Rochester

Rock and Run for Mental Health, coming to Rochester, Ill. on Saturday, Sept. 9, is a passion project aimed at helping individuals learn more about taking care of their minds and the resources available to help. Director of the event, Brandon Damm, spoke to Community Voices about bringing the community together, his hopes, personal ambitions and just having fun.

Mark and Suzi Pettyjohn live in Rochester. Mark is a retirement asset manager and Suzi is Rochester’s Scholastic Bowl coach. They spoke to Community Voices about their organization, Nature’s Child Academy, which is a nature-based pre-school in Rochester. They also own the Brunchfield Café, and Mark runs the Retirement Peace Project.

Kathryn Elder is the owner of Mockingbird Bakery in Rochester, Ill.

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