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Link:https://www.rochesterfirst.com/generation-roc/generation-roc-5-year-old-with-nonverbal-autism-honored-for-outstanding-progress/ by: Mikhaela Singleton Posted: Apr 15, 2025 / 04:45 PM EDT Updated: Apr 15, 2025 / 09:19 PM EDT GENEVA, N.Y. (WROC) — The power to be understood is a feeling you can’t describe, but five-year-old Carmelo Wilson is finding the words and a voice all his own—thanks to the preschool program at Happiness House. Carmelo has autism and is completely no

Link: https://www.rochesterfirst.com/news/local-news/rpd-lends-horses-for-santa-to-visit-children-in-rochester/ by: Damon Fletcher, Sydney Havens Posted: Dec 20, 2024 / 09:42 PM EST Updated: Dec 20, 2024 / 09:42 PM EST ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) – Santa certainly has his hands full this time of the year, but he took a quick break from supervising all the toy making and checking his list to visit Rochester and meet some lucky kids. The Rochester Police Department wasn’t able to of

Link: https://13wham.com/news/local/santa-makes-surprise-visits-at-local-preschools-cp-rochester-happiness-house-preschool-program-at-golisano-autism-center-christmas-holiday by WHAM Fri, December 20th 2024 at 7:09 PM Updated Fri, December 20th 2024 at 7:15 PM Rochester, N.Y. — Even amid the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, Santa still found some time to surprise some local preschoolers ahead of the holidays. Jolly Ol' Saint Nick made a guest appearance Friday at CP R

Link: https://www.rochesterfirst.com/news/local-news/happiness-house-preschooler-to-help-with-coin-toss-at-hobart-game/ by: Lia Tobin Posted: Oct 26, 2024 / 08:42 AM EDT Updated: Oct 26, 2024 / 09:42 AM EDT ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) – A preschooler at Geneva’s Happiness House will be helping with the coin toss to kick off Hobart and William Smith Colleges on Saturday as the Hobart Statesmen take on Union College at at Boswell Field at 1 p.m. The game marks the 14th annual Tackle

Link: https://www.fltimes.com/sports/college-football-hobart-welcomes-in-union-for-annual-tackles-touchdowns-game/article_5b989168-92de-11ef-b036-ab21dde30c2f.html Times Sports Staff Oct 25, 2024 Updated Oct 28, 2024 GENEVA — The first- place Hobart football team will welcome the Union Garnet Chargers to Boswell Field for a Liberty League showdown Saturday. The annual Tackles & Touchdowns for Ability Partners Foundation game is scheduled to kick off at 1 p.m. The 14th edition

Link: https://www.fltimes.com/briefs/around-the-lakes-rolling-for-a-good-cause-ability-partners-foundation-s-bowling-event-raises/article_d42a6ef4-8671-11ef-9bf9-53f6201e0a8b.html Oct 14, 2024 CANANDAIGUA — Join Ability Partners Foundation as it hosts the 13th annual Bowling to Raise Bucks event on Friday, Nov. 1 at Roseland Bowl. All proceeds will benefit APF in support of the programs and services offered through Ability Partners agencies: CP Rochester, Happiness House, and

Link: https://www.fingerlakes1.com/2024/10/14/bowling-event-supports-programs-for-people-with-disabilities-in-canandaigua/ By: FingerLakes1.com October 14, 2024 11:00 AM Ability Partners Foundation will host its 13th annual Bowling to Raise Bucks event on Friday, Nov. 1, at Roseland Bowl, with proceeds benefiting programs offered by CP Rochester, Happiness House, and Rochester Rehabilitation Center. The event aims to raise funds for individuals with disabilities of all ages a

Link: https://rochesterbeacon.com/2024/09/17/golisano-to-give-360-million-to-upstate-nonprofits/ By JACOB SCHERMERHORN | September 17, 2024 Paychex founder Thomas Golisano has pledged $360 million to 82 nonprofits in the Finger Lakes, Western New York, and Central New York regions. The donations mark his largest philanthropic gesture ever, more than doubling his giving to $775 million. The pledge also follows his June 2024 commitment of $50 million—his largest single gift to

Link: https://golisanofoundation.org/tom-golisano-makes-remarkable-philanthropic-gifts-of-360-million-to-82-non-profits-across-upstate-new-york/?fbclid=IwY2xjawFWj2NleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHTAQ64DfbKohcDofXvDCtNQ3ZKcbvCHT06AzRLp4MKGfwx8_rywkGl9KDw_aem_bPTDBX4ytR9icVS-hZ4JDw By Golisano Foundation September, 17, 2024 ROCHESTER, N.Y., September 17, 2024 — Tom Golisano, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and civic leader, today announced an unprecedented and historic series of major awards

Link: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/capital-region/news/2024/09/17/tom-golisano-to-donate--360-million-to-82-non-profits-in-upstate-new-york BY Brian Campbell and Wendy Wright New York State UPDATED 6:05 PM ET Sep. 17, 2024 PUBLISHED 12:40 PM ET Sep. 17, 2024 Philanthropist Tom Golisano on Tuesday announced plans to donate $360 million to 82 nonprofit organizations in Rochester, Buffalo and Syracuse to support health care, education, animal welfare, disability services an