Community Spirit

East Rochester Fire Department hosting ‘Fill the Boot’ fundraiser on Jan. 19

Wednesday, January 16th, 2013, 7:00am

The East Rochester Volunteer Fire Department will hold a “Fill the Boot” fundraiser on Saturday, Jan. 19 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. to benefit the families of the West Webster firefighters who were killed and injured on Christmas Eve.

ER firefighters will be collecting donations at the following locations: Intersection of West Commercial Street and South Washington Street, intersection of Fairport Road and Marsh Road, ER Fire Department, 415 Main Street.

Courtesy: Fairport-ERPost.com

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Fitness fundraiser held for family of Fairport teen Blake Cognata

Submitted by WHEC_Web_Staff

Sunday, January 13th, 2013, 7:55pm

On Sunday dozens of people came out to show their support for the family of Blake Cognata, who passed away Saturday morning from a rare cancer.

It's been a very emotional week for the Fairport community.

Blake Cognata passed away after battling a rare cancer called Ewing's sarcoma for almost a year.

On Sunday people came out to F.I.T. Gym, located at 465 West Commercial Street in East Rochester, to take part in a fitness fundraiser in honor of Blake called "Find Your Strong Bootcamp."

The event included three hour-long conditioning sessions where participants did everything from aerobics to boxing.

Organizers tell News10NBC they just want to do what they can to help out the family.

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Community remembers Fairport teen Blake Cognata

Submitted by WHEC_Web_Staff

Sunday, January 13th, 2013, 12:19am

Hundreds came together Saturday night to celebrate the life of a Fairport teen who lost his battle with cancer.

Blake Cognata battled a rare cancer called Ewing's sarcoma.

He passed away at Strong Hospital Saturday morning, just days before his 18^th birthday.

The lacrosse and football player captured the heart of the community with his strength and courage throughout his battle, that strength helping his team reach an undefeated regular season.

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Sea of yellow at Fairport high school to support Blake Cognata

Submitted by WHEC_Web_Staff

Thursday, January 10th, 2013, 12:52am

Fairport (8-0) is the only undefeated team in Monroe County and the Red Raiders are ranked third in the state. What mattered in the team's home game against Rush-Henrietta rather than those numbers, was the color. A sea of yellow packed the Fairport gym to support Blake Cognata who is battling Ewing's sarcoma.

Fairport won the game 68-40 and are now 9-0.

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Rochester based charity and local organizations partner for holiday gift project

Submitted by Megan Manzari, Community Blogger

Friday, December 14th, 2012, 9:30am

Alyssa’s Angels, a Henrietta based charity, started a holiday gift project in 2011 to directly help local children and families in need during the holiday season. Five worthy non-profit organizations were selected and Alyssa’s Angels donated $500 to each.

This year, in an effort for the program to have a greater impact and help even more Rochester area children and families; Alyssa’s Angels reached out for partner organizations from the community to match its $500 donation. Through this effort, each of the five selected non-profit organizations received $1,000.

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Henderson Ford to Participate in Toys for Tots

Submitted by Megan Manzari, Community Blogger

Monday, November 12th, 2012, 11:30am

Henderson Ford to Participate in Toys for Tots

Henderson Ford is challenging staff, customers and the community to help fill a 2013 Ford Escape with toys for the Marine Corps Toys for Tots program. Many local businesses have accepted the challenge and have partnered with Henderson Ford for this campaign.

“The Toys for Tots program does so much for our local families and we want to do anything we can to help,” said Henderson Ford President Randy Henderson. “It is my hope that we will collect an overwhelming amount of toys and will bring smiles to many children’s faces.”

The community is encouraged to drop off new unwrapped toys now through December 10th at Henderson Ford, 810 Ridge Rd., Webster, or at any of the following participating locations:

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Sandy Storm Relief

Submitted by WHEC_Web_Staff

Wednesday, October 31st, 2012, 6:28am

The Red Cross is urging people to sign up and donate blood. News10NBC is told more than 200 blood drives had to be cancelled because of superstorm Sandy.

Today, October 31, News10NBC is teaming up with the Red Cross to raise money to help the victims of this massive storm.

We will be taking donations by phone and text from 12 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. The phone number is 585-241-4201 or text "RedCross" to 90999. News10NBC will have live reports in all of our newscasts throughout the afternoon.

Any money raised will go towards the operation, supplies and recovery efforts locally, New York City, New Jersey and any other areas impacted by the hurricane.

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