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2020 Partner In Hope Award Winner
Plan Architectural Studio, PC
The first East House Partners in Hope award was presented in 1986, and since that time, more than 250 individuals and organizations have received this honor. The Partners in Hope designation recognizes those whose professional and/or volunteer work supports East House’s mission to serve individuals in recovery. Without these Partners, East House would not be able to continue providing high quality programs and services to more than 1,500 individuals each year.
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2020 Pinny Cooke Philanthropy Award Winner
Lydia & Jerry Miner
In 2009, East House established the Pinny Cooke Philanthropy Award, in honor of our friend and supporter, the Honorable Pinny Cooke, to recognize individuals who have provided extraordinary philanthropic support to the agency.
Throughout her career as a social worker, New York State Assembly member, community volunteer and grants chair for the Louis S. and Molly B. Wolk Foundation, Pinny demonstrated her compassion and generosity to thousands of individuals in need of health and human services. In 1998, the East House Board of Directors elected Pinny Cooke an honorary board member and named the residential program for women in recovery the Pinny Cooke House in her honor.
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2020 Moving Lives Forward Award Winner
MEG's Gift
East House established the Moving Lives Forward Award in 2013 to recognize individuals and organizations that have shown extraordinary commitment and dedication to supporting individuals in recovery and their families in the Greater Rochester community. The award is given to those whose volunteer work, financial support of East House and other recovery agencies, and advocacy efforts have raised awareness of issues surrounding mental health and substance use disorders and have helped to move lives forward.