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Community Wishbook

Community Wishbook

Rochester's Charity Giving Guide
Rochester's Community Wishbook provides a central source for Rochester NY-area charities to list their Items Needed and Volunteer Needs, as well as Special Events that help the agencies raise funds.

1. Use the listings to find a charity that needs your donated item or volunteer skill. 


2. Follow the link to the agency's page, and call or email the agency to arrange for delivery or pickup of a listed item, or for details on volunteering

website last updated: June 15, 2019

Local Need:

Gathering Place of Purpose, Inc. needs help distributing bread and pastries from Panera on Mondays at noon, corner of Jefferson Ave. and Iceland Park.
Contact: Sonja Green at 585-209-5085 or sonjaatkins97@gmail.com.  

FEATURED CHARITIES
 
Article sheduled to appear in POST newspapers
 dated JUNE 13, 2019.

St. John's Home

The Crisis Nursery of Greater Rochester/
Owen House

Click on the charity name for detailed information.

WISH of the Month for JUNE, 2019

Charities needing 

Pet and Animal Supplies

Volunteers for
Animal Care and Working with Pets


    Click on THIS LINK for the List.

 

                                            Community Wishbook 2018-2019 Printed Edition      

Still Available! 
The 2018-2019 Printed Wishbook

The print version of Rochester's Charity Giving Guide is still available.

Look for this year's printed Wishbook at these locations:
• Free-literature racks at local business locations
• Mallboards at Eastview, Marketplace, and Greece Ridge Malls
• Most Monroe County Public Library locations

NOTE: IF you cannot find the print version and need one or more copies for yourself or for your group, please send an email to wishbook@rochester.rr.com, with your address and the number of copies requested

THANKS to the sponsor of the printed version: MP Media.
MP Media has supported local charities for many years by printing the Wishbook and publishing periodic articles that help the agencies. 

Thanks also to Northstar Delivery for their special considerations in distributing the Wishbook. 

Thanks to all who have donated items or volunteered their time to help a local charity.
Please ... If you have something to donate, and cannot make a connection using this site, contact us at wishbook@rochester.rr.com.

Note: The Wishbook does not accept donations or keep an inventory of items.
Please use the information you find here to make arrangements directly with the agency.


Please Recycle environmental logo
For items that cannot be donated, see Monroe County's Residential Recycling Guidelines.

Most Monroe County residential waste items, including computers & other electronics, are accepted for recycling at Ecopark, 10 Avion Drive (off Paul Road), during their regular hours. There is no fee for disposing of these items and no appointment is necessary.
For more information including hours of operation, directions, and a list of materials accepted, visit www.monroecounty.gov/ecopark or call 585-753-7600 (option #3).

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The Community Wishbook is a service of Helping Community Charities, incorporated as a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization June 20, 2000, in Rochester, NY.
President: Nona M. Maurer

Please send comments, suggestions, corrections, etc. to wishbook@rochester.rr.com.

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