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JULY
2008 EVENTS
"Tee'd Off at Breast Cancer" Golf Tournament
- Breast Cancer Coalition of
Rochester
Monday, July
21, 2008, at Shadow Lake Golf Course.
Save the date!
Breast
Cancer Coalition of Rochester Event: Author! Author! - Breast
Cancer Coalition of Rochester
Wednesday, July
23, 2008, at 7:00 p.m., at the Breast Cancer
Coalition of Rochester, 840 University Avenue (between Culver and Goodman).
FREE!
For more information, please contact the BCCR office at (585) 473-8177.
AUGUST
2008 EVENTS
30th Mary Cariola Women's Golf Tournament - Mary
Cariola Children's Center
Monday, August
4, 2008, at Eagle Vale Golf Club. Shotgun start
at 12:30 p.m.
Cost is $150 and includes lunch, dinner, golf, and golf cart. $30 for dinner
only.
Anyone interested in golfing, dinner only, sponsorship
opportunities, or
silent auction donations is
asked to please
contact the Agency Advancement Department at (585) 271-0761.
Also, any golfers who send in their paid registrations
by April 30 can play for $130, a savings of $20.
21st
Annual Gaffney Memorial Golf Tournament - Catholic
Family Center
Monday, August
25, 2008, at Cobblestone Creek Country Club,
Victor NY.
11:15 a.m. Registration and Lunch • 12:30 p.m. Shotgun Start • 6:00
p.m. Cocktails, followed by light dinner, silent auction, and tournament awards.
Tournament format: Handicap scramble, giving golfers of all abilities a fair
chance to win.
Several sponsorship levels available.
Individual golfer: $175. Includes cart and golf, lunch, cocktails, and light
dinner reception. We happily place individuals in foursomes.
Tournament proceeds directly support services for more
than 64,000 people in the Rochester community each year, regardless of their
religion. Many are families living at or below the poverty level.
Tournament sells out - call (585) 262-7020 to reserve your spot today.
SEPTEMBER
2008 EVENTS
SPCC's 2nd Annual Classic Car & Bike Poker Run
- Society for the Protection
and Care of Children
Sunday, September
7, 2008. Registration 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
at the Log Cabin Restaurant, 2445 W. Walworth Road, Macedon.
A Variety of Sponsorship Levels Are Available.
For more info, call SPCC at (585) 325-6101 ext. "0,"
fax us at (585) 325-6960, or visit us online at www.spcc-roch.org.
6th
Annual Divine Delights Event - Livingston-Wyoming
Arc
Wednesday, September
10, 2008, beginning at 5:30 p.m., at the American
Legion Hall in Warsaw Village Park, Warsaw, NY.
Presented by Livingston-Wyoming Arc and Angel Action of Community Action for
Wyoming County, this year's event promises to be better than ever with a wide
variety of food to sample, wine tasting, live music, raffles, and auctions throughout
the evening.
For tickets or more information, please contact Bonnie McGoldrick at bmcgoldrick@lwarc.org,
or (585) 658-2828 x108.
Mt.
Hope Family Center Golf Tournament - Mt.
Hope Family Center
Wednesday, September
10, 2008, at Greystone Country Club. Shotgun
start at 1 p.m.
Corporate Sponsors Needed. Please call
Mt. Hope Family Center at (585) 275-2991 for details.
27th
Annual St. Joseph's Villa Golf Tournament - St.
Joseph's Villa
Monday, September
15, 2008, at Ridgemont Country Club.
A variety of sponsorship,
golf and donation opportunities are available. To learn
more, please call (585) 865-1550 x 258.
2008
Parkinson Symposium - Parkinson
Support Group of Upstate New York
Saturday, September 20, 2008, at the Doubletree Hotel, 1111 Jefferson
Road, Rochester.
A panel of distinguished speakers, including neurologists from the University
of Rochester's Movement Disorders Clinic, will bring people with Parkinson's
and their care partners up to date on the latest research, and will share useful
information for families living with Parkinson's disease.
Call (585) 234-5355 for more information. Volunteers
needed.
Hickok
Center Annual Wine Tour - Hickok Center
for Brain Injury
Saturday, September
20, 2008. Details to follow.
Children
Awaiting Parents Family Walk - Children
Awaiting Parents, Inc
Saturday,
September 20,
2008, at 10:00 a.m., at Ontario Beach Park Beachfront Pavilions A & B.
Join us as we celebrate the importance of family. People of all ages are invited
to walk a 2.5-mile course.
www.ChildrenAwaitingParents.org.
(585) 232-5110. E-mail: info@capbook.org.
6th
Annual Volunteeers of America Golf Tournament - Volunteers
of America - Western New York
Monday, September
22, 2008, at Irondequoit Country Club.
Enjoy a wonderful day of golf with picturesque views on all 18 holes, plus great
food, refreshing spirits, and a chance to win incredible prizes.
Individuals can sign up to play for $200, and foursomes are $800.
Sponsorship opportunities available.
For more information, contact Melinda Doyle at (585) 402-7218, or visit www.voawny.org.
11th
Annual Epilepsy Foundation Golf Tournament - Epilepsy
Foundation
Monday, September
22, 2008, at Brook-Lea Country Club,, 891 Pixley
Road, Gates.
• Registration: 11 a.m. • Dinner: 6 p.m.
• Individual golfer : $150. • Foursome: $600.
Sponsorship opportunities available.
Proceeds of this tournament will provide vital support for vital programs and
services at the Epilepsy Foundation.
Visit www.epilepsy-uny.org or call (585)
442-4430 to register.
Event contact: Debbie Baker: d_baker@epilepsy-uny.org.
For more information, contact Melinda Doyle at (585) 402-7218, or visit www.voawny.org.
OCTOBER-DECEMBER
2008 EVENTS
Women's
Care Center Annual Fundraiser Dinner - Women's
Care Center
Saturday, October
4, 2008. Details to follow.
Ramon
Rocha Run/Walk - Livingston-Wyoming
Arc
Saturday, October
25, 2008. All participants will convene at
St. Mary's Church, Geneseo, NY, for registration at 9:00 a.m., and reconvene
at the church for awards at 11:30 a.m.
Presented by the Livingston-Wyoming Arc Foundation, in conjunction with the
Geneseo Kiwanis Club.
Volunteers Needed to help that day with
registration, refreshments, and snacks.
To sign up, or for additional information, please contact either Bonnie McGoldrick
or Deborah Beach at (585) 658-2828 x108.
Hickok
Center Annual Auction - Hickok Center
for Brain Injury
Saturday, November
1, 2008. Details to follow.
Livingston-Wyoming
Arc Annual Thanksgiving Basket Food Drive
- Livingston-Wyoming
Arc
Monday, November 3, to Monday, November
17, 2008.
Donations are graciously accepted, including
frozen turkeys, money, and canned and nonperishable foods at 18 Main Street,
Mt. Morris, NY 14510.
For further information or questions, please contact Deborah Beach at dbeach@lwarc.org,
or (585) 658-2828 x133.
Annual
Angel Wreath Gift Giving Program - Livingston-Wyoming
Arc
Monday, November 24, to Friday, December
19, 2008.
This worthy program gives needy children with disabilities a Christmas that
they would not normally have, due to the generosity of donated
new toys and clothes.
All donations are considered anonymous, and can be either wrapped or unwrapped;
the elves at Livingston-Wyoming Arc will gladly finish any wrapping needed.
To select a gift tag or two which includes gift suggestions, clothing sizes,
and wishes; please contact Deborah Beach at dbeach@lwarc.org,
or (585) 658-2828 x133.
Annual
Breakfast with Santa Event - Livingston-Wyoming
Arc
Saturday, December
6, 2008, at the Geneseo United Methodist Church,
Geneseo, NY.
This free community event is available for children up to 12 years of age, and
to young adults.
Breakfast is served, along with music, crafts, and a special visit from Santa!
For additional information, please contact Bonnie McGoldrick at bmcgoldrick@lwarc.org,
or (585) 658-2828 x108.
ONGOING
EVENTS
Pet Adoption Days - Animal
Service League
Saturdays throughout the year*
from 12:00 to 3:00 p.m.
at Petco, 3100 Monroe Avenue, across from Wegmans.
Saturdays and Sundays throughout the year*
from 12:00 to 3:00 p.m. at 10 Dubelbeiss Lane, near Medley Centre, Irondequoit.
*Except
holidays.
Pet
Adoption for Pet Adoption Network - Pet
Adoption Network
Every Saturday and Sunday, from 12:00 to 4:00 p.m. at 4261 Culver Road
(near Seabreeze).
Trolley
Car Restoration - New York
Museum of Transportation
Sundays throughout the year, at the Museum, 6393
E. River Road, West Henrietta, NY.
Museum volunteers are restoring several
antique trolleys for operation on the museum's rail line. View the progress
as we bring a 1914 interurban car and a 100-year-old Rochester streetcar back
to life!
Available during our regular operating hours, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sundays only.
Included in the regular admission price. See www.nymtmuseum.org
for more information.
Nature
Walks - Genesee
Country Nature Center
Sundays throughout the year*,
at 2 p.m. at the Genesee Country Nature Center, 1410 Flint Hill Road, Mumford,
NY. Follow a knowledgeable naturalist on a nature walk to learn more about animals
and plant life in the region. Themes change every week.
Nature Center admission: Adults $4; Seniors (62+) and students with ID $3.50;
Youth ages 4–16 $2.50; Children 3 and younger free.
*Except
for Easter Sunday, the Sunday after Thanksgiving, and Christmas day.
© 2008 Helping Community Charities, Rochester NY 14626