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Community Foundation, Zoo New York Partner for New Animal Wellness Fund

March 9, 2021 By admin

Community Foundation will match all gifts to fund, dollar-for-dollar, up to $25,000

     WATERTOWN — Zoo New York and the Northern New York Community Foundation are partnering to establish a new charitable fund to provide animal care and habitat revitalization at the zoo.

     The Zoo New York Animal Wellness Fund has been created at the Northern New York Community Foundation. The fund is designed to help support medical care costs for zoo animals and enhance animal habitats. The Community Foundation recently awarded a $25,000 matching commitment to encourage charitable gifts from the community toward this meaningful fund.

     “Zoo New York is committed to the highest quality veterinary care and overall wellness of the animals in our care” said Larry Sorel, Zoo New York executive director. “This new partnership with the Northern New York Community Foundation will ensure our ability to continue to do just that into the future. The Community Foundation’s support of the Zoo over the years has been significant. This is just one more example of how the Foundation makes Northern New York a great place to live and raise a family.”

     The Zoo New York Animal Wellness Fund was developed after one zoo animal developed complications from a preexisting injury. Beaker, the great gray owl, came to Zoo New York after being hit by a truck in Alaska. After the accident, Beaker suffered a lost wing and some damage to his eye. The eye injury came to a head in the summer of 2020.

     Zoo New York staff and the community quickly collaborated to ensure that costs were covered for the owl’s procedure. With animal care embedded in its mission and vision, Zoo New York engaged the Community Foundation to create a charitable fund that supports future costs to help animals and their habitats at the zoo. The creation of the Zoo New York Animal Wellness Fund is an extension of the organization’s long-standing partnership with the Community Foundation. The Foundation will match any gift made directly to the fund, dollar-for-dollar, up to $25,000.

     “The Zoo has a long history of public-private partnerships and we have been a part of protecting that investment over the years,” said Rande Richardson, Community Foundation executive director. “This initiative allows us to help increase the impact of donors who want to help sustain the Zoo’s work and support the health and welfare of animals under their care. We appreciate being asked to work alongside them in the overall stewardship of this new endeavor and continue to be supportive when there is a desire on the part of citizens to keep their mission alive.”

     To support this initiative and charitable fund, please a make gift directly to: Northern New York Community Foundation, 131 Washington Street, Watertown, NY 13601. Please place Zoo New York Animal Wellness Fund in the memo line. You may also make a secure gift online at nnycf.org.

     Visit zoonewyork.org, or call 315-782-6180, to learn more about Zoo New York or its animal wellness fund.

About Zoo New York

     Zoo New York, by example and action, provides knowledge and motivation to conserve nature in New York State through science based natural and cultural experiences. The 32-acre zoo is home to abundant threatened or endangered animals, including wolverines, bears, eagles, mountain lions and more. The zoo attracts nearly 50,000 visitors per year, is supported by more than 600 member households, and reaches more than 30,000 people through education programs. Zoo New York continues to move forward inspiring conservation, education, and family-oriented programs. Call 315-782-6180, visit zoonewyork.org, or e-mail info@zoonewyork.org to learn more.

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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Meet Finley Swartz, a Watertown High School junior and first-year member of the Youth Philanthropy Council of the Northern New York Community Foundation. Finley is the daughter of Tricia and Christopher Swartz, Watertown.

“YPC Wednesday” is a weekly feature on our Instagram channel that highlights Council members and what inspires them to serve and learn about community philanthropy.

Follow us on Instagram — @nnycommunityfoundation — to see new stories as they premiere each Wednesday. We’ll post them to this page after they appear on Instagram.

The Youth Philanthropy Council and its grant program is made possible by gifts from donors who make contributions to the Friends of the Foundation Annual Community Betterment Fund and generous support from Watertown Savings Bank, RBC Wealth Management Watertown, the Renzi Family Charitable Foundation, and the Mart Liinve Family Charitable Fund.

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Meet Finley Swartz, a Watertown High School junior and first-year member of the Youth Philanthropy Council of the Northern New York Community Foundation. Finley is the daughter of Tricia and Christopher Swartz, Watertown.

“YPC Wednesday” is a weekly feature on our Instagram channel that highlights Council members and what inspires them to serve and learn about community philanthropy.

Follow us on Instagram — @nnycommunityfoundation — to see new stories as they premiere each Wednesday. We’ll post them to this page after they appear on Instagram.

The Youth Philanthropy Council and its grant program is made possible by gifts from donors who make contributions to the Friends of the Foundation Annual Community Betterment Fund and generous support from Watertown Savings Bank, RBC Wealth Management Watertown, the Renzi Family Charitable Foundation, and the Mart Liinve Family Charitable Fund.

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The Youth Philanthropy Council of the Northern New York Community Foundation invites tri-county nonprofit organizations of all types to attend a student-led virtual Grant Information Session at 4 p.m., Monday, Dec. 11.

Attendees will learn from Youth Philanthropy Council members about the Council’s competitive grant program. Nonprofits may apply for a share of up to $20,000 in available grant funding for 2024 to fund programs, projects, or initiatives that strengthen the quality of life across the region.

Visit bit.ly/YPCinfosession23 to register today!

The Youth Philanthropy Council and its grant program is made possible by annual gifts to the Friends of the Foundation Community Betterment Fund and underwriting from Watertown Savings Bank, the Renzi Family Charitable Foundation of the Northern New York Community Foundation, the Mart Liinve Family Charitable Fund of the Community Foundation, and RBC Wealth Management Watertown.

#YPC #NNYCF #Leadership #YouthPhilanthriopyCouncil #Nonprofits #NNY #TriCounty

The Youth Philanthropy Council of the Northern New York Community Foundation invites tri-county nonprofit organizations of all types to attend a student-led virtual Grant Information Session at 4 p.m., Monday, Dec. 11.

Attendees will learn from Youth Philanthropy Council members about the Council’s competitive grant program. Nonprofits may apply for a share of up to $20,000 in available grant funding for 2024 to fund programs, projects, or initiatives that strengthen the quality of life across the region.

Visit bit.ly/YPCinfosession23 to register today!

The Youth Philanthropy Council and its grant program is made possible by annual gifts to the Friends of the Foundation Community Betterment Fund and underwriting from Watertown Savings Bank, the Renzi Family Charitable Foundation of the Northern New York Community Foundation, the Mart Liinve Family Charitable Fund of the Community Foundation, and RBC Wealth Management Watertown.

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Meet Kinley Lalonde, an eighth grader at Morristown Central School.

For Kinley, “community is St. Joseph’s Home. What I love is the feeling you get when you make someone there happy. I love to have someone know they are appreciated in this world.” 

As a 2022-2023 Northern New York Community Foundation Community Spirit Youth Giving Challenge winner, Kinley had a chance to present a grant to the St. Joseph’s Foundation in Ogdensburg, an organization she chose for its work to support St. Joseph’s Home and strengthen the quality of life in her community. 

“St. Joseph’s Home is such a great asset in our community. It is a rewarding feeling to make people happy and let the residents know that even if they don’t have family nearby, there is always someone there for them,” Kinley wrote in her winning essay. “I want them to know that someone cares about them and always supports them to have the best life for as long as they possibly can.”

Kinley recently met with St. Joseph’s Home Administrator Colleen Steele and her team to present a $1,000 Youth Giving Challenge grant that will help the St. Joseph’s Foundation continue its work and mission. 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, Colleen Steele, St. Joseph’s Home administrator; Donna Luckie St. Joseph’s Home business manager; Kinley Lalonde Morristown Central School student and Youth Giving Challenge winner; and Lisa O’Brien, Kinley’s mother.

Kinley is one of dozens of thoughtful youths who looked inside her community to recognize an organization that works to improve quality of life locally. The 2022-2023 Youth 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. Kinley’s essay is one of 10 chosen from 124 submissions that came from 11 different tri-county schools.

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

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Meet Kinley Lalonde, an eighth grader at Morristown Central School.

For Kinley, “community is St. Joseph’s Home. What I love is the feeling you get when you make someone there happy. I love to have someone know they are appreciated in this world.”

As a 2022-2023 Northern New York Community Foundation Community Spirit Youth Giving Challenge winner, Kinley had a chance to present a grant to the St. Joseph’s Foundation in Ogdensburg, an organization she chose for its work to support St. Joseph’s Home and strengthen the quality of life in her community.

“St. Joseph’s Home is such a great asset in our community. It is a rewarding feeling to make people happy and let the residents know that even if they don’t have family nearby, there is always someone there for them,” Kinley wrote in her winning essay. “I want them to know that someone cares about them and always supports them to have the best life for as long as they possibly can.”

Kinley recently met with St. Joseph’s Home Administrator Colleen Steele and her team to present a $1,000 Youth Giving Challenge grant that will help the St. Joseph’s Foundation continue its work and mission. 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, Colleen Steele, St. Joseph’s Home administrator; Donna Luckie St. Joseph’s Home business manager; Kinley Lalonde Morristown Central School student and Youth Giving Challenge winner; and Lisa O’Brien, Kinley’s mother.

Kinley is one of dozens of thoughtful youths who looked inside her community to recognize an organization that works to improve quality of life locally. The 2022-2023 Youth 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. Kinley’s essay is one of 10 chosen from 124 submissions that came from 11 different tri-county schools.

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

#NNYCF #ThoughtfulGiving #YouthGivingChallenge #CommunitySpirit
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