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Entries for 'jlindell'
Last Chance for IRA Rollover
Sunday, October 28, 2007 -
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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
Sunday, October 21, 2007 -
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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
Sunday, October 14, 2007 -
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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
Sunday, October 07, 2007 -
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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
Sunday, September 30, 2007 -
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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
Sunday, September 23, 2007 -
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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
Sunday, September 16, 2007 -
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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
Sunday, September 09, 2007 -
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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
Sunday, September 02, 2007 -
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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
Sunday, August 26, 2007 -
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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
Sunday, August 19, 2007 -
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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
Sunday, August 12, 2007 -
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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
Sunday, August 05, 2007 -
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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
Sunday, July 29, 2007 -
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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
Sunday, July 22, 2007 -
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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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