Wed, Jun 28th 2023 11:00 am
Six recent area graduates recently received scholarship awards from funds managed by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation to support their pursuit of studies in education- and law enforcement-related fields of study.
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Thu, Jun 22nd 2023 01:00 pm
Six 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.
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Wed, Jun 21st 2023 01:25 pm
Four recent graduates of high schools in Cattaraugus and Chautauqua counties received awards this year from the Chautauqua Cattaraugus Board of Realtors Scholarship Fund at the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation.
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Tue, Jun 13th 2023 09:00 am
Four area graduating seniors recently received scholarship awards for students pursuing a degree in a health care-related field of study, managed by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation.
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Thu, Jun 8th 2023 01:00 pm
Four area graduating seniors recently received the John J. Murphy Family Scholarship managed by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation.
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Tue, Jun 6th 2023 03:00 pm
The second annual Vincent C. Horth Memorial Softball Tournament, held May 28, raised $1,621 for the Vincent C. Horth Memorial Scholarship fund at the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation.
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Wed, May 31st 2023 02:00 pm
Thanks to support from the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation's Community Fund and the Bill & Cathy Fraser grant program at the United Way of Cattaraugus County, the Olean Police Department recently acquired a new drone that will serve as a tool to enhance the public safety of those in the greater Olean area.
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Tue, May 30th 2023 12:00 pm
The Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation (CRCF) board of directors has named Kirk Windus its next executive director of CRCF.
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Wed, May 17th 2023 10:00 am
Following three years of fundraising and a year of construction, the Ellicottville Skatepark Committee (SK8EVL) and the Village of Ellicottville announce the grand opening date of the new concrete skatepark, located inside Ellicottville's Village Park.
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Wed, May 10th 2023 09:15 am
From humble beginnings to a successful career in forestry, Sandy and Connie Wolfinger have developed philanthropic hearts - hearts that have continued to grow since the couple established the Wolfinger Family Fund and the Connie and Sandy Wolfinger Fund at the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation.
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Wed, May 10th 2023 08:00 am
The Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation will hold its second Nonprofit Link and Learn Seminar of the year, "Keep it Simple Social: An accessible approach to social media marketing for nonprofits," to be led by marketing experts Shelley Jack and Tracy DeRose on June 2.
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Fri, May 5th 2023 02:00 pm
Frank Higgins has been an ardent supporter of animal rescues and nonprofit organizations supporting the welfare of animals in Cattaraugus County for many years.
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Wed, May 3rd 2023 12:00 pm
Erick Laine was a constant figure in the Olean community, always at the heart of so much impacting the region, whether it be through business, philanthropy, volunteering or just being a friendly figure.
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Tue, May 2nd 2023 10:00 am
In many ways, a matter of the heart served as the spark for the Heart of Olean Mural Project, a 10,000 square foot, four-sided mural in the heart of downtown Olean.
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Fri, Apr 21st 2023 08:00 am
The multi-generational philanthropy of the Reisner family has had and will long continue to have a deep impact on the greater Olean community.
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Mon, Apr 3rd 2023 10:00 am
Carroll Swanson's long career in music took her across the world, but her roots in Olean led her to establish a scholarship for musically inclined student sin the Olean area.
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Wed, Mar 22nd 2023 02:00 pm
Four donor designated funds at the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation have together supported $274,753 in grants to organizations designated by their donors so far this year.
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Thu, Mar 16th 2023 01:00 pm
Cindy Wagner knows the value of giving, having worked in the nonprofit sector for much of her career.
Wagner recently established Wagner Family Fund at the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation to give support to libraries in Cattaraugus and Allegany counties beginning in 2023.
The fund's grant application process will open August 1 with a September 30 deadline, and awards will be made in November each year.
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Tue, Mar 14th 2023 11:00 am
Four area school districts and one New Jersey school recently received grants supporting new projects and education opportunities, together totaling $4,633, from the Wolfinger Family Donor Advised Fund.
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Tue, Feb 28th 2023 02:00 pm
The Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation will launch this year's Nonprofit Link and Learn seminar series on March 21 with the "Grant Application Coaching Workshop," facilitated by CRCF's Karen Niemic Buchheit and Monica Emery and Laura Whitford of the Renodin Foundation.
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Thu, Feb 23rd 2023 02:00 pm
The Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation's Community Fund grant application process is open, with grant applications due April 21.
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Wed, Feb 8th 2023 09:00 am
Applications for the Ratana Ratanawongsa Scholarship at the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation are available to students at Allegany-Limestone Central School in grades 7-10, with a due date of March 1.
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Tue, Feb 7th 2023 11:00 am
George Pancio is maybe most remembered for his famous portrayals of Santa Claus both locally and nationally, but outside of the red suit, he dedicated himself wholly to Olean schools and the community.
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Mon, Feb 6th 2023 02:00 pm
The Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation board recently elected Sean Cornelius to its board of directors and named its slate of Foundation officers for 2023, including the election of Lucy Benson as board president, while also naming Dr. Yogini Kothari an honorary board member.
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Mon, Jan 30th 2023 01:00 pm
Vincent Horth was a "jack of all trades" who excelled in his work as a mechanic and lineman.
Horth, a graduate of Cattaraugus-Little Valley Central School and Jamestown Community College, was known to share his mechanic abilities to help a friend, often working on their cars.
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Mon, Jan 23rd 2023 09:00 am
The Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation's 2023 scholarship process will open to applications from area students on February 1.
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Mon, Jan 16th 2023 09:00 am
Dr. Brian O'Connell Sr. was a constant figure in the education field in the Olean City School District, where he worked for 36 years of his illustrious 40-year educational career.
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Thu, Jan 5th 2023 03:00 pm
The Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation board of directors has announced that long-time Executive Director Karen Niemic Buchheit plans to retire September 1.
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Wed, Dec 21st 2022 10:00 am
Two aspiring sheriff's deputies recently received scholarship awards to help them in attending the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Academy, sponsored by the Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Department at Jamestown Community College.
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Tue, Dec 13th 2022 11:20 am
Once again this year school resource officers from the Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Department stuffed their shopping carts full of toys and clothes to bring Christmas to area families in need.
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Mon, Dec 12th 2022 03:00 pm
Area nonprofits again received a boost around the holiday season from the Mahar Family Foundation Fund and the Rose Pappas Foundation Fund at the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation, which together supported 23 grants.
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Mon, Dec 12th 2022 02:00 pm
Ninety-six area families will have a brighter Christmas this year thanks to Interfaith Caregivers Gift Tree program and support from the Carroll and Dolores Anstaett Gift Tree Fund at the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation.
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Thu, Nov 17th 2022 11:00 am
81 nonprofits from across the Cattaraugus County region whose work betters the lives of Cattaraugus County residents are set to fundraise and engage in friendly competition during Cattaraugus Gives on Tuesday, Nov. 29.
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Thu, Nov 17th 2022 09:15 am
Tracy Bush '85, Legacy Financial Associates, and John J Irving '76, CFP, Financial Planning and Investment Advisory Services, have committed to matching Olean School students, faculty and staff, alumni, and former residents' gifts up to $4000 in 2022.
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Mon, Nov 14th 2022 09:00 am
A new fund established at the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation will honor the contributions of individuals who have contributed to the Greater Olean area's hospitality industry by giving the Greater Olean Hospitality Wall of Fame a permanent home in the form of a sculpture that will display the names of wall of fame inductees past and present.
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Thu, Oct 20th 2022 02:00 pm
The Redding Endowment Fund at the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation recently provided for three annual grants to support the third grade classrooms at Hinsdale Central School and East View Elementary as well as the Hinsdale Maplehurst & Pleasant Valley Volunteer Fire Department.
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Tue, Oct 4th 2022 09:00 am
Leadership Cattaraugus has extended the application period for the Leadership Cattaraugus Scholarship at the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation through Nov. 10.
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Thu, Sep 29th 2022 12:00 pm
Two community agencies, the Cattaraugus County Department of Aging and Connecting Communities in Action, recently received grants, together totaling $4,100, from the Mental Wellness in Cattaraugus Fund to support the mental health and wellbeing of Cattaraugus County residents in need.
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Wed, Sep 28th 2022 01:00 pm
The Paul and Mary Lou Wood Foundation Fund at the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation recently made possible five annual grants, together totaling $4,038.51, to charitable causes important to Paul and Mary Lou Wood.
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Tue, Sep 20th 2022 03:00 pm
The Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation recently named Monica Emery to its newly-established position, grants and donor services manager.
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