Service is a core element of our youth groups at First Presbyterian Church.  Each year, the congregation supports the youth in their missions efforts.  Some past efforts the youth have undertaken include:

• Summer TOUR to Sandusky, OH (click here to see highlights from the trip).
• Service trip to Camp Whitman (click here for pictures).
• Broad Street Ministry in Pittsburgh, PA.
• JHAZ trip to Canandaigua, NY to work with children with special needs, as well as veterans in the local V. A. Hospital.
• Group Work camps to Lockport, NY; Bristol, TN; and Machias, ME.
• Service/Learning trips to Overlook Farm, operated by Heifer Project International.
• Flood relief trips throughout portions of New York's Southern Tier during the summer of 2006.
• Trip to New Orleans, working with a program called RHINO - "Rebuilding Hope In New Orleans."

To support these trips, the youth hold several fundraisers.  Probably the most popular is the Madrigal Dinner - a delicious meal, followed by a concert from the Ithaca College Madrigal Singers.  The Dinner takes place in mid-December each year.  Another popular event (although not a fundraiser) is the annual Youth Report Dinner - another meal the youth host, at which they report to the congregation about their recent missions experiences.

For more information about our youth groups, click here.