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Two graduating Portville Central School seniors recently received scholarship awards from funds managed by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation to pursue a degree in a career/technical-related field of study.

Eleven recent Portville Central School graduates received awards from scholarship funds managed by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation.

Four recent graduates of Olean High and Portville Central schools recently received scholarship awards from the Ben & Rose Schwabenbauer Educational Scholarship fund and the Deputy Wayne Krieger and Carol Krieger Memorial Scholarship Fund.

Four recent Allegany-Limestone Central School graduates received scholarship awards recently from funds managed by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation.

Eight recent graduates of Allegany-Limestone Limestone Central School recently received scholarship awards managed by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation, memorializing late area residents.

The Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation will begin accepting applications for the Mental Wellness Fund in Cattaraugus County on July 22.

Eleven recent area graduates received awards from the Dresser-Rand Employees Scholarship Fund, which is being administered by Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation for the first time in 2022.

Working as a school counselor was a calling for Christine Conner. She loved working with the children at Allegany-Limestone Middle School and all her peers and deeply valued all levels of education.

Seven recent area graduates received scholarship awards from the Bob and Barbara McCord Scholarship Fund at the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation.

Ten area graduating seniors recently received scholarships from the Big 30 Athletic Fund at the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation.

Four recent area graduates recently received awards from the Burt Scholarship Fund, managed by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation.

Three Hinsdale Central School graduates received scholarship awards from funds managed by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation to support graduating Hinsdale seniors.

Three Ellicottville Central School graduates recently received scholarship awards from funds managed by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation.

Three recent area graduates received awards from the Jonathan Teuscher Scholarship Fund, managed by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation, this year.

A groundbreaking ceremony for the New Car Dealers of WNY Ellicottville Skatepark is set for Friday, July 8, at the Ellicottville Village Park.

Three recent area graduates received scholarship awards managed by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation to pursue degrees in the nursing field.

Eight recent Ten Broeck Academy/Franklinville Central School graduates recently received scholarship awards managed by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation.

Two recent area graduates received this year's Laurie Anzivine Memorial Scholarship awards, managed by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation.

Nine recent area graduates received scholarship managed by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation for students pursuing a degree in business-related areas of study.

Cattaraugus Gives will return again this year on Tuesday, November 29, under the leadership of the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation for its sixth installment.

The Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation recently made two grants, together totaling $20,000, to the Heart of Olean Mural Project, bringing the project closer to reaching its goal of fully funding a $200,000 public arts project, led by world-renowned mural artist and Olean native Meg Saligman.

Fourteen recent area graduates of Cattaraugus County high schools recently received awards from the Gregory D. Spring Perseverance Scholarship Fund, an annual scholarship managed by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation.

Four recent area graduates recently received the John J. Murphy Family Scholarship and other scholarship awards managed by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation.

The Leadership Cattaraugus Scholarship Fund at the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation is seeking donations to support aspiring business, civic and community leaders in Cattaraugus County.

Three recent Cattaraugus-Little Valley Central School graduates received scholarship awards from funds managed by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation.

Four recent area graduates recently received scholarship awards for students pursuing a degree in a health care-related field of study, managed by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation.

An integral part of any friendship is a willingness to help one another. Time and time again Dr. Ashok and Dr. Yogini Kothari have stepped up to help the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation and the community as a whole in numerous ways.

Two recent Otto-Eldred High School graduates recently received scholarship awards from funds established at and managed by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation to support graduating OEHS students.

David and Irene Krahe made their home and raised their family as a proud part of the Olean community at 123 S. 9th St. The Krahe family will celebrate in the house where they were raised one last time Saturday, June 25 during Olean High School's alumni weekend, with the homestead party serving as a fundraiser for the Michele Krahe Peace Olean High School Scholarship.

The Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation will host the second installment of its Nonprofit Link and Learn Webinar series on May 24 with the session, "Grant Applications Made Easy: Tips on making your application stand out in a crowd."

For many, a cancer diagnosis is not only the beginning of a long, difficult treatment plan, but also the beginning of a long travel schedule to seek that treatment. The purchase of a new Computed Tomography (CT) Simulator at the Mildred Milliman Radiation Medicine Center, supported by a grant from the Mildred Milliman Fund at the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation, is playing a role in changing that for many in the Cattaraugus County region.

Allegany County, NY, May 6, 2022 - The Allegany-Cattaraugus-Chautauqua Fund for Women (ACC FFW) is excited to announce its 4th annual Mother's Day campaign. After awarding three grants in 2021 and preparing to award more grants this spring (plus an expected additional round of grants to open this fall), the ACC FFW is seeking support to continue expanding its reach, since there is much more work to be done.

For 40+ years, the Cattaraugus Development Corporation helped to provide safe and affordable housing for low-income families and the elderly in Cattaraugus County.

The Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation will kick off its Nonprofit Link and Learn Series, a seminar series for nonprofit education, on April 6 with "Preparing your board and new board members for satisfying and productive board service," led by Barbara Paxton, chief program officer of BoardStrong.

Applications for grant funding from the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation's Community Fund are due April 21. The Community Fund makes possible two rounds of responsive, unrestricted grantmaking in May and November of every year that aim to support new projects and initiatives that respond to the changing needs of those living in Cattaraugus County.

The Wolfinger Family Donor Advised Fund at the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation recently provided $3,450 in support to area school districts to support a number of special projects and educational programs.

A fund named in memory of Dan Daniels, a long-time member of the Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels, will support renovations to the church's organ, beginning with a goal of raising of $15,000.

Announcing the open period for grant applications through the Allegany-Cattaraugus-Chautauqua Fund for Women (ACC-FFW).  Grant applications, for individual grants, are being accepted February 1st through March 15th, 2022. 

For some 60 years the Dresser-Rand Employees Scholarship has provided scholarship awards for the children of Olean-based Dresser-Rand employees to pursue a post-secondary education.

The Twin Tiers Disc Golf Association [TTDGA], inspired by the idea and efforts of group member Dave Haynes, is gearing up fundraising efforts for a 9-hole disc golf course that is designed with youth and novice players in mind. The course, being installed near Franchot's Children's Memorial Garden this summer, will also extend the garden's mission by including trees and landscape stones that memorialize children in the layout.