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Community Foundation Facilitates Over 450 Scholarship Awards in Jefferson, Lewis, and St. Lawrence Counties

September 4, 2018 By admin

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.

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Meet South Jefferson High School rising sophomore Breckan Pelton.

For Breckan, “community means having people you can rely on; friends and family all within a close distance.

“Mannsville isn’t just a place to grow up. This community always strives to take care of one another. It may be a small town in size, but it has a large heart,” Breckan wrote in his winning essay.

Breckan is a Northern New York Community Foundation Community Spirit Youth Giving Challenge winner. He chose the Mannsville Free Library to receive a $1,000 grant for its work and mission. 

“In a small village like Mannsville, there aren’t many places for socialization with your friends. When I was younger, my sister and my friends and I would meet at the library, which was always welcoming and featured our book recommendations,” he wrote. “I hope this grant award will provide Mannsville Library the opportuni-ty to purchase new books and host new activities for children so they can have the same memories and expe-riences as I did.”

Breckan recently met with Mannsville Free Library Director Anne Fuller and presented a $1,000 Youth Giving Challenge grant that will help the library continue its work. The grant is made possible by gifts to the Friends of the Foundation Community Betterment Annual Fund, corporate support from Community Bank, N.A. and a major gift from an individual donor.

Pictured, from left: Anne Fuller, Mannsville Library director, and Youth Giving Challenge winner and South Jefferson High School rising sophomore Breckan Pelton.

We are grateful to Breckan for his thoughtful effort. We are even more impressed that he is one of dozens of tri-county youths who looked inside their communities to recognize an organization that works to improve quality of life. Breckan is the son of Shelbie and James Pelton, Mannsville. 

The 2025-2026 Youth Giving Challenge asked seventh, eighth, and ninth-grade students from Jefferson, Lewis, and St. Lawrence counties to explain in an essay what community means to them and to choose a nonprofit that embodies their definition of community. Breckan’s essay is one of 20 chosen from nearly 80 submissions that came from 26 different tri-county schools.

Look for more photos and stories behind the Community Spirit Youth Giving Challenge in the coming weeks.

#NNYCF #MannsvilleFreeLibrary #CommunitySpirit #YouthGivingChallenge

Meet South Jefferson High School rising sophomore Breckan Pelton.

For Breckan, “community means having people you can rely on; friends and family all within a close distance.

“Mannsville isn’t just a place to grow up. This community always strives to take care of one another. It may be a small town in size, but it has a large heart,” Breckan wrote in his winning essay.

Breckan is a Northern New York Community Foundation Community Spirit Youth Giving Challenge winner. He chose the Mannsville Free Library to receive a $1,000 grant for its work and mission.

“In a small village like Mannsville, there aren’t many places for socialization with your friends. When I was younger, my sister and my friends and I would meet at the library, which was always welcoming and featured our book recommendations,” he wrote. “I hope this grant award will provide Mannsville Library the opportuni-ty to purchase new books and host new activities for children so they can have the same memories and expe-riences as I did.”

Breckan recently met with Mannsville Free Library Director Anne Fuller and presented a $1,000 Youth Giving Challenge grant that will help the library continue its work. The grant is made possible by gifts to the Friends of the Foundation Community Betterment Annual Fund, corporate support from Community Bank, N.A. and a major gift from an individual donor.

Pictured, from left: Anne Fuller, Mannsville Library director, and Youth Giving Challenge winner and South Jefferson High School rising sophomore Breckan Pelton.

We are grateful to Breckan for his thoughtful effort. We are even more impressed that he is one of dozens of tri-county youths who looked inside their communities to recognize an organization that works to improve quality of life. Breckan is the son of Shelbie and James Pelton, Mannsville.

The 2025-2026 Youth Giving Challenge asked seventh, eighth, and ninth-grade students from Jefferson, Lewis, and St. Lawrence counties to explain in an essay what community means to them and to choose a nonprofit that embodies their definition of community. Breckan’s essay is one of 20 chosen from nearly 80 submissions that came from 26 different tri-county schools.

Look for more photos and stories behind the Community Spirit Youth Giving Challenge in the coming weeks.

#NNYCF #MannsvilleFreeLibrary #CommunitySpirit #YouthGivingChallenge
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So thoughtful

Congratulations, Breckan! We love the Mannsville Library, too.

I love this! Breckan is a kind, caring, intelligent young man and we are so fortunate to have him as part of our community.

Congratulations.

Congratulations Breckan! 👏👏

Way to go, Breckan!

Great job Breckan!!

Well done Brecken!

WTG Breckan! (Richard🤣🤣) I'm really proud of you!

Congratulations Breckan! Such a great feeling.

Excellent job Breckan!

Congratulations to both Breckan and the Mannsville Free Library. This is great!!

Way to go Breckan!!!

Congratulations!!

Congratulations Breckan!

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We are proud to introduce the Class of 2026 Shaw Harbor Foundation scholars.

Nine members of the class of 2026 were awarded scholarships from the Shaw Harbor Foundation, a Northern New York Community Foundation charitable fund, during the Seventh Annual Appreciation & Recognition Dinner at The Barracks Inn, Sackets Harbor, last month. 

Class of 2023 Shaw Harbor Scholar Kevin Bou-Abdallah, Clarkson University; Class of 2024 Shaw Harbor Scholar Rebecca M. Leonard, Rochester Institute of Technology; and Class of 2025 Shaw Harbor Scholar Henry B. Goss; St. Lawrence University, were also named 2026 recipients of the Shaw Harbor Distinguished Undergraduate Award ($1,000).

Class of 2026 Shaw Harbor Leadership scholars: 

Luxi A. Liston, World-Changer Award ($5,000); Parishville-Hopkinton Central School; University of Rochester, pre-med-neuroscience

Mackenzie A. Salisbury, Perseverance Award ($3,000); Belleville Henderson Central School, Jefferson Community College, criminal justice

Garett J. Nier, Harmony & Humanity Award ($3,000); Carthage Central School; SUNY Oswego, communications

Porter Lonsbery, Intellectual Curiosity Award ($2,000); Thousand Islands Central School; Jefferson Community College, social sciences & Spanish

Chris-Dre McIntosh, Advocacy Award ($2,000); Watertown High School; University at Buffalo, political science

Aveline M. Hellings, Community Impact Award ($1,000); LaFargeville Central School, SUNY Oswego, business administration/global & international studies

Class of 2026 Shaw Harbor Scholars ($1,000): Audrey I. Jareo, Watertown High School; East Carolina University, biomedical engineering; Sarah B. Storrin, Parishville-Hopkinton Central School; SUNY Potsdam, adolescence education: social studies; and Easton J. Willard, Morristown Central School, St. Lawrence University, biochemistry

Top photo, from left: Class of 2026 Shaw Harbor Scholars Easton J. Willard, Chris-Dre McIntosh, Shaw Harbor Foundation founder John Shaw McNeely, Garett J. Nier, and Porter Lonsbery. Front row, from left: Audrey J. Jareo, Mackenzie A. Salisbury, Luxi A. Liston, Sarah B. Storrin, and Aveline M. Hellings.

Bottom photo, from left: Luxi A. Liston, Class of 2026 World-Changer Award recipient, and John Shaw McNeely, Shaw Harbor Foundation founder.

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We are proud to introduce the Class of 2026 Shaw Harbor Foundation scholars.

Nine members of the class of 2026 were awarded scholarships from the Shaw Harbor Foundation, a Northern New York Community Foundation charitable fund, during the Seventh Annual Appreciation & Recognition Dinner at The Barracks Inn, Sackets Harbor, last month.

Class of 2023 Shaw Harbor Scholar Kevin Bou-Abdallah, Clarkson University; Class of 2024 Shaw Harbor Scholar Rebecca M. Leonard, Rochester Institute of Technology; and Class of 2025 Shaw Harbor Scholar Henry B. Goss; St. Lawrence University, were also named 2026 recipients of the Shaw Harbor Distinguished Undergraduate Award ($1,000).

Class of 2026 Shaw Harbor Leadership scholars:

Luxi A. Liston, World-Changer Award ($5,000); Parishville-Hopkinton Central School; University of Rochester, pre-med-neuroscience

Mackenzie A. Salisbury, Perseverance Award ($3,000); Belleville Henderson Central School, Jefferson Community College, criminal justice

Garett J. Nier, Harmony & Humanity Award ($3,000); Carthage Central School; SUNY Oswego, communications

Porter Lonsbery, Intellectual Curiosity Award ($2,000); Thousand Islands Central School; Jefferson Community College, social sciences & Spanish

Chris-Dre McIntosh, Advocacy Award ($2,000); Watertown High School; University at Buffalo, political science

Aveline M. Hellings, Community Impact Award ($1,000); LaFargeville Central School, SUNY Oswego, business administration/global & international studies

Class of 2026 Shaw Harbor Scholars ($1,000): Audrey I. Jareo, Watertown High School; East Carolina University, biomedical engineering; Sarah B. Storrin, Parishville-Hopkinton Central School; SUNY Potsdam, adolescence education: social studies; and Easton J. Willard, Morristown Central School, St. Lawrence University, biochemistry

Top photo, from left: Class of 2026 Shaw Harbor Scholars Easton J. Willard, Chris-Dre McIntosh, Shaw Harbor Foundation founder John Shaw McNeely, Garett J. Nier, and Porter Lonsbery. Front row, from left: Audrey J. Jareo, Mackenzie A. Salisbury, Luxi A. Liston, Sarah B. Storrin, and Aveline M. Hellings.

Bottom photo, from left: Luxi A. Liston, Class of 2026 World-Changer Award recipient, and John Shaw McNeely, Shaw Harbor Foundation founder.

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Yas Mac!!!!

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Parents, teachers, and youth leaders: The Community Foundation’s first summer Youth Philanthropy Experience kicks off Monday, July 27, and it’s not too late for students to secure a seat!

Do you know a Jefferson County student who will be a high school freshman this fall? This FREE weeklong summer experience is exclusively for students who live in Jefferson County and are entering ninth grade this fall. 

Participants will learn about giving back to their community through volunteerism, leadership, grantmaking, and other ways they can help nonprofit organizations working to strengthen our communities. 

Students who complete the program are also eligible to earn volunteer service hours while learning!

Interested students should visit nnycf.org/summer-ype to obtain an application and apply today. 

#NNYCF #Leadership #YouthDevelopment #SummerExperience #YPE #YPC

Parents, teachers, and youth leaders: The Community Foundation’s first summer Youth Philanthropy Experience kicks off Monday, July 27, and it’s not too late for students to secure a seat!

Do you know a Jefferson County student who will be a high school freshman this fall? This FREE weeklong summer experience is exclusively for students who live in Jefferson County and are entering ninth grade this fall.

Participants will learn about giving back to their community through volunteerism, leadership, grantmaking, and other ways they can help nonprofit organizations working to strengthen our communities.

Students who complete the program are also eligible to earn volunteer service hours while learning!

Interested students should visit nnycf.org/summer-ype to obtain an application and apply today.

#NNYCF #Leadership #YouthDevelopment #SummerExperience #YPE #YPC
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