3 Ways You Can Help

Three Ways You Can Help Brighter Tomorrows

by Alexa Anderson

Founded in 2007, Brighter Tomorrows believes no family should go through childhood cancer alone. The organization strives to provide a compassionate, loving support system for families with a childhood cancer diagnosis. They offer education, connection to other families, activities, support for siblings, and meals.

Because Brighter Tomorrows was founded by mothers of children with cancer, they are able to say: “We understand what you are going through because we have faced the same fears, asked the same questions, and grasped for the same hope necessary to survive each day.”

If you’re wondering how you can help Brighter Tomorrows, look no further: Toss some bags. Brighter Tomorrows will host a cornhole competition on October 28th at the Rochester International Event Center. The fundraiser will also include food, beverages, and some family-oriented Fall Festival activities. Join them by participating, volunteering, or coming to watch! More details to come on Brighter Tomorrows’ website. Volunteer your time. All the activities and services offered by Brighter Tomorrows are volunteer-powered and free to families. Everyone has a skill to bring to the table: Do you enjoy cooking, hanging with kids, or finding creative solutions? Brighter Tomorrows has many ways to volunteer, including meal preparation, kid-friendly activities, programs, events, and fundraisers (including the cornhole competition).

For more information:

To support Brighter Tomorrows in any of the ways listed above, visit brightertomorrowshope.org.

Foot the bill. Donate—because the activities, meals, and services offered to families affected by childhood cancer are always free and no one is turned away. You can help Brighter Tomorrows provide a safe space for families. Donations can be submitted online or mailed in.

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In 1906, the owners of the Fox Machine Shop (on the west side of Broadway at the corner of First Street NW), hoping to become THE repair shop for the city’s half dozen or so automobiles, hung out a sign that read “garage.”

And, so goes the story, many of the then-7,000 Rochesterites did not even know what the word meant. Or how to pronounce it.

The city, at the time, was home to only a dozen or so motor vehicles of any kind, including what may have been the city’s first automobile, a 1902 Thomas Flyer owned by Dr. Charlie Mayo.

In 1907, the Fox Machine Shop began selling cars and trucks from REO Motor Cars (like the $1,055 Olds Touring Model, with a 35hp motor), making them the city’s first auto dealership, as Ellis Motors.

By 1911, three of Rochester’s four auto dealers had sprung up on what would be called “Automobile Row,” which ran down the 300 block of what’s now First Avenue SW.