Feb 20, 2025 | Generosity, Success Story
Rochester Institute of Technology students in the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity and Zeta Tau Alpha sorority have a long tradition of supporting their community. For almost 25 years, students from those groups have hosted and participated in an annual school-wide “Mud Tug”...
Nov 11, 2024 | Generosity, Success Story
Through December 13, Hillside is once again inviting community members to become a Special Santa and help brighten the lives of thousands of children and their families who are served by the organization’s many programs. For more than 40 years, the community has...
Dec 21, 2023 | Generosity, News, Success Story
Hillside’s annual Special Santa program has concluded another successful season, with nearly 7,500 toys and gifts collected for more than 3,200 youth and families served by Hillside. Following the active phase of community donations that closed December 11, Hillside...
Nov 9, 2023 | Generosity, Success Story
Eighty-year-old Suzanne Robinson can trace her love of helping others back to her youth. As a young girl, she learned from her grandfather about sharing hen’s eggs from the family chicken coop with others who were less fortunate. Robinson has learned many more lessons...
Mar 13, 2023 | Generosity, Success Story
At the height of the pandemic, student access to computers for remote learning quickly became a necessity. This has resulted in a perfect storm of digital inequity, particularly among Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) populations in areas served by...
Apr 25, 2022 | Generosity, News, Success Story
As an adoptive parent, Anna Calkins understands the complexities involved with navigating the worlds of adoption and foster care—and what a difference support can make on that journey. Calkins works as an executive assistant at Corning Incorporated, the international...
