Jump Start Your Holiday Shopping at Pre-Black Friday Sale
Black Friday, or the Friday after Thanksgiving, usually goes down as the busiest shopping day of the year. The crowds and an early alarm clock can make venturing out on this day well worth a second thought.
Craft Beers and Good Eats Help Benefit Patients at SMH
The University of Rochester Medical Center’s volunteer group, Friends of Strong, will host its second annual Beer & Food Pairing Fundraiser to help benefit patient care at Strong Memorial Hospital from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18, at Lovin’ Cup Bistro and Brews, 300 Park Point Drive, Rochester.
Local Authors’ Book Signing to Benefit Friends of Strong’s Patient Care Initiatives
Vicky Ruppert and Ann Henderberg haven’t been best friends for a lifetime, but you certainly wouldn’t know it. Their book, “Singing in the Rain: Weathering the Storm of Dementia with Humor, Love, and Patience,” chronicles the last three years of their husbands’ battles with dementia, as they act as each other’s support system through countless e-mails and journal entries.
Rochester River Run/Walk 5K set for April 6
Join the Friends of Strong and the Strong Memorial Hospital Transplant Units for the 13th annual Rochester River Run/Walk to benefit our transplant patients and families.
Craft Brews Are the Main Event at Fundraiser
Selections from Roc Brewing Company's slate of artisanal lagers, stouts, and ales will be on tap from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, at Friends of Strong's newest event to raise money for patients of the hospital and their families.