Nine Schools Will Receive Funding to Support Student and Building Safety Initiatives

    WATERTOWN — The Safe Schools Endeavor, in partnership with the Northern New York Community Foundation, will award nearly $16,000 in grant support to nine Jefferson County schools for the 2021-2022 school year. 

    The Safe Schools Endeavor Steering Committee evaluated more than a dozen grant applications for programs that empower students, parents, and faculty to create the safest schools possible in Jefferson and Lewis counties. This is the third year the fund has made grant awards. Since its inception, the Safe Schools Endeavor has awarded nearly $62,000 to 35 schools in Jefferson and Lewis counties.

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Funding to Purchase Five U.S. Flags for Downtown Boonville’s Little Village Park

    BOONVILLE — A recent grant from the Kenneth V. and Jeannette Remp Sawyer Community Fund of the Northern New York Community Foundation will help officials in the Village of Boonville purchase new United States flags that will be flown at Little Village Park in the center of downtown.

    The $1,500 award will help the village acquire five large flags that will be raised and featured on an 80-foot flagpole in the heart of the village.

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Boonville Residents Will Soon Have Pedestrian Route to Nearby Grocery Store

    BOONVILLE — More than $3,000 in grant support from the Kenneth V. and Jeannette Remp Sawyer Community Fund of the Northern New York Community Foundation will help officials in the Village of Boonville continue complete a walking trail that connects the downtown district to a local grocery store.

    A $3,500 grant will help the village create a walking pathway for residents to avoid traffic and safely reach the nearest grocery store. Boonville’s lone downtown grocery store closed in 2019. The Sawyer Community Fund grant assisted with purchase of remaining stone and bridge and decking materials to finish the path.

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Young Professionals Build Charitable Support for Community Initiatives in Jefferson, Lewis, and St. Lawrence Counties

WATERTOWN — The Northern New York Community Foundation’s LEAD Council will award $6,000 to three programs that make the holidays special for Jefferson, Lewis, and St. Lawrence County residents through its Holiday Giving Fund.

The advisory committee of young professionals established the LEAD Holiday Giving Fund at the Community Foundation in 2020 to help brighten the season for tri-county residents in need. Between generous gifts to the fund and a matching commitment from the Community Foundation, three nonprofits that manage holiday programs will each receive $2,000 support to strengthen their efforts. They include:

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Grant Supports Equipment, Materials for Volunteers to Continue Free Initiative for Boonville Residents

    BOONVILLE — Recent support from the Kenneth V. and Jeannette Remp Sawyer Community Fund of the Northern New York Community Foundation will help the Village of Boonville continue its Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program.

    A $2,200 grant will enable the purchase of equipment and materials for volunteers to continue the program in collaboration with the village. For several years, the Village of Boonville has offered the VITA program free to residents with basic income-tax filing needs. Certified volunteers offer their time and expertise to help citizens complete the annual filings. Program volunteers completed between 250 and 300 returns last year.

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