Brigitte Diaz, an RG&E employee and her husband Unai Anton, a contractor working at RG&E, had been brainstorming for a while about two important things: 1) they wanted to get involved in their adopted community and 2) they wanted to have fun as a family while doing it! Brigitte came across a flyer in the RG&E break room for Compeer, an organization that connects mentors to at-risk and other-abled youth and adults to improve well-being, mental health and inclusion through a community-based model of volunteers – just like Brigitte and Unai – and they soon signed up!

Started in Rochester in 1973, Compeer has grown from a small local program to an internationally recognized mental wellness model and organization — one that has demonstrated results and been replicated around the globe. In Rochester, Brigitte and Unai were matched up to be mentors to Josue and Sanet  and a after a year together, 11- year- old Josue and 15 -year -old Sanet are like family, joining them on outings and special events with their four children (their first Halloween!) and blossoming into healthy young adults. Please join us to meet Josue and Sanet, and hear how Brigitte and Unai are living the Compeer motto: “Just a few hours a month can have a life-changing impact.”