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We were happy to return to North Shore Animal League America to fulfill a Grant request. Our funds will be used for a Forceplate Stance Analyzer, and ECG Machine and ongoing support for the Pet Sponsorship Program to ensure that dogs and cats with special needs receive the care they need to live the best quality of life possible.

We were happy to return to Long Island Alzheimer’s and Dementia Center in Westbury, NY. Our Grant funds will contribute to their addressing challenges of aging in place, reducing the incidence of loneliness, social isolation, and depression as well as much-needed respite and support for caregivers. Our Grant will help expand their capacity to provide services by improving technology, including the purchase of updated hardware and software, hiring additional program staff, and offsetting the routine costs of operations at their Westbury center.

We were delighted to fulfill a Grant request to Mercy Flight Central in Canandaigua, NY. They perform extraordinary work transporting patients with life threatening injuries from car accidents and other dire situations over to large hospitals. They also transport patients from small hospitals to large tertiary care center hospitals. The equipment on these helicopters is state of the art and allows them to intubate, transfuse blood, monitor vitals, etc. Our funds will be used to help MFC create an all-inclusive simulation lab that would house both an AW119 interior and hospital room simulation suites. To create this setup, they would convert a 22’ cargo trailer into a new mobile simulation lab.

We were delighted to fulfill a Grant request for Operation: Job Ready Veterans. OJRV is a Midwest-based nonprofit that provides direct career and employment transition assistance for service members, veterans, and military families through their One-on-One Career Transition Services program. This program is entirely funded through grants and donations at no cost to the recipients.

We were happy to return to Rochester Rotary Sunshine Camp. Sunshine Camp is a fully accessible residential camping facility located on 157 acres in Rush, NY. The campus serves 2500 children and young adults with disabilities each summer at no cost to their families and over 5700 individuals from nonprofit organizations in the community throughout the year. Our Grant funds will be used to support significant upgrades and improvements to their fully accessible pool. These enhancements are not only for the quality of programming but also safety of campers on grounds and around the pool.

We were delighted to present Grant funds to Lollypop Farm, Humane Society of Greater Rochester. Our funds will be used to help build and strengthen their Adoption Program, ensuring the animals in their care are ready for adoption, sustaining, and hopefully increasing their 90% save rate. Lollypop Farm has over 130 staff and more than 800 volunteers to provide food, shelter and adoptions for homeless animals and a variety of other services.

We were happy to fulfill a Grant request to the Seatuck Environmental Association in Islip, NY.
Our funds will be used to support their efforts in protecting local species including the river otter. Motor vehicle collisions are considered the main source of otter mortality in the region and are likely hampering their natural recolonization.