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Community Foundation Partners to Award 550 Scholarships Supporting Post-Secondary Education

September 30, 2022 By admin

Donors Work to Expand Opportunities for Educational Aid Through New Awards, Initiatives

     WATERTOWN — The Northern New York Community Foundation, in partnership with private donors, 33 public school districts and two private schools, has awarded scholarships to 485 students from Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties that will help them pursue post-secondary educational goals.

     Thanks to the generosity of hundreds of donors who continue to make gifts that support Community Foundation scholarships, opportunities for students this year have grown through the establishment of new awards and partnerships. Awards to 485 students in the three counties total more than $1 million. 

     In the past year, donors created 26 new scholarships at the Community Foundation. Another nine scholarships were transferred to the Foundation from donors and partnering school districts to administer on their behalf.

     Community Foundation scholarship support awarded to 550 students across all post-secondary educational awards totals $1.25 million this program year.

     “Throughout our 93-year history, investments in education have been a cornerstone of how donors have expressed their desire to make a lasting difference. This tradition is as strong as ever and the impact just as great and with a greater geographic reach,” said Rande S. Richardson, Community Foundation executive director.  “It is also worth noting that many of our scholarships were created in honor or in memory of individuals who have had an impact on our community during their lifetimes, and it is meaningful to see their imprint continue on through the lives of others.”

     An additional 47 students from schools located outside the three counties were awarded scholarships administered through the Northern New York Community Foundation. In most cases, these awards were established by local donors who maintain strong ties to specific out-of-area schools.

     Nine scholarships were also awarded to nontraditional students who may be returning to post-secondary studies after a break from school or who are older adults, pursuing college, vocational, or technical education for the first time. Through its partnerships with the 10th Mountain Division Association, the Community Foundation facilitated 33 scholarships to students with ties to the U.S. military. The Foundation also administers the Herring College Memorial Fund, which provides freshman scholarships for students pursuing studies in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and related fields. In 2014, the Thousand Islands Foundation became a component fund of the Community Foundation, which now helps to administer scholarships awarded to graduates of Alexandria, LaFargeville, Lyme, and Thousand Islands high schools on its behalf.

     Additionally, the Community Foundation administers the Jefferson-Can Community Scholars Program in partnership with the Jefferson Community College Foundation and alumnus Stephen Can. The Jefferson-Can Community Scholars Program awards Jefferson and Lewis County high school seniors who are in the top 15 percent of their graduating class a merit-based scholarship for the first two semesters of study at Jefferson Community College.

     The Northern New York Community Foundation awards hundreds of scholarships annually and, in many cases, students may receive more than one award from the Community Foundation. All scholarships are made possible through the philanthropic spirit of groups and individuals from across Northern New York.

     Scholarships are popular choices for many as a preferred method of charitable giving and are as varied as the individuals and groups that create them. Criteria for many scholarships the Community Foundation stewards include geography, major of study, college or university attended, student achievements and much more. Several scholarships may also serve as a tribute to loved ones. Most important, each scholarship is a gift that supports the education of local students, helping them to pursue their academic goals.

     The Community Foundation also partners with 11 public and two private school districts to steward educational foundations and general endowment funds. In recent years, many donors have expressed interest in supporting their favorite local school in broad or more directed ways, for things other than scholarships. Through school educational foundations, alumni, parents, teachers, retirees, and others for whom their school holds special meaning can leave a legacy.

     A complete list of available scholarships and the applications may be found at nnycf.org/scholarships. The following students, listed by county, school district and type, were awarded scholarship to support studies in 2022-2023:

Jefferson County

Alexandria Central School

Jack Bridenbaker
Alex Fansler
Emma Graveline
Jakob Lynch
Emmalee Rebecca White

Belleville-Henderson Central School

Kambylle Diane Allen
Lauren Abigail Anderson
Lacey Ann Babcock
Ashton Billman
Mei-Lin Elizabeth Corron
Teagan J Costello
Julia Dodge
Aleina June Durham
Elizabeth Hyman
Lisa Bryanne Livingston
Benjamin Thomas Maurer
Jeremy Myron McGrath Poulsen
Kyle Moyer
Samuel Redden
Karen Susan Elizabeth Salisbury
Trinity Elizabeth Sampson
Dominick Sanford
Olivia Joyce Simpson
Shannon Christine Simpson
Ethan Christopher Michael Smith
Laura Lynn Zehr

Carthage Central School

Zoey Anderson
Kadince Bach
Emily Bach
Jason Badalato
Hunter Jon Berg II
Hannah Cooley
Joshua Christopher Curtis
Liam Donnell
Owen Lawrence Dorr
McKinley Fielding* (*Also a 10th Mountain Division Scholar)
Sanaa Nicole Gordon
Grayson Jackson
Derrick Jiang
Carter Kempney
Whitney Lee LaFave
Gavin Richard Lajoie
Maria MacAlister
Janessa Cameely Oakes
Devin Parlati
Kyrsten Richardson
Kristyanna Robinson
Harrison Scott
Anna Justine Scott
Paige Soules
Kayla Ann Tabolt
Grace Thornthwaite
Bryce Trudeau
Eric Waterhouse
Annabelle Workman* (*Also a 10th Mountain Division Scholar)

General Brown Central School

Lexi Andiorio
Lauren Barrett
Peter Biggers
Macy Bird
Joseph Clement
Jonah Dunn
Karsyn Fields
Jordan Gagnon
Chayse Griffin
Dayna Hall
Alexander-Justin Hall
Daniel Hodge
Brandon Jewett
Jacob King
Ashten Littell
Libby Malcolm
Jocelyn Matusiak
Anthony James Miller
Charles Murrock
Bethany O’Brien
David O’Neill III
Kailee Olivia Paige
Emily Parker
Eric Justin Randall
Dylan Rastley
Elijah Rawleigh
Emma N Rawson
Nicholas Rogers
Natalie Sheen
Nathan Snow
Benjamin Wiley
Samantha Yodice
Jayemarie Zimmer

Immaculate Heart Central School

Liesel Barkei
Jack Charlebois
Raphaela Rose Harrienger
Olivia Hunt
Sarah Hunt
Martin Joseph Hutchins
Konrad Krysztoforski
Victoria Ledoux
Jordan McKee
Lisa Pignone
Logan Taylor
London Taylor
Kaelyn Tryon

Indian River Central School

Alisa Hailey Booth
Brynn Delaney
Macy Elizabeth Everett
Michael Frimpong
Madelyn Goodrich
Elizabeth Hellings
McKenna House
Ryan Matthew Kuhn
Taylor Laidlaw
Caitlyn Lewis
Elizebeth Lowther
Mackenzie Taylor Moore
Ava Neddo
Lillian Reape
Cadence Michelle Stephenson
Tristia Thompson
Emily Traufler
Cody Wade
Vanessa May Wing
Emmett Young

Jefferson/Lewis/Hamilton/Herkimer/Oneida BOCES

Jacob Ratliff

LaFargeville Central School

Vera Rose Blackford
Olivia Cratsenberg
Carrie Getman
Ashley Grace Rose
Vivian Silva
Grace Timerman
Amaria Walker
Addison Ezra Waterman

Lyme Central School

Jordan Renee Cheeseman
Kaitlin DaSilva
Abigail Docteur
Molly Farrell
Rebecca Farrell
Derrike Goutremout
Leah Goutremout
Davi Harris
Shayla Jayden Kriigel
Calandra LaFontaine
Trinity Molnar
Gage Narrow
Karyssa Parker
Isabell VanDewalker
Kaitlyn Weston
Vivian Williams

Sackets Harbor Central School

Mackenzie Mae Boulton
Savanah Chiodi
Sydney Curley
Sophia DeVito
Kristina Pantanosas Donders
Abigail Flint
Sofia Gray
Tyler Charles Green
Hayden Hazelton
Samia Krazoun
Davyd Leonovets
Kristi Leuze
Haley McCargar
Molly Montgomery Miller
Reese Mono
Rayne Peterson
Daniel Rogers
Lauren Sholett
Evan Sova

South Jefferson Central School

Jonathan Richard Babcock
Jordyn Badalato
Katherine Banazek
Cole Bennett
Trevor Benware
Joshua Bliss
Alexa Broadhurst
Jaan Peter Brooks
Hailyn Buker
Alayna Marie Bush
Elizabeth Cedar
Ryan Scott Comstock
Steven Crumb II
Sawyer Davis
Parker Dillenbeck
Alexa Doe
Cole Doldo
Peyton Rileigh Draper
Taylor Edgar
Gracie Elliott
Julia Garvin
Elise Hill
Hannah Rae Hopkins
Abigail Jean Hudson
Carley Ann Hughes
Cameron Matthew Humphrey
Michael Jareo
Abagail Phoebe Keeney
Thomas King
Kolin Kriner
Romi LaClair
William Max Littell
Parker Marino
Jennaca McGill
Claire Gracie McNamara
Ireland Finley Morgia
Madelyn Perry
Jacqueline Rose Piddock
Emma Rose Purvis
Charles Rogers
Cora Sicley
Rachel Stevens
Zachary David Sullivan
Noah Tyler
Annika VanWormer
Tanner Weiler
Laina Wheeler
Sidney Wheeler III

Thousand Islands Central School

James Casselman
Mary Beatrice Connerton
Dereck Cupernall
Maddison Cupernall
Tatum Gaffney
Hunter Thomas Garnsey
Sophia Ingerson
Ava Noel Kowalow
Hadley Marie Ludlow
Abigail Marie McCarthy
Isabelle McDonough
Benjamin Richard Nolette
Caryse Kalen Oliver
Claire M Pettit
Daveigh Michelle Robbins
Katelyn Carol Ann Solar
Alison G Swenson
Allie Victorino
Claire C Ward
Brayden Wiley

Watertown High School

Chloe Adams
Ella Arnott
Julia Askins
Anmolika Bolla
Riley Carter
Matthew Cole
Nina Grace Colello
Jocelynn Crider
Kody Tyler Daly
Kelsee Donato
Zoey Rayne Dorr
Jillian Michelle Draper
Molly Elizabeth Fields
Naomi Filkins
Rose Fonfrias
Joseph Fredenburg
Hayden Gates
Parker Michael Guldenpfennig
Connor Hall
Deante Hall
Seth Johnson
Taylor LaClair
Analee Lanphear
Kayza Limehouse
Hannah Jadyn Linnemeier
Leah Luce
Elizabeth Lumbis
Joshua Marra
Mahala Kacey Victoria McIntosh
Nathan McNulty
Justice Medsger
Rose Marie Meininger
Yasmine Mustafa
Halle Elizabeth O’Brien
Tatum Overton
Loise Allen Pador
Miah Patino
Emily Perez
Benjamin Pratt
Sophia Renzi
Lilly Renzi
Cain Roberts
Jhena Roldan
Jocelyn Schultz
Nolan Smithers
Madeline Mahar Swartz
Carson Truesdale
Julia Grace Urf
Jayda Walker
Kiara Weber
Harley Wheeler
Anderson Wise
Madisson A. Yauchler* (*Also a 10th Mountain Division Scholar)

 

Lewis County

Beaver River Central School

Drew Baker
Nevin Nathaniel Barker
Kelsey Bowers
Connor Demo
Cory Demo
David William Duell II
Maggie Farney
Abigail Faith Hazard
Colton Kempney
Alexis LaBrake
Leah Lapp
Camille Ledoux
Emily Lighthall
McKenna Mahoney
Shae Marriott
Hailie Merry
Morgan Elizabeth Moser
Malana M. Pominville
Brynn Rice
Emma Elizabeth Roggie
Kendra Roggie
Skylar Schmitt
Julia Schwendy

Copenhagen Central School

Chase Aubin
Charli R. Carroll
Raegan Grace Dalrymple* (*Also a 10th Mountain Division Scholar)
Riley Dalrymple
Lucas Graves
Courtney Jane Johnston* (*Also a 10th Mountain Division Scholar)
Hailey Martin
McKenzie McLane
Cole Markus Souva
Maggie Wilson
Rylie Elizabeth Wilson

Harrisville Central School

Harlee Cook
Jayla Frances Hall

Lowville Academy and Central School

Alexis Bach
Chad Bach
Olivia Marie Baker
Chloe Beehm
Ariana Beller
Eliana S Bonbrest
Olivia Brandal
Sydney Brown
Brian Neil Burns
Jacey Bush
Paige Bush
Annie Irene Cayer
Elizabeth Compo
Jeremy Dening
Christian Dunckel
Robert Farney
Daniel Patrick Fayle
Brianna Finn
Elijah G Flansburg
Marlee Fowler
Jenna Freeman
Faith Ariana Froehlich
Carter Green
Linnea Elizabeth Haney
Makenna Hartley
Connor Hellinger
Jordynn Hellinger
Emma Hellinger
Alexander Hetzner
Madison Jalynn Houppert
Jane Katherine Jennings
Garrett Jones
Mackenzie Judd
Maryam Kirch
Jeremie D Lehmann
Isabelle Jolie Lovenduski
Meredith Elise Lovenduski
Emily Lyndaker
Aiden Macaulay
Gavin Macaulay
Michael Normand Madore
Caleb Mayer
Matthew McIntosh
Anna Metzler
Ramsey Joy Metzler
Cooper Myers
Grace Myers
Cassandra Neddo
Logan Nicol
Melissa Nortz
Trent A Nortz
Morgan Nortz
Nicole O’Connor
Brandon Phelps
Colden Kathryn Pike
Kyla Marie Reed
Cole James Reed
Sofie Reitema
MaKayla Lee Rice
Zachary Robbins
Martha Roes
Emma Rebecca Rowsam
Hanna Sellick
Colton Simpson
Alexandrea Stockum
Megan Tiffany
Caden Allan Turck
Kathryn Margaret Tuttle
Rachel Van Buren
Sydney VanNest
Charlie Virkler
Anna Western
Elizabeth Western
Anna Wood
Sara Wood
Kiley Michelle Zicari
Taylor Zubrzycki
Alex Zubrzycki

South Lewis Central School

Ayiana Cummings
Aspyn Dorrity
Alexyn Elizabeth Hunkins
Parker Kristoff
Kylie Renee McCauley
Keaton James Nagy
Briar Schweinsberg
Emily Mae Wright

 

St. Lawrence County

Canton Central School

Emily Jo Ames
Katie Bennett
Olivia M Logan
Mindylee Mae Murdie
Daniel Onyper
Amelia Rodee
Sarah Elizabeth Rodee
Jade Marie Stevenson
Riley Dawn Taylor
Quinn Alexis O.K. Woodward

Clifton-Fine Central School

Karina Sien Benzel
Jodie Soltau

Colton-Pierrepont Central School

Maura Shannon Richards
Noah Woods Rousell
Michael Scwartfigure
Amanda Woods

Edwards-Knox Central School

Andrew James Franklin
Alexander Patrick Truesdell
Tyler Matthew Scott
Haven Gotham

Gouverneur Central School

Brynn Farley
Kaitlyn Allison Gibson
Kiarra June Jenkins
Hailey Morrissiey
Peyton Rose Mussaw
Christopher Weaver

Hammond Central School

Hannah Belknap
Kennon Gardner

Hermon-DeKalb Central School

Keaton Brabaw

Heuvelton Central School

Deanna Bellinger
Hunter David Venette

Lisbon Central School

Katelyn Adams
Margaret Crowley
Abigail Marie Evans
Calea LeBel
Rowan Anthony Rishe

Madrid-Waddington Central School

Lindsey R. Burns
Angelie Elizabeth Bush
Caleb Michael Froats
Lily LaMere
Raven Elizabeth Murphy
Laney Tiernan

Massena Central School

Sophia Brown
Elainie Closs

Morristown Central School

Mia Johnson
Lacy Kuca
Emilie Jo O’Donnell
Kylie O’Donnell

Norwood-Norfolk Central School

Rhett Ashley
Collin Bromley
Elliott Cook
Catherine Christine Phippen

Ogdensburg Free Academy

Derek Steven Barr
Noelle Dutch
Trey LaBella
Emma Lalone
Reed William Putman
Tess Tracy

Parishville-Hopkinton Central School

Melody Hannon

Potsdam Central School

Grace Austin
Luke Roy Brosell
Jackson Theodore Canedy
Daisy Collins
Julianna Collins
Rylee Rayne Cooper
Finnegan Dean
Elise Antoinette Deuel
Brianna Grant
Ella Hinckley
Brooke Joyce
Claire Murphy
Dhir Kirit Patel
Tyler Scott
Madeline Wheeler

St. Lawrence Central School

Dylan Bissonette
LeahBeth Rose Guerard
Kayle McCarthy

 

Outside tri-county area

Franklin County

Saint Regis Falls Central School

Brooke M. Goddard

 

Herkimer County

Town of Webb Free School

Jameson Pratt

 

Oneida County

Adirondack Central School

Kyra Baker
Rachel Bellinger
Carissa Bourgeois
Luke Brach
Carli Charbonneau
Jacob Healt
Elizabeth Hill
Kenzie Karpinski
David Kelsey
Ashley Lawrence
Isabella Miller
Julia Muller
Madison Neilson
Zoey Pruckno
Jorden Rivette
Madison Schoff
Mariah Steria
Christopher Tavenner
Kailee Underwood
McKenna VanDreason
Sarah Wiedmer
Morgan Wilcox

 

Onondaga County

Cicero/North Syracuse High School

Kaden Irick
Hannah M. Reichard

 

Oswego County

Pulaski Academy and Central School 

Kelina Burks

Sandy Creek Central School

Hailey McNitt

 

Other Out-of-Region High Schools

Jacob Banfield
Cadence Severs

 

Nontraditional Student Scholarships

Mary Foster
Katherine Goss
Rebecca Jo Kogut
Kirstin Moshier
Olivia Moyer
Sheila Marie Robinson
Gregory Roslonowski
Warren Swick
Barbara Tucker

 

10th Mountain Division (LI) Scholars

John Dell’Olio
Lily Grace Dell’Olio
Claudia Hope Deters
Nicole Flacinski
Brennan Patrick Gallatin
Lydia Jane Gilpin
Lillian Elizabeth Gross
Maria Gross
Ava Gunn
Kyndahl D Harris
Abigail A Kienzle
Necia Kathleen Knoedler
Emily Marie McAninch
Aiden Robert McCoy
Kayla McDonald
Kylie McKinzie
Jonathan Milton
Enzo Adams Mitchell
Madison Myer
Mary Justine Pflaum
Conner James Reese
Braelyn Rebekkah Ringwald
Quintan Grant Ringwald
Hailey Swanson
Amelia Anne Tuttle
Alexandria Zacherl

 

About the Northern New York Community Foundation

     Since 1929, the Northern New York Community Foundation has invested in improving and enriching the quality of life for all in communities across Jefferson, Lewis, and St. Lawrence counties.

     Through partnerships with businesses and organizations, charitable foundations, and generous families and individual donors, the Community Foundation awards grants and scholarships from an endowment and collection of funds that benefit the region. Its commitment to donors helps individuals achieve their charitable objectives now and for generations to come by preserving and honoring legacies of community philanthropy while inspiring others.

     The Community Foundation is a resource for local charitable organizations, donors, professional advisors and nonprofit organizations. It also works to bring people together at its permanent home in the Northern New York Philanthropy Center to discuss challenges our communities face and find creative solutions that strengthen the region and make it a great place to live, work, and play.

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Watch your mailboxes for our 2023 Friends Supporters issue of “Thoughtful Giving” this weekend!

We feature all donors who made gifts to the Friends of the Foundation 2022 Annual Community Betterment Fund and pay tribute to many special people who our community recently lost.

Annual donors like YOU help make possible so much of our work that strengthens Northern New York for everyone.

View a digital “sneak peek” of the issue at: issuu.com/nnycf/docs/tg_donorappreciation_spring_2023

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Watch your mailboxes for our 2023 Friends Supporters issue of “Thoughtful Giving” this weekend!

We feature all donors who made gifts to the Friends of the Foundation 2022 Annual Community Betterment Fund and pay tribute to many special people who our community recently lost.

Annual donors like YOU help make possible so much of our work that strengthens Northern New York for everyone.

View a digital “sneak peek” of the issue at: issuu.com/nnycf/docs/tg_donorappreciation_spring_2023

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ATTENTION TRI-COUNTY NONPROFITS:

Our partners at the Watertown Sunrise Rotary Foundation, a component fund of the Northern New York Community Foundation, welcome eligible nonprofit organizations in Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties to apply for its annual Taste of the Town grant. Up to $5,000 in funding is available.

The Watertown Sunrise Rotary Club established a charitable foundation at the Community Foundation to help steward its philanthropic efforts and more effectively serve the region.

Nonprofit organizations should apply for this funding opportunity by Friday, March 31, through the Community Foundation’s online grant portal at nnycf.org/grants

Complete details: www.nnycf.org/taste-of-town-2023

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Meet Taya Coller, an eighth grader at Edwards-Knox Central School District.

For Taya, “Community means teamwork and people helping other people. When people are a part of a community, they look out for each other and work together.”

“In my community neighbors help each other,” Taya wrote in her winning essay. “Our hospital helps people recover from injury or disease.”

As a 2021-2022 Northern New York Community Foundation Community Spirit Youth Giving Challenge winner, Taya had a chance to present a grant to the St. Lawrence Health Foundation at Gouverneur Hospital, an organization she chose for its work to help those in the community who need it most. 

“Gouverneur Hospital best embodies my definition of community because it helps make the community a better place by looking out for other people,” Taya wrote. “For example, the hospital vaccinates people to try to help stop the spread of diseases like the flu, and hospital workers work together as one big team.” 

Taya met had a chance to meet Christina Latta, Gouverneur Hospital vice president for nursing, and present a $500 Youth Giving Challenge grant that will help the hospital continue its critical work. The grant is supported by donors to the Friends of the Foundation Annual Community Betterment Fund, a partnership with Community Bank, N.A., and a leadership gift from an anonymous donor. 

Pictured, from left, Diane Easton, Community Bank branch manager; Christina Latta, Gouverneur Hospital; and Taya Coller, Edwards-Knox Central School eighth grader and Community Spirit Youth Giving Challenge winner.

Taya is one of dozens of thoughtful youths who looked inside her community to help an organization that works to improve quality of life for its residents. The 2021-2022 Giving Challenge asked students from Jefferson, Lewis, and St. Lawrence counties to explain in an essay what community means to them and to choose a nonprofit that embodies their definition of community. Taya’s essay is one of 20 chosen from 193 submissions.

Look for more photos and stories behind the Community Spirit Youth Giving Challenge in the coming weeks.

#NNYCF #ThoughtfulGiving #YouthGivingChallenge #CommunitySpirit

Meet Taya Coller, an eighth grader at Edwards-Knox Central School District.

For Taya, “Community means teamwork and people helping other people. When people are a part of a community, they look out for each other and work together.”

“In my community neighbors help each other,” Taya wrote in her winning essay. “Our hospital helps people recover from injury or disease.”

As a 2021-2022 Northern New York Community Foundation Community Spirit Youth Giving Challenge winner, Taya had a chance to present a grant to the St. Lawrence Health Foundation at Gouverneur Hospital, an organization she chose for its work to help those in the community who need it most.

“Gouverneur Hospital best embodies my definition of community because it helps make the community a better place by looking out for other people,” Taya wrote. “For example, the hospital vaccinates people to try to help stop the spread of diseases like the flu, and hospital workers work together as one big team.”

Taya met had a chance to meet Christina Latta, Gouverneur Hospital vice president for nursing, and present a $500 Youth Giving Challenge grant that will help the hospital continue its critical work. The grant is supported by donors to the Friends of the Foundation Annual Community Betterment Fund, a partnership with Community Bank, N.A., and a leadership gift from an anonymous donor.

Pictured, from left, Diane Easton, Community Bank branch manager; Christina Latta, Gouverneur Hospital; and Taya Coller, Edwards-Knox Central School eighth grader and Community Spirit Youth Giving Challenge winner.

Taya is one of dozens of thoughtful youths who looked inside her community to help an organization that works to improve quality of life for its residents. The 2021-2022 Giving Challenge asked students from Jefferson, Lewis, and St. Lawrence counties to explain in an essay what community means to them and to choose a nonprofit that embodies their definition of community. Taya’s essay is one of 20 chosen from 193 submissions.

Look for more photos and stories behind the Community Spirit Youth Giving Challenge in the coming weeks.

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