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Your Guide to Charities in the Rochester, NY Area.

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The Wishbook is a directory of wish list items and volunteer services needed by more than 220 local not-for-profit agencies. Use the listings to find a charity that needs your donated item or volunteer skill. Then call or email the contact person at the agency to arrange for delivery or pickup of a listed item, or for details on volunteering.
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Note: Please be sure that your donated item is clean, useable, and in good or very good condition, with no missing pieces or pages (puzzles, games, books, etc.). Clothing should be clean, and not torn or stained. When in doubt, call the charity. Thanks for your help.


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Attention, Agencies and Organizations in the Rochester Area Looking for Volunteers:

Volunteer Fair presented by the Regional Center for Independent Living
Thursday, May 10, 2012 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the RCIL office, 497 State St, Large Conference Room 112.
We invite you to join us for a chance to talk to prospective volunteers.

Please contact Deanna Mcmanus for more info and to reserve a table no later than Friday, May 4.
 Email dmcmanus@rcil.org, or call (585) 442-6470.

This Week's Highlighted Agencies
January 26 - February 2, 2012

Saint's Place

Pathway Houses of Rochester

WISH OF THE MONTH

Agencies seeking Donations of
Used Greeting Cards
and
Sports and Exercise Equipment 
Link to Article and More information

 (Printed announcement appeared in Post Newspapers 1/12/2012.)

2011-2012 PRINTED WISHBOOK
Locations that have stocked free copies of the printed Wishbook (including free-literature racks at local businesses and shopping malls) are expected to run out of inventory soon. However, there is still a small inventory available for distribution to the general public:

  • Wishbooks continue to be available at many local Library branches.

  • Requests by email or phone:
    If you need a copy — or multiple copies for your group, — please send a note to wishbook@rochester.rr.com, or leave your name & number at (585) 225-4226.

2011-2012 Wishbook

The printed Wishbook comes to you courtesy of major sponsors
Messenger Post Media
and
MVP Health Care

All information in the printed Wishbook is included on this site.

All updates received after the printed Wishbook went to press are listed on the What's New page.

Look for the date line at the bottom of each agency's page to determine when it was last reviewed or updated.
THANKS ...
to all who have donated items to the charities, and to all who have volunteered their time.
The agencies truly appreciate your generosity!

Please ... if you have something to donate, and have any problems using the information on this website to locate an agency:
Contact us at  wishbook@rochester.rr.com or call Wishbook coordinator Nona Maurer at (585) 225-4226.

DOWNSIZING – The Environmental Way

A

CAPTURE CLUTTER

by getting rid of items you no longer use.

B

RECYCLE THE GOOD ITEMS

by donating them to a charity that needs them.

C

FEEL GOOD ...

  1. Because you have cleaned up your living space.

  2. Because you have kept your still-useful items out of the landfill.

  3. AND ... Because you know you have helped a local charity do its good work. THANKS!
Please Recycle: For items that cannot be donated, see Monroe County's Residential Recycling Guidelines*, which include a link to recommendations for disposing of Non-Blue Box Program Materials.

*New recycling guidelines effective June 1, 2011.
Many additional materials accepted for recycling!
 

The Community Wishbook is a service of Helping Community Charities, incorporated as a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization
June 20, 2000, in Rochester, NY.

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How to add YOUR Rochester-area nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization to the Wishbook.

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