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Hazel L. Porter – “Unsung Hero”
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On Friday, June 27th, Hazel L. Porter, her family and friends gathered at the Juliet Rosch Activities Center for a very special occasion. Mrs. Porter was being recognized by the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation as the recipient of the 23rd annual Axel W. Carlson “Unsung Hero” Award...
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Returning to College? Scholarship Applications Due 7-15
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For the past 10 years, according to “Trends in College Pricing,” college costs rose faster than the rate of inflation. There's no denying the fact that college costs are rising. But there is good news. The word “scholarship” has become synonymous with Chautauqua Region Community Foundation. The staff is presently accepting scholarship applications from returning college students...
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One of Two-Hundred Fourteen Scholarships
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It is officially the summer season! A time we all like to slow down, take everything a little less seriously. Au contraire! Here at the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation, it is scholarship time. A very busy season and we take the process very seriously. Over the next few months, staff and volunteers will pour over each one of the student scholarship applications, matching the student’s profile with the criteria of one of the 214 different scholarship funds administered by the Foundation...
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Field of Interest – Panama Central School
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Remember your thrill the day you received your new two-wheeler? As you learned how to ride with confidence, the training wheels were taken off and you pedaled away on your own. Then, you headed to a friend’s house without asking for a ride. You felt all grown up. It was your first “Independence Day”...
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Summer Days at Camp Hiak Tilikum
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“I don’t know who paid for it, but I sure had a good time!” As youngsters, our mission in life is to live and learn. If we have fun along the way, then we are doubly blessed...
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Centaur Stride & Friends
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The Chautauqua Region Community Foundation houses many distinct and unique charitable funds. Of the 480 funds the Foundation currently administers, there is a story behind each one that ultimately leads to their establishment. Such is the case with Centaur Stride, Inc. There are two endowments which have been initiated to benefit this not-for-profit organization...
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William A. Walrod Veteran’s Van Fund
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This Memorial Day, the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation remembers and honors William A. Walrod, known as “Bill” to his friends. Bill Walrod grew up in Kennedy. He attended the country school in Clark’s Corners until he reached seventh grade, when his father decided that it was time for him to go to Falconer High School. He graduated from Falconer High School, and then Jamestown Business College, before taking a job at First National Bank of Jamestown...
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Scholarship Deadline Edges Nearer
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Making a decision about a college is daunting for graduating seniors and their parents. The cost of attending is even more so. There is tuition, housing costs, books, and dining accounts to consider. The list seems endless and overwhelming. However, through the years, many Chautauqua Region residents have looked to the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation for assistance with these college costs...
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Motherly – Maude Grant Kent
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On this Mother’s Day, we honor those women who have made a difference in our lives or those who we have looked to for encouragement. Sometimes, it is someone
special and often overlooked – like the “motherly” woman the Community Foundation
honors today, Maude Grant Kent...
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Kathy Kardish Wilson Memorial Education Fund
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This month marks a sad anniversary. On May 18, 1988, Jamestown resident,
Kathy Kardish Wilson disappeared.
Kathy’s sorority Sisters wrote at that time, “She is one of our most dedicated
Sisters. She volunteers for most projects and sees that all are completed. New members
look to this 33 year-old for guidance. Her private life is very full – wife, mother of three,
career, church and enrolled in college with hopes of someday becoming a teacher. We
see less of her as her school schedule increasingly conflicts with some meeting, but we all assume there would be time to sit and chat with her at another meeting or social event...”
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If there is a “Will,” there is a way!
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Actress Ruth Gordon once said, “The good that men do lives after them.”
We all want our good to live on; to leave a lasting and positive influence on our beloved families and community. Making arrangements for this and considering your legacy can start today! It all begins with a will which is a vital document in this planning. A will lets you provide for your family after your death, allows you to distribute your assets according to your wishes, saves on estate taxes, and lets you leave a legacy without giving up assets. With careful planning, your family can also avoid paying income taxes on the assets they receive from your estate...
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Urban Forestry Fund – “Planting” for the Future
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As with all of the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation funds, people and organizations have an opportunity to invest in the future. However, there is one endowment fund that is unlike any other the Foundation administers.With it, one can literally see the “fruits of its labor.” Through CRCF’s Urban Forestry Fund, donations are accepted for the purchase of trees to be planted in the City of Jamestown. This endowment fund was established in 1992 to provide money each year for the purchase of trees to be planted along the streets and in the parks...
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CRCF says “Yes” to Churches
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Frequently, the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation receives inquiries from church representatives who are anguishing over financial assistance for very essential needs. CRCF is in the very unique position to be able to say, “Yes, we have grant opportunities for churches.” CRCF has two endowment funds that provide income to churches and religious programs. Once those endowments were established, it became the Foundation’s responsibility to provide this funding forever...
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A “Driving” Force
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The Chautauqua Region Community Foundation is preparing for the 11th Annual Community Foundation Golf Tournament. This year’s tournament will take place at Moon Brook Country Club on Monday, May 19th. The tournament will begin at 11:30 AM with a shotgun start...
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Looking To the Future
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In 1990, Crèche established an endowment fund with the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation. This endowment fund will perpetuate the organization’s mission by providing funds on an annual basis...
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Just a “Click” Away
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The Chautauqua Region Community Foundation continues to keep up with the technology that graduating high school students are accustomed to in their fast-paced world. Although CRCF strives to stay current with technology, we are continually mindful of making the scholarship application process simple and efficient...
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Music Scholarships For All
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The coming of spring brings many great things to Chautauqua County…blooming flowers, warmer air, and, most importantly, the sun. For the young musicians of Chautauqua County, with spring also come many opportunities for scholarship funding in terms of music scholarships at the Community Foundation. Whether you are a pianist, vocalist, violinist, or any other type of musician for that matter, one of the following scholarships should have you covered...
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Chi Sigma Chi Remembrance Fund
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Donors start new funds at the Community Foundation for many different reasons. One common reason would be to do so in honor of a close friend, family member, or even an organization. Others like to start funds as memorials or as remembrances of people or other things close to them in their lives. One new fund at the Community Foundation that was recently established as a remembrance of a unique brotherhood is The Chi Sigma Chi Remembrance Fund...
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Lyle Peterson and The Centaur Stride Fund
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There are many organizations in Chautauqua County that serve those with true need, and there are just as many charitable individuals caring enough to assist these needs. One such individual was Lyle Peterson and one such organization, for which he held an affinity, was Centaur Stride in Westfield. While Lyle passed away in 2005, Centaur Stride continues to benefit from his charity though his prior establishment of the Centaur Stride Therapeutic Horseback Riding for the Handicapped Fund...
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Consider Field of Interest Funds
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Most people familiar with the Community Foundation know about the many different types of funds offered by the Foundation as well as grant processes. While Community Service Grants and Karl Peterson Grants get most of the publicity, there is also a monthly Field of Interest Grant process, which is just as effective. Although the amounts of the Field of Interest grants are generally less, relative to other grants, they continue to have a significant impact on the community nonetheless...
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The C. Jeffrey Bloomquist History Scholarship Fund
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You have probably known someone in your life that seemed to bring out the best in you. These types of individuals usually have a certain way about them that is welcoming, kind, and generous, and they are willing to share everything they have as though it is yours. They sense the good in everything and everyone and bring that feeling of positive energy to all those they encounter. One such friend of the Community Foundation that has brought his positive influence to the Foundation staff is C. Jeffrey Bloomquist...
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Nominate an Unsung Hero
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While you will not find a definition of an “unsung hero” in the dictionary, it is not difficult to come up with one. The Community Foundation’s definition of an unsung hero can be summed up as follows: an individual who has willingly and unselfishly volunteered his/her time to an organization, project, or cause and has never received nor expected any reward or recognition for their gift of time and volunteer service. In an effort to honor “unsung heroes” of the Chautauqua region, the Community Foundation awards the Axel W. Carlson Award on an annual basis and is now accepting nominations for the 2008 award until March 1...
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New Year’s Resolution: Make A Will
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The topic of planned giving is something that can be, frankly, very dry. There are many planned giving options, and it sometimes seems like you need a PhD to try and sort through the many intricacies and details of most planned gifts. Yet, this does not diminish the importance of considering your financial future. There is one planned gift that is easy to understand, simple to complete, can make a great charitable impact, and that nearly 70 percent of all individuals nationwide have yet to consider...
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A CRCF Promise
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What does it mean to you when someone makes a promise? According to a specific definition, a promise is a declaration assuring that one will or will not do something…it is a vow. Sometimes promises are made lightly with no real follow-through, but if sticking to the pure definition of the word, promises are never to be broken. How does this relate to the Community Foundation? CRCF is largely based on the solid foundation of a promise, which is evident each and every time a donor walks through the Foundation doors...
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Karl Peterson and Lynn Foundation Fund Grants
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Most non-profit organizations in Chautauqua County are very familiar with the Community Foundation’s grant processes. As such, these organizations know that every year, this time of year, means that the Karl Peterson Grants application deadline is coming soon. However, this year there has been an addition to the Karl Peterson Grants that has been made possible due to the support and generosity of the Lynn Foundation Fund...
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Celebrating 30 Years…and Firmly Rooted
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Every day individuals walk into the Community Foundation to make donations, to start new funds, or to simply say “hi.” While the Foundation staff is thankful for these daily visits, they happen so frequently and quickly that they become part of the daily routine. However, when thinking that these occurrences have been taking place for 30 years, then the realization sets in that these visits are hardly routine. They are at the center of what the Community Foundation has become and continues to be about...
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2007 Was Another Great Year
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Now is the time of year to reflect on everything that has happened over the course of the past 363 days. For the Community Foundation, this reflection brings about wonderful memories of yearly events, exiting initiatives, and celebration of great people; and this was no different in 2007......
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THE GIFT OF THE CRCF
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Every holiday season, a very prominent tale is told that focuses on the true meaning of Christmas. Most people could probably guess that story is A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. However, there is another prominent story that does not get as much play but carries a similar good-spirited message. That story is The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry...
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ONE MORE REASON TO BE THANKFUL
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As the holiday season is all around and the warm memories of Thanksgiving are still lingering, there is yet one more reason to be thankful. In 1978, a group of community leaders had a vision of an organization that could reach out and help the entire community. With that far-reaching vision, the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation was born...
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Great Time for Online Giving
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Tis’ the season for giving. At year-end, with the holidays approaching, the spirit of giving always seems to be at its peak. With generosity abound this time of year, people generally look to do some good for those in need, and charitable giving is one way to do so...
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The Meagan Lee Danielson Memorial Scholarship
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Memories provide comfort, lead to smiles, and bring light into our lives when moments of time are at their darkest. Memorial funds at the Community Foundation are all about remembrance and seek to bring a positive light on otherwise difficult situations. There is a new memorial fund at the Community Foundation that will indeed bring light to those who benefit from it, while fondly remembering the individual for whom the fund was established. This fund is the Meagan Lee Danielson Memorial Scholarship Fund...
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Community Service Grants Revamped
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Most local area non-profit organizations are no strangers to the Community Foundation’s Community Service Grants process. Some of the non-profit organizations awarded 2007 Community Service Grants include: Chautauqua Lake Rowing Association, Harmony Historical Society, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Farman Free Library, Association of Ellington, Jamestown Audubon Society, Roger Tory Peterson Institute, Lucile M. Wright Air Museum, and the Valley Historical Society...
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A Dickens of a Holiday
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With the holiday season fast approaching, the atmosphere locally turns festive with people looking for opportunities to celebrate. There are a number of local institutions that provide an avenue for holiday fun with perhaps the most prominent being the Reg Lenna Civic Center. In a continued effort to provide entertaining performances, while capitalizing on the season of joy...
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Celebrating Community Foundations Week
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“Enriching the quality of life in the Chautauqua region.” This is a simple mission that the Community Foundation has worked to fulfill for 29 years. With each passing year and each additional dollar awarded back to the community, the Board and staff at the Community Foundation believe this mission is being fulfilled, which is something to celebrate...
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Space Camp Deadline Approaches
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When Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong landed on the moon in 1969, and Armstrong took his first steps on the moon’s surface, his words, “One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind,” became an instant quotable for years to come. This famous moment in world history would not have been possible had Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin never become astronauts in the first place...
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Last Chance for IRA Rollover
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Over the past year and a half, the Community Foundation has talked and written a great deal about the charitable IRA rollover. This new giving option was enacted in August 2006, when Congress passed a law that allows individuals to give individual retirement account (IRA) assets to charity...
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Hazzard Fund Continues Giving Today
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The Community Foundation typically awards over $600,000 in scholarship assistance to Chautauqua region students every year. This $600,000 comes from over 200 separate scholarship funds administered by the Foundation...
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Stacey Boltz Palasek Memorial Scholarship Fund
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Honoring the memory of someone who has passed on is one of the purposes for establishing memorial funds with the Community Foundation. Donors can honor the loved one lost, knowing their gift is benefiting the community in his /her name...
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CRCF EXPO and the Scholarship Process
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To many people in the Chautauqua Region, the Community Foundation has become synonymous with the word “scholarships.” This is especially true to local students and their parents. With over $600,000 awarded nearly every year and over 200 active scholarship funds...
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Partnering for the Big Read Program
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The Community Foundation primarily serves Southern Chautauqua County, however, sometimes there are initiatives taking place with a county-wide scope. In such cases, CRCF partners with friends in the North County at the Northern Chautauqua Community Foundation (NCCF). As such, CRCF and NCCF have partnered to help bring the Big Read program to all of Chautauqua County...
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JHS Class of 2007 Gives Back
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Many high school seniors that graduated this past June have set their sights on the next level of education being college and will soon leave their high school experience behind. For most of these graduates, the next time they will see their former classmates will be at the 5-, 10-, or even 15-year reunions...
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The CRCF Legacy Society
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The charitable nature of citizens within Chautauqua County is overwhelming. The Community Foundation sees it day in and day out from donors starting new funds, making simple gifts, or memorializing those who have passed on. Sometimes there are too few causes for the charity local individuals are willing to provide...
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Lives of Community Service and Leadership
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The Community Foundation’s John D. Hamilton Community Service Award exists to honor individuals who have shown “dedication, leadership, and support in furthering community spirit and enhancing the quality of life in the Chautauqua region.” Two individuals have exemplified this phrase over their lives in Chautauqua County...
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Students Researching Science
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Community Foundation grants provide approximately $1.5 million each year and reach out to many different segments of the community. While most of these grants are awarded within Chautauqua County, there are cases where grants are awarded outside the county to benefit Chautauqua County students. Such is the case with Roswell Park Cancer Institute’s Research...
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Designated Funds Boost Sustainability
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The non-profit community in Chautauqua County works to address many different causes and needs to improve the region. However, many of these non-profits need help of their own to operate daily and to sustain over long periods of time...
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The Work of Scholarships
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By now, over 1,000 Chautauqua County high school and college students have submitted their application materials for Community Foundation scholarship assistance.
With applications in, this process now ends for students but is just beginning for CRCF...
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New Fund Helps Kids
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In some instances, groups of people come to the Community Foundation for different forms of assistance. Many of these individuals are struggling with financial hardships, types of ailments, and other life adversities. While the Foundation has funds that can help some of these people, there are other individuals that are difficult to match up with the very assistance they need...
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The Online CRCF Experience
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In today’s modern age, technology is making information more readily accessible and easier to disseminate. Much of this is due to the increased use of the internet. While the internet can seem overwhelming to new users, it can be just as simple as opening a book if you know where to look and what to look for...
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Feeling Good About Giving
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There is a certain feeling one gets when helping someone else is need. There are feelings of happiness, goodness, and one probably has a strong sense of satisfaction. To use an old cliché, you are “on cloud nine.” The same feelings apply when donating to charity...
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The Audubon Animal Caretakers
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The benefits of Kids First Mini-Grants go far beyond the actual dollar amount granted. They provide kids the opportunity to participate actively in great educational programs, as opposed to sitting at a desk listening to lectures. They help kids learn from one another by socialization and working together...
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Still Time for Charitable IRA Rollover
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Through generous gifts to the Community Foundation, donors help to improve the lives of others in the Chautauqua region. There are many ways this occurs — supporting the arts, cultivating gardens, assisting those with illness, expanding literacy, feeding the needy, and helping children reach their potential...
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Kickball vs. Cancer
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The Community Foundation holds many funds that serve great causes. There are funds to pay for scholarships, funds to benefit local organizations, and others to assist educational programs. There are also funds to assist those afflicted with specific ailments or diseases...
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Helping Veterans in Need
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In a few days, communities all across the nation will celebrate the 4th of July. This day represents many things for the country including the freedoms we love and the independence we hold. The 4th of July also demonstrates the level of patriotism that exists in communities and the people within them...
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“Sir Oliver VII” Bakewell/Humane Society Endowment Fund
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The Community Foundation is truly for the benefit of everyone and everything. This includes people, organizations, programs, and even ideas. However, there is an additional segment of the community that benefits from CRCF, being animals...
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Help Pay for College with Scholarships
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It is no secret that college is expensive. Leaving tuition out of the equation, there are still many costs associated with room and board, supplies, and even books. Most college students already know this and are always seeking new ways to help pay for these many compounding expenses...
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Celebrating an Unsung Hero
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There have been 20 Axel W. Carlson Award winners since 1986 that now all share the title of “unsung heroes.” Every one of these past recipients demonstrated a significant contribution to the community through their personal actions and volunteer work. There is now another to add to this long list...
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Summer Camp for Everyone
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There are many summer pastimes for everyone to enjoy, from adults to kids. Baseball, golfing, barbeques, swimming, fishing, and many others keep the community busy from the first warm day in May until the last days of September. For youth specifically...
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Whose Foundation Is This?
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For those unfamiliar with the Community Foundation, many questions can arise when first learning of the organization. Some of these questions might include: What does CRCF do?...
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Rowing on Chautauqua Lake
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Just about everyone gets excited for summer. With the sun finally out and the warm, fresh air finally here, people flock to events and activities that will get them outdoors. This is especially true of those individuals who love to take advantage of the region’s greatest asset, Chautauqua Lake...
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High School Scholarship Deadline June 1st
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To many students, the Community Foundation is synonymous with the word scholarships. That would make sense, seeing that the Foundation awards over $500,000 in scholarship assistance each year...
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Golfing for the Community
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There are many reasons people play golf: For the competition, to have some laughs with friends, or to enjoy a warm, sunny day communing with the peaceful outdoors. Well, the Community Foundation Golf Tournament...
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Planting Trees Now...Forever
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As you drive into the City of Jamestown via Third Street, what is the first thing you notice? Perhaps, a more specific location is needed. How about the corridor of Third Street that runs from Hallock Street to Hall Avenue and includes landmarks such as Lind’s Funeral Home, the Warner Home, and Bethel Lutheran Church...
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Spring is the Season of Scholarships
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With scholarship season now in full swing, the Community Foundation has many unique opportunities upcoming that a wide range of Chautauqua region students can take advantage of...
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Thank a Volunteer
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You can say it once, repeat it, and say it over and over again and still not do justice to the following statement: Volunteers are, quite possibly, the most vital asset to any community. This is why there is a week every year that is dedicated simply to the celebration of volunteers...
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Preserving a Piece of American History
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With the Karl Peterson Grants approved by the Community Foundation Board of Directors, non-profit organizations now look to reap the rewards and put their received grant monies to good use. The Reg Lenna Civic Center is an example of such an organization...
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Every Gift Counts...No Fooling
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April 1st always brings out the pranksters and jokesters to try and catch people with an “April fools!” Relating that to the Community Foundation, when CRCF representatives tell individuals that they can make a difference in the community...
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2007 Karl Peterson Grants Approved
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While Community Service Grants are known as the Community Foundation’s “big” awards, there is another grant process that is just as vital to those organizations that receive its assistance. With that said, the Community Foundation’s 2007 Karl Peterson Grants were recently approved by the Board of Directors...
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Music Scholarships Galore
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April and May are exciting months for music students in Chautauqua County. The reason for this is the Community Foundation has a wide array of music scholarship opportunities with April and May deadlines...
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2007 Community Service Grants Approved
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All Community Foundation grants have a definite impact on the organizations that receive them. However, it is the Community Service Grants that provide the most support to area non-profits...
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Investing in Community
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There is a key reason why the Foundation is able to make such awards that is not often publicized. While grants and scholarships get all the press, wise and prudent investment by the Foundation is the behind-the-scenes-genius-at-work that makes these awards possible...
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Coming Home Again
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Many individuals leave Chautauqua County only to come back and become productive members of their hometown community. There are a multitude of these types of situations...
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Retired Teachers’ Association Scholarship
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Education is arguably the most vital resource a person can receive in their life. Perhaps, no group knows this better than the individuals who are tasked with educating young boys and girls all across the world...
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Life After Scholarships
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The Community Foundation makes scholarship awards to nearly 1,000 students on an annual basis. While the Foundation considers each of these recipients part of the CRCF family, many of them move on to new lives. However, there is always a small group that stays in touch with the Foundation staff and informs us of their life successes...
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Searching for An Unsung Hero
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In many ways volunteers are the backbone of the Community Foundation. Every year, individuals give countless hours to the Foundation, serving on the Board of Directors or the many CRCF committees...
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Grants for Area Youth
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Grant season at the Community Foundation allows many area organizations to capitalize on funding. The Community Service Grants Committee is meeting now to discuss 2007 applicants, that Karl Peterson Grants Committee will meet very soon...
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Grants are Building Blocks
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With Community Foundation grant season in full swing again, area organizations are beginning to determine their needs for 2007 and how grant funding might be able to fulfill these needs...
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Freedom, Equality and the Underground Railroad
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Tomorrow marks Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, and the significance of this National Holiday should never be overlooked...
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Start the Year With Karl Peterson Grants
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Fresh off of a great 2006, the Community Foundation looks to begin every New Year by doing one of the things that the Foundation Board and staff like to do most…give away money...
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Celebrating the Year Past
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New Year’s Eve is the one night that people tend to reflect on the year past and begin to plan for a great year to come. This idea is not lost at the Community Foundation...
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The Philanthropic Grinch
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The Dr. Suess’ holiday story, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, is a great children’s tale. In a brief synopsis, the story goes a little bit like this: The Grinch is a mean, green character who hates the people and children (the Whos) of Whoville...
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People Helping People
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Year after year, it becomes more and more evident that a key aspect of the Chautauqua Region is the people. The charitable actions of those people have shown special traits in ways that cannot be fully conveyed in this short article...
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One Man, Making a Difference
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The holiday season is a great time to reflect on life and give thanks. The Community Foundation is thankful for community citizens that are so committed to making the Chautauqua region a better place to live...
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Welcoming Area Students Home
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Chautauqua County has plenty to offer young and old alike. For those who have left the area only to come back, this is certainly evident. However, there are still many students who leave the area with no intention to return. Why is this...
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The Life of Ford Swanson
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One of the easiest ways to honor someone’s memory is to establish a fund with the Community Foundation. Doing so ensures that the honoree’s name will live on...
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Life Success and CRCF Scholarships
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With the Community Foundation scholarship process now completed, potential scholarship recipients await to hear of their awards. Of the approximately 1,000 students that applied...
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28 Years of Philanthropy
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The Chautauqua Region Community Foundation was established in 1978 by a group of community conscious citizens who believed the people of the Chautauqua region needed a charitable organization established by the people for the people...
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Humane Society Grant Makes Impact
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While we generally think of quality of life in terms of humanistic issues, the same phrase applies to domesticated animals...
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CRCF Meets U.S. National Standards
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Community and donor trust are the key components to the Community Foundation’s growth and reputation within the community. This trust enables the Community Foundation to make a greater difference...
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CRCF Offers Online Giving
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The Community Foundation is always working to make giving easy and convenient for area donors. While some people enjoy stopping into the Foundation office to make a gift, others might prefer to do so right from the comfort of their own home...
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Learn About Scholarships: CRCF EXPO
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Every year, over 1,000 area students apply for scholarship assistance from the Community Foundation...
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Apply for Community Service Grants Now
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With every grant awarded by the Community Foundation comes a great sense of satisfaction. Satisfaction due to the fact that good projects and programs are being awarded and because the community ...
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Reach for the Stars - Space Camp Scholarship
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Ask children what they want to be when they grow up and you will get an array of answers: Firefighters, police officers, doctors, veterinarians, teachers, actors, and professional athletes. One additional profession common to the aforementioned question is becoming an astronaut...
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Pension Protection Act of 2006
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Since 1974, millions of Americans have saved billions of pre-tax dollars in Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs). Thanks to continued savings and investment returns, an estimated $3.6 trillion is currently invested in IRAs...
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Lessons Learned from Warren Buffet
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By now we have all heard about Warren Buffet’s donation of over $30 billion to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation...
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Community Service Rewarded
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“Dedication, leadership, and support in furthering community spirit and enhancing the quality of life in the Chautauqua region.” Each year, one individual or, in this case, two, exemplify the aforementioned phrase...
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A Day at the Farm
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As society and culture have evolved through the information age, seemingly everything and everyone is “plugged in.” From iPods to iTunes, to PSPs and DVDs, RAZRs, BlackBerrys and everything in-between...
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Strength Through Family - Leona Spoon Fund
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There are few things stronger than the bond shared by family. Family is there from day one, and no matter what trials you face in your life, you can always count on family...
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A Gift of Dependability
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Everyone reaches a point in life where retirement becomes inevitable. Retirement can be exciting for some people, especially those looking to travel or take advantage of free time not afforded during their professional life...
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Forever Remembering - Robert North, Sr. Fund
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More and more, donors are approaching the Community Foundation to memorialize family, friends, and other individuals of significance in their lives. These donors are doing so by establishing funds with CRCF...
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Making Progress With CRCF Help
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The Community Foundation makes many grants from year to year that focus on new projects and initiatives. However, grants are also made to organizations that have undertaken large-scale, multiple-phase projects...
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Is a CGA Right For Me?
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Since the Community Foundation began offering Charitable Gift Annuities (CGA) this past January, many donors have asked the question: Is the CGA the right giving tool for me...
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For the Good of Humanity - Judith Smith Fund
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With the Community Foundation, one of the best ways to remember someone is to create a new fund for that person. Doing so accomplishes a few things...
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Living Waters Renovations Move Forward
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The Community Foundation provides grants to many organizations with true needs. On the flip side, many of these organizations that receive grants provide hope to people in the community that have true needs...
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Fund Aims To 'Green' Up Jamestown
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With the recent increase in gas prices, heating bills and all the talk of alternative energy sources, the idea of conservation has seemingly dominated headlines of late...
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Simple Answers to 8 CRCF Questions
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The Community Foundation can be considered a complex organization. From 501(c)(3)s to administration fees and all the other tax, fund, and investment-related jargon in between, understanding how the Community Foundation operates can be a daunting task...
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A Local Man's Place in History
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Chautauqua County has a very rich history that features many individuals who have made significant impact on society. Some examples to support this point...
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Apply for a College Scholarship
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There is a positive to be gained by thinking about one’s next year of college; and that is the possibility of a scholarship to help pay for some school expenses...
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An Outstanding Volunteer Recognized
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Since it was created in 1986, the Axel W. Carlson Award has been given to 20 outstanding community volunteers. Each recipient was unique in their own right, serving in different capacities for many various causes...
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Endowments Keep On Giving
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While forever might be difficult to comprehend, the Community Foundation’s existence is very much based on the idea of forever...
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Summer Camp for Children with Disabilities
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With a hint of summer in the air and the end of the school year approaching, area camps begin to gear up for the camping season. Soon they will be flooded with children participating in games, activities, crafts, and skill development...
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Karl Peterson Grants Approved
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Since acquiring the Karl Peterson Funds in the early 90s, the Community Foundation has remained true to this purpose and, each year, continues to award organizations in the name of Karl Peterson...
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General Scholarship Deadline June 1st
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This time of year, scholarship opportunities are seemingly endless at the Community Foundation. Deadlines for most special scholarship applications have come and gone, but the big opportunity of them all is now on the horizon...
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Time to Play Some Golf
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Perhaps the number one reason to pull all your golf equipment out of the garage is because of the 9th Annual Community Foundation Golf Tournament. This year’s tournament will take place at Moon Brook Country Club on Monday, May 22nd...
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The Importance of CRCF Volunteers
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Volunteers are critical components to any organization in the non-profit world. They provide many hours of assistance through the course of a year and help accomplish tasks that could not be completed without their assistance. This especially rings true at the Community Foundation...
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More Spring Scholarships
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There are five additional special scholarships offered by the Community Foundation in the spring months, and they are focused on youth exchange programs, veterinary medicine students, athletics/baseball players, labor/union based families, and mothers pursing personal betterment...
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Valuing Community Libraries
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While libraries are easy to overlook in modern times with new technology and instant information, they continue to provide critical resources, programs, and expertise related to learning and remain at the core of today’s educational system. Such is the case with the Falconer Public Library, which has served the community for over 90 years...
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With Spring Comes Music Scholarhips
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To further enhance the spirits of area students seeking a career in music, the coming of spring also signifies special scholarship opportunities at the Community Foundation...
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Website Makes Planned Giving Easy
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What is it about planned giving that scares people off? Is it because it is a concept that leads people to think about their future and the future of their loved ones? Is it because it is a topic that people feel is boring? Or is it simply because the perceived complexity behind the many various planned gifts makes people feel as though it is something they cannot understand?
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2006 Community Service Grants Approved
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In the 28-year history of CRCF, over $4,000,000 has been awarded to Chautauqua region organizations in Community Service Grants. This past February, the Foundation’s Board of Directors approved the 2006 Community Service Grants.
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Hagstrom Fund Benefits Humane Society
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There are many citizens in the community that firmly believe in the mission of the Chautauqua County Humane Society. One such individual is Dr. Robert Hagstrom of Ashville. Dr. Hagstrom sees the Humane Society as a key organization...
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Grant Connects Youth and Nature
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The Karl Peterson Grants Committee will soon be meeting to review the 2006 crop of grant applications. The specific intent of Karl Peterson grants are “for the benefit of such religious, educational, charitable, and scientific purposes...
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Sabres Alumni Game To Benefit CRCF Fund
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From the Wyse & van den berg Skating Academy to local youth, school, and club hockey, to many diverse special events, the Ice Arena continues to grow in its ability to bring fun and excitement to Jamestown...
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Introducing the Charitable Gift Annuity
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The Community Foundation offers many different vehicles to help a donor achieve his/her charitable goals. These options include establishing scholarship funds, field of interest funds, donor-advised funds, community service funds, agency funds, or designated funds...
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The Gift of Love
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One would normally not associate Valentine’s Day with the Community Foundation. After all, the Community Foundation’s mission is to “enrich the quality of life in the Chautauqua Region,” and it is difficult to see where that ties in with this February holiday...
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A Scholarship for Future Teachers
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Now that it is February of a new year, students have returned to college with 2005 Community Foundation scholarship checks in hand. Just as quickly as students received their 2005 awards, a fresh opportunity for 2006 scholarship assistance arises...
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Nominating an Unsung Hero
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For the 20th straight year, the Community Foundation Board of Directors and staff are searching for the next Axel W. Carlson Award recipient. Nominations are now being accepted, and the deadline for nominations is March 1st...
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Mini-Grants Aid Youth Development
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The Community Foundation is pleased to be offering the sixth straight year of the Kids First Mini-Grants program, with the deadline for 2006 applications being February 28th...
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Flying the Flag
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“On my honor, I will do my best, to do my duty, to God and my country…” This is just a portion of the Boy Scouts of America Oath but epitomizes what the organization is all about. If honoring country is one of the key themes to the Boy Scout Oath, then the Allegheny Highlands Council undertook a project to do just that...
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CRCF Accepting Karl Peterson Applications
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Now that January is once again here, so is another year of Community Foundation Grant processes. Each year, the Foundation kicks off its grant cycles with the Karl Peterson Grant application process...
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CRCF Reflects, While Looking Forward
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The beginning of a new year always brings with it reflection on the year past and new hope and optimism for the year ahead. The new year provides a fresh, clean slate from which to begin moving forward. As it relates to the Community Foundation, this is a very similar process...
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