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Big Brothers Big Sisters Hosts Annual Bowl for Kids’ Sake Event

(Utica, NY – Feb. 22, 2010) The 28th annual Bowl for Kids’ Sake, to benefit the local Big Brothers Big Sisters program, will be held on Sunday, March 14 at King Pin Lanes in Rome and on Sunday, March 21 at AMF Pin-O-Rama in Utica. Both venues will host games at 11 a.m. and 2 [...]

United Way Meets with Program-Funded Partners

Provides Update on Vision for Future
Utica, NY (February 11, 2010) Today United Way of the Valley & Greater Utica Area met with its program-funded partners to discuss the organization’s vision for 2011 and beyond.
“A little more than twelve months ago, we informed our partners that we would be moving toward a more targeted way of [...]

Child Care Council to Host Informational Sessions for Prospective Child Care Providers

(Little Falls, NY) The Mid-York Child Care Coordinating Council, Inc. will host informational sessions during the month of February for those individuals interested in operating a child care business in their home. The sessions will be held on Wed. February 17 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Bridgeport Free Library, Route 8, Bridgeport; on [...]

2009: Banner Year for The Community Foundation

Record amount of grant money awarded, gifts received

During 2009, The Community Foundation of Herkimer & Oneida Counties, Inc. awarded 313 grants totaling more than $5.8 million to 139 not-for-profit organizations that serve the residents of Herkimer and Oneida counties; included in this is more than $93,000 in scholarships. Grants were made from a [...]

United Way receives grant for emergency food, shelter programs

Utica, NY (January 28, 2010) The United Way of the Valley & Greater Utica Area has been chosen to receive $158,082 in federal funds under the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program, also known as FEMA. Exactly $121,083 is designated for Oneida County, and exactly $36,999 is designated for Herkimer County.
The selection was made [...]

HCCC Sponsors Mohawk Valley Job Fair

Herkimer, NY—Herkimer County Community College is sponsoring a Mohawk Valley Job Fair on Saturday, February 6 from 9:30 a.m. – noon in the Robert McLaughlin College Center on campus. Applicants are invited to attend and meet with representatives from HCCC and other local organizations to discuss employment opportunities. Resumes will be accepted for current and [...]

Humane Society Thanks Community Foundation

Pictured, from left, are Peggy O’Shea, president and CEO of The Foundation, Charles Pannaci and Jan Squadrito, senior program officer at The Foundation.
(Herkimer, NY) On January 22 Charles Pannaci, a trustee of the Herkimer County Humane Society, presented a plaque to The Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties, Inc. for supporting the shelter’s recent [...]

Community Foundation Welcomes Former Mele Foundation into Family of Donor-Advised Funds

Multi-Million Dollar Gift is Largest Single Gift in Foundation History
(Utica, NY) On December 22, 2009, The Mele Foundation, Inc., a private family foundation, was dissolved through the State Department of New York and its assets transferred into a donor-advised fund of The Community Foundation of Herkimer & Oneida Counties, Inc. The new fund will be [...]

United Way Celebration held Today

(Utica, NY – Jan. 20, 2010) United Way invites the entire region to a community-wide celebration of the 2009 Campaign. The event will be held in the lobby of M &T Bank at 233 Genesee Street at 5:00 PM on Wednesday January 20. Attendees can park in the lot behind the building.
“This was a community-wide effort, [...]

Local Non-Profits Partner to Bring Adaptive Curling Opportunities to the Mohawk Valley

(Utica, NY) On Thursday, January 21, 2010 three local, non-profit organizations will host Rock the House, an event to raise funds to advance adaptive curling in the area. The event takes place from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Fort Schuyler Club in Utica and reservations are required.
Upstate Cerebral Palsy, Sitrin Health Care, and the [...]

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