ALEXANDRIA BAY — The Foundation for Community Betterment — Alexandria Bay Chapter is pleased to announce a partnership with the Northern New York Community Foundation to help provide critical food supplies for those in need in several Thousand Islands area communities.

     During the past seven weeks, as stay-in-place orders have been mandated across New York and the country, many residents in the town of Alexandria and Thousand Islands area have felt the stress of keeping food on the table for their families. Those who work in the tourism and service industries have been especially hit hard in the region. Families are struggling to find and retain jobs, pay their bills, and keep their loved ones sufficiently fed with nutritious food.

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    WATERTOWN — Charitable organizations, churches, cemeteries or governmental entities that serve St. Lawrence County residents are encouraged to apply for 2020 grant funding through the Rock Charitable Fund, a permanent component fund of the Northern New York Community Foundation.

    Grant support is available to qualified organizations whose missions and efforts align with the fund’s charitable purposes, which are: for the maintenance and preservation of churches and cemeteries in St. Lawrence County; for the preservation and maintenance of places of legitimate historical significance in the county; and to benefit and/or assist veterans of the United States military who reside in St. Lawrence County for their medical and/or recreational needs. Grants in support of veterans will only be awarded to qualified organizations and cannot be made directly to individuals.

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Freshman Scholarship Applications Now Due May 1; Evergreen STEM June 1

     WATERTOWN — The Northern New York Community Foundation has extended 2020-2021 filing deadlines for its Freshman Scholarship and a handful of others to accommodate students and school officials working through the COVID-19 pandemic.

     The deadline to submit completed applications for the Community Foundation’s 2020-2021 Freshman Scholarship is now Friday, May 1. All students who have reliable Internet access are encouraged to complete their applications through the Foundation’s online portal, access to which can be found at www.nnycf.org/scholarships/applications.

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Funding Available to Support Live Orchestral Music, Tree Planing in Watertown Area; Essential Needs in St. Lawrence River Communities

    WATERTOWN — An April 24 deadline to submit grant proposals for funding from three community-specific opportunities that together award up to $25,000 is this fast approaching.

    The Community Foundation invites nonprofit organizations or government entities to apply for up to $20,000 in grant funding through the Orchestral Fund of the Northern New York Community Foundation to produce live orchestral music performances in the Watertown area.

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    We join our local community and the rest of the world in navigating the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. During this time, health and safety is our first priority.

    Our work to serve you, our donors, partners and North Country communities, continues during this time without interruption. Community Foundation staff are working off site, but remain readily accessible via individual email addresses. Our office phones are checked several times each day and messages forwarded to staff. You may call our main line — 315-782-7110 — to leave a message for Community Foundation team members and they will return your call as soon as possible.

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