RISE Brunch

**** The RISE Brunch is now sold out. If you would still like to make a donation you may email rise@gayalliance.org or call 585-244-8640 ex29 **** Now in its third year, the RISE Brunch has become a popular event that many look forward to. Hosted by the Gay Alliance, the RISE Brunch raised $32,000 for scholarships and leadership programing in its first two years. RISE; Rochester Initiative for Scholarship and Education is a program of the Alliance designed to invest in the future of the LGBTQ community. Funds support leadership programs and scholarships for LGBTQ youth in the Rochester area. RISE helps to shape the future of the LGBTQ movement by preparing youth to become the leaders of tomorrow. This is a ticketed event. You may purchase your tickets through the link provided under the ticket information section. Please be sure to get your tickets in advance since seating is limited. This year the RISE Brunch will return to the Rochester Yacht Club with its picturesque views of the Rochester Harbor and Lake Ontario. The Brunch provides an opportunity to honor scholarship winners while raising funds to complete the Rochester LGBTQ Scholarship Fund, an endowment held at the Rochester Area Community Foundation. A silent auction that contains art work, massages, drink baskets, and other generously donated items, helps raise money to grow the Fund. Along with the Rochester LGBTQ Scholarship Fund, the Susan A. Cowell Scholarship and the James R. Moran Scholarship both of which focus on LGBTQ community members will be awarded.