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ROCHESTER, N.Y. (January 11, 2006) – The Rochester Step-Off Educational Foundation (RSO) and The Community Place of Greater Rochester (CPGR) are sponsoring the upcoming “Peace in Our Streets” Step Event. All proceeds from the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day step competition will go to RSO’s Scholarship Fund which awards college scholarships to program participants annually. The event will take place on Monday, January 16 th, at 5:00 p.m. at the Dome Center in Henrietta, NY ( 2695 East Henrietta Road).
The event will feature roughly 15 step teams from many city and suburban schools as well as church and community groups. Admission is $5.00 or $4.00 with a canned good item (all canned goods will be donated to the Henrietta Food Cupboard). The event will also feature performances from local hip-hop artists Sincere the Great, Oowop, and Skandalous.
The Rochester Step-Off Educational Foundation, formed in 1994, aims to reduce barriers that impede success in high school and encourage the pursuit of a college education. To do this, the foundation creates opportunities for self-development and cultural enhancement, develops partnerships with community agencies, and places a strong emphasis on academic improvement, public service, and physical conditioning. Rochester Step-Off is a distinctive program with a proven record of success: to date over $150,000 has been awarded to Rochester’s youth, and every year more than 600 students and hundreds of volunteers participate in the program. For more information on the RSO please visit www.rochesterstepoff.org.
The Community Place of Greater Rochester, Inc. is a nonprofit human services agency that provides a variety of programs and services to individuals, families, children, seniors, and the developmentally disabled living in Rochester’s Northeast Quadrant. As a self-empowerment agency, CPGR’s ultimate goal is client self-sufficiency. CPGR was formed in 2001 after the merger of the former Lewis Street Center, Genesee Settlement House, and Eastside Community Center. CPGR is headquartered at 145 Parsells Avenue, Rochester; its other main locations are 500 Carter Street, Rochester and 57 Central Park, Rochester. For more information on CPGR please visit www.communityplace.org.
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