News 2011

T.G.I. Funky, a fundraiser for The Community Place in honor of Terry Greene’s birthday, was a tremendous success. The fundraiser, which took place at Lovin’ Cup on Sunday, October 30th, featured the bands Po’ Boys Brass Band and Prime Time Funk. These jazz powerhouses filled the room with energy and had everyone dancing in their seats. Thanks to the generous sponsors and attendees of the event—we couldn’t have done it without you!

For those of you with cable, Ch. 9 is carrying the interview with Terry for our fundraiser. I saw it on about 7:40am so they should run it each hour at about the same time, I think.

Although there is no video, there is a photo with a short story on YNN’s website.

Mary Hannick passed away Friday, September 30th at age 102.

Mary she was an inspiration and a powerhouse. She was the Executive Director of Charles Settlement House for a time and Genesee Settlement for twenty-five years. Through her career she was involved in many other organizations as well including Nazareth College, Catholic Family Center, and many others.

Mary F. Hannick Obituary published in the Democrat & Chronicle 10/2/11

Over 150 people donned their hats and celebrated with The Community Place for the 3rd annual Hat-titude event. Guests enjoyed breakfast, an inspirational talk by Melany J. Silas, the Hat Stroll and a “hat parade” that highlighted the good work of CPGR and Threshold.

Over 120 people from the Foster Grandparent, Senior Companion, Legacy Corps and Senior Center programs attended the Monroe County “Senior Day at the Beach” in Charlotte on August 24th. CPGR had one of the highest numbers of attendees of any center in the area. Folks enjoyed walks down the Pier, listening to the live music at the gazebo, riding the carousel and hanging out with their friends.

Summer Camp concludes with another successful FAMILY FUN DAY. The last day of Summer Camp for almost 160 children was Friday, August 16. Family Fun Day was held on the campus of #6 School, where camp activities were based. Campers and families enjoyed performances by each age group, a delicious lunch, carnival games and even popcorn and cotton candy! Thanks to everyone who made camp possible: Brundage Foundation, Greater Rochester Health Foundation, Pathstone with Frank Andolino, Rochester Housing Authority, and United Way.

This summer 11 volunteers worked at Summer Camp, Family Service and the Senior Center as part of a program with Nazareth College. Volunteers from Leed Met University in England participated in a service learning exchange program and were delighted to experience American culture – and work with our youth and seniors. At the conclusion of their visit, they presented the agency with a check from monies they raised before their trip to create a “Leeds Summer Camp Scholarship” for 2012. We enjoyed having them with us.

The Foster Grandparent Program is happy to announce that we were recently funded to expand our program with funding for an additional 10 Foster Grandparent volunteers. These funds came from the Corporation for National and Community Service and were by invitation only.