Seven Nonprofits Will Share Funding to Strengthen Quality of Life Across the Region

     WATERTOWN — Access to personal hygiene products, reducing food insecurity, and supplies for a new commercial soup kitchen are just three of seven initiatives that will receive a share of nearly $20,000 in grant funding from the LEAD Council of the Northern New York Community Foundation.

     A recent series of LEAD Impact Grant Program awards will support seven tri-county nonprofit organizations. After thoughtful evaluation of nearly three-dozen applications for funding, Council members sought to address current community needs while supporting a wide breadth of organizations whose work improves the quality of life in Northern New York.

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Nearly $7,000 in Funding Will Protect Property, Exhibits from Water Infiltration

     BOONVILLE — A $6,650 grant from the Kenneth V. and Jeannette Remp Sawyer Community Fund at the Northern New York Community Foundation will help protect property and exhibits at the Boonville Black River Canal Museum from water infiltration.

     The Boonville Black River Canal Museum showcases the important history of the canal and its impact on the greater Boonville community and region. The museum maintains five buildings that highlight a variety of eras in which the canal was a driving force for business and good across the region.

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Two Organizations Will Share $10,500 for Work in Greater Massena Community

     MASSENA — Air Products, in partnership with the Northern New York Community Foundation, is excited to announce the second round of grant awards from the Air Products Greater Massena Community Fund. This round of funding will allocate nearly $10,500 to two deserving organizations including:

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$8,000 in Funding Will Enable Lighting, Rink Liner Improvements

     CONSTABLEVILLE — Dozens of youths will benefit from improvements to the Community Pavilion thanks to an $8,000 grant from the Kenneth V. and Jeannette Remp Sawyer Community Fund of the Northern New York Community Foundation.

     Constableville for Tomorrow and the Tug Hill Yeti Hockey & Figure Skating Club are working to upgrade lighting at the pavilion and acquire a new rink liner, which will have year-round impact. Grant funding will also support purchase of more figure skates for all ages.

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Local Organizations Will Share $6,000 in Funding to Strengthen Quality of Life

     FINE — The Clifton-Fine Community Fund of the Northern New York Community Foundation will support five community projects with $6,000 in grant funding for initiatives and programs that benefit residents of six southeast St. Lawrence County communities.

     The Clifton-Fine Community Fund was established at the Community Foundation in 2013 as a geographic-specific fund to support projects and programs that positively impact the quality of life in the southeast St. Lawrence County region, specifically in the towns and hamlets of Fine, Oswegatchie, Star Lake, Newton Falls, Wanakena and Cranberry Lake. The fund aims to enhance the quality of life for all who live in the region while maximizing the opportunity for residents to give where they live.

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