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ROCHESTER, N.Y. (September 5, 2006) – On Saturday, September 9th, 2006, residents of northeast Rochester, in conjunction with The Community Place of Greater Rochester and the City of Rochester, will host the first My Community is Our Community event. The event will run from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. at the First Street Recreation Center. Entertainment and activities, health awareness and violence prevention presentations and booths, and free food and giveaways will highlight the event.
The event was planned by a group of men living in the northeast sector fed up with the violence and other social ills plaguing the city. They decided to hold an event that would bring the community together and improve neighborhood cohesion and communication, two factors important in the fight against the social problems the area faces. It is a grassroots effort conceived and planned by community members with the support of CPGR and the City of Rochester. The event also has the support of many small businesses in the area, including: All City Clothing Store, American Grocery Store, Carlos Grocery Store, Grandma’s Kitchen Restaurant, Hoodstock, Rivers Grocery Store, Soul Food House Restaurant, Spotlight Barbershop, and Strictly Business Barbershop. The event is the first of many community building events and activities the residents hope to plan and hold.
The Community Place of Greater Rochester, Inc. is a nonprofit provider of neighborhood-based human services that offers a variety of programs and services to individuals, families, children, the aging, and the developmentally disabled living in the greater Rochester area. CPGR was formed in 2001 after the merger of the former Lewis Street Center, Genesee Settlement House, and Eastside Community Center. Visit us on the web at www.communityplace.org.
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