Rosa’s Thanksgiving Dinner returns Monday
One of the city’s most benevolent residents turns 96 next month, but that won’t stop Rosa Wims from inviting hundreds of her neighbors over for a warm, holiday meal. The 33rd edition of “Rosa’s Thanksgiving Dinner” is scheduled for Monday at the Montgomery Neighborhood Center on Cady Street. The event begins at noon. “Mother […]
Let’s Play! Canstruction Rochester begins at The Strong
*** Canstruction Rochester’s 11th annual design-build competition has officially begun. Ten local teams designed and constructed giant sculptures made entirely out of canned food on Saturday at The Strong National Museum of Play. The sculptures, all of which celebrate “play,” will be on display for two weeks. Presented by Buckingham Properties, Canstruction Rochester serves as a […]
East Ave. Grocery Run raises awareness and money for local anti-hunger programs
The 9th annual East Avenue Grocery Run will take place this Saturday. The Grocery Run raises money for Rochester-area food pantries and emergency meal programs. Since 2010, this family-friendly event has raised more than $230,000 to feed food-insecure children, seniors and families in our community. The Grocery Run will start and finish at Third Presbyterian […]
Foodlink’s apple-slicing line adds a second shift
Responding to the growing demand for healthy, ready-to-eat snack foods, Foodlink’s Value-Added Processing Center has added a second shift to ramp up its apple-slicing operations. On Oct. 9, the Foodlink Community Kitchen launched a second shift, which allows its automated apple-slicing line to now operate from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. (including time spent setting […]
Red Nose Day Fund awards grants to entire Feeding America network
The Red Nose Day fund announced its latest cycle of grant recipients this month, which included a $10,000 award to Foodlink. Foodlink has received steady support from Red Nose Day in recent years, primarily to help purchase much-needed supplies for the Foodlink Community Kitchen, which serves more than 1 million meals annually to at-risk children […]
Foodlink’s Curbside Market awarded significant grant by the USDA
A significant grant from the United States Department of Agriculture will allow for the continued growth and expansion of the Curbside Market – Foodlink’s mobile farmers market that visits underserved communities throughout the Rochester region. The USDA’s Local Food Promotion Program (LFPP) announced funding in late September for 44 projects totaling more than $13.4 million. […]
A day to celebrate ‘Moving Up’ at Foodlink
The inaugural class members of the Foodlink Career Fellowship had more than the weekend to look forward to, as they walked into Foodlink on Friday. The inaugural class of Fellows celebrated the completion of the first quarter of their yearlong training at Foodlink. A small tasting event was organized Oct. 5 to celebrate their accomplishments, […]
Garden Party celebrates 2018 growing season, first steps of Lexington Ave. farm’s beautification, expansion
The Lexington Avenue Community Farm, the largest urban agriculture site in Rochester, celebrated the growing season and its recent landscaping improvements Thursday during its annual Garden Party with local residents. MORE PHOTOS: Facebook album The farm, in operation since 2012, serves a dual purpose on 1.3 acres of land in northwest Rochester. Half of the […]
Foodlink opposes DHS’s proposed rule that would penalize legal immigrants for using public assistance programs
On Thursday evening, Foodlink’s Mitch Gruber publicly read a brief statement on behalf of Foodlink in response to a disconcerting proposal from the Trump administration that would affect immigrant families, and increase food insecurity in our community and nationwide. The new proposal by the Department of Homeland Security would threaten to deny legal immigrants green […]
COO Terra Keller among RBJ’s 2018 Forty Under 40 honorees
The Rochester Business Journal has selected Foodlink Chief Operating Officer Terra Keller as a 2018 Forty Under 40 honoree. Forty Under 40 recognizes 40 men and women, under the age of 40, who have achieved professional success and have also made significant civic contributions to the community. A panel of judges consisting of previous winners […]
