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- Summer of Power – July 6 to September 18
- Summer in the City – July 7
- Anthony L. Jordan Annual Health Fair – July 15 **
- Puerto Rican Festival – July 25 **
- Rochester A.B.O.V.E. (Africans Between Oceans with Visions for Empowerment) – August 1
- RBBC Love ‘N’ Gospel Fest – August 8
- Clarissa Street Reunion – August 15
- Latino Health Fair – August 16 **
- City of Rochester South East Family Health Fair – August 22 **
Summer of Power – July 6 – September 18, 2009: This summer-project(s) program is focused on making changes today for a better tomorrow in companies, communities and citizens all across our nation. The mission is to “green” Rochester by organizing events and activities that bring Rochester’s youth together into action around the critical issues of energy and the environment. The goal is 80+ youth from Rochester who are passionate about making a sustained impact on this community, region, and world. Sign up for a project, turn in a project, or sponsor a project all online by browsing their website http://www.summerofpower.com.
Summer in the City – Tuesday, July 7: Summer in the City is a noon-hour lecture series featuring Rochester’s Community Health Champions. It will be held from 12:00 to 1:00 pm in the LeChase Conference Room (G-9576). A light lunch will be served. The topic is “Gangs in the Hood: Collaborating to Prevent Violence.” What strategies have the most impact on reducing youth gang violence? Many communities – including Rochester – are employing novel strategies to deal with juvenile delinquency from an intervention and prevention perspective. It will be presented by Moses Robinson, SRO, President of the Western New York Chapter of the East Coast Gang Investigator’s Association and Jeff Rideout, LMSW, Clinical Pediatric Social Worker, Social Work Division, Strong Memorial Hospital. If you have questions, call the Center for Community Health, 224-3050.
Anthony L. Jordan Annual Health Fair ** – Wednesday, July 15: The event will be from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm at 82 Holland Street, Rochester. This will be National Depression Screening Day with screenings on diabetes, dental, vision, HIV, depression, blood pressure, obesity, insurance eligibility. There will be free giveaways, raffle prizes, digital finger printing for kids, fire truck and hazard house and much more. The Office of Mental Health Promotion will be represented at this event and will be staffed by Mobile Crisis folks. A Mental Health Promotion Basket will be raffled off at this event. For more information call 423-2861 or email mrutherford@jordanhealth.org.
Puerto Rican Festival ** – Saturday, July 25: The Puerto Rican Festival is celebrating its 40th year – the longest running ethnic festival in Monroe County. The main goal is to inform our community of the resources that exist for all groups of people regardless of age, gender and race. There will be music, food, and festivities. The Office of Mental Health Promotion will be represented at this event and will be staffed by folks from Mobile Crisis and Ambulatory Services. A Mental Health Promotion Basket will be raffled off at this event. For more information call 208-6178 or 234-7660.
Rochester A.B.O.V.E. (Africans Between Oceans with Visions for Empowerment) – Saturday, August 1: This is its 3rd Annual African-American Festival and will be held at the Genesee Valley Park Tupelo, Dogwood, Red Creek, and Hawthorne sites in Rochester from11:00 am to 8:00 pm. There will be many vendors including food, beverages, crafts, wearable items, music, dancing, step-shows, African art, and activities for children. For more information, view www.rochesterabove.org or call 576-2471.
RBBC Love ‘N’ Gospel Fest – Saturday, August 8: Rochester Bible Baptist Church (RBBC) Love ‘N’ Gospel Fest is holding its 14th annual fest in the Grand Avenue Park in Rochester. They have many attractions and a great line up of Regional Gospel Artist. They hope to introduce services that will benefit those who live within the city limits. The event is free to the public, and includes free food/beverages, gospel concert, pony rides, carnival-type rides and clothing give-away. For more information, check their website www.rochesterbible.com of contact Phillip Hounshell at phounshell@rochesterbible.com.
Clarissa Street Reunion – Saturday, August 15: Clarissa Street today is a short street in the Corn Hill area. It wasn’t always that way. An annual event in Corn Hill that grew out of a reunion of former residents to celebrate the good old days with music, food, and vendors. For more information call 234-4177.
Latina Health Fair ** – Sunday, August 16: Located at the Coca Cola Bottling Company, 123 Upper Falls Blvd, Rochester. This event is from 12:00 – 5:00 PM. The focus is to provide a festive environment to enhance the relationship between community residents and health and human service providers. This population often encounters barriers such as language, transportation, and accessibility to culturally competent services. The Office of Mental Health Promotion will be attending this fair along with Mobile Crisis. A Mental Health Promotion Basket will be raffled off at this event. For more information, call 325-2280 x307.
City of Rochester South East Family Health Fair ** – Saturday, August 22: This is the 4th Annual City of Rochester sponsored Health Fair to be located at James Monroe High School at 164 Alexander Street and Monroe Avenue from 11:00 am until 3:00 pm. There will be fun activities for the whole family. It provides the opportunity for families to interact with 60+ health vendors. The Office of Mental Health Promotion will be attending this fair along with Aging Well Initiatives. A Mental Health Promotion Basket will be raffled off at this event. For more information, you may contact John.lightfoot@cityofrochester.gov.
PLEASE CHECK THE CULTURAL COMMUNITY CALENDAR: http://www.rochester.edu/diversity/eventscalendar/
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