE! When purchasing, please select Francesca & Yurii in the dropdown so your support directly fuels Flutter Club’s mission.