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The Nelson B. Delavan Foundation has given a $5,000 grant to the St. Peter’s Community Arts Academy for equipment and supplies.
The Arts Academy continues to grow and its success has created the need for more financial support. Normally, the group classes and private lessons take place at the Community Arts Academy on 149 Genesee St. in Geneva, but this year learning has been online because of the COVID-19 virus.
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The Rochester Area Community Foundation recently awarded a grant of $10,000 to St. Peter’s Episcopal Church for historic preservation. The Rochester Area Community Foundation, in partnership with generous philanthropists and community partners, works to improve the quality of life for people who live and work in the eight-county region through its leadership and strategic grant making. The historic church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002 and was inducted into the Medina Sandstone Hall of Fame in 2019.
Wendra Trowbridge (inset) carries a box full of poinsettia plants out of St. Peterâs Episcopal Church in Geneva last week. The main photo shows they were part of just shy of 700 others that were picked up by or delivered to those who purchased them (FYI â poinsettias are considered plants, shrubs or small trees).
This year more than ever the plants had a larger purpose than usual. The proceeds from their sale go toward the St. Peterâs Community Youth Choir and a trip overseas to perform.
In past years poinsettia sales were combined with several other fundraisers to offset the costs of the trip. Expenses average about $2,300 per singer. The problem this year is that due to the coronavirus pandemic, other events to generate money had to be canceled. They included chili sales at the Seneca7 in April, a chicken barbecue in May, a lawn sale and a major concert in June.