Strong's PETS Therapy Dogs Show Us Their Best in 2023 Benefit Wall Calendar

Featuring our popular pack of 17 "celebrity" pups, our adorable 2023 Pet Therapy Dog wall calendar is now available at the Friends of Strong Gift Shop. These much-loved canines have become a staple of our volunteer programs over the past 23 years—providing comfort and joy to patients of all ages.

Pre-Black Friday Holiday Market Returns

Beat the Black Friday crowds, get a head start on your shopping, and find unique, one-of-a-kind gifts for your friends and loved ones, while also helping support patient- and family-centered care initiatives throughout Strong Memorial Hospital.

Getting Back to the Future: FOS Welcomes High School Volunteers Following Hiatus

Following a three-year pandemic-caused hiatus, Friends of Strong this week welcomes a modest group of ambitious high school students back to the hospital as part of their summer volunteer program.

Summer BBQ Fundraiser to Support Patient-Care Initiatives at Strong

In collaboration with Spencerport's Texas Bar-B-Q Joint restaurant, we're hosting our very first Summer BBQ Fundraiser in support of patient- and family-centered care at Strong Memorial Hospital. The event features chicken barbeque meals packaged to-go by some of URMC’s very own celebrity “Pit Masters” and promises to be a fun and delicious way to take care of dinner while supporting a great cause.

With New and Familiar Faces, Friends of Strong Volunteer Program is ‘On the Rise’

Friends of Strong reflects on the silver linings of a tumultuous two years as we celebrate National Volunteer Appreciation Week and look forward to continued growth of our much-loved volunteer program which hosts hundreds of volunteers from the greater Rochester area each year. Read more about our program and meet several of our most faithful volunteers.