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Directory of Charities in the Rochester, NY area ........ Your guide to giving year 'round
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The Community Wishbook is a collection of wish list items and volunteer services needed by more than 230 not-for-profit agencies in and around Rochester, NY. Use the Wishbook listings to find an agency that needs your donated item* or  volunteer skill. Then call or e-mail the contact person at the agency to make arrangements for delivery or pickup of a listed item, or for details on volunteering.
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*Note: Please be sure that your donated item is clean, useable, and in good or very good condition, with no missing pieces or pages (puzzles, games, books, etc.). Clothing should be clean, and not torn or stained. When in doubt, call the charity. Thanks for your help.
Instead of using this Search Box, you may get faster results by trying the Items Needed Index or Volunteers Needed Index.

THANKS to the
216
 charities who took the time during the past 3 weeks to send us their latest information .

Their updated listings will be used in the printed version of the Wishbook.

Latest New Listings:

The House of Mercy

Two Doors Community Resource Center, Inc.

Disciples for Christ Community Outeach, Inc.

C.A.S.H. Coalition / Empire Justice Center

Girls on the Run of Monroe County.

For recent updates and SPECIAL NEEDS,
see the What's New? page.

This Week's
Featured Agencies
August 27 – Sept.3 , 2010

Linda's Cupboard at Hope Hall

Alzheimer's Association

Feature article appears weekly (as space permits) in various Post Newspapers.

Last week's featured agencies:

Sunset House

Writers & Books

Thanks to Messenger Post newspapers for donating space for weekly articles and monthly ads that publicize the needs  of Wishbook charities.

 

Monthly MP Newspapers Ad

Agencies asking for donations of
School Supplies

Ad appeared in Post Newspapers
dated August 13.

 

New Printed Wishbook This Fall

Wishbook Sponsors Come Through to Support Local Charities

Great News! There WILL be a new printed version of the Wishbook this fall, courtesy of major sponsors
 Messenger Post Media
and
MVP Health Care

The new version is currently in production. Availability in October.

www.communitywishbook.com

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The 2009-2010 printed Wishbook, with listings for 230 Rochester-area charities, was published last fall.

2009 Wishbook Cover

If you need a copy — or multiple copies for your group — please send a note to wishbook@rochester.rr.com, or leave your name & number at (585) 225-4226.

Check us out on facebook (www.facebook.com/wishbook.rochester) and twitter (twitter.com/rochwishbook).

THANKS ...
to all who have donated items to the agencies, and to all who have volunteered their time. The agencies truly appreciate your generosity!

 

Please ...
if you have something to donate, and have any problems using the information on this web site to locate an agency:

Contact Us at  wishbook@rochester.rr.com<
or call Wishbook coordinator Nona Maurer
at (585) 225-4226.

The Community Wishbook
is a service of
Helping Community Charities,
incorporated as a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization June 20, 2000, in Rochester, NY.

More about the Wishbook

Please Recycle: For items that cannot be donated, see Monroe County's Residential Recycling Guidelines,
which includes a link with recommendations for disposing of Non-Blue Box Program Materials.
Information for adding YOUR Rochester-area nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization to the Wishbook.

Web site last updated: September 6, 2010

 

Your donation can make wishes come true!

 

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