Messenger Post Media is printing this column to inform readers of “requests” from local charities. Here are two agencies listed in this year’s Community Wishbook.
Home start hope
P.O. Box 858
Webster, New York, 14580
Phone: 585-265-3383
Contact: Kristin Mathis
Email: [email protected]
Website: homestarthope.org
Purpose: To provide essential household items to support women on their way to rebuild their lives and transition to independent lives.
Wish list
All articles should be new.
• Towels, towels, blankets, pillows
• Bed in a bag (twin, full, queen)
• Brooms / dustpans, laundry baskets
• Toaster
• Kitchen rubbish bin
Volunteers wanted
• Fulfilling the shopping list.
Greece Small League
3641 Latta Road, Rochester, New York, 14612
P.O. Box 16133, Rochester, New York, 14616
Phone: 585-392-0072 (May-September)
Contacts: Paul Richardson, Diane Noga
Email: [email protected]
Website: greecelittleleague.org
Mission: To support the youth ages 4-16 from Greece, Hilton and Charlotte with T-Ball through District Travel Baseball programs. A challenger program is an adaptive baseball program for those with physical and developmental challenges.
Wish list
• Concession equipment: heat lamp, stainless steel work table (24×60) with galvanized shelf and legs, gas range (four-burner model) with 36-inch griddle and two standard ovens, insulated seasoning station (two pumps, three pans), commercial deep fryer
• Field maintenance equipment, lumber
• Sponsors: team, jerseys, banners, raffle prizes
• Shelters are to be built on some fields
• Concrete for pouring in dugout areas
• The north parking lot on Latta Road must be paved
Volunteers wanted
• Concession workers: weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays.
• Referees: training, weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays.
• painting.
• Field maintenance day, April and October.
• General field maintenance, daily.
• Eagle Scout projects welcome (projects must be submitted and approved by the board).
• Construction projects.
• Website design and maintenance.
• Coaching, assistant coaching (background check required).
• * Help for physically disabled children (background check required).
Please contact the charities directly if you can help. Visit communitywishbook.org for other local charities.
