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Kelly for Kids
Kelly for Kids Non-High School Basketball League returns in January 2020. The Jim Kelly Foundation has generously sponsored this highly effective league, providing certified referees and jerseys. The Kelly for Kids League aims to draw 80 at-risk inner city boys…
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Senior Program Thanksgiving Luncheon
Eighty seniors celebrated Thanksgiving a little early on Tuesday, November 26th at the Gloria J. Parks Community Center on Main Street. Canisius College’s food service vendor, Dining by Chartwells donated a full course Thanksgiving Luncheon to the members of the…
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21st Century Youth Program at Gloria J. Parks Community Center Receives Eugene T. Reville Education Award
Congratulations to Shae Herron, our Youth Program Director at the Gloria J. Parks Community Center, and to all our Youth Program staff for being honored with the Eugene T. Reville Education Award. Shae and Michael Tritto, Jr., the UDCDA’s Associate Director…
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From Planning to Planting, the Northeast Greenway Initiative charts a bold vision for Buffalo’s East Side Rail Trail Corridor.
Buffalo, NY – On any given day you’ll see throngs of bikers, joggers, and dog walkers out enjoying the approximately one-mile North Buffalo Rail Trail. Completed in 2016, the project has been met with overwhelming praise and approval from area…
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Business Development Specialist Essence Sweat Joins the UDCDA Team!
Essence is a Los Angeles native with deep familial roots in Buffalo, NY. She was raised by a creative and exuberant mother and analytical and strategic father. Her upbringing was a continuous lesson on the importance of integrating effective design…
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