Preventing injuries. Saving lives.
To say goodbye to Molly Clifford and wish her well in her January move to Philadelphia, with a fun-and-fundraising Football Party to benefit Prevention 1st and Mary’s Place Refugee Outreach:
McGinnity’s Restaurant and Party House
534 West Ridge Road, Rochester, NY 14615
Philadelphia Eagles v. Buffalo Bills
12:30pm to game end!
$30 /person or $50/couple
R.S.V.P. by Monday, October 21 to info@prevention1st.org
Please make checks payable to Prevention First Foundation.
Students in Rochester and Monroe County, New York are invited to enter the 12th Annual Prevention 1st Fire Safety Poster Contest:
The 2019 Jane and Larry Glazer Memorial Golf Tournament was our biggest fundraiser yet, raising more than $44,000 to benefit Prevention 1st.
This year 104 golfers turned out, with 144 people attending the post-tournament dinner at Midvale Country Club. Harvey Bunis and Scott Rogoff were our outstanding MCs for the dinner program.
Congratulations to our winning golfers:
1st Place Men’s (59): Eric Koehler, Joel Chiarenza, Zachary Buschner, Ryan Wegman
1st Place Mixed (70): Tom Marletta, Chuck Marletta, Jason Warner, Darlene Tool
Closest to the Pin # 4 (Men): Michael Pattison, 3’2”
Closest to the Pin # 4 (Women): Shelley VanLare, 28’01”
Closest to the Line #7 (Men): Michael Cimino
Closest to the Line #7 (Women): Heidi Burke
SKINS
Hole #2,3 Birdie (3,4) Jared Dinaburg, Cliff White, Scott Chase, Griffin Byrns
Hole #10 Eagle (3) Scott Rogoff, Brett Rogoff
Hole #13 Birdie (2) Peter Cook, David Cook, Kyle Bennett, Ed Cook
Thanks to all of our golfers and attendees, and to Midvale Country Club for their outstanding service and support.
And special thanks to our 2019 Golf Committee: Co-chairs Jessica Holly and Michael Chatwin; Harvey Bunis; Molly Clifford; Jack Dinaburg; Kristin Fulford; Rick Glazer; Eric Koehler; Stewart Moscov; David Pelusio; Sarabeth Rogoff; Scott Rogoff, and Joan Updaw.
Tournament Sponsors
Abrams Fensterman, LLP
Buckingham Properties, LLC
Ralph Honda
Sage Rutty
Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC
Flag Sponsors
Barclay Damon, LLP
Community Health Strategies
Cooley Group, Inc.
Cathy & Jack Dinaburg
Dolomite Products Company, Inc.
Glazer Family
Debbie & David Pelusio
Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC
Tee Sponsors
Abrams Fensterman, LLP
Barclay Damon, LLP
Bell Cornerstone
Browncroft Family Restaurant
Buckingham Properties, LLC
Harvey S. Bunis, Esq.
Canandaigua National Bank
Citizens for Joseph Robach
Molly Clifford
Robert Cole & Daryl Sharp
Cook Properties
Mark Crandall
Developmental Disabilities Giving Circle
Ernstrom & Dreste LLP
Fire Chief John Caufield and Susan Walz
First American Title Insurance Company
Flaherty Salmin CPAs
Graham Construction
Greater Rochester Health Foundation
Heritage Financial Services, LLC
Kevin & Three Ladies
Kiwanis West Central
Mengel Metzger Barr & Co, LLP
Palmer Food Services
Perlo’s Restaurant
Perri’s Pizzeria at the Brighton Pub
Pickle Factory
Ralph Honda
Rochester Area Community Foundation
Rochester Hardwood Floor
Heather & Brett Rogoff
Ruda Investment Group
James Sheppard
Sage Rutty and Co.
Sign Design
Sharon P. Stiller
The Insurance Marketplace Agency
Trillium Health
Upstate Special Needs Planning
Webster Schubel Meier Elder Law
West Webster Volunteer Firemen’s Association, Inc.
Sheryl Watts, a Safe at Home trainer for Prevention 1st, sees firsthand the positive effect the program has on individuals and their families
Recently she worked with Christopher, a young man who lives with his parents and was excited every week about what he was learning. And he loved sharing his knowledge, often saying at the end of his session with Sheryl: “I can’t wait for Dad to come home so I can teach him this!”
His excitement rose highest at the final session, when he was able to perform all the safety techniques he’d learned without prompting. When Sheryl told him he was officially graduated and would get a certificate, his reveled in his accomplishment: “I can’t believe I did that!”
Safe at Home trainers all have a fire safety background. Sheryl also works full-time at Lifetime Assistance, where she is in charge of fire safety. Each training starts with an assessment of any fire hazards in the home, and for this Sheryl often teams up with another trainer who has experience as a firefighter.
At the first session she also assesses the current fire safety knowledge of the person being trained. Then in 30-45 minute in-home weekly sessions, Sheryl teaches them about cooking safety, identifying fire hazards, locating and testing smoke alarms, exiting when the alarm goes off, and calling 9-1-1. Each week the previous week’s lessons are also reviewed.
Training may last from 3 weeks to 8 weeks depending on the person’s knowledge at the beginning and how well they retain new knowledge. At the end of each of Christopher’s sessions, Sheryl talked about what he had learned with his mother, who worked with him between weekly sessions.
“Actually practicing the techniques is important,” explains Sheryl. “Christopher learned how to exit his bedroom safely if the alarm goes off: test the door using the back of the hand, take a cell phone and shoes, and if the door is hot how to block smoke from under the door and go to the window to signal for help”.
Safe at Home is customized to the individual. Sheryl has worked with one young woman with autism who wasn’t very verbal. So they made picture cards together and then used them as part of learning.
“I’d ask ‘There’s a noise going off, what could that be?’ And she’d point to the alarm, “ Sheryl explains. “We’d lay out the cards in a sequence showing what might make the alarm go off—fire—and what we should do next—an exit.”
All of Sheryl’s trainees have one thing in common: “They really want to learn, and to be safe.”
Seeing the sense of accomplishment they get from their achievements is very rewarding for Sheryl. So is their determination to apply what they’ve learned. For example, at the beginning of his training Christopher could find the smoke alarm but didn’t know how to test it. Sheryl demonstrated the test button and they discussed how important it is that the alarm is always working. Now Christopher is looking forward to testing those alarms–with his father–every month.
Even if you don’t golf, the Jane & Larry Glazer Memorial Golf Tournament to benefit Prevention 1st is the place to be September 16! Silent auction items available at the post-tournament dinner at Midvale Country Club include a trip to Hawaii, a 60-inch television, and golf packages for Irondequoit, Midvale, Brooklea and Seneca Hickory Stick golf courses.
Also at the dinner, the winner will be drawn from
the raffle tickets now on sale for a trip for two to Hilton Head’s iconic Harbour Town Golf
Club. All proceeds from raffle ticket sales will support the Prevention 1st
Safe at Home scholarship fund, providing customized in-home safety training to
people with developmental disabilities.
Tickets for “dinner only” are available. Download the 2019 tournament brochure.
Please contact one of the following with
questions or to register:
Jessica Holly (co-chair): jbdinaburg@gmail.com
Michael Chatwin (co-chair): mchatwin@logs.com
Jack Dinaburg: jackdinaburg@prevention1st.org, (585) 383-6505
Safe at Home, which provides in-home safety assessment and training to reduce the risks of fire and injury in the home, was introduced to many parents, caregivers, teens and adults with intellectual and development disabilities at the recent Next Steps conference sponsored by AutismUp. The conference focused on transitioning to an adult life and living more independently.
“The people who stopped by our booth said they had never encountered anything like Safe at Home before, and they seemed very impressed,” Safe at Home trainer Bob Crandall reported. “One person also thought it would be good for her elderly mother who still lives alone.”
Learn more about Safe at Home here.
All second-graders in Milwaukee Public Schools will be learning lessons from Prevention 1st’s Before the Fire: Prevention Works curriculum as part of their Learning Journeys. The free program includes lesson plans with learning objectives, activities, and links to resources.
Learning Journeys are beyond-the-classroom learning experiences. As part of theirs, more than 5,000 second-graders from 133 elementary schools will attend the Milwaukee Fire Departments Education Center’s Survive Alive House.
“The lessons in Before the Fire: Prevention Works! will be excellent to use prior to and after their Learning Journey”, said Michelle Wade, Learning Journeys Coordinator.
The free Before the Fire program was created by educators and fire safety experts to provide effective fire safety lesson plans for teachers, preschool and day care providers, parents and caregivers to teach children about fire, fire prevention, and escaping a fire.
In summer we all tend to kick back and relax the rules a bit. It’s a great time of year, but to keep it safe there are still a few rules worth keeping:
Find more tips on our Safety Resources page.
In August 2018, the Rochester community experienced a sudden loss with the passing of Stephen D. Rogoff. Known for his compassion, humanity, and great ability to connect with others, Stephen was a tremendous friend to Prevention 1st. He co-founded the organization’s first major fund raiser–a Golf Tournament held at Midvale Country Club in 2013—including recruiting a committee, approaching local businesses to donate prizes, and obtaining dozens of tee sponsors.
In honor and memory of the positive impact that Stephen Rogoff had on so many, his children — Scott, Brett and Robyn — along with their families and the Prevention 1st Board of Directors have established the Stephen and Arlayne Rogoff Scholarship Fund. Each year, $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to two recipients who best demonstrate Stephen’s empathetic and actionable character.
How to Apply
The scholarship application requires an essay outlining the candidate’s personal experience with a preventable injury or in-home danger and their plans to generate awareness or educate others on such risks. For more information contact info@prevention1st.og.
Support this Scholarship
If you should like to honor Stephen’s memory or support this scholarship with a donation, click here to make an online contribution. Mail checks, payable to Rochester Area Community Foundation (with Rogoff Scholarship in the Memo Line) to 500 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607.
When third-grader Audrey Mathews won first prize for her age group in the Prevention 1st 2018/19 Fire Safety Poster Contest, she knew exactly what she wanted to do with her $50 prize money: she donated it to support her school district’s therapy dog.
Audrey’s parents say she has a love of service and therapy animals because they help keep people calm in emergencies. Audrey’s winning poster delivers a crucial message about responding when the smoke alarm goes off: “Don’t scream, don’t shout, keep calm and get out.”
As part of Audrey’s prize, her classroom at Scribner Road Elementary School also received a $200 gift certificate for art supplies.
Click here to see all the winning posters.
Other good things coming from the Fire Safety Poster Contest: a ride to school on a fire truck for poster artist Fiston Heca and his sister.