The Rochester Area Community Foundation presented its annual philanthropy awards today, recognizing people who make a difference in our community.
Nick Robfogel, a long-time attorney who chairs the Max and Marian Farash Charitable Foundation, received the organization's top honor, the Joe U. Posner Founders Award.
"If you don't have a feeling of giving, you don't understand what the needs are of our overall society. And it's clear that there are a lot of people who are not as fortunate as most of us are."
Pin-Seng and Shirley Tschang of Irondequoit received special recognition for supporing a wide range of organizations.
And Leo Charlotte Landuis were also honored for giving back to the community for over 20 years.
The Rochester Area Community Foundation also presented 2015 in review.
CEO Jennifer Leonard says they had another year of record assets, at $328.6-million dollars.
Thousands of donors also made contributions totalling $38-million dollars, the third highest in the Foundation's history.
The theme of this year's event was "Together We Will."