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EPISODE · Aug 31, 2026 · 13 MIN

Al Sigl Has Been Serving Rochester's Special Needs Community for 65 Years. Tom O'Connor on What Is Coming Up This Fall.

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Tom O'Connor, President of Al Sigl Community of Agencies, joins the show to talk about two of their biggest fall events and what makes this 65 year old Rochester institution unlike anything else in the country.Tom shares how Al Sigl supports seven nonprofit member agencies by providing space, shared services and fundraising infrastructure so they can focus on serving over 55,000 children and adults with disabilities and special needs in our community. He also spotlights Medical Motor Service and Rochester Hearing and Speech Center as two member agencies doing especially critical work that many Rochesterians do not know about.Fine Tastings is September 24th at Monroe Golf Club featuring local restaurants, wineries, breweries and distilleries plus a new mocktail experience from Threads and Tonic. The Community Walkabout is a free accessible trick or treat and costume contest at Eastview Mall, wrapping up before the Bills kick off.Register and find sponsorship opportunities at alsigl.org/tastings and alsigl.org/events.

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