On a still snowy Tuesday evening, March 4th, the Genesee Brew House opened their doors and hearts to The Community Place of Greater Rochester (CPGR). Holding their (It’s Almost) Spring Fling & Coat Drive they offered a complimentary pint of beer to anyone who donated a gently used winter coat. The evening also featured live music and food specials. In …
Community Place in the News – “Campaign for 200”
Katy Allen, Director of Aging Services at The Community Place of Greater Rochester, took to the local airwaves on Wednesday evening. Katy joined Maureen McGuire of WROC Channel 8 to discuss the “Campaign for 200.” The Campaign for 200 is a fundraising effort aimed at closing a $20,000 budget deficit that would greatly reduce the number and types of services …
Season of Hope 2013 a Success
As we turn the page to 2014 we take a quick look back at the end of 2013. Due to your generosity of our friends in the community and their resources, time, consideration, and above all, compassion, the Community Place Team was able to provide a home cooked Harvest dinner to over 400 neighbors. The dinner included numerous types of …
Community Place is ready to Roc the Day on 12.11.13!!
Roc the Day is a one day giving event where people are encouraged to make donations to a non-profit organization of their choice. We hope that you will check out the CPGR Roc the Day page here and choose to help us on 12.11.13 as we continue to provide much needed services to the people of Rochester.
5th Annual “Hat”-titude ticket sales closed
We are happy to announce that although our ticket sales for this amazing event have closed, the 5th Annual “Hat”-titude with keynote speaker Dr. Steve Perry is only days away. We hope that you have your tickets already and will join us Saturday September 21st at 9:00 AM sharp at the Radisson Rochester Riverside. Our thanks go out to the …
Dr. Steve Perry to Speak at “Hat”-titude On September 21st
Dr. Perry (www.drsteveperry.org/ ) is the Principal and Founder of Capital Preparatory Magnet School in Hartford, Connecticut. Capital Prep has sent 100% of its predominantly low-income, minority, first generation high school graduates to four-year colleges every year since its first class graduated in 2006. He is the host of TVONE’s Save My Son as well as an Education Contributor to MSNBC and …
The Art of Giving
On April 19th 2013 Community Place held “The Art of Giving” at the Memorial Art Gallery. It was a wonderful evening full of music, dancing and fun. The 130 people in attendance helped us to raise approximately $11,000 to support our neighborhood based programs. The night began with opening remarks from Mayor Thomas Richards and was brought to life by …
Take a Chance, Give a Chance Raffle
To buy tickets please contact Rich at our Development Office at 585.327.7200 X103 orDevelopment@communityplace.org. GRAND PRIZE: Week’s stay @Monarch Grand Cancun resort in Las Vegas, Nevada (12/29/13-1/5/14) 2 bedroom, 2 bath villa (airfare not included)www.cancunresortlv.com/contact SECOND PRIZE: 39” Flat screen TV THIRD PRIZE: $100 Gift Certificate for Next Door Bar and Grill Tickets $25.00 each • Only 300 tickets will be …
Day of Caring
On May 9th 2013 Community Place hosted United Way volunteers from an amazing group or organizations for this year’s Day of Caring. Representatives from Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield, Harris RF Communications, Carestream, Hillside Family of Agencies and Thomson Reuters spent the day with us helping on projects that keep Community Place going. Volunteers were offered a tour of the …