Eight local students and four Watertown-area organizations receive support for education, community

    WATERTOWN — The North Side Legacy Fund of the Northern New York Community Foundation recently presented its inaugural scholarships to eight graduating seniors and grants to four local organizations, totaling $6,000 in support for education and nonprofits.

    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.

    The North Side Legacy Fund Advisory Committee announced earlier this year the creation of the North Side Legacy Fund Scholarship with plans to provide $4,000 in support to members of the class of 2020. Graduating high school seniors who live in the City of Watertown were eligible. Students from other areas who have family ties to the League were also encouraged to apply. Grant support to local organizations totaled $2,000.

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Grant Will Help Emergency Services Provider Train Future Professional EMTs

    CLAYTON — The Cary and Janet Brick Riverside Foundation, a Northern New York Community Foundation affiliate, recently provided support to the Thousand Islands Emergency Rescue Service for its ongoing EMT educational program.

    The $1,000 grant will help TIERS train future professional emergency medical technicians. The nonprofit organization delivers 24-hour emergency medical services to the St. Lawrence River communities in the towns of Clayton and Orleans. The grant was made, in part, to help enhance the expansion of EMT training for younger first-responders and new recruits.

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Community Foundation’s LEAD Council Establishes LEADing the Way Initiative

    WATERTOWN — The Northern New York Community Foundation’s LEAD Council has organized the skills and talents of its young leaders in a volunteer network to assist nonprofit organizations across the region.

    The LEADing the Way initiative will provide additional support to help lift the mission and work of nonprofits that serve Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties. The LEAD Council is an advisory committee of the Community Foundation empowered to identify and strategically address critical needs that impact nonprofits across the region. LEADing the Way was developed to support nonprofits facing key organizational and mission-centered challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.

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     WATERTOWN — Indian River High School Seniors Joseph Martin and Alexa Solar were recently honored as the inaugural recipients of the Northern New York Community Foundation Gabriel Otero & Lexie Morgan Memorial Scholarship.

    The Gabriel Otero & Lexie Morgan Memorial Scholarship was established at the Community Foundation in March 2020 shortly after the two Indian River High School students passed away following a motor vehicle accident in January.

    Gabriel Otero was a junior at Indian River while Lexie Morgan was a senior and the two had a close-knit relationship and were active in several school activities. The scholarship honors their legacies of service to others and commitments to seeking higher education.

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Eleven Local Organizations Will Share $40,000 in Support for Community Projects

     BOONVILLE — Eleven organizations that serve residents of Boonville, Constableville and Westernville were recently awarded 2020 grant funding from the Kenneth V. and Jeannette Remp Sawyer Community Fund of the Northern New York Community Foundation.

     Grants totaling $40,000 will support programs and projects that broadly impact the quality of life for residents in the three communities. More than a dozen organizations applied for funding in the third year this opportunity has been made available. In 2019, the Sawyer Community Fund awarded $32,500 to 11 community-based organizations.

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