Daughters Award First Family Scholarship Honoring Parents’ Legacies of Community Leadership

     WATERTOWN — A 2022 Belleville-Henderson High School graduate has been named the first recipient of the newly established Northern New York Community Foundation Barbara D. and Robert J. Hanrahan Family Scholarship.

     Laura L. Zehr graduated at the top of her class in June, earning an Advanced Regents Diploma with Honors and the Seal of Biliteracy. She will attend Nazareth College, Rochester, to study adolescent French education and plans to pursue a career as a French teacher.

     She was a National Honor Society member and competed on the varsity swimming team. Laura was a four-time Frontier League All Star and four-time Scholar Athlete. A euphonium player, she also earned extensive honors as a musician. She is the daughter of Nicole and Mark Zehr, Belleville. 

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Charitable Organizations Serving St. Lawrence County Invited to Apply by October 21

     WATERTOWN — The Dr. D. Susan Badenhausen Legacy Fund of the Northern New York Community Foundation is now accepting grant applications for 2022 funding from charitable organizations whose work improves the quality of life in St. Lawrence County.

     Grant funding is available to nonprofit organizations that serve St. Lawrence County and whose efforts align with one or more of the following focus areas: arts and culture; conservation and wildlife preservation; educational programs; and general health and well-being.

     The fund benefits causes and organizations that Dr. Badenhausen treasured and valued most and serves as an enduring embodiment of her interests and passions while providing annual grants to organizations that support the same. 

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Tri-County 7th and 8th Graders Could Win One of Ten $1,000 Grants to Support a Favorite Charity

     WATERTOWN — The Northern New York Community Foundation’s 2022-2023 Community Spirit Youth Giving Challenge is now open to students. The challenge seeks to engage seventh and eighth graders in learning about their communities while they compete for an opportunity to award a $1,000 grant to a local nonprofit organization of their choice.

     This is the sixth year of the program, which is made possible by donors to the Community Foundation’s Friends of the Foundation Annual Community Betterment Fund, corporate support from Community Bank and a major gift from an individual donor. This year, grant awards are double previous years with 10 winners selected, which means entries will be competitively judged and should be well-written and articulate a compelling case for support.

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Up to $20,000 in Funding Available Through the LEAD Impact Grant Program

     WATERTOWN — Nonprofit organizations serving Jefferson, Lewis, and St. Lawrence counties are invited to apply for up to $20,000 in funding through the LEAD Impact Grant Program, an initiative of the Northern New York Community Foundation’s LEAD Council.

     The LEAD Council is an advisory committee of young professionals empowered to make key investments in the tri-county region through community grants and volunteerism. The Council wants to learn more about the current work of nonprofits and is accepting proposals for Impact Grant Program funding through Friday, September 30, 2022.

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$2,000 Awarded to Help Students Pursue Post-Secondary Educational Goals

     WATERTOWN — The North Side Legacy Fund of the Northern New York Community Foundation recently presented four members of the Class of 2022 with scholarships totaling $2,000 to support their post-secondary educational pursuits.

     The North Side Legacy Fund was established in 2019 as a permanent fund of the Northern New York Community Foundation to forever honor and perpetuate the history and heritage of the North Side Improvement League.

     Graduating high school seniors who live in the City of Watertown as well as students from other areas who have family ties to the League were encouraged to apply. 

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