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Scholarship Stories

JCC Basketball Players Receive Scholarships

Love them or hate them, sports officials look out for the best interests of those playing the game. For the past 24 years, basketball officials from Chautauqua County have looked out for players off the court as well.

Local Youth Awarded Scholarships to Attend Space Camp

A love of science and technology has two, local students preparing to blast off thanks to the Lucile M. Wright Air Museum Scholarship Fund.

JHS Alumni Support Scholarship Fund for Graduating Seniors

   In 2010, Jamestown High School’s Class of 1960
   celebrated their 50th class reunion by collecting
   donations from classmates, friends and family
   members to establish a scholarship fund at the
   Chautauqua Region Community Foundation.

Grant Stories

Falconer United Methodist Church Hosts Window Dedication

The morning worship service at Falconer United Methodist Church took on an added meaning Sunday with the dedication of 43 new, energy-efficient windows.

City Elks Donate Dictionaries

Jamestown Elks Lodge 263 donated 32 dictionaries to third-grade students at Panama Elementary School recently. The lodge has partnered with The Dictionary Project each year since 2002 and this year donated more than 905 dictionaries to 15 area elementary schools.

Christmas Comes Early to Many Local Organizations

On December 12, the Board of Directors at the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation approved the final grant awards from the Foundation’s designated funds. At the end of this year, $470,010.27 will have been awarded to 93 churches and charitable agencies throughout the Chautauqua Region.