Project Just One Way Kenneth V. and Jeannette Remp Sawyer Continue to Impact Areas They Loved   

    CONSTABLEVILLE — A village playground saw some much-needed revitalization this summer thanks to a grant from the Kenneth V. and Jeannette Remp Sawyer Community Fund at the Northern New York Community Foundation.

    Officials used a $1,500 award to install new bedding chips and a border to keep them in place. The grant also helped support fresh coats of stain and paint in several worn-out sections of the playground.

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Three Nonprofits Earn Support for Child Care, Early Childhood Development

    WATERTOWN — More than 600 children and their families in Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties will benefit from funding the Northern New York Community Foundation’s LEAD Council recently awarded to three nonprofit organizations to address child care and early childhood development needs.

    LEAD Impact Grant Program awards will support an Imagination Library in the tri-county area, fund expansion of an after-school enrichment program in St. Lawrence County, and help to enhance curriculum at a Canton day care center.

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Monthlong Effort Culminates With Day of Giving on #GivingTuesday Dec. 3

     WATERTOWN — Twenty-seven nonprofit organizations have joined to participate in the 2019 #giveNNY campaign, a local effort that works to unite tri-county nonprofits in a day of giving on the international #GivingTuesday, Dec. 3. All nonprofit organizations in Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties were invited to participate as partners.

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New Endowment Perpetuates Club’s History, Enables Others to Continue Support    

    WATERTOWN — A rich history and legacy of civic involvement and community betterment that spanned more than a century will endure thanks to a new North Side Legacy Fund permanently established at the Northern New York Community Foundation. The fund will forever honor and perpetuate the heritage and good works of the North Side Improvement League, which dissolved its assets last year and invested proceeds from the sale of its Mill Street property in the Legacy Fund.

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Up to $20,000 Available; Grant Proposals Due Friday, Dec. 13, for Spring 2020 Decisions

     WATERTOWN —     The Northern New York Community Foundation Youth Philanthropy Council welcomes grant requests from nonprofit organizations of all types for projects, programs or initiatives that positively impact the quality of life in Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties. The council will evaluate each proposal and has up to $20,000 in grant funding to award.

     For award consideration, completed grant applications must be received at the Northern New York Community Foundation, 131 Washington St., Watertown, N.Y. 13601, no later than Friday, Dec. 13, 2019. Council members will notify finalists selected to present proposals in the spring. The council will recommend grants for funding to the Community Foundation’s board of directors, which will review recommendations during its quarterly meeting in June 2020. This past spring, the Youth Philanthropy Council awarded 10 grants totaling $20,600 in support to nonprofit organizations that serve residents of  the tri-county region.

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