Dan Lill, Winner
2017 ESL Jefferson Award As reported in an article in the Democrat and Chronicle this week, Dan Lill is just one person but he’s convinced 160 people to volunteer with him every week so that people can get around Rochester. They can bike to their job or ride to the grocery store to get food for their family. It all started 17 years ago when he was serving lunch to the homeless with a friend, Bill D’Anza. A woman asked them if they could help her fix the flat tire on her bike and it kind of grew from there. The operation eventually outgrew his garage and is now officially a non-profit...
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As noted in Rochester’s Minority Reporter, hundreds of people attended the National Day of Prayer Initiative in downtown Rochester May 4. Ark of Jesus Ministries Bishop David Singleton founded Rochester’s National Day of Prayer in 2012, which coincides with National Prayer Day, and began Thursday with remarks from local elected officials on the steps of City Hall. Mayor Lovely Warren, Monroe County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo, City Council President Loretta Scott, and other officials attended the event. Following their remarks, Singleton said community members, and churches of all religious...
Read MoreState of City Address
Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren delivered her State of the City address on Monday, April 24, as reported by WHEC. Speaking at CGI Communications on Main Street – an example she says of downtown development – the mayor lauded her accomplishments over the past four years, focusing on development downtown and creating jobs in the city along with city safety and education. The mayor started off her address by touting changes to make downtown more pedestrian-friendly, including changes planned for Main Street and the Inner Loop East fill-in project. “In place of the concrete moat...
Read MoreFlower City Work Camp 2017
2017 Camp a Great Success! April 17-21 was an amazing week at Flower City Work Camp this year! With over a dozen corporate and church sponsors, God worked through the students and adult volunteers to do awesome things in the City of Rochester. Check out the video below for a flavor of the week and then click here for more videos and info about FCWC! About Flower City Work Camp is a ministry of Flower City Outreach, an organization that unites Rochester-area churches to deliver a range of services into the City of Rochester. Flower City Work Camp began in 1985 with a group of local youth...
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Mayor Lovely A. Warren requests the honor of your presence at the 2017 State of the City Address Monday, April 24, 7:00 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. CGI Communications 150 E. Main St., Rochester, NY 14604 Free Parking at the Mortimer Street Garage, 83 Mortimer St. 14604 Please RSVP by April 17 to 428-3601...
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