Non-profit organizations and local agencies with programs promoting economic development and general welfare within Jefferson County are encouraged to apply to the Jefferson Economic Development Fund at the Northern New York Community Foundation.

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The Safe Schools Endeavor, in partnership with the Northern New York Community Foundation, announces the availability of applications for funding for the 2018-19 school year.  The grant application should be completed by interested individuals and groups and returned to the Northern New York Community Foundation at 131 Washington Street, Watertown, NY 13601 by Monday, November 5, 2018. Earlier this year, the Community Foundation offered a $20,000 matching grant for gifts contributed to support the initiative.

“Many generous individuals and businesses have contributed to the Safe Schools Endeavor over the past few months and we are incredibly grateful that their support has brought us to this moment,” said Erika Flint, Steering Committee Chair. “This funding opportunity is the voice of businesses and individuals telling our school districts that they do not have to carry this burden alone.  The community views school safety as a shared responsibility that deserves our attention.”

“Our hope was that this matching grant would transform a meaningful idea into reality. The community response to this initiative has more than exceeded our expectations. We are encouraged to now see these resources put to work to help make our students and communities safer,” said Rande Richardson, Community Foundation director. The Safe Schools Endeavor will consider applications submitted by students, teachers, faculty, staff, and parents.  Any individual or group of individuals with an idea to improve safety within their Jefferson or Lewis County school building should discuss the concept with their school administration to gather their support.  Proposals can involve student programming, parent programming, equipment, faculty and staff training, travel, or anything else that an individual or group within the school community believes would enhance the overall safety of the school and its community members.  The Safe Schools Endeavor is about awareness, empowerment, and action within school communities, and funding proposals will be evaluated based upon the degree to which they embody these desired outcomes.

Individuals and groups may request any amount, but typical grants will fall in the range of $1,000 – $2,500.  All proposed projects/programs must occur in the 2018-19 school year and must be approved by the administration of the school district.  Grant applications are available on the Community Foundation’s website, www.nnycf.org. Additional information is available on the Safe Schools Endeavor Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/SafeSchoolsEndeavor/

Local school districts seeking additional grant support for bullying prevention and character education programs are encouraged to apply to the “Daniel Briggs Fund for Integrity” at the Northern New York Community Foundation.

The charitable fund was established in 2015 at the Community Foundation to provide financial resources dedicated to key educational programs raising awareness of bullying in area schools and the community, as well as support for professional development opportunities to educate school administrators, teachers, faculty and staff. The fund is also designed to support projects and initiatives promoting leadership development, student responsibility, respect and trust for the community.

The grant application for the “Daniel Briggs Fund for Integrity” at the Community Foundation is now available. Up to $1,000 in funding is available this year. The deadline to submit an application for consideration is November 2. Please contact Max DelSignore, Community Foundation assistant director, to obtain the grant application or learn more about this funding opportunity. He may be reached at (315) 782-7110 or max@nnycf.org.

An area fundraiser to benefit the “Daniel Briggs Fund for Integrity” will take place Sunday at Thompson Park in Watertown. The Daniel J. Briggs Memorial Walk will start at the park pavilion and run from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Proceeds from the event will be added to the charitable fund at the Community Foundation.

For those interested in making a direct contribution to the “Daniel Briggs Fund for Integrity” at the Foundation, please make a gift to: Northern New York Community Foundation, 131 Washington St., Watertown, New York, 13601. Please note the “Daniel Briggs Fund for Integrity” in the memo line. You may also give online at www.nnycf.org.

The Northern New York Community Foundation makes grants to support the work of non-profit organizations and provides scholarships to individuals in Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties. The Foundation has been built and added to from gifts (both while living and through their legacy plans) by individuals and organizations committed to meeting the changing needs of Northern New York, as well as supporting specific charitable interests and passions.

The Northern New York Community Foundation awards hundreds of scholarships each year. These scholarships are made possible by the philanthropic spirit of groups and individuals throughout Northern New York. Scholarships are popular choices for many as a preferred method of charitable giving and as varied as the individuals and groups that create them. Criteria for many scholarships stewarded by the Foundation are based on geography, major of study, college or university attended, student achievements and much more. Several scholarships may also serve as a tribute to loved ones. Most importantly, each generous scholarship is an investment into the education of local students residing in Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties.

There were nearly $900,000 available for scholarships through the Foundation for the 2018-2019 school year. A complete list of available scholarships and the applications for them may be found at https://www.nnycf.org/scholarships/scholarships-available/.

These are the 2018-2019 scholarship recipients by county:

Jefferson County

Alexandria Central School
Susi Q Erck
Madison Hazelton
Christian Ladabouche
Ian McIlrath

Belleville-Henderson Central School
Madison Gordinier
Grace Gehrke
Marissa Holt
Jayda McNett
Allison Moore
Katelyn VanBrocklin
Makenzie Vandervort
Emma Vaughn

Carthage Central School
Katie Augustine
Samantha Beier
Megan Beyor
Kayla Burns
Peyton Donahoe
Lauren Eddy
Lindsey Fox
Mathew Granger
Weston Gray
Sara K Hemminger
Seth Landers
Ryan Locy
Domonique Malcolm
Kerri Anne McHale
Keeley O’Connor
Samantha Paddock
Megan Raap
Madison Scott
Sara Soules
David Taveras
Kathryn Thornthwaite
Kimberly Williams

General Brown Central School
Chase Alexander
Zachary Barker
Kassidy Bice
Madison Bird
Ashlyn Caccavo
Mikayla Connell
Thomas Dupee
Angela Elmer
Devin Erickson
Kayla Gaffney
Julia Gilfillan
Kaleb Gossiaux
Paul Grant
Tyler Keefer
Braelie Kempney
Mikayla Lasek
Jeremy Machia
Gillian MacNeil
Brooke Mahon
Cierra Maring
Hannah McManaman
Reece Modlin
Marissa Phillips
Kylee Rosbrook
Nicole Rowe
Brendon Scordo
Chelsea VanTassel
Collin Vodicka
Lila Ward
Joseph Wargo
Victoria Wojasinski

Immaculate Heart Central School
Marissa Dermady
Shelby-Lynn Farman
Allison Kelly
Brendan Kelly
Rayanne Kuhner
Julia O’Brien
Gwyneth Rowland
Connor Way

Indian River High School
John Albrecht
Natasha Archibald
Caydee Blankenship
Mallory Bridge
Lauren Clark
Eric Clyde
Madison Coppola
Kayla M Dawson
Mia Farrell-Ramirez
Alexzha U Garcia
Zenobia Goodman
Makayla Hull
Taylor Kelley
Justin Nadal
Brittney Reagon
Andrea Richelieu
Miranda Schell
Taylor Stewart
Dominique Torrez
Elizabeth Welborn
Meredith Woodward

LaFargeville Central School
Jordan Beach
Claire Donaldson
Connor Jeffers
Thomas Kelly
Gavin J Lombardo
Taylor Nims
Brodie Price
Mellisa Russell
Madison Shammas
Kenneth Timerman

Lyme Central School
Jessica Adams
Jordan Adams
Slater Bushen
Christopher Hilts
William Locy
Brightlynn Sharlow
Brandon Sprague
Cole Thomas

Sackets Harbor Central School
Julia Rogers
William Sackett

South Jefferson Central School
Grace Babcock
Molly Hall
Benjamin Hare
Mara Hathaway
Jacob Hess
Haley Jefford
Abigail Jeror
Islam Kemelov
Hunter LaClair
Nicholas Maguire
Allison McGrath
Kaitlyn Mesler
Noah S Newton
Shelby Roberts
Sydney Roderick
Ian Snow
Matthew Sullivan
Natalie Tucker
Lucas Vaadi
Michaela Vanwormer
Grailey Walton
Michael Williams
Madelyn Wischerath
Karlee Wood
Jenna Zimmerman

Thousand Islands High School
Bradley Balk
Abigail Bashaw
Logan Beerman
Christian Beningo
Hannah Cupernall
Cortney Evans-Eppolito
Abigail Fearnside
Olivia Fulmer
Karissa Gokey
Dawson Hays
Anna Hoover
Owen Ingerson
Grace Knapp
Sara Lantier
Karley Mason
Mikael Ann Melfi
Emily Morett
Nicole Morett
Heather Pond
Duncan Richardson
Maura Sullivan
Hailee Thomas
Gavin W Wahl

Watertown High School
Chase Baytos
Kaitlyn Burr
Allyson Capone
Benjamin T Cisco
Kailey Coates
Hannah Finley
Haleigh Foster
Joe Freda
Edward Gaus
Eric Gibbs
Emily Hewitt
Isaiah Hughes
Hannah Isham
Claire T Jennings
Caleb Kolb
Dominic Konop
Gabriel LaFex
Emily J Lumbis
Adelle McCauley
Connor McDowell
Jacob A Medley
Cassidy Mills
Jahna Mott
Brian Netto
Sonne’ Ortiz
Katherine Peck
Brooke Peters
Elissa Prieto
Sarah Roux
Ryan Rueger
Cory Rutherford
David Saunders
Eliana Schultz
Trieste Sessions
Jonah J Seymour
Cameron Sheitz
Kelsey Short
Brianna Sibley
Benjamin Stratton
Logan Surace
Piper Warren
Dana Wood
Madison Yott

Lewis County

Adirondack Central School
Emily Austin
Andrew Fauvelle
Major Gaylord
Elizabeth Gettman
Raigen McGahey
Korin Ossont
Travis Pruckno
Andrew Scouten
Elizabeth Seelman
McKenzie Spoor

Beaver River Central School
Lesley Aucter
Drew Baker
Raegen Becker
Erik Campeau
Jordan Cornell
Connor Demo
Sierra Kempney
Leah Lapp
Caitlin Lashbrooks
Camille Ledoux
Emily E Lighthall
Liam Mahoney
Emily Mast
Sierra P Neddo
Andrea R Peters
Brock Pominville
Emma Puddington
Joshua Purcell
Emmalee Ritz
Tabitha Tabolt
Emily Ward
Clare Woolschlager
Brett Worden

Copenhagen Central School
Olivia Carroll
Alexandra Greene
Kiersten Hancock
Caleb A Moser
Spencer Strife
Hailey Tweedy

Harrisville Central School
Jurnee Allen
Desirae Roberts

Lowville Academy and Central School
Alexis Bach
Jacen Baldwin
Selena Beller
Brianna Berrus
Lydia Beyer
William Beyer
Scott Bingle
Alyssa Blankenship
Hannah Bonbrest
Olivia Brooker
Nicholas Brooks
Angelina Burgy
Audrey Clements
Kaitlynn Coates
Haley Cole
Michael Compo
Haley Dekin
Kaitlin Fayle
Margaret Fayle
Emily Finn
Vanessa Foulke
Lindsey Golas
Taylor Haggerty
Kyra Hardy
Chelsea Hoffman
Elana Hoppel
Olivia Houppert
Matthew Hulbert
Phoebe Jantzi
Mackenzie Judd
Elizabeth Kelly
Bondeana LaMont
Kiersten Lehman
Matthew A Lehman
Trevor Lehman
Anna Lyndaker
Catherine Lyndaker
McKailey Lyndaker
Sarah Lyndaker
Ella Malone
Jared Malone
Caleb Mayer
Teryn McClelland
Felix McCue
Cierra McGrath
Steven C McHarg
Dawson Mead
Grace Metzler
Nathan Mooney
Chelsea Munger
Nicole O’Connor
Michael J Peebles
Christine Pisaniello
Zoe Purcell
Rebecca Reape
Meghan Rhubart
Samuel Rivers
Ellory Roberts
Hannah Rockwood
Tyler Rook
Hannah M Root
Sabryne Russell
Rebecca Sawler
Paige Seydler
Madison Smith
Brittany Snyder
McKenna Souva
Nakayla Souva
Jennifer Steele
Ashley Stocking
Natalie Sweeney
Lauryn Tabolt
Danielle Thomas
Hannah Townsend
Rebekah Townsend
Storm Turck
Ernie Unger
Serena Vargulick
Paige Ward
Noah Watson
Rebekah E Widrick
Ashley Willits
Eli Wood
Collin Zehr
Kalani Zehr
Charley Zicari

South Lewis High School
Ciera Eagan
Virginia Hungerford
Dawson W Kiser
Dawn O’Connor
Dina Olmstead
Kelsey Robinson
Haile Rowsam
Julianne Schindler
Garret Smith
Christopher Widrick
Adam Wright

St. Lawrence County

Canton Central School
John Bailey
Elizabeth Christy
Hunter Dean
Brianna Larrabee
Haley Newman
Elisa Sergi
Emma Trulock
Nicholas Wentworth
Ticia Yerdon

Clifton-Fine Central School
Rachel Milone
Kaylee Wood

Colton-Pierrepont Central School
Lauren Buckley
Emily Johnson
Blake Scovil
Summer Scovil

Edwards-Knox Central School
Emily Lasher
Logan Toohey
Alexa White
Travis White

Gouverneur High School
Naomi A Moon
Brittany Richardson
Katrina M Wells

Hammond Central School
Syvanna Elk
Hannah McCarty
Connor R Reed
Mackenzie Toland

Herman-DeKalb Central School
Tanner D Hale

Heuvelton Central School
Emily M Basford
Alexandra Steele

Home Schooled
Olivia Brown
Rhiannon Clements

Lisbon Central School
Dana Olmstead
Lauren P Truesdell

Madrid-Waddington Central School
Emily Bracy
Katharine E Dinneen
Daniel J Dominy
Sara Evans
Tyler Fitzgerald
Hannah Grant
Audrey Higginson
Aubrie N Liddell
Lydia Maskell
Megan McCall
Olivia Rubin
Eli Thomas
Jacob Thomas
Kate-lyn Vice

Massena Central School
Brittany Condon
Al’lainya Dumas
Nancy-Ashlin Elliott
Evan George
Erin McCarthy
Sadie McGay

Morristown Central School
Allison K Hockey
Leah Ward

Norwood-Norfolk Central School
Meggan Barlow
Dylan J Denny
Olivia Eng
Skylar Fetter
Caitlin Layaw
Lily Parmeter
Vanessa Prashaw
Avery Sharlow
Grace D Vari

Ogdensburg Free Academy
Emma Henry
Allexa Hooper
Jocelyne Lovely
Justyn McCormick
Kailie McLear
Ian Morrow
Maria Pelusi
Coby G Ryan
Cale Sargent
Edward Swan

Parishville-Hopkinton Central School
Megan Converse
Clare Snell
Emma Snell
Jayda Sullivan

Potsdam Central School
Hannah Holt
Camryn Mangual
Connor Newcombe

St. Lawrence Central School
Breanna Anderson
Paytan Douglas
Emily Grow
Bransen Kinnear
Madison Mahady
Matthew Svarczkopf
Hannah Yandoh

The Northern New York Community Foundation makes grants to support the work of non-profit organizations and provides scholarships to individuals in Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence Counties. The Foundation has been built and added to from gifts (both while living and through their legacy plans) by individuals and organizations committed to meeting the changing needs of Northern New York, as well as supporting specific charitable interests and passions.

The Lyons Falls Free Library received $10,000 in total grant funding from the Northern New York Community Foundation to support capital improvements to the library’s building.

The Foundation approved a $5,000 outright grant to support the capital project, but also agreed to help leverage additional community support by awarding a $5,000 matching grant. The Foundation will match community donations to the library’s project, dollar-for-dollar, up to $5,000. Lyons Falls Library is located in the old carriage house of the historic Gould family mansion and is undergoing exterior renovations. The library functions as the village’s community center and is used by a multi-generational population. “Community Foundation donors represent all areas of Northern New York, and it is always especially meaningful when we can help support projects that have great meaning to specific communities,” said Rande Richardson, Community Foundation director.

“The Lyons Falls Library board and the village board are very appreciative of the grant from the Northern New York Community Foundation for our library restoration project,” said Donna Dolhof, Lyons Falls Library board president. “Our library provides numerous important services to our community. Our children’s programming contributes to early childhood literacy and helps instill a love for reading and learning. Computers are in high demand at the library from children and adults.  Our adult programs are also popular. All these services would be in jeopardy if we weren’t able to complete our restoration project.”

Other grants recently approved by the Board of Directors of the Community Foundation are:

• The Orchestra of Northern New York (ONNY) – $15,000 to support the organization’s 2018-19 concert series.
• Trinity Concert Series – $5,000 to support their 2018-19 season and assist in expanding the addition of educational components, such as workshops for students, to the program.
• Clayton Jazz Festival – $5,000 to support the expansion of the “Jazz in the Classroom” project to other area schools. The project brings the musicians from “Brighton Beat” into the classrooms, providing assemblies and holding master classes for the kids. This year, the program will expand to more communities, including Carthage, General Brown and Alexandria Central. This grant was made possible, in part, by the Grace L. Reinman Fund, and the River Fund at the Community Foundation.
• Carthage Area Hospital – $3,500 will help provide funding for seven adult and child manikins and the feedback systems to assist with a variety of hospital and community trainings.
• City of Watertown – $3,000 to complete a fall tree planting project in the city. This grant was made possible, in part, by the Carolyn Whitney Fund.
• Northern Choral Society – $1,000 to support the organization’s annual Christmas performance in Watertown.

The Northern New York Community Foundation makes grants to support the work of non-profit organizations and provides scholarships to individuals in Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence Counties. The Foundation has been built and added to from gifts (both while living and through their legacy plans) by individuals and organizations committed to meeting the changing needs of Northern New York, as well as supporting specific charitable interests and passions.

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