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ROCHESTER's OWN OUTDOOR ADVENTURES
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A letter to new
friends...
by
Bruce Iuppa
The Niagara River
by Jet ski
This was one cool trip!
On a sunny Saturday morning, a small gang of us started a 70 mile trip to Buffalo. The goal…Buffalo’s Small Boat Harbor, Lake Erie, The Niagara River and a date with Niagara Falls.
70 Miles up the NY State Thruway is Buffalo and the Small Boat Harbor on lake Erie. Don’t let the name confuse you. There is nothing small about this.
Launching onto Lake Erie was easy. There is parking and boat ramps galore. All ramps are open to jetskiis, but one ramp at the very end is Jetskiis only.
It was a beautiful day and this was my first time ever on Lake Erie. The water was dead flat calm and I was excited. The plan was to spend some time on Lake Erie, tour the Buffalo water front and then head into the Niagara River for a circumnavigation of Grand Island.
The Lake Erie Waterfront around the Small Boat Harbor is different. A beautiful lake staring you in the face yet the shoreline is somewhat dilapidated. However, the old factories and rusty ships are actually very interesting.
From Lake Erie, we headed toward the Buffalo River. The Buffalo River is home to The Buffalo Naval and Military Park . You can take a tour like regular people or you can be at water level riding your pwc and seeing this history up close. We saw and touched the submarine USS Croaker, cruiser USS Little Rock and the destroyer USS The Sullivans.
USS The Sullivans was named after the 5 Sullivan Brothers who lost their lives in World War II. There is an excellent Black and White Movie about the Sullivan Family. As we floated feet away from this ship, the feelings around that movie came back to me again and again.
The real reason for this trip began as we left the Buffalo River, back to Lake Erie and entered the Niagara River. This was so exciting and so new to me. I’ve never ridden my jet ski at speed on a river. As we entered the Niagara River from Lake Erie…the first thing you notice is the current. It seems like all the water in Lake Erie is trying to force itself into that river mouth and its really crankin. At one point we balanced ourselves against the current under the Peace Bridge and my speedometer said 17 miles/hour and I wasn’t moving. Now that’s cool. I suffer from motion sickness and I found that this balancing act made my stomach flip a few times. You’ve got a sense of motion, but your eyes tell you that you haven’t moved.
Ok, you need to feel this next part with me! Five guys are floating on the water on top of watercraft that each is well over 100 hp. My Honda is turbocharged 165 HP. Get the idea?!! Now…we’re sitting there floating and the instructions to our group were…if anybody’s ski is having a mechanical issue, we get the rider first and worry about the ski “way” second.
When you traverse the southern end of Grand Island, you are directly above Niagara Falls! We were floating in fast moving current ABOVE Niagara Falls!!! I won’t say that again…it's too scary...but it was sooo cool! There is a string of white buoys above the falls about a mile from the brink. We could see the mist of the falls and hear the roar, and here we were above the falls…on the water! Just saying it is exciting.
The trip was worth it right there! I’ve found a new summer jetski love in river riding and being above the falls will always be a high light.
For those of you who have been following this string of articles, you must think that all we do is ride jetskiis or kayak. Well…its summer, but that’s not all.
To end this month’s edition….
D’arcy at Honeoye Falls
Come across the lake via fast ferry and then just explore. Honeoye Falls is only 15 miles away from the Port of Rochester and it’s a beautiful area.
Possible topics for upcoming articles...here’s what we’ve got planned! Today we explored Canaseraga Creek for putins and take outs. That trip is bound to happen. The Seneca River, I think is navigable by Jet Ski…we’ll find out and let you know. The Conshohocton River starting from Conshohocton, NY can get you to other rivers all the way to the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland. I don’t have an urge to do that complete trip, but 15 miles on the Conshohocton is a trip I’ve been looking forward to. As always…send me an email. I'm always looking to make new friends and share Rochester’s Own Outdoor Adventures.
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OUTDOOR ADVENTURES
UPCOMING EVENTS
Karen's Pic
by
K. Iuppa
INTRODUCING...
Danielle and Robert Iuppa Wible
Married July 31, 2004
St. Mary of the Assumption
99 Main Street
Scottsville, NY
Congratulations!
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In This Issue...
My Rochester
My Toronto
Rochester's Own Outdoor Adventures
Palmyra on the Erie
Bogart Film Fest Expands
A Ferry Skeptic Converted!
Toronto On Tuition
Wild On Rochester
Karen's Pic
MY ROCHESTER
Palmyra on the Erie
by Vicky Daly, Mayor
August is a great time to visit the museums of Palmyra on the Erie. Our Wayne County village is easily accessible from any direction via NYS Routes 21 and 31; I 90, the New York State Thruway; the Erie Canal, or the new Erie Canalways Trail. Once you are here, park your car, dock your boat or climb off your bike and head back in history in our four world class museums. They are within just one block of each other.
Historic Palmyra Inc. owns and operates the Alling Coverlet Museum, 122 William Street. It is a textile museum which houses the largest collection of handwoven coverlets in the United States. You will also find displays of handmade quilts, miniature rugs and spinning equipment. Of course there is a gift shop and it is extraordinary, offering books on coverlets, textiles and local history as well as a variety of handcrafted gift items related to Palmyra, Wayne County and the region. It is open daily from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m., June through September.
From the Alling, walk one block east to the Wm. Phelps General Store Museum where you will enter a shop frozen in time in the late nineteenth century. It is not a re-creation. The items on display are original to the building and tell a story of life in Palmyra in a time gone by. If Mr. Phelps were to return to his shop or to the living area above it, he would feel totally at home.
Also on Market Street is the Palmyra Historical Museum, formerly the St. James Hotel and Tavern. It had stood, until thirty some years ago, on William Street and was moved to its current location during village urban renewal projects. The move allowed Historical Palmyra to create a museum of the canal era. Collections includes furniture, household items, clothing, tools, and artifacts of the Erie Canal. Both the Wm. Phelps Store and the Historical Museum are open 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. weekends, June – September, but appointments for other days and times are invited. Call Director Bonnie Hays at 315-597-6981 to make reservations. Admission to all museums is free, but donations are accepted and appreciated.
The fourth Palmyra museum is the Book of Mormon Historic Publication Site, also known as the Grandin Building, on Main Street. In 1829 printer Egbert B. Grandin began printing the first copies of the Book of Mormon as translated by Joseph Smith, founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. First copies were available to the public on March 26, 1830. The Book of Mormon is considered by church members to be a companion volume to the Bible. Tours are available daily from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. There is no charge. For more information, call 315-597-5982 or visit www.placestovisit.org.
Museum hopping can build an appetite and Main Street Palmyra is the place to satisfy it. For now just a basic listing will have to suffice. We’ll talk more about food later. It will take multiple visits of Palmyra, Queen of Canal Towns, to do justice to our intriguing eateries: Nima’s for pizzas and subs; The Phoenix Café for innovative wraps and homemade soup; Shortie’s for good old fashioned family fare; The Caboose for hots and hamburgers; Darrell’s for subs and wraps, and Mark’s for pizza and calzones. Just to the east of the business district, Chill and Grill and Brad’s and Dad’s compete for the title of the best ice cream in Palmyra. You’ll have to try both and make your own decision! The Athenia, a traditional diner, and Subway complete the casual luncheon spots on Main Street. For a more elegant, leisurely lunch, stop at The Historic Garlock House, 401 East Main, and try the new Erie Canal Era Platter. You will be pleased. Reservations are a good idea for dinner. (315-597-5454)
Bogart Film Fest Expands
by
Susan P. Dickens, Executive Director
South Bristol Cultural Center
Canandaigua – Humphrey Bogart’s connection to Canandaigua Lake will be celebrated with five days of films and fun in the second annual Bogart Film Festival. Bogart spent 13 summers of his youth at his parent's cottage on Canandaigua Lake's Seneca Point. “His lifelong love of sailing is rooted here,” according to Susan Dickens, Executive Director of the South Bristol Cultural Center, the event sponsor.
A Ferry Skeptic Converted!
by Tom Wollschleger
Eldre Corporation, Rochester, NY
My wife and I were perhaps more skeptical advocates of the fast ferry.
We wanted this project to be a success but it seemed doomed as obstacle
after obstacle got in the way of getting the ship built and onto the
water. Then the minor disasters began to take over such as the accident
in New York Harbor, the engine issue and the propeller incident forcing
passengers to spend more time on the ship on the return voyage than
anticipated. As we booked our passage we would look at each other and
wondered what could go wrong next. Fortunately the ship left on time,
arrived in Toronto on time and the return trip went well.
We took along two guests from Washington D.C. on this trip. All of us were familiar with Toronto and the great restaurants and entertainment that are available. There is something for everyone in this fine city. Since our trip was just for the day we planned to visit The Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) on Dundas Street W. They had a special showing of Turner, Whistler and Monet painting on display and I would recommend visiting this museum to even those that know little about art, which includes me. Be forewarned that there are hundreds of painting on display and you could easily spend the entire day there. The exhibit runs to September 12th.
After spending about three hours at the museum we headed over to the mall downtown and visited the hockey hall of fame at 30 Yonge Street. Once again this is a place that demands time especially if you are hockey fans as we are.
Before heading back to the port for the 6:00 pm customs boarding we checked out the Eaton Center downtown mall on Yonge Street which is a shopper’s delight and then had a late lunch/dinner at the City Grill in the Eaton Center. We enjoyed a wonderful pasta dish loaded with shrimp, chicken, grilled onions and peppers drenched in marinara sauce.
If you know Toronto then my recommendation would be to take your automobile. The city is relatively easy to drive in and the overall cost of buses, tour buses and cabs that you might choose to use makes the cost of transporting your car by ferry justifiable. However there is ample transportation at the port in the form of cabs and buses. We took a bus to the subway station and took the subway downtown. The subways are free. At the time that I wrote this article there were only two trips to and from Toronto. My recommendation would be to take the afternoon ferry over and stay overnight at any of the wonderful hotels downtown. You will be at the heart beat of the city and have plenty of time to take in a show, a baseball game (or hockey in season) and also visit many of the hundreds of other attractions such as the art gallery we visited. Of course a must see is the CN Tower near the Sky dome. Then return home on the evening ferry and wind down.
I would like to conclude this letter by saying how pleasantly surprised we were at the quality of the food on board and the reasonable prices for the food and duty free items. All of the employees on board were well versed and polite. I wish the airlines could have seating as comfortable as the ferry.
The Breeze will be our future mode of transportation to Toronto and Canada.
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TORONTO ON TUITION
by Jonathan Schott
It’s time for some ROM-ance!
This month’s Toronto On Tuition gives you a glimpse into one of the best-kept secrets about the city of Toronto, the Royal Ontario Museum: www.rom.on.ca. The ROM is an unbelievably well organized and maintained museum and it houses some of the greatest artifacts in North America aside from the Smithsonian Institute’s monopoly in Washington, D.C. ROM is at the north-end of Queen’s Park, where Ontario’s Parliament meets. You can get there by taxi, bus, or on the subway—MUSEUM station, go figure. So if you’re a history, anthropology, religion, or sculpture major; or if you’re just enthralled by humanity’s past, you’ll love ROM!
The ROM always has interesting exhibits popping in and out: recently they played host to the now proven-phony “James Ossuary”—a 2,000 year-old sandstone box that allegedly contained the remains of “James, Son of Joseph, Brother of Jesus.” I went and saw this exhibit, and let me tell you, although it has now been proven a fake—it was nonetheless a moving experience. Also, ROM recently has exhibited a collection of artifacts from the Art Deco era, conjuring fantasies of gangsters, speakeasies, and “the nightlife.” Currently at the Royal Ontario Museum, which is undergoing a major renovation, is “From Home to Handbag: A Look into the Use of Felt Throughout Our History.” I know this may sound stuffy and boring, but I promise you, you will not be disappointed by this or any of the ROM’s other exhibits. The ROM has collections from ancient Egypt, First-Century Palestine (during the time of Jesus), Arms and Armor, a—my personal favorite—hands-on biodiversity ecological exhibit where you can explore a real (YES, IN A MUSEUM) working stream and wildlife, a beehive, and a compost pile. Also, for you dinosaur lovers, an exhibit exploring the life of a Maiasaur is proudly on display.
If you get hungry while you’re there, and trust me, you can spend a WHOLE DAY at the ROM; you’re in luck. Visit ROM’s restaurant and grab a bite to eat or walk out front and grab a hot, large, and fresh hot dog from one of the several street vendors that are less than ten steps away (just mind the pigeons.) These vendors are great. Cooked to order, less than $5 for a whole meal, and you can usually get great tips on inexpensive fun right in town. They also offer veggie and chicken hot dogs, hot pretzels, and ethnic foods like Falafel or Patty Sandwiches, a Toronto staple.
Okay Jon, how much to see dinos, swords, a stream, and push all the fun buttons? NOTHING. That’s right kids, ZIP! Zilch, zero, nada, or as we say in Canada, Zed. Fridays after 4:30 in the afternoon until 9:30 in the evening the Royal Ontario Museum is free to everyone, tall, short, young, and old. It doesn’t get nay better than this. So let’s say you’re on the Breeze, arriving at 3:30, and you’re show of Mamma Mia doesn’t start until 8pm? Visit ROM! You will not be disappointed. Hey, even if you are, it didn’t cost a thing.
Visit ROM’s website for more details, admission prices, and special events. I advise going on Fridays after 4:30, its never crowded, its quiet, and BEST OF ALL, it’s free.
WILD ON ROCHESTER
by
Jodi Rowland
Mooberry, Chocolate Better Batter, and Maggie’s Fudge, are just a few of the flavors at one of Rochester’s newest and best tasting ice cream establishments. Although Maggie Moo’s is a chain from the west coast, this ice cream company offers a refreshing taste one would expect from a small, local business. Along with a variety of flavors—forty to be exact—Maggie Moo’s offers a plethora of candies, cookies, nuts, and fruits to choose from. So what’s the big deal, right? Well, instead of a typical ice cream cone, like chocolate or vanilla with some candy or sprinkles on top, you get a few amazingly flavorful scoops of whatever-flavor-you-choose-ice-cream that has whatever-type-of-“mix-in”-you-choose actually hand rolled into the ice cream and put into a freshly made waffle cone or dish. From a “chocolate lover’s” dream of dark chocolate ice cream with chocolate chips to a “passionate about fruit person’s” dream of low fat raspberry ice cream with rainbow sprinkles, this ice cream spot has it all. Personally, my favorite, although I haven’t tried them all, is Chocolate Better Batter mixed with some sort of chocolate candy—I happen to be a chocolate lover. Maggie Moo’s also offers other ice cream desserts, such as sundaes and shakes.
Newly located at Eastview Mall, Maggie Moo’s is just one of the latest attractions at the mall. Near Maggie Moo’s, the mall welcomed three new restaurants to town: Biaggi’s Ristorante Italiano, P.F. Chang’s China Bistro, and Champs Sports Bar and Restaurant. In addition to these four new arrivals, Eastview is refurbishing an area that rumors to be for a Starbucks. Along with the new food establishments, the mall also brought in a few more stores, such as Coach, J Jill, Banana Republic, and a new, larger Pottery Barn. So, if you’re looking for a chance to taste a mouthful of sweets, enjoy a nice dinner, or shop around, Eastview Mall is a good place to go.
Sterling Renaissance Festival - 2004
Sterling, New York - Since its inception in 1977 thousands of visitors
have been enchanted by the magical world known as the Sterling
Renaissance Festival. The Festival is now entering its 28th year as the
Finger Lakes region’s only historical re-enactment of the Renaissance
period; during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I (ca. 1585 AD). For seven
weekends, July 3 through August 15, participants from all across the
country come to authenticate and bring to life Queen Elizabeth and her
entourage of lords and ladies.
From the moment you enter the Festival gates, the 21st century pressures
and reminders vanish, and the transition to the year 1585, and the place
Warwick, England begins. You will enter a magical world of discovery and
adventure, and a period of intellectual and artistic rebirth. To further
the “illusion”, a cast of professional entertainers provide over 80
stage and street performances daily, while remaining true to their
characters in dress, mannerism and dialect. You may also thrill to the
authentic jousting events that happen three times daily!
The Sterling Renaissance Festival is proud to feature award-winning
artisans whose shops line the lanes of Warwick village. Demonstrations
occur continuously throughout the day and guests are encouraged to ask
questions and observe time-honored traditions in creating these wares
offered for sale by the merchants of the village. A stroll down the high
road illustrates the variety of artisans in residence, offering works
such as hand made instruments, weaving, pewter, leatherwork, jewelry,
unique
masks, woodwork, period clothing, wooden toys, hand-blown glass and much
more.
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Rochester’s Own Outdoor Adventures - Upcoming Events
Summer 2004
To Participate Send E-mail to: Bruce Iuppa
You don’t have to limit yourself to reading about these activities. You can join us! These are the scheduled events. Consider yourself invited. To participate in any of these events listed currently or to be listed, send me an email.
Jet Skiing:
Every Thursday Evening Summer 2004 Jet Skiing
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Every Thursday Evening during the summer months, we launch our jet skis out of Braddock Bay (Breakers Marina). Send me an email, I’ll send you back information and you can join us.
Sterling Renaissance Festival - 2004 - Continued
Though some travel to Sterling for the Festival’s
renowned entertainment, the fine arts and handcrafts, and the experience
of a truly remarkable Renaissance theme festival; others come to taste
the delightful edibles whose aroma fills the air. Unusual Festival fare
includes steak-on-a stake, pork pockets, traditional fresh fish and
chips, and succulent turkey legs. Vegetarian delights also abound -
spanikopita, stuffed spuds, filo pies, seafood and traditional salads to
name a few. For a mouth watering fantasy, choose among such culinary
creations as hot apple dumplings with ice cream, strawberry shortcake,
and the Festival’s one of a kind mile high cakes (a must see to
believe)! If mid-summer thirst comes over you, the pub wenches of the
Festival are on hand to serve you a variety of hearty and mellow drinks.
Beverages include light and dark ale, wine, mead, bottled water, birch
beer, soda, lemonade, tea and coffee.
New for this season, the Festival will offer wine samplings by various
New York State wineries. It will also feature Seven Sensational Themed
Weekends. They include Children’s Weekend, Romance Weekend, Irish
Weekend, Artisan’s Weekend, Knighted Weekend, Amber Bock Weekend, and
the Grande Finale.
The Sterling Renaissance Festival is a 35 acre site, located in
Sterling, NY, along the cool shores of Lake Ontario, between Oswego and
Fair Haven. Dates are Saturdays and Sundays only, July 3 through August
15, 10AM to 7 PM, rain or shine. Sorry, no pets allowed. For directions,
and a wealth of information, visit our website at
www.sterlingfestival.com,
or call 800-879-4446. Come one, come all…and come early for a truly
enjoyable fun filled day. You won’t forget the experience!
Palmyra on the Erie - Continued
Come again to Palmyra for The Great Wayne County Fair, August 9 –14. It is everything a County Fair should be – animals, handcrafts, music, exhibits, a midway with games of chance and rides, and all the foods we have sworn off because of diets – fried dough, cotton candy, taffy, fudge, hot pretzels. The Fair dates back to 1856 when it had its start on Hathaway Meadow, where your writer’s home has stood since 1917. In 1863 the current Fair property was acquired and there has been a fair every year since. Entrance to the fair is off of Route 31, West Main Street in the village. Turn south at Gates Street and you will find the gate to the Fair. Come early and stay late on Friday August 13th for the Firemen’s Parade. It starts at 7:00 p.m! . and runs for hours.
For more information about Palmyra, its attractions, restaurants and shops, visit www.palmyrany.com. Discover Palmyra on the Erie.
Bogart Film Fest Expands - continued
In addition to film screenings, this year’s festivities include a Mystery Dinner Theater, Scavenger Hunt, Dinner & a Movie, and a Look Alike Contest. Photographs of the Bogart home and gardens on Seneca Point and other Bogart memorabilia will be on display at the South Bristol Cultural Center.
Four of Bogart’s best films will be presented at different venues around Canandaigua Lake.
TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE will be shown at Naples High School Auditorium on August 18 at 8 p.m. Bogart is unforgettable as the greed-crazed Fred C. Dobbs on a hunt for gold in Mexico. Oscars were awarded to Walter Huston for Best Supporting Actor and son John Huston for Best Director and Screenplay, but it was Bogie who mastered the richest and most demanding role. This film is thirteenth on the American Film Institute (AFI) list of ”America’s Greatest Movies.” Moviegoers can show their ticket at the Naples Hotel for a 10% discount on dinner.
THE MALTESE FALCON will be screened at the Canandaigua Academy Auditorium at 8 p.m. on August 19. As Sam Spade, Bogart indelibly defined the noir detective as “the white knight of the dark streets.” Dashiell Hammett’s pulp fiction masterpiece comes alive in this classic, filled with characters, scenes and dialogue that are among the most memorable ever filmed. A 10% discount on dinner at O’Brien’s Bar and Grille is available by showing a ticket.
Friday evening, August 20, a Mystery Dinner Theater will take place at Bristol Mountain’s Sunset Lodge, Route 64 in South Bristol. Beginning with cocktails at 6 p.m., dinner at 7 p.m., Nada Clue Productions will present an interactive, suspenseful theatrical production titled “All the Usual Suspects”. No one will know when the mystery starts as the crowd gathers. This fun evening with Bogie will test participants’ detective skills as they enjoy the entertainment.
A Drive–In Movie at the Center’s Barn on Saturday, August 21 at 9:15 p.m. will feature KEY LARGO. Bogart and Bacall head a stellar cast, with Edward G. Robinson as gangster Johnny Rocco. This atmospheric drama was crafted by giants of the cinema: director John Huston and screenwriter Richard Brooks, from a play by Maxwell Anderson.
Preceding the evening’s showing will be the announcement at 8 p.m. of the winning team in “The Game’s Afoot” Scavenger Hunt. Teams of up to four will compete for a $500 Grand Prize by gathering clues hidden around the area from Canandaigua to Naples and by being the first team to solve all the riddles. Lunch and registration is from 11:00–12:30 at the Center, where teams will be given their first clue and rules. Pre-registration is required.
The final day of the festival, Sunday August 22, the South Bristol Cultural Center will be transformed into Rick’s Americaîn Café for the encore presentation of CASABLANCA. This is filmmaking at its finest, flavored by an exotic locale and rich characterizations with Humphrey Bogart as Rick and Ingrid Bergman as Ilsa. Their tale has been voted “America’s Greatest Love Story” and ranked second only to Citizen Kane among “America’s Greatest Movies” in AFI surveys of film industry experts. For those who come dressed as their favorite Casablanca character, admission is free. The best costume will win a prize. Tissues (for tears) and refreshments will be available.
Ticket Info: Movie tickets are $8. Mystery Dinner Theater is $50 per person, $95 per couple (includes dinner, entertainment, cash bar). Scavenger Hunt is $20 per Team of four, $15 per Family Team up to four relatives. Drive-In Movie is $8 per person or $25 per carload. A Festival Passport that includes admission for two to all four films, Mystery Dinner Theater, and Scavenger Hunt is available for $150 from the South Bristol Cultural Center.
Tickets for each event can be purchased from SBCC, 5323 Seneca Point Road, Canandaigua, (585) 396-5950; Canandaigua Chamber of Commerce, 113 S. Main Street, Canandaigua, (585) 394-4400; or Vierhile Appliance, Inc. 125 South Main Street in Naples, (585) 374-2560. Scavenger Hunt registration forms and flyers with mail-in coupon are available at the Greater Rochester Visitors Association Inc., 45 East Avenue, Rochester, 585 546-3070, the Little Theater on East Avenue, Rochester, the Naples Library, and other places featuring Film Festival displays.
For more information on the Humphrey Bogart Film Festival please contact Susan P. Dickens at the South Bristol Cultural Center at 585 396-5950.
The South Bristol Cultural Center, Inc. provides programming in a wide array of the arts for the underserved rural community in an affordable and accessible manner while providing a public forum for our unique concentration of highly skilled artists seeking vocational challenges. The SBCC is a nonprofit corporation with a 501c3 tax-exempt status with the IRS. It is supported in part from NYSCA, a state agency, private donations and businesses with a heart.