The Chautauqua Region Community Foundation kicked off Give Big CHQ last week, opening the seventh annual 24-hour day of community giving throughout Chautauqua County. The effort to raise dollars and awareness for local nonprofit organizations took place on June 13.

The Chautauqua Region Community Foundation recently awarded over $12,000 in grants to organizations in Randolph, NY thanks to the John Edward McLaughlin Family Fund. The endowment fund was established in 2007 to support charitable activities in Randolph, NY.

Thanks to Chautauqua Region Community Foundation scholarships and their financial support, more locals are choosing to return home to make a professional impact in the health care field.

It’s often said that loss can bring people closer. For the Town family, coming together is natural, thanks to a husband and father who found ways to ensure they’d never be apart.

The Norman D. Lydell Spirit Of A Cappella Award was recently established at Chautauqua Region Community Foundation to support graduating Jamestown High School seniors.

Rebecca Ann Capitano and her husky mix Aurora lost their lives as a result of an automobile accident in early 2023. To keep Rebecca’s passion for animals alive in others, the Rebecca Ann Capitano Award will assist a graduating E2CCB senior in the small animal science program for their continued study in the animal sciences field.

The Chautauqua Region Community Foundation is pleased to announce that Greg and Sue Jones have been selected as the 2023 recipients of the John D. Hamilton Community Service Award. A celebration event is scheduled for September 22 at the Roger Tory Peterson Institute (click here for ticket information).

The Mike and Kathy Ricketts Leadership Fund will annually recognize adults demonstrating leadership with a monetary award that is administered by Chautauqua Leadership Network.

Legacy members of Jamestown High School’s Chi Sigma Chi fraternity recently presented a donation to the Winifred Crawford Dibert Boys and Girls Club of Jamestown. The contribution was made in support of The Club’s commitment to offering youth a safe place to gather, work toward academic success, build good character and citizenship, and establish healthy lifestyles.

The Chautauqua Region Community Foundation awarded Sarah Wahlstrom over 30 scholarships between 2008 and 2016, as she convincingly worked her way through a Bachelor of Arts Degree, a Doctorate Degree, a Ph.D., and even received the Excellence in Doctoral Studies Award from the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine.

The Chautauqua Region Community Foundation recently awarded grants to twelve organizations in the Falconer region, thanks to funding from the Falconer Region Community Fund and Donald R. Swanson Memorial Fund.

Since 1972, First Covenant Church has administered four scholarship funds in support of members and families of their congregation. This included having a scholarship selection process, including a volunteer committee to oversee selections.