Join us for our first summer fundraiser on a catamaran party boat! We invite friends of Buffalo ReUse to sail away in style aboard the Moondance Cat on July 2 from 4:00-5:30pm.

Get Tickets from us at The ReSource, 298 Northampton St. for $50–discount rates available.  Proceeds from this aquatic adventure will help support our mission.

There will be soda, water & nibbles, a CASH BAR, and music too.

The launch is near Templeton Landing – formerly Shanghai Reds.

There will be lots of fun, sun and merriment. It is a boat, so tickets are limited to 60 people. Bring a friend!

Special thanks to WGRZ-Channel 2 for providing this opportunity!!

Throughout the last week of June, a concert series presented by The Good Neighborhood is being held in support of Grassroots Gardens of Buffalo and their efforts to revitalize and beautify vacant land in our community. Grassroots Gardens of Buffalo is a community gardening program in Western New York working with public and private sectors to revitalize neighborhoods and build quality of life through the reuse and beautification of vacant land. The event will take place at the Sportsman Tavern and Pearl Street Grill & Brewery over four nights (see below), from June 23rd to the 30th. Grassroots Gardens will be there to share information about the mission and programs and upcoming garden events, and will also be holding a raffle each night to support their work.

Check out the article about the Concert series at Buffalo Rising!

The full lineup is as follows -

Wednesday, 6/23, Sportsmen’s Tavern, 7-10pm, $5 – Dee Adams, Bob Buckley, Zak Ward, Alan Whitney

Friday, 6/25, Pearl Street Grill & Brewery, 9:30pm-12:30am, $4 – Lazlo Hollyfeld & Sonny Baker Talking Heads tribute, “Stop Making Sense”

Saturday, 6/26, Pearl Street, 9:30pm-12:30am, $4 – DJ Cutler Ultimate Breaks & Beatles, Photos of Wagons Magical Mystery Tour

Wednesday, 6/30, Sportsmen’s, 7-10pm, $5 – Pamela Ryder & Friends Homecoming Hoot

We hope to see you there!!!

Thanks to all our friends and supporters who diligently voted every day! We didn’t win first prize, but being a runner-up is nothing to sneeze at – a $5,000 grant for our community programs.

On February 27, 2010 there was a devastating earthquake in Chile’s central region, affecting an area stretching over 900 miles. The 8.8 earthquake and subsequent tsunamis destroyed many cities and towns, killing more than 400 people.

The Latin American Cultural Association (LACA) and El Buen Amigo are hosting a fundraising musical event and pot luck on SUNDAY APRIL 25th at the University Presbyterian Church (corner of Main St. & Niagara Falls Blvd. ) to raise money to send to the victims. All the funds will go to Techo Para Chile, a Chilean organization constructing temporary homes for those whose homes were destroyed during the earthquake/tsunamis.

They are asking the good people of WNY to help out with this event, which includes musicians, dancing, a 50/50 raffle, and a Chinese Auction.  LACA/El Buen Amigo are looking for: local businesses to donate  goods or services for the Chinese Auction, and musicians, singers, and dancers to perform. You can also take an ad out in the program (full page: $50, half: $30, 1/4 page: $20, a line: $10).

If interested, please contact Santiago Masfarrer at 913-2881 or email lacanewyork {at} yahoo(.)com. Muchas gracias!!

On Saturday April 10, 2010 the City of Buffalo will hold its annual bicycle auction in its garage at 74 Franklin Street.  The auction will start at 9am and will run till the bikes run out, which is usually around 1pm.  This annual tradition is open to the public.  Anyone can get a new ride from anywhere from $1 to $100, with a lot of the bikes selling for under $10.  So come out and see what you can get. 

I know we will be there looking for tandems or trikes.  If anoyone has any leads towards obtaining these please contact us with the inside source.

The auction has been taking place for over twenty year and has been made possible compliments to the bikes that have been marked as unclaimed, lost, stolen, etc.  It’s a cash only purchase event with no receipts issued.  Once the bike is sold, the new owner can pick it up and ride it off the lot, just like a new car!

All the proceeds that are raised go towards a general city fund.  For more information you can check out the Buffalo Police Department’s website or call 851-4567.

“Ven a una Fiesta!” We can’t dance without you! Join everyone at ReUse on Friday, Februrary 19 for music and dancing at our fundraiser hosted by El Buen Amigo located at 114 Elmwood Avenue! Get your tickets now or at the door.

Enjoy Latin food & bebidos, a live band, a member of the Latin Jazz Project, plus a pre-show salsa lesson for those who don’t know which direction to shake their hips. We hope to see you there! Call 716-885-6343 for details.

For ticket information click here.

Ticket sales contribute to Buffalo ReUse’s mission of neighborhood revitalization and community programs.