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Save the Date: Upcoming Events with the BRRAlliance
- May 18: Really Really Free Market
May 2024 Really Really Free Market
2024 River Rock Run 5K
The River Rock Run is back for its third consecutive year! Come out and join us on Friday, September 13 at 6:00 PM for a sunset run along the Niagara river with the best view in town, with a USA Track & Field-certified route! Chip timing services will once again be provided by Race Management Solutions, the leaders in run timing in Western New York.
Twelve Years of Transformation
A Message From our President
Greetings from the Black Rock Riverside Alliance Board of Directors!
It has been a little while since our neighbors heard from me so I thought I would check in with an update on some of our progress during 2023.
Over the past several months, the BRRA has been fast at work getting our new headquarters, the Black Rock Harbor Center, up to its “fully armed and operational” status. We have tenants, including key partnerships with like-minded nonprofits, and are actively running programming and community events from our very own space. These efforts run in tandem with our curation of the other community spaces under our charge, including regular events at Market Square Park and the maintenance of our beloved community gardens.
In terms of programming, the Alliance successfully recertified Erie County and the City of Buffalo as NWF Wildlife Habitats, as part of our ongoing support of the Habitat Project. We also continue to support Niagara County and other neighboring counties in their certification efforts. Efforts to implement our most recent Main Street Grant revitalization initiative are in full swing and should wrap up this summer. In the meantime, we had time to hold an outrageously fun meat raffle, participated in the Give716 event for 7/16 Day, and are planning the Second Annual River Rock Run in the fall.
If you are interested in getting involved please let us know. We are always on the lookout for new volunteers at every level, especially more community volunteers to help maintain the gardens and particularly engaged (or vocal) stakeholders at the Board Committee and Board of Directors level. Your help is greatly needed and appreciated!”
-Deneb Pirrone
President, Black Rock Riverside Alliance
Our Latest News & Events
It's time for another Really Really Free Market! Got toys or clothes your kids have outgrown? Bring 'em! Got a new toaster and no longer need your old one? Bring it! Bring and give away still-useful things you no longer need and browse the tables for the things you DO need! And it's all really, really free!
Well deserved recognition for our volunteers:
Longtime Alliance Volunteers Recognized by the White House On February 17th the BRRA held a volunteer appreciation event to express our deep gratitude towards our incredible community volunteers. As the BRRA is a [...]
The Blackrock Riverside Alliance Welcomes it’s first Executive Director!
Meet our Executive Director: Anne McCooey Ms. McCooey, a Buffalo native, brings over 30 years of leadership experience to the position of Executive Director. Her extensive resume includes decades in nonprofit senior management [...]
A Day for Celebration!
Yesterday we celebrated the certification of the City of Buffalo as a National Wildlife Federation Community Wildlife Habitat, making our city the 16th largest in the entire country!! We also launched our project to [...]