MySpace Celebrity and Katalyst present The Presidential Pledge



To help my community to thrive, and prosper, be safe and become a great place to live.

Rochester New York's 19th… Continue

Melrose and on Aberdeen from Don Hill
Penhurst Street to Marlborough Road from Shawn O'Hara
Photos from Winbourne Road Area from John Boutet

There seems to be a bit of trouble with folks being able to receive attachments from the 19th Ward Yahoo Group. So I am posting the Luminary Evening Backyard Movie Flyer here. You can right click and save it, or drag it to your desktop. -Shawn

For those of you who are unable to be freezing on the Mall in D.C. among the hundreds of thousands, please join me on Inauguration Day, January 20th, from 11:00am- 1:00pm, to watch Barack Obama & Joe Biden take the oath of office.



We will be inside and warm at Boulder Coffee at Brooks Landing. A big screen will be set up for viewing this historic event and you will be able to purchase a variety of coffees, teas, soups, salads or sandwiches.



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WHAT: POLICE CITIZEN INTERACTION COMMUNITY MEETING



WHEN: Wednesday January 14 @ 7pm SHARP



WHERE: ST. MONICA CHURCH - 831 GENESEE STREET



Topics that will be discussed are: crime concerns, crime prevention, and police initiatives that have occurred over the last several weeks. Your Sector 4 Crime Prevention Officers will be there to hear & address your concerns.



SPECIAL GUESTS: Monroe County Family Court Judges will join us to discuss juvenile… Continue

In anticipation of low temperatures and high winds over the next several days, Mayor Robert J. Duffy is reminding residents to be aware of the dangers of severely cold conditions. The weather forecast is calling for a strong cold front to cross western New York that will bring snow, strong winds with gusts of up to 35 mph, temperatures in the single digits and wind chills below zero. The temperature is expected to remain in the single digits through Friday.



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First Thanks

We had a very successful weekend at Tops. Thanks to our volunteers who helped make Luminary kits and Sample kits, as well as who helped sell Luminaries. Check out Location19.ning.com for pictures. Thanks to the following volunteers some of who helped out on both days: Jackie Farrell, Shawn O'Hara, JB Manin, Barb Sullivan, Alice Carli, Sheri Tehran, Mary Ann Brody, Hannah R., Angie Burch, John Burch,… Continue

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Join the 19th Ward Community Association and the fun by hosting a dinner or by attending as a guest. It is a pot luck event and the host/hostess will coordinate the event and notify guests what they can bring.



To sign up, call the Association office at 328-6571 and leave a message if you or hosting or guesting and how many adult guests you can fit around your table or how many adult guests will be attending from your household.



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The City’s Bureau of Recreation is offering free swim lessons for youth ages 7 - 13 at six different pools. Registration (an adult must sign registration forms) begins Sat., Jan. 10 and continues each Sat. through Jan. 24, as space allows, at the following locations:

• Adams Street Community Center, 85 Adams St., 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.

• Clinton Baden Community Center (School #9), 485 Clinton Ave., 10 a.m. - 12 noon

• Franklin High School, (entrance #13), 950 Norton St., 9 - 11… Continue

Martial arts organizations and individual martial arts practitioners are invited to participate in a Martial Arts “Clicker” Tournament to benefit Foodlink on January 31, Saturday, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., to be held at the city’s Adams Street Community Center, 85 Adams St.



Participants (ages 6 and over) of all martial arts forms are welcome to register by calling 428-7442 no later than January 30. The entry fee for each spectator and each participant is 5 to 10 cans of food to be donated to… Continue

I am re-posting this from the 19th Ward Yahoo Group.



Hi All,

Just letting you know about some free dance classes you may be interested in getting your children or grandchildren into. Through a collaboration between Dance for Joy, 4Winds Christian Fellowship, Greater Rochester Health Foundation, and Victory Fitness Center, free ballet, hip hop, pop-locking and breakdancing classes are being offered to youth every Saturday, beginning January 10, 2009 from… Continue

This is a posting from Dan, that he made to the 19th Ward Yahoo group. I am reposting it here.

-Shawn



We will be selling Luminary kits at Tops on West Avenue this weekend, while supplies last starting from 11- 5 on Saturday, and from 11-5 on Sunday. Hunts has Luminary Kits available as well, if you can't make it to Tops.



We will also have our hopefully last Luminary making event, Saturday at 10:30 at Tops on West Avenue. The store is allowing us to make the… Continue