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In a sign of our cashless times, McDonald’s has introduced a system that allows fast-food customers to make a contribution to Ronald McDonald House Charities with their credit cards by rounding up their food bills. Similar to grocery store campaigns that ...

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ROC the Day, held annually on GivingTuesday, raised more than $750,000 this year, United Way of Greater Rochester Inc. officials announced Wednesday. The ninth annual 24-hour event netted $766,279 for local charities as part of GivingTuesday, a global effort to ...

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The first headliners of the 2020 CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival have been announced and include a local legend. Garth Fagan Dance with Monty Alexander will perform June 24, 2020, while Nile Rodgers & CHIC will take the Jazz Fest ...

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The Sands Family Foundation has set a high bar this Giving Tuesday. The foundation has gifted $500,000 to Hope Town United, a Rochester nonprofit whose mission is to help rebuild the Bahamian island of Elbow Cay following the devastation caused ...

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Reconnect Rochester and Rochester Cycling Alliance this week said they would merge operations. Both groups work to promote transportation alternatives in Monroe County. “People tend to attach themselves to their vehicle of choice, but it’s not about bike people versus ...

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John Quinones, veteran ABC reporter and host of the program “What Would You Do?” will serve as Lifespan’s 2020 Celebration of Aging keynote speaker, the agency announced Monday. The annual event will be held March 26 at the Joseph A. Floreano ...

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LeadingAge NY has named Rochester Presbyterian Home board Vice President Ed Sigler as its Trustee of the Year. The award is given to the best of New York’s nonprofit elder care providers and honors those who dedicate their time and ...

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BOA Editions Ltd. has been awarded a $23,000 grant from the state Council on the Arts to support the transformative impact of the performing, literary, visual and media arts in New York. BOA Editions is a nationally acclaimed nonprofit, independent ...

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Three local companies have been named winners of the FuzeHub Commercialization Competition. Each company will receive $50,000 for commercialization efforts. Rochester’s Circle Optics Inc., Combine Energies LLC and Molecular Glasses Inc. joined startups in Ithaca, New York City and Woodbury ...

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Longtime Baden Street Settlement Director Ron Thomas will retire next year. He has been with the organization nearly three decades. “I am grateful to have been a part of Baden Street Settlement over the past two decades. Our agency has ...

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A new, Rochester-based nonprofit has been founded to help the Bahamian island of Elbow Cay rebuild following the devastation caused by Hurricane Dorian this summer. Hope Town United is a community-led organization founded by Matt Winslow and his wife, Courtney ...

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The Levine Center to End Hate next week will host an event that seeks to answer the question: Why do we hate? The inaugural event will feature a former skinhead and a Sikh whose life was changed as a result ...

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The Strong National Museum of Play has renamed its 290-seat auditorium to recognize a $250,000 gift from Paychex Inc. The Paychex Theater naming is the result of a donation that will benefit Powered by Play: A Campaign for the Strong. ...

In 13 seasons in the NFL, all with the Buffalo Bills, Kyle Williams was known as the heart and soul of the team. He was passionate about football, the city and, most importantly, his teammates. “We had fleeting success in ...

The coloring book, Matchbox Cars and the card game Magic: The Gathering have been inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame at The Strong National Museum of Play. The three were chosen from a field of 12 finalists. Left ...