Healing the Hurt
Good morning everyone, I just wanted to let you all know that in wake of the recent tragedy at the Boys and Girls Club there will be a meeting in the Wilson High School auditorium at 501 Genesee Street on Tuesday evening, September 1, from 5 – 8 pm. It’s called “Healing the Hurt.” Dr. Kevin Coffey will be discussing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and mental heath after these types of situations. As our children and staff get ready for another school year we thought this would be a helpful gathering for us, especially the families… all are welcome –...
Read MoreGrief in our neighborhood
Wednesday night, August 19th, will ring in the minds and hearts of our neighborhood and the Rochester community for years to come. It was a night that started out with some good, clean fun at a Boys and Girls Club basketball game on Genesee Street, right across from Wilson High School in Rochester’s 19th Ward and within several blocks of our main ministry offices. When the game was over a crowd of kids poured out into the Club parking lot beside Westside Health Services and hung out for a while talking, laughing, and playing around with one another. After a while the crowd dispersed,...
Read MoreGarden wins award!
Congratulations! Your garden at Arnett/Wellington has won the Flower City Garden Contest award for Best Community Enhancement Garden (Westside)! The judges loved the variety of plant material in the garden, the way that the garden transforms a corner lot into a community gathering space, and the collaborative structure by which the garden is maintained! Please mark your calendars for the Volunteer Recognition and Award Ceremony on Thursday, October 22 (starting around 6 pm). We’d like to present you with a Flower City Garden award at the event, and celebrate all the great work that you and...
Read More10th Annual Block Party!
Posted August 2 – We just had our 10th Annual Arnett Block Party yesterday, and it was a great success! The weather was perfect, volunteers and participants arrived early to set up, the street was closed off, and the neighborhood moved in! We had Happy the Clown, free hot dogs with chips and all the fixings, drinks, story time, Airplay Juggler Jeff Peden, free books, free raffle prizes, horse rides in the street, The Magic Guy, free sunglasses from Embracing Options, health booth, tours of a Rural Metro Ambulance, a Fire Safety mock burning house, RPD canine corps, free bike repairs,...
Read MoreLions of Judah
Posted August 2 – One of the many big hits at our 10th Annual Arnett Block Party yesterday was a talented youth group from our neighborhood called “Encouragement Lions of Judah.” As described on their Facebook page, the group is “seeking to revitalize our community with the Love of God. [By] allowing our children to explore their gifts from God through encouragement, uplifting materials, TV programs we are instilling the community with spiritual/physical attributes of Gods Grace.” As you will see in the video below, they really dazzled us with their rhythm,...
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