Entries for October 2009

Yesterday, the nation’s largest annual community service event was observed.  Make a Difference Day, created by USA WEEKEND Magazine, connects hundreds of local volunteers to a national movement to positively impact their communities. Make a Difference Day is a one day event that celebrates neighbors helping neighbors. However, in Chautauqua County we encounter hundreds of volunteers who selflessly give of themselves in an effort to help their neighbors every day...

On Thursday, Oct 15th, the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation hosted a luncheon to say “thank you” to those folks who belong to the Foundation’s Legacy Society. Those in attendance included: Gladys Peterson, David “Skip” Axelson, and Joyce Axelson.  Prior to joining the Legacy Society, these individuals established a fund in honor or in memory of people in their lives...

In these financially turbulent times, millions of Americans continue to save pre-tax dollars in individual retirement accounts (IRAs). Thanks to regular investments and long-term returns, an estimated $4.7 trillion is invested in IRAs. As part of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, the U.S. House of Representatives passed an extension of Charitable IRA legislation, making it easier for Americans to give to causes...

In 1950, the tiny Alabama town of Huntsville was known as the “Watercress Capital of the World”.  Today, Huntsville, with that long ago reference forgotten,  is the home of the U.S. Space and Rocket Center, as well as, the world’s pre-eminent youth  SPACE CAMP®.This year will mark the twentieth anniversary that the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation will be offering scholarships to youth and adults interested in attending SPACE CAMP®...