The Summit Blog

Insights and tips to help you with your finances, plus information from The Summit’s community partners.

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Selling a Home

March 6, 2020

Selling a home can be a difficult task. You’ll want to do your homework.

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Madelyn George, winner of The Summit's 2019 college scholarship.

Reflecting on The Summit’s College Scholarship

February 24, 2020

Reflections from The Summit’s 2019 scholarship winner.

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Scams Targeting People Over 50 Becoming More Prevalent

February 14, 2020

Learn how to spot scams and what to do if you suspect one.

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Estimating Your Retirement Income Needs

January 27, 2020

You know how important it is to plan for your retirement, but where do you begin?

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Representatives from The Summit and the AHA at the Buffalo Wine and Chocolate Festival 2019

Buffalo Niagara American Heart Association Helps Our Region Stay Healthy

January 21, 2020

The American Heart Association helps save lives.

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Catwalk for Community

October 21, 2019

Here’s what happened when we visited a Rochester Fashion Week runway show.

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What’s the Difference Between APR and Interest Rate?

September 6, 2019

Learn the difference.

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Parents: You’ve thought about money for college. Now, think about money at college.

August 9, 2019

Important information for parents of college students to consider.

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Restocking the ReStores

August 2, 2019

How Flower City Habitat for Humanity ReStores help our community.

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A Big New Addition to 2019 Roc the Taste

July 23, 2019

What’s new at 2019’s festival.

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Villa of Hope Focused on Making Triumph Possible

July 15, 2019

Our guest blogger, Jean Grover, is the Manager of Marketing and Community Relations at Villa of Hope, one of ROC the Taste’s beneficiaries. Come meet folks from Villa of Hope at Parcel 5 Saturday, July 27th, and help us support this organization that is so dedicated to Rochester’s youth. ROC the Taste is happening July […]

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The Danielle Downey Effect

July 12, 2019

The Danielle Downey Credit Union Classic begins this week. We asked four tournament staffers to tell us how their involvement helped shape them professionally and personally. Here is what they shared. Kristen Bromley Playing in the Danielle Downey Future of Women’s Golf Pro-Am1 was an experience like no other. When I was in high school, […]

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