2016 Park Tree
It’s up and shining! This year’s community Christmas tree in our Garden Park on Arnett Boulevard was donated and brought back from Steuben County on December 2, set up by an enthusiastic group of neighborhood volunteers and local Firemen the next day, and decorated from top to bottom the following Monday by classrooms of local elementary school students. Teachers from School #29 had been preparing for the day by getting parental permission for a neighborhood field trip on December 5, having their students make personal ornaments as art craft projects, and then bringing them down...
Read MoreGame Day at the Library
On your mark, get set, read! This Monday morning over 300 kids from Adlai E Stevens School #29 came by classes, played in the Arnett Block Association’s award winning garden, and then visited the library to pick up library cards and hear some fun stories. A big thank you goes out to Ms. Brittany Wells from the Mayors office, the Arnett Friends, the City Rec Center, Susan Morehouse, and the kids and teachers from School 29 for getting excited about this summer’s sports themed, reading program. As you can see from these photos we have some great students, teachers and volunteers in...
Read More19th Ward Survey Report
Dear Ministry Friend and Coworker, Caleb Ministry’s* outreach with His Branches into the 19th Ward in the inner-city of Rochester began by prayer-walking the community. This provided us with an awareness and sense of the “spiritual needs” within the neighborhood. After the initial two weeks of prayer walking, our teams began conducting surveys with the people they met while prayer-walking. The survey was a list of questions which when answered would provide a clearer understanding of the “felt needs” within the neighborhood. The importance of this information is expressed by the...
Read MoreA great Bike Clinic!
What a wonderful turnout! This year’s Bike Clinic was a great success. The weather was warm and comfortable (until a rain shower rolled in at the very end), and kids and parents started lining up at 1 pm right after the red, white, and blue R Community Bikes truck rolled in. We were privileged to give away 15 rehabbed bikes and a couple dozen brand new helmets and bike lock sets, thanks to a generous donation from the Rochester Police Department. And as a special treat, Bruce Tehan from the Arnett Branch Library rolled in with his “Books by Bike” rig, loaded with...
Read MoreU of R Youth Conference
A New Generation of Success An upcoming youth conference is being put on by students in the Healthcare, Technology and Youth Apprenticeship Program at University of Rochester called “A New Generation of Success”. The Conference will be held on April 16, 2016 at 8:30 am in the Saunders Research Building on the main campus at the U of R and is for kids ages 12-19 years of age. It is FREE. Our friend and colleague, Dr. Gina Cuyler, has the honor of being the keynote speaker. Please spread the word so we can get our youth prepared for success! For more information please contact...
Read More2016 Spelling Bee!
19th Ward Spelling Bee Competition The Sixth Annual 19th Ward Spelling Bee, a competition involving students from Rochester Schools 10, 16, 19, 29 and 44, will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 9 in Hoyt Hall at the University of Rochester. The event is a partnership of the 19th Ward Community Association, The Community Foundation, the University of Rochester Admissions Office, Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity, the Rochester City School District, and Arnett Branch Library. Currently, the event is organized by the Association’s Schools Committee, chaired by John Laing. Students in grades 3 to...
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