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ROCHESTER CITY COUNCILWOMAN
LOVELY WARREN “Restoring Hope, Rebuilding Community”
The North East Times
FROM OUR COUNCILWOMAN Volume 1, No. 3 Summer 2008
Dear Fellow Free Summer meals for
North East
Community Member:
Rochester Children
Meeting with
Councilwoman Warren
Now that school is out many
of us our looking for fun and
inexpensive ways to spend
quality time with our children
T he City of Rochester will provide free breakfast and lunch to children 18
years and under through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Summer
Food Service Program.
Sixty sites will serve lunch and about fifty sites will serve breakfast Monday
am happy to report that the North East has more than 30 vibrant and and their friends. This issue of
I active block clubs, community, and neighborhood groups. Please know
that it is my goal to attend as many of your meetings as possible to
stay current and in touch with your issues and concerns. But unfortunately,
the times is filled with many
exciting activities taking place
here in the North East.
through Friday through August 29th. Sites include community agencies, schools,
churches, and recreation centers throughout the city. To find a location near
you please call (585) 428-7872.
community meeting times conflict with other Council obligations making
it difficult for me to attend as many things as I would like. You will also find information
on a free breakfast and lunch
program for Rochester children,
Having a hands on approach has always been my goal as your North East
as well as how you can help
Council representative. Please call me if there is something that needs my
R Community Bikes, a program
immediate attention. Tracey Miller on my staff works diligently to respond to all
that repairs and provides bikes
calls within 24 to 48 hours.
free of charge to residents in
need in our community.
To assist me in this endeavor, would you please call my office at (585) 428-6684
and give my Legislative Aide Tracey Miller your meeting dates as soon as you have As always I welcome your
them to place on my calendar; I will do my best to attend as many of your meetings input on issues and concerns,
as possible. You may email those dates to her at Tracey.Miller@cityofrochester.gov. please feel free to call me at
(585) 428-6684.
Remember, anytime that you have a question or concern you do not
At your Service,
have to wait until a meeting to speak with me. Please email me at
Lovely.Warren@cityofrochester.gov or call me at (585) 428-6684 at your
convenience.
Lovely Councilwoman Lovely Warren warmly welcomes New York Gov. David A. Paterson to
Rochester City Hall.

Adopt a Garden
H elping to plant a community
garden in one of the more than
80 existing City park gardens, is a
rewarding way to revitalize our
neighborhoods and meet new friends.
If you or members of your Block Club
would like to volunteer, please call
(585) 428-8820.
If you would like additional information
on other Volunteer Planting Events, please
call (585) 428-8820.
Biz Kid$ Camp 311
One call to City Hall
Community Activities
I f you know of children between
the ages of 10 through 13, that
y calling 311, City residents, in Rochester
are interested in developing a real
business plan, learning how to look
B businesses and visitors can call to
reach City Hall and receive information, ● June 30th through August 30th- Summer Recreation ● Sunday, July 13th – Latino Health Fair, Sponsored by
and act as a professional, managing
request services and report problems. Program at the Avenue D Community Center, 200 the Rochester Primary Care Network, on the Coca Cola
their time and money, promoting a
From refuse collection, getting library Avenue D, Monday through Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Grounds on Upper Falls Blvd. and Clinton Ave. More
business, and preparing for the
hours, to reporting a stray dog in your and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Eric Rose, Director. than 60 health and human service agencies will
future, tell them about Biz Kid$!
neighborhood and a whole lot more, Call (585) 428-7934 for program details. participate. For more information call (585) 325-2280
311 is ready to help. or visit www.rpcn.org.
Biz Kid$ is a free camp that
provides youth an opportunity to ● June 30th through August 30th- Summer Recreation
If someone calls 311 who speaks a
explore entrepreneurship through Program at the Carter Street Community Center, ● Friday, July 25th, August 1st, 8th and 21st - Bands on
language that 311 staff cannot speak,
fun, fast-paced games and activities. 500 Carter Street, Monday through Friday, 9:30 a.m. to the Bricks, at the Rochester Public Market, 280 North
a third-party translation service will
Participants will be rewarded with 9 p.m. and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Mark Harold, Union Street, from 6 to 11 p.m. Call the summer hotline
join the call. Also, the 311 Center has
business cards, a canvas briefcase, Director. Call (585) 428-7890 for program details. at (585) 428-5990 for the band lineup.
automated technology to respond to
calculator, and receipt book to help
hearing-impaired callers. The
them start and maintain their
TDD/TTY direct number for 311 is ● June 30th through August 30th- Summer Recreation ● Wednesday, July 30th, - Sprouts Kids Gardening Club
businesses. Also, there is a chance
(585) 428-7600. Program at the North Street Community Center, as they “Community Garden Project”, at the North
to win cash prizes upon completion
of the camp.
700 North Street, Monday through Friday, 10:00 a.m. to Street Community Center from 10 a.m. until Noon. For
9 p.m. and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Preston Sanders, information and registration please call (585) 428-8820.
Director. Call (585) 428-7149 for program details.
Register now for two sessions to
be held 9 a.m. through 4:30 p.m., July
14 through the 18, and August 4th ● June 30th through August 22nd- Summer Recreation
● August 1st, 2nd, and 3rd – Puerto Rican Festival, at
the Frontier Field VIP Parking Lot. Sponsored by
through the 8th, at the Genesee Program at the Norton Village Recreation Center, the Puerto Rican Festival Committee and the City
Valley Field House, 1316 Genesee St., 350 Waring Road, Monday through Friday, 9:30 a.m. to of Rochester. Call (585) 234-7660 or go to
in Genesee Valley Park. Call the City 5 p.m. Mark Harold, Director and Montina Langston, info@prfestival.com for information. www.prfestival.com
Bureau of Recreation at (585) 428-7371 Site Supervisor. Call (585) 428-1486 for program details.
to request a registration packet. ● Saturday, August 2nd – Puerto Rican Parade, at Noon,
● June 30th through August 22nd- Summer Recreation the parade route: Main Street, Downtown Rochester
Program at the (Webster) Adonai Community Center, (Liberty Pole to Main St. to N. Plymouth to Morrie
509 North Goodman Street, Monday through Friday, Silver Way). Sponsored by the Spanish Action
9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Hector Arguinzoni, Director and Coalition. For parade details call (585) 232-4050 or visit
Kaye Adams, Site Supervisor. Call (585) 428-7828 for www.prfestival.com.
program details.
Bike Giveaway program ● Saturday, August 9th – Carifest and Parade Main St.
● July 7th through July 24th and July 28th through Armory, 900 E. Main Street, Parade route tba. Sponsored
in Need August 21st - Rochester’s free Summer Swim Academy. by Rochester West Indian Festival Committee. Call (585)
30-minute classes will take place from 9:30 a.m. to Noon, 254-1629 for parade information.
ecently, a warehouse used by a not for profit group that
R restores used bicycles and gives them away to low
income City residents was broken into and more than 30
Monday through Thursday at ten locations throughout
the City. Classes available for every skill level. Call (585) ● Saturday, Aug. 16, 2008 – Clarissa Street Reunion on
428-7888 for a registration form and program details. Clarissa Street in Corn Hill Neighborhood. Sponsored
bikes were stolen.
by the Clarissa St. Reunion Committee.
R Community Bikes at 226 Hudson Avenue gives away ● July 7th through August 22nd - Get Smart with Art, Call (585) 234-4177 for festival details.
about 500 bikes a year and repairs another 500 for free. As a ArtSmart Summer Camp 08. Enjoy theatre, dance,
result of the theft, three bike giveaways scheduled for this storytelling, painting, textile arts and more! The camp If you would like flyers to distribute or post on your neighborhood bulletin
summer will have to be scaled back. is offered Monday through Friday at the Lodge at Lake board regarding the events listed, please call my office and we will gladly
Riley, Cobbs Hill Park, 100 Norris Drive. (Off Culver send them to you!
If you would like to donate to R Community Bikes or for Road) Registration is limited and required by June 6th.
more information, please call Dan Lill at (585) 865-9872. The cost is $60.00 per week. For more information call
(585) 428-7371.