The OD reports that the following organizations received funding:
• Adirondack Railway Preservation Society will purchase a new locomotive to use for Adirondack Scenic Railroad programs, such as the Polar Express, with a $95,582 grant.
• The Arts Guild of Old Forge will unveil its new building and expanded programming this summer, and a grant of $100,000 will help them add professional staff to manage new programs and events.
• Organizations that help people through tough times are experiencing great demand. The Food Bank of Central New York, which supplies food pantries and feeding sites in Herkimer and Oneida counties, received a $50,000 grant that will help them renovate office and food storage space.
• With a $75,000 grant, Herkimer Area Resource Center will install an elevator into their German Street building. The elevator is part of a strategic effort to attract tenants to the building – an effort that is already paying off.
• People in poor health can have their vital signs observed remotely, as Visiting Nurse Association received a $100,000 grant to add equipment to their teleheath service. This equipment allows patients to be monitored by health care professionals from the comfort of their homes.
The Community Foundation has been a force for improving lives and promoting philanthropy throughout Herkimer and Oneida counties since 1952. The Foundation has made more than 4,300 grants totaling over $35 million in support of causes ranging from education to health care, the arts to the environment. Grants are generated by the more than 270 funds that comprise The Foundation’s endowment, established and advanced by area individuals and families.
For more information about The Community Foundation, call 315-735-8212 or visit www.foundationhoc.org.
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