Greater Buffalo Counseling Centers (GBCC) is hosting a fundraising concert featuring legendary Jazz Saxophonist Bobby Militello and company. The concert will take place on Sunday, May 31st at 3:00PM at the University Presbyterian Church located at 3330 Main Street.

The concert is a fundraiser for Greater Buffalo Counseling Centers, a 50 plus year community non-profit that provides low or no-cost supportive counseling to the Western New York community.  For the last 40 years, the volunteer counselors of GBCC have met with clients on Thursday evenings in space donated by the University Presbyterian Church.

Consider joining this legendary Jazz Saxophonist and his talented group performing at UPC to benefit a great organization right here in our neighborhood!

If you would like more information about GBCC – if you might like to become a trained volunteer counselor or a member of the GBCC Board of Directors, please contact Janet Mazzaroppi 716-639-7526.

The UHC is currently looking for interested individuals to serve as board members. The following individuals have been nominated as potential board members:

• Andy Sauer – Landlord Representative
• Madelaine Britt – Student Representative

If you are interested in serving on the UHC board please nominate yourself before May’s meeting. Nominations should be emailed to us. Membership will vote on new board members at May meeting

Bulk trash day is an important part of keeping our communities clean. Please see the 2015 schedule below:

Trash must be put out on Sunday of each bulk trash week. Each property is limited to putting out trash that is 12 feet long, 3 feet high and 3 feet wide. Any trash that exceeds these specifications is subject to a fine. Solvents, paints and tires will not be accepted. If you do not know which Council District you live in, or if you have any questions about your trash, call the Mayor’s Hotline: 851-4890.

Residents of the City of Buffalo can also bring trash to the Eastside Transfer Station at 793 South Ogden Street. The first ton is free, and each additional ton is approximately $44. For more information, call 851-4890.

Be sure to check out the latest issue of Gloria J. Parks Community Center’s monthly newsletter.  Learn out all the benefits that come with an annual membership  as well as all the housing, athletics, youth, and senior programming offered through the Community Center.

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Keep Western New York Beautiful, which builds and sustains a clean, green and a more beautiful Western New York announced today the launch of the 2015 Great American Cleanup. Entering its 17^thyear, the Great American Cleanup is the country’s largest community improvement program that kicks off in more than 20,000 communities each spring.

Each year, the Keep America Beautiful Great American Cleanup engages more than 4 million volunteers and participants across the country to take action in their local communities to create positive change and lasting impact.

Keep Western New York Beautiful, along with other organizations in Keep America Beautiful’s national network of community-based affiliates, plan volunteer events and education programs that help to renew parks and recreation areas, clean shorelines and waterways, remove litter and debris, reduce waste and increase recycling, and plant trees, flowers and community gardens.

“Spring doesn’t happen until the Great American Cleanup; help us fight grime!” said Jim Pavel, KWNYB President. The Great American Cleanup kicks off each Spring with local events occurring from April 1^st-May 31^st. Event registration opens, Saturday, March 28^th at The Foundry (298 Northampton St) from 10am–4pm.  Organize volunteers with your block club, work place or community group. Additionally, all groups that register will be entered into a drawing to receive a Troybilt gas-powered blower, courtesy of Planet in Action.

If you do not have a group, join one of the others being organized near you! Below is a snapshot of Great American Cleanup events taking place in Western New York now through June:

• The Foundry Street Blitz, April 4^th 298 Northampton St.  9am-11am
• Grant/Ferry Street Community Clean-up, April 12^th start 1pm; meet at 300 Auburn Ave
  
• Elmwood Village Association Great American Cleanup, April 20th – 25^th
  
• Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper Shoreline Cleanup April 25^th 10am-12pm (multiple sites visit http://bnriverkeeper.org/cleanup/)
• Hamburg Town Wide Clean Up, May 2^nd  8:30am – 12:30pm
• FruitBelt Clean-a-Thon, May 8^th meet at PS37, 295 Carlton Street, Buffalo 14204

Many more dates and locations to come. You can connect with KWNYB on Facebook for the most up-to-date list.

CONTACT

Caesandra Seawell

• Tel: 716-803-5566
• Email: infokeepwnybeautiful@gmail.com

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Join the UB Academies​ on Tuesday, March 31st, 7PM for a keynote lecture featuring the young Detroit-based social entrepreneur Veronika Scott. Hear her inspiring story on how she not only designs coats for the homeless, but who runs the factory which employs them to make the coats through her nonprofit organization, The Empowerment Plan.

For a full list of events and to reserve a seat for the Keynote Lecture please visit the Academies’ website.