Lily Nevins-Perle

Patty VanSavage has been participating in Special Olympics for 43 years. She will be competing with her team, Great Tigers, in Snowshoeing at the New York State Winter Games. 

Videographers and Editors: Lily Nevins-Perle and Jediah Plumley

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Sam Hammond, left, a first year from Geneseo, delivers food to Open Door Mission with Michele Bustamante, right, on Wednesday, November 11, 2015 in Rochester, N.Y.  Hammond is a member of the Recover Rochester club, a volunteer based organization that aims to collect left over food from restaurants and food vendors and deliver it to homeless shelters and soup kitchens.  Hammond and a partner (two, depending on the size of the donation) retrieve food from freezers in the kitchen of Gracie's, place them in coolers, check their inventory/delivery list and transport the food to the shelter.  There are about 35 volunteers in the club and a typical delivery is 60-100 pounds.  Sam, an electrical engineering major is running for the treasurer position within the club.  "I want to get more involved in the club, and I can't deliver all the time."  As treasurer, if elected, Hammond will handle fundraising, purchases, and raising money for coolers as well as maintaning the supplies.

John Doughty sits while daughter,Anna, recovers from the rides.  This is Anna's eight time at the fair.  "She rode a few too many rides, she doesn't feel too good now,"

Jennie Papkin picks up students from Flower City School and brings them back to Cameron to take part in the after school program.  "There are some clients I have relationships with that I care about and there will definitely be people that I will miss."

Landon, 4, is pulled around the fair for his second year.  Mother, Amber, has been coming to the fair for 20 years.  The family comes for the kids and the fun.  Landon's brother,Brett, exclaims "this is the best time of year!  Best carnival ever!"

Martin Weissman (orange pinney) tries to score on Valen Miller (yellow pinney) on  Sunday, November 8, 2015 at an intramural basketball game at the Gordon Field House in Rochester New York.  The yellow intramural team beat the orange team on Sunday evening's basketball game.

Prince, 5, looks intently as his father, Reuben Ramdath, plays a game at the sate fair.  The Ramdaths' are a Military family and move around a lot.  It's their first year at this fair but will hopefully become a family tradition.

Pat Johnston of the RIT Men's Lacrosse team takes part in Theta Chi's second annual Theta Bowl on Saturday October 10, 2015 at the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, New York.  The senior student athlete played Varsity football in High School for Norwell High School.

Alicia Francesca embraces a friend of hers amongst the chaos at the C. Tod Eagle Activities for Daily Living Center in Spencerport, N.Y. on Monday, December 14, 2015.

Amanda Goodhines, an RIT goalkeeper, sits alone after the 3-1 loss to St. Lawrence University on Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at Tiger Stadium in Rochester, New York.  RIT's women's soccer team came into the Liberty League Women's Soccer Tournament semifinal as the number 2 seed and was defeated by the number 3 seed, St. Lawrence University.