Alyssa's Angels Rochester

04/08/2026

Our Annual Easter Egg Hunt was a great success!

We had a very good turnout at this year’s event. We would like to thank everyone who participated and sponsored. A special thanks also goes out to friends and organizations that helped make the event possible: Holy Childhood, Henrietta Fire Department, Texas Roadhouse, the Robinson Family and the Kitto Family.
Your support is deeply appreciated.

02/26/2026

🐰 Save the Date!
Our 20th Annual EASTER EGG HUNT
Sat., 4/4, 11am

👇 See details below!

12/22/2025

The 2025 Holiday Gift Project was a tremendous success, thanks to our wonderful community partners!
*Essex Hotel Management
*Modica Law Firm
*WebTitle Agency
*Spinelli Dental
*Federation of Social Workers IUE/CWA 81381
*Rochester Police Locust Club

Their contributions will help to make the Holiday Season brighter for hundreds of local families in need. The photos below are of check presentations with this year's recipients. They are,
*Holy Apostles Church "Day of Blessings"
*Ronald McDonald House Charities of Rochester, NY Inc.
*Willow Domestic Violence Center of Greater Rochester
*Saint Peter's Kitchen
*Crisis Nursery

10/16/2025

ALYSSA'S ANGELS BENEFIT EUCHRE TOURNAMENT WAS A TREMENDOUS SUCCESS!

Special thanks to Laura Watts & Adola DeWolf for organizing this wonderful event again this year!

As a result of the tournament we will be giving $4000 to Alyssa’s Angels, which includes a $1015 business donation.

A HUGE thank you to our euchre players. Your energy, enthusiasm and your contributions to the final $$ tally are greatly appreciated.

An additional thank you to our non-players that made monetary donations!

MORE THANKS…
To all of you that helped set up, clean up, serve drinks and hang! Especially, Jill Brice, Beverly Roach, and Susan DeWolf - our yearly repeat helpers!
To our friends that cooked and baked – YUM, no one went home hungry!
To those that provided raffle items – BIG THANKS (to the moon and back, infinity times) for your efforts!

Please, remember our local businesses when you use your gift cards. The following local businesses provided “gifts in kind” (raffle items) or made a monetary contribution:

Fratelli’s Restaurant - https://fratellisavon.com/
Tee-n-Gee Bar & Grille, Lakeville, NY
Stone’s Pub - https://www.stonespubhenrietta.com/
BJ Restaurant and Brewhouse (Jefferson Road, Henrietta, NY) - https://www.bjsrestaurants.com/
No BS Brewery - https://www.bsbrewcompany.com/
Ember Woodfire Grill - https://www.emberwoodfiregrill.com/
Galene Restaurant - https://www.galeneny.com/
Fireside Grill and Sports Bar, Henrietta, NY
Henrietta Restaurant Supply - https://henriettarestaurantsupply.com/
ROCTours - https://roc-tours.com/
MJs Dispensary - https://mjdispensary585.com/
The Shamrock Inn - https://www.shamrockinnpub.com/
Southtown Beverage - https://kegking.com/
Blue Toad Cider - https://bluetoadhardcider.com/locations/new-york/
Livonia Wine and Liquor, Livonia, NY
Montage Wealth Management, Pittsford, NY - https://montagewealthmanagement.com/

Please, share our success and more importantly, our GRATITUDE with other participants not in this email.

We are deeply grateful for your friendship, generosity and support.

-Laura Watts & Adola DeWolf

09/24/2025

♠️♥️♣️♦️ Alyssa's Angels Benefit EUCHRE TOURNAMENT!!!
👉 RSVP by THIS Friday the 26th!

Two days left! Please consider participating or sponsoring this event, which benefits Alyssa's Angels. Details regarding the event are in the flyer below. If you would just like to make a direct donation to Alyssa's Angels, please visit our website at: https://www.alyssasangels.org

Your support is greatly appreciated.

09/23/2025

Only ONE WEEK left! Nominations needed - categories include:
📌 Human Service Worker of the Year (Public Sector)
📌 Human Service Worker of the Year (Private Sector)
📌 Corporate Human Service Contributor of the Year
📌 John L. Seebach Volunteer of the Year Award
📌 Community Non-Profit Organization of the Year Award
📌 Bertina Forde Rising Star Award (Public Sector worker with less than two years of experience
📌 Human Service Courage Award
📌 Human Service Family of the Year
📌 Next Generation Human Service Contributor (nominee must be 18 years of age or younger)
Complete the short nomination form in the link below today!

✨ 19th ANNUAL HUMAN SERVICE AWARDS

The Federation of Social Workers is proud to announce that we are now accepting NOMINATIONS for this year’s awards. Recognition is given to individuals and organizations in a variety of categories.

Please check the nomination form below for details, and nominate a deserving candidate! Join us in expressing appreciation for their invaluable efforts to improve the quality of life for others in our community!

✅ https://www.fsw-union.org/hswoy

📍 The Awards Ceremony will be held at the Floreano Convention Center on Friday, October 31, 2025.

Nominations close on September 30th. If you have any questions about nominations, please contact John Rabish at 585-943-2056.

08/26/2025

*FSW Golf Tournament Update!*

The 20th Annual FSW golf event on Monday, August 25th at Wild Wood Country Club was a great success! We had perfect weather and all groups finished in 4 hours! We very much appreciate everyone who came out to play, sponsored, volunteered and/or donated prizes. All monies raised will be going to the FSW Scholarship Fund and our event partner, Alyssa's Angels.

Please support our sponsors whenever possible:

*Modica Law Firm
*FSW Retirees Council
*Edge Advertising Group
*Lantek Communications
*The Albert DiSanto Family
*Public Employees Federation PEF
*CWA Local 1170
*UAW Local 1097
*County Legislature Majority Leader Michael Yudelson
*Texas Roadhouse
*Big Oak Driving Range & Golf Shop
*Wild Wood Country Club
*BHC Global
*Assembly Member Harry B. Bronson

*From Left to Right: Heather Yandricha-Strocko "FSW Steward", John Rabish "FSW Retirees Council President", Christina Christman "FSW President", LaWanda Shipman "FSW Vice President".

07/08/2025

Coming up next month!

𝙎𝘼𝙑𝙀-𝙏𝙃𝙀-𝘿𝘼𝙏𝙀!

⛳️ This year's Federation of Social Workers GOLF TOURNAMENT will be held:
Monday, August 25, 2025
at Wild Wood Country Club

This event benefits Alyssa's Angels Rochester and the FSW Scholarship Fund

Access the Registration brochure, which provides more details, here:https://www.fsw-union.org/documents/Golf-Registration-Brochure-2025.pdf

02/24/2025

ALYSSA'S ANGELS RECEIVES DONATION FROM
THE FEDERATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS

Alyssa's Angels President Chris Bruno (on the left), receives a check for $800 from Federation President Christina Christman (center) and Vice President LaWanda Shipman (on the right). Federation members raised money for this donation through Super Bowl square boards, which were purchased by FSW members at both Westfall Road and St. Paul Street Offices. Everyone at Alyssa's Angels is deeply grateful for the continued invaluable support that we receive from the Federation of Social Workers.

12/29/2024

2024 Alyssa's Angels Holiday Gift Project.

10/01/2024

See the announcement for this year's winners of FSW's Service Worker of the Year Awards Luncheon on October 25th, below. Thank you on behalf of our community!

2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣4️⃣ 𝙃𝙐𝙈𝘼𝙉 𝙎𝙀𝙍𝙑𝙄𝘾𝙀 𝙒𝙊𝙍𝙆𝙀𝙍 𝙊𝙁 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙔𝙀𝘼𝙍 𝘼𝙒𝘼𝙍𝘿𝙎

The Federation of Social Workers is very proud to announce our honorees for this year’s event. They are an outstanding group of individuals and organizations who have made extraordinary contributions of service to our community.

The luncheon will be held on Friday, October 25th at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center. The luncheon event is open to the public and we invite everyone to attend and support these very deserving honorees for the tremendous work that they have done to help others in our community. 👏

THIS YEAR'S HONOREES:

Human Service Worker of the Year (Public Sector)
➡️ Rachel Ten Broeke- Monroe Community Hospital

Human Service Worker of the Year (Private Sector)
➡️ Andy Carey- MC Collaborative

Human Service Corporate Contributor of the Year
➡️ Vision Auto Group

Community Non-Profit Organization the Year
➡️ What's Next Sorority

John L. Seebach Volunteer of the Year
➡️ Sharon DiTucci- Tree of Hope Counseling

Bertina Forde Rising Star Award
➡️ Taylor Crysler- MCDHS

Human Service Courage Award
➡️ Jushawn Rucker and David DiPasquale- RCSD/BENTE
➡️ Captain Michael Merle, Gilberto Torres, Michael Vinci,
and Amanda Torres- Rochester City Firefighters

W. Burton Richardson Lifetime Achievement Awards (two honorees)
➡️ Don Alhart
➡️ Rev. Dr. Iris Jean Sulcer Banister

09/04/2024

At the Federation of Social Workers IUE/CWA 81381's 🌟Human Service Awards🌟 luncheon on Friday, October 25th at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center, they will be honoring two extraordinary individuals, who have done much to improve the quality of life for others throughout their respective careers - DON ALHART and REV. DR. IRIS JEAN SULCER BANISTER.

🏆 Their first honoree, Don Alhart, was an award-winning broadcast journalist who also was extremely involved in multiple local non-profit organizations, which gave back to the community. 🏆 Also, for the first time in our event's history they will be honoring an individual posthumously. The late Rev. Dr. Iris Jean Sulcer Banister was a dedicated educator, advocate, and community activist who left a profound impact on the Rochester community and beyond.

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ALSO - they will be honoring a number of OTHER individuals and organizations in a variety of categories at their awards luncheon. Take a look at the Nomination Form link below and if you know of someone deserving of special recognition for their efforts to give back to our community, please submit the brief form!
https://fsw-union.org/hswoy