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March for Babies this Sunday at Ontario Beach Park

Friday, May 17th, 2013, 9:50am

March for Babies this Sunday at Ontario Beach Park

Nearly 1,000 people including News10NBC’s Nikki Rudd will take part in the 2013 March for Babies on Sunday at Ontario Beach Park.

March for Babies is the premier fundraising event for the March of Dimes and raises funds to support research and programs that helps babies who need help to thrive and survive.

The walk starts at 10 a.m. Registration starts at 9 a.m.

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Puerto Rican Festival to hold Latino Night at Frontier Field

Submitted by News 10NBC

Tuesday, May 14th, 2013, 6:00am

The Puerto Rican Festival, Inc is excited to partner with Frontier Field and present Latino Night at Frontier Field on Saturday July 6 at 6:05p.m.

This year's Latino Night will feature Tony Vega with performance by Next Level.

Tickets range from $7 to $11 and are available at Frontier Field, Silk Creations on Hudson Avenue and Burgos Income Tax on N. Clinton Avenue.

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Runners take to the streets for Bill Lawler Huntington's 5K

Submitted by WHEC_Web_Staff

Saturday, May 11th, 2013, 8:01pm

Runners took to the street on East Avenue Saturday morning to join the fight against a rare disease.

The Bill Lawler 5K for the Huntington's Disease Society of America took place Saturday morning in the city. Runners started at Matthew's Bar and Grill, just across the street from News10NBC and made their way down East Avenue to Alexander Street and eventually University Avenue and then back.

The run is held for Bill Lawler, a former Rochester Police detective, who is fighting Huntington's Disease. Huntington's is a neurological, genetic disorder that affects 30,000 Americans.

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Wilmot Cancer Center Hosts Gala Fundraiser on Saturday

Submitted by News 10NBC

Friday, May 10th, 2013, 10:12pm

The annual Discovery Ball, a gala fundraiser to support the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center at the University of Rochester Medical Center, will be held Saturday May 11.

More than 950 people will attend to support local cancer care and expand research in Rochester at the Wilmot Cancer Center.

The Inspiration Award, the Cancer Center’s highest honor, will be presented to Webster resident Georgiana Zicari, a two-time cancer survivor who beat Hodgkin lymphoma and thyroid cancer and is the mom of two young children. Throughout her life, Georgiana has used cancer as a driver for giving back to the community. She’s volunteered in the pediatric oncology clinic, at Camp Good Days & Special Times, on the Patient Family Advisory Council at Wilmot, and helped lobby in Congress for more money to fight cancer.

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United Way's annual Day of Caring on Thursday

Submitted by WHEC_Web_Staff

Thursday, May 9th, 2013, 3:32pm

More than 7,000 volunteers participated in The United Way's annual Day of Caring on Thursday. The Day of Caring is Rochester's largest one-day community volunteer event, and includes 400 locations in Rochester.

Volunteers lended a helping hand with things such as gardening, painting and spring cleaning.

Eighty volunteers were at Foodlink to sort and repackage produce and non-perishable food donations. Volunteers also packed bags for the kids BackPack Program.

Volunteers prepared the grounds of Camp Good Days and Special Times for summer.

More than 300 volunteers did weeding, raking and planting at Mount Hope Cemetery.

There's still time to sign up. To find out more information and how you can volunteer, click here.

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"Refuge From The Storm" premiers at The Little Theater this month

Submitted by News 10NBC

Thursday, May 9th, 2013, 6:00am

A new faith-based film, featuring an actor from Rochester, will premier at the Little Theatre on Saturday, May 11.

"Refuge From The Storm" – based on a true story -- is currently showing across the U.S. and in the Dominican Republic. The film stars Michael Madsen (Kill Bill, Reservoir Dogs) and Ryan Davis of Rochester.

Click here for ticket information

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Security at the Lilac Festival

Submitted by WHEC_Web_Staff

Tuesday, May 7th, 2013, 5:28pm

The deadly bombings in Boston changed the way many people look at large public events in Rochester. With one of summer's most popular events, the Rochester Lilac Festival, just around the corner, News10NBC wanted to know how that national event would impact security locally.

The festival organizers say they work hand-in-hand with the Rochester Police Department and the Monroe County Sheriff's Office, but that's not all.

Jeff Springut, producer of 2013 Rochester Lilac Festival, said, “We've got a number of internal security people who are really working 24/7 at the site just to keep an eye on things and making sure everyone is doing what they are expected to be and have some fun for the whole family.”

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