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May 14, 2015 By sarah shelters

Cecchini Scholarship Awarded to Shelby Adams

  The Dr. Albert B. Cecchini College Scholarship Fund, administered by the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation, presented its first award to Shelby Adams.  Adams has been enthusiastically involved with the Jamestown YMCA since the age of … [Read more...] about Cecchini Scholarship Awarded to Shelby Adams

Filed Under: CRCF News Tagged With: Albert Cecchini, Chautauqua Region Community Foundation, Jamestown Area YMCA

April 1, 2015 By sarah shelters

Where Are They Now? – Patricia Lundquist

  As students enter the library at Panama Central School, Patricia Lundquist knows each of them by name. In her role as Library Media Specialist at the school, Lundquist is in charge of promoting reading through a variety of programs and … [Read more...] about Where Are They Now? – Patricia Lundquist

Filed Under: Scholarship Alumni, Where Are They Now Tagged With: Chautauqua Region Community Foundation, Library Science, Panama High School, Scholarships

March 18, 2015 By sarah shelters

Where Are They Now?-Megan Arnone

  Megan Arnone has a need for speed. A 2007 graduate of Southwestern Central School, Arnone received her bachelor’s degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo and has been serving as Harley-Davidson of Jamestown’s marketing … [Read more...] about Where Are They Now?-Megan Arnone

Filed Under: Scholarship Alumni, Where Are They Now Tagged With: Chautauqua Region Community Foundation, Harley Davidson of Jamestown, Jamestown NY, Scholarship Alumni, Southwestern Central School, University at Buffalo

March 11, 2015 By sarah shelters

Where Are They Now? – Chris Sorenson

  If you can’t take the heat, get out of the kitchen! Fortunately for us locals, Chris Sorenson doesn’t shy away from a little heat. A graduate of Jamestown High School, Sorenson attended Jamestown Community College then discovered his … [Read more...] about Where Are They Now? – Chris Sorenson

Filed Under: Scholarship Alumni, Where Are They Now Tagged With: Chautauqua County, Chautauqua Region Community Foundation, Culinary Arts, Jamestown NY, Scholarship Alumni, Vocational Scholarships

March 6, 2015 By sarah shelters

Leaving Tracks

Navigating life is a continuous journey, filled with various twists and turns. Facing the uncertainty of where one’s path may lead, the road of life, at many times can be difficult. After Joan Constance Stovicek was diagnosed with cancer, she made … [Read more...] about Leaving Tracks

Filed Under: Fund for the Region Tagged With: Chautauqua Region Community Foundation, Fund for teh Region, Greatest Need, Joan Stovicek

March 4, 2015 By sarah shelters

Where Are They Now? – John LaMancuso

This is part of a series focusing on students who have received scholarship assistance from the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation and have returned to the area to live and work. If you were a scholarship recipient and want to share your story, … [Read more...] about Where Are They Now? – John LaMancuso

Filed Under: Scholarship Alumni, Where Are They Now Tagged With: Chautauqua Region Community Foundation, Indiana University, Jamestown High School, Jamestown NY, John LaMancuso, Lewis and Lewis, Scholarship Alumni, University at Buffalo School of Law

February 26, 2015 By sarah shelters

Annual Golf Tournament Set for May 18

After a long, cold winter filled with shoveling snow, defrosting windshields and cranking thermostats, many Western New Yorkers are looking forward to thawing out this spring and hitting the golf course! Join us Monday, May 18 at Moon Brook Country … [Read more...] about Annual Golf Tournament Set for May 18

Filed Under: CRCF News Tagged With: Chautauqua region, Chautauqua Region Community Foundation, Fund for the Region, Golf Tournament, Jamestown NY, Moon Brook Country Club

February 13, 2015 By sarah shelters

Love Birds

As the sun breaks through the gray, February sky and fills the research library at Roger Tory Peterson Institute, Robert and Patricia Sundell recount the past 60 years together and how it all started with fate. During the summer of 1955, while … [Read more...] about Love Birds

Filed Under: Fund for the Region, Uncategorized Tagged With: Chautauqua Region Community Foundation, Environmental, Fund for the Region, Jamestown NY, Robert and Patricia Sundell, Roger Tory Peterson Institute, Sundell

December 2, 2014 By sarah shelters

Community Foundation Hosts Contest for #GivingTuesday

After a long weekend full of shopping and sales, it’s time to give back! Communities around the world are celebrating #GivingTuesday, a day for families, businesses and charities to come together and give back to the places they call home. In our … [Read more...] about Community Foundation Hosts Contest for #GivingTuesday

Filed Under: CRCF News Tagged With: Chautauqua Region Community Foundation, Child Advocacy Program, Community Foundation, Community Helping Hands, Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children, Facebook Contest, GivingTuesday, St Susan Center, The Relief Zone

November 26, 2014 By sarah shelters

Reception Scheduled for Dec. 3 to Celebrate New Baseball Team

Baseball is back and the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation is hosting a celebration to welcome RS Entertainment and offer community members a chance to meet the ownership of Jamestown’s franchise of the Prospect League. A reception will be … [Read more...] about Reception Scheduled for Dec. 3 to Celebrate New Baseball Team

Filed Under: CRCF News Tagged With: Baseball, Chautauqua Region Community Foundation, Greg Peterson, Kevin Rhomberg, Meeting of the Minds, Prospect League, Robert Schenosky, RS Entertainment

November 25, 2014 By sarah shelters

Southern Tier Kidney Association Honors Long-Time Friend

With a song in his heart and music in his bones, Richard Leeper enjoyed sharing his talents with his community. “One of the things he used to say to me,” Leeper’s wife, Kathy, said “was that ‘music is a feel thing.’ He (Richie) never took any … [Read more...] about Southern Tier Kidney Association Honors Long-Time Friend

Filed Under: CRCF News Tagged With: Chautauqua Region Community Foundation, Kidney Disease, Richard Leeper, Richie Leeper, Richie Leeper Memoiral Fund, Southern Tier Kidney Association, WCA Hospital

October 23, 2014 By sarah shelters

Mary Beth Tinker to Speak Oct. 27

  At 13 years old Mary Beth Tinker, an eighth grade student in Des Moines, Iowa, was part of a group of students suspended from school for wearing black armbands to mourn the lives that were lost as a result of the Vietnam War. The students … [Read more...] about Mary Beth Tinker to Speak Oct. 27

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Chautauqua Region Community Foundation, Community Foundation, Des Moines, First Amendment Rights, Freedom of Speech, Iowa, Mary Beth Tinker, Robert H. Jackson Center, Supreme Court, Tinker v Des Moines, Vietnam War

October 15, 2014 By sarah shelters

Bemus Point Library Receives Grant

  The “go to” location in Bemus Point for technology access is getting an upgrade. A recent grant from The Blossom Fund, administered by the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation provided the Bemus Point Library the means to purchase a … [Read more...] about Bemus Point Library Receives Grant

Filed Under: CRCF News Tagged With: Bemus Point, Bemus Point Library, Blossom Fund, Chautauqua region, Chautauqua Region Community Foundation, Community Foundation, Kathleen McCarthy, Library, technology

October 14, 2014 By sarah shelters

Fund for the Region Grants $5,000 to 4-H

  The Chautauqua Region Community Foundation recently granted $5,000 from its Fund for the Region to the Chautauqua County 4-H Youth Development Program. Randy Sweeney, Community Foundation executive director; Emily Reynolds, 4-H Issue Leader … [Read more...] about Fund for the Region Grants $5,000 to 4-H

Filed Under: CRCF News Tagged With: 4-H Youth Development, Bonnybrook Farm, Chautauqua County 4-H Youth Development, Chautauqua Region Community Foundation, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautauqua County, Fund for the Region

October 14, 2014 By sarah shelters

Community Foundation Assists Lake Clean-Up

    A $22,500 grant from the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation’s Fund for the Region assisted the Chautauqua Lake Association as crews removed over 2,000 tons of vegetation from Chautauqua Lake in 2014. In mid-May, a storm … [Read more...] about Community Foundation Assists Lake Clean-Up

Filed Under: CRCF News Tagged With: Bemus Point, Chautauqua Lake, Chautauqua Lake Association, Chautauqua region, Chautauqua Region Community Foundation, Community Foundation, Fund for the Region, Lakewood, Mayville, Storm Clean-up

September 12, 2014 By sarah shelters

Fisher’s Family Restaurant Collects Donations for Veterans Park

  For years, Fisher’s Family Restaurant has been a staple of the West side of Jamestown. Serving coffee and pie in addition to a full menu of homemade lunches and dinners, owners Mark and Marlene Fisher created a friendly environment for … [Read more...] about Fisher’s Family Restaurant Collects Donations for Veterans Park

Filed Under: CRCF News Tagged With: Chautauqua Region Community Foundation, Community Foundation, Fisher's Family Restaurant, Jamestown NY, Mark Fisher, Marlene Fisher, Veterans Memorial Commission, Veterans Memorial Commission Relocation Fund, Veterans Memorial Park

September 5, 2014 By sarah shelters

Jeanette Carlson Receives John D. Hamilton Community Service Award

Although Jeanette Carlson has spent much of her life traveling around the world with her family, her heart has always remained in Chautauqua County. During a reception at Moon Brook Country Club on September 4, Carlson was presented the 2014 John … [Read more...] about Jeanette Carlson Receives John D. Hamilton Community Service Award

Filed Under: CRCF News, John D Hamilton Award Tagged With: Award, Chautauqua region, Chautauqua Region Community Foundation, community service, Jamestown, Jeanette Carlson, John D Hamilton, John D Hamilton Community Service Award, Moon Brook Country Club

August 22, 2014 By sarah shelters

National Comedy Center Breaks Ground on Park

On August 9, representatives from local foundations and area organizations gathered with comedy fans behind the Jamestown Gateway Train Station to break ground on the first phase of the National Comedy Center, a park. The park will be connected … [Read more...] about National Comedy Center Breaks Ground on Park

Filed Under: CRCF News Tagged With: Chautauqua Region Community Foundation, Comedy, Comedy Center Park, Desi Arnaz, Fund for the Region, Jamestown, Jamestown NY, Journey Gunderson, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, National Comedy Center, Tom Benson

August 22, 2014 By sarah shelters

Video Inspires Donation to Marianne Carpenter Memorial Scholarship Fund

When Guardian Life Insurance Company of America asked insurance representatives from all over the country to share client stories to be recorded and shared in its annual report, locally owned and operated Alliance Advisory Group looked no further … [Read more...] about Video Inspires Donation to Marianne Carpenter Memorial Scholarship Fund

Filed Under: CRCF News Tagged With: Alliance Advisory Group, BOCES School of Nursing, Chautauqua Region Community Foundation, Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, Jamestown, Marianne Carpenter, Michael Carpenter, Nursing Scholarship, Randolph, Tom Wade

February 2, 2014 By sarah shelters

Award Season is Open!

  The start of a new year means the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation is seeking nominations for the 2015 Axel W. Carlson “Unsung Hero” Award. Since 1986, the Community Foundation has honored an individual, or group, whose gift of … [Read more...] about Award Season is Open!

Filed Under: Axel W. Carlson Award Tagged With: Axel W Carlson Award, Chautauqua Region Community Foundation, Unsung Hero, Volunteer

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