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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Rochester is part of the largest donor and volunteer-supported mentoring network in the nation, dedicated to creating meaningful, monitored matches between adult volunteers (Bigs) and children (Littles) aged 6 to 18. With over a century of commitment, the organization believes that every child has the potential to succeed and thrive in life, fundamentally shaping futures through positive relationships. By providing youth with confident role models and safe spaces, Big Brothers Big Sisters fosters resilience and opportunity in the lives of young people. The initiative not only prioritizes impactful mentoring but also actively advocates for important social issues, promoting a future where every child's potential is championed and recognized. Generated from the website

Al Sigl Center, in collaboration with eight partner agencies, is a nonprofit resource organization providing help and support to children and adults with disabilities. The organization offers shared facilities, develops business services and generates community awareness and philanthropic support. Al Sigl Center was founded more than 40 years ago by a group of families that came together to develop a community solution for accessible space and programs for people with disabilities. The alliance serves more than 67,000 people with disabilities. Families, volunteers and independent social service agencies offer services such as rehabilitation programs, therapy suites and work areas, therapeutic swimming pool and gymnasium that is open to all members. Al Sigl Center is located in Rochester, N.Y.

Sixty-four years ago the Rochester Oratorio Society made its debut with the first of its now traditional Christmas season performances of Handel's Messiah. Since that time the ROS has grown under the outstanding leadership of Theodore Hollenbach ( 1945-1986 ) and Roger Wilhelm ( 1986-2006 ), and has become Rochester's premiere large concert chorus. In 2006, Eric Townell joined ROS as its third director. ROS has performed with the European Symposium of Choral Masterworks in Beijing, Paris, London, Salzburg, Mantua, and Verona, as well as at prominent festivals closer to home, including Chautauqua. It has performed under such conductors as Leonard Bernstein, Erich Leinsdorf, Pierre Monteux, David Zinman, Mark Elder, David Effron and Uriel Segal and has featured Jon Vickers, Justino Diaz, Maureen Forrester, and William Warfield among its soloists. ROS has offered the Rochester premieres of numerous major works, including Britten's War Requiem, Mahler's Symphony of a Thousand, and John Rutter's Magnificat. For its 50th Anniversary, the ROS commissioned Cary Ratcliff's Ode to Common Things. The society has a long history of collaboration with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, including performances of Verdi's Requiem, Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, and the Rochester premieres of Parry's Blest Pair of Sirens and Prokofiev's Alexander Nevsky. Also, the ROS has enjoyed collaborating with the Chautauqua Institute.