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Scholarship Stories

Memorial Scholarship for Lucile T. Valvo

Lucile T. Valvo will be memorialized in many ways, one of which is the newly established Lucile T. Valvo Memorial Fund at the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation.  the Lucile T. Valvo Memorial Fund will assist a graduating Forestville Central School student or students majoring in a Business-related field with a “B” or better G.P.A. 

First Herbert I.F. and Bonnelyn“Anne” Carlson

Nat Carlson, Bonnie Swanson and Birgit Hanson and their families established the Herbert I.F. and Bonnelyn “Anne” Carlson Service Scholarship at the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation. The Fund was set up in April of this year to assist agraduating high school senior, who donates their time and talent to one of the following churches;  Hillcrest Baptist Church, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Zion Covenant Church or Sugar Grove Mission Covenant Church. 

Bona Alum Creates Scholarship for Southwestern High School Student
 
St. Bonaventure University alumnus Thomas Marra and his wife Michelle recently made a donation to the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation to fund a scholarship for a Southwestern High School graduating senior(s) who plans to attend St. Bonaventure University. 

Grant Stories

Chautauqua Lake Association Benefits from Funding Provided by the Community Foundation
 
At a recent meeting, the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation Board of Directors made the decision to provide the CLA with $20,000 in an outright grant, and to encourage municipalities that benefit from Chautauqua Lake to provide $10,000 in matching funds, for a total potential of $30,000.
Community Foundation Helps to Fund Projects in Randolph Area
 
The John Edward McLaughlin Family Fund is designed to provide financial assistance to religious and non-religious charitable activities in the Randolph area. This past May, a committee made their recommendations on which groups should receive funds in 2011. Recently, Community Foundation Executive Director Randy Sweeney and Community Foundation Program Officer Lisa Lynde traveled to Randolph present those organizations with their awards.
Opportunity for Randolph

Thirty-two years ago, the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation began with the simple concept of “enriching the quality of life in the Chautauqua Region.”  Today, we continue to follow this mission, fueled by the generous financial support from the community...