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Entries for May 2008
William A. Walrod Veteran’s Van FundSunday, May 25, 2008 -
Read more...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...
Read Full Article Scholarship Deadline Edges NearerSunday, May 18, 2008 -
Read more...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...
Read Full Article Motherly – Maude Grant KentSunday, May 11, 2008 -
Read more...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...
Read Full Article Kathy Kardish Wilson Memorial Education FundSunday, May 04, 2008 -
Read more...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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