Board of Directors

Katherine F. Fenlon
President

Catherine Burns Quencer
Vice President

Mark R. Lavarnway
Secretary/Treasurer

Jude Renzi
Immediate Past President

Beverly A. Brown
Marie A. Hess
David J. Males
Maxine M. Quigg
Theresa L. Quintin
Thomas R. Sauter
Jacquelyn A. Schell
Robert M. Sligar
Emily Sprague
Cheryl R. Steckly
Stephen J. Todd
Katherine Wyckoff

Northern New York Community Foundation

23 hours ago

Meet Delaney Anderson, a Carthage Middle School eighth grader and 2020-2021 Youth Giving Challenge winner. For Delaney, “community means people in an area working together to make the world a better place. My community is a great place to live because it is safe, the people here are kind, and they volunteer in the fire department, food pantries, and support youth sports,” Delaney wrote.

As a Youth Giving Challenge winner, Delaney recently presented a grant to Stage Notes, Watertown, a nonprofit organization she chose because it best embodies her definition of community.

“Stage Notes makes Jefferson County a better place because they entertain the community,” she wrote in her winning essay. “Performers take their talents to places other than just the stage. They perform free shows at nursing homes, local restaurants and parades, and any money raised from shows is used to support local charities or purchase school supplies or food for families who need it.”

Last month, Delaney met with Stage Notes Artistic Director Ticia Aumell and Board Vice President Kyle Aumell and presented a $500 Community Spirit Youth Giving Challenge grant that will help the organization continue its mission to help students see their passion for musical theater make a difference in the community while “performing with a purpose.”

The grant is supported by donors to the Friends of the Foundation Annual Community Betterment Fund, a partnership with Community Bank, N.A., and a generous gift from an anonymous donor.

From left, Bridget Salisbury, Community Bank, N.A. of Watertown retail services officer, Delaney Anderson, Carthage Middle School eighth grader and Northern New York Community Foundation Community Spirit Youth Giving Challenge winner; and Stage Notes Artistic Director Ticia Aumell and Board Vice President Kyle Aumell.

Delaney is one of dozens of thoughtful youths who looked inside her community to recognize an organization that strives to improve quality of life for all in the region. The 2020-2021 Giving Challenge asked 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. Delaney’s essay is one of 20 chosen from 144 submissions.

Look for more photos and stories behind the 2019-2020 Youth Giving Challenge gifts in the coming weeks.

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Way to go!

Lovely. Thank you Delaney.

Way to go🌟♥️

This is wonderful Delaney!

Congratulations!!🎉

Nice job!

Way to go Delaney!!

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Northern New York Community Foundation

3 days ago

We are pleased to announce a funding opportunity of up to $100,000 through the Rock Charitable Fund of the Community Foundation. Qualified charitable organizations, churches, cemeteries, or governmental entities that serve St. Lawrence County residents are encouraged to apply by Friday, Sept. 3, 2021.

The Rock Charitable Fund was established at the Community Foundation in 2019 through a bequest from St. Lawrence County resident and retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Marjorie J. Rock, who passed in February 2017 at the age of 96.

Because of her foresight and thoughtful generosity, Ms. Rock’s desire to support St. Lawrence County will be perpetuated for generations to come.

Complete details: nnycf.org/rock-fund-applications-open

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Northern New York Community Foundation

1 week ago

We are grateful for the opportunity to steward the legacies of so many thoughtful friends and neighbors across our region.

During the past year, the following individuals remembered their community through their will or other legacy planning, their families chose to name the Community Foundation for public memorial tributes, including establishing a fund in their memory, or a memorial fund was transferred to the care and stewardship of the Community Foundation.

How will you be remembered?

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