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

Eight Olean High School graduates recently received scholarship awards from funds managed by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation.

Applications for the next cycle of grant funding from the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation's Community Fund are due October 15.

Eight recent Olean High School graduates received scholarship awards recently from funds at the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation that support OHS students pursuing degrees in higher education.

Nine Olean High School graduates recently received scholarship awards from funds established at the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation in memory of former area residents.

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

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

Three 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- or musical-related field of study.

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

Two recent area graduates received scholarship awards from funds managed by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation for aspiring environmental conservationists.

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

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

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

The Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation is now accepting applications for the Mental Wellness in Cattaraugus County Fund and Wagner Family Fund.

Eleven recent area graduates received awards from the Dresser-Rand Employees Scholarship Fund recently, together totaling $16,500.

Eight area graduating seniors recently received scholarships from the Big 30 Athletic Fund, managed by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation.

Six graduates of Ellicottville and West Valley central schools received scholarship awards from funds managed by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation.

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

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

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

Five 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, powered by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation, will return on Giving Tuesday, November 28, this year to raise funds for nonprofits in Cattaraugus County.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Four area graduating seniors recently received the John J. Murphy Family Scholarship managed by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation. 

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.

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.

The Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation (CRCF) board of directors has named Kirk Windus its next executive director of CRCF.

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.

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.

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.

Frank Higgins has been an ardent supporter of animal rescues and nonprofit organizations supporting the welfare of animals in Cattaraugus County for many years.

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.

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.

The multi-generational philanthropy of the Reisner family has had and will long continue to have a deep impact on the greater Olean community.

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.

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.