Community Foundation receives its over $1.25 Million Estate Gift

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The Elk County Community Foundations(ECCF) received over $1.25-million estate gift from the Zita Sicheri Estate to benefit the St. Boniface Church and School. Recently the first distribution was held at the Community Foundation office. On hand were representatives from the Church, Elementary School, ECCSS system, the ECCF Board and the Law Firm who has overseen the distribution of the will.
Jake Meyer and Brad Kraus of Meyer, Wagner, Brown and Krause Law firm has helped to administered the estate. Zita donated a good portion of her assets to the ECCF to establish the Frank and Josephine Sicheri Family Fund in honor of her parents. The Fund will be for the sole purpose of support to her church and catholic education in her community.
Zita was a very private person. The written announcement in the press of Zita’s passing was short but her life was long. In the quietness of dying, she gave herself and her possessions back to God. Her and her sisters’ years of labor and frugality will reap abundant flowers through the St. Boniface parishioners and students whose lives will be touched by her generosity.
The money will be used to create an endowment that will provide an annual gift to the church and the school, along with a donation for tuition assistance for students attending the school. Zita was born in Toby, the daughter of Frank and Jospehine DiPre Sicheri. She had two sisters and two brothers who passed before her and she was the last of her immediate family. She died in December of 2016.
The Elk County Community Foundation has been helping individuals and families realize their charitable goals for over 17 years. Through the Foundation, donors can create funds to support causes they care about. It’s like having your own private foundation – but a lot easier. Funds can be started with just a minimal donation. Most can be set up in just one meeting, and your gifts are tax deductible. To find out more, call the Elk County Community Foundation at 834-2125 or visit their website at www.elkcountyfoundation.com.
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Community Foundation receives its over $1Million Estate Gift

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Community Foundation receives its over $1Million Estate Gift

The Elk County Community Foundations(ECCF) received over $1.25 miollion dollar estate gift form Zita Sicheria to benefit the St. Boniface Church and School. Recently the first distribution was held a the Community Foundation office. On had were representatives from the Church, Elementary School, ECCSS system, the ECCF Board the Law Firm who has overseen the distribution of the will.

Jake Meyer and Brad Kraus of Meyer, Wagner, Brown and Krause Law firm has helped to administered the estate. Zita donated a good portion of her assets to the ECCF to establish the Frank and Josephine Sichari Family Fund in honor of her parents. The Fund will be for the sole purpose of support to her church and catholic education in her community.

The money will be used to create an endowment that will provide and annual gift to the church and the school, along with a donation for tuition assistants for student attend the school. Zita was born in Toby the daughter of Frank and Jospehine DiPre Sicheri. She had two sisters and two brothers who pasted before her and she was the last of her immediate family. She died in Dec of 2016.

The Elk County Community Foundation has been helping individuals and families realize their charitable goals for over 17 years. Through the Foundation, donors can create family funds to support causes they care about. It’s like having your own private foundation – but a lot easier. Funds can be started with just a few thousand dollars. Most can be set up in just one meeting, and your gifts are tax deductible. To find out more, call the Elk County Community Foundation at 834-2125 or visit their website at www.elkcountyfoundation.com.

Pictured left to right, Jake Meyer, Brad Kraus, Sam MacDonald and Monica Schloder, Fr. Ross Miceli and Gennaro Aiello, ECCF Board President

Keystone Consortia, cutline

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The Board of Directors of the Elk County Community Foundation (ECCF) is pleased to announce that Fox Township Dental Center, a facility of the Keystone Rural Health Consortia, Inc. was awarded grant for $1550 from the Elk County Community Development Fund funds to transport a panoramic x-ray machine from the Cameron County Dental Center to the Fox Township Dental Center. The purpose of having this x-ray machine is for our dentist to provide better diagnostic care to our patients. Continuity and quality of care is always what we are aiming for. This machine will allow the dentist to better diagnose of many oral, head and neck issues. Better quality dental care can then be provided to the patient or referred to the appropriate specialist.
The Elk County Community Foundation is a non-profit organization that strives to strengthen our region through development, stewardship and grant making as it works with donors to achieve their philanthropic goals. For more information contact ECCF at 834-2125, by email at eccf@windstream.net, or visit their website at www.elkcountyfoundation.com.
Pictured left to right: From the Fox Township Clinic, Dr. Maurice Hamaoui DDS, Paula Fritz Eddy and Fritz Lecker from the Community Foundation and Ashley Simbeck EFDA from the clinic.

ECCF’s Ridgway Borough Charitable Fund awards $17,259 in grants

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St. Marys, PA, November 13, 2017: The Ridgway Borough Charitable Fund, under the management of the Elk County Community Foundation (ECCF), recently awarded $17,259 in grants to six non-profit organizations, municipalities and schools. The Ridgway Borough Charitable Fund is an endowed fund established from a gift received from the estate of Sara-Jane Stackpole. The purpose of the fund is to provide support to organizations who contribute to the quality of life of the residents of the Borough of Ridgway. An advisory committee made up of Ridgway community leaders and residents is appointed by the Board of Directors of ECCF to review grant applications and distribute grants each year.
These 2017 grants were awarded to the following: Guardian Angel Center, $2,000 to provide clothing for children from needy families; Life and Independence for Today, $2,100 for Project Lifesaver ; Project Gifts for Kids, $1,000 for new toys at Christmas and in times of need; Ridgway Area School District, $5,659 for computer programming and robotics programs for FSG Elementary students; Ridgway Little League, $2,500 for re-grading and filling outfields; and PSU 4H Rifle Club, $4,000 for supplies for Air Rifle Program.
This year grant application requests totaled over $57,194. Grant monies were available to fund $17,259 of these requests. The Elk County Community Foundation encourages local residents and businesses to consider making a tax-deductible donation to help grow this community-oriented fund and increase the granting dollars available each year. Donations to the Ridgway Charitable Fund can be sent in care of the Elk County Community Foundation at PO Box 934 in St. Marys. For more information contact ECCF at 834-2125 or by email at eccf@windstream.net. ECCF is a non-profit organization that strives to strengthen our region through development, stewardship and grant making as it works with donors to achieve their philanthropic goals.
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ECCF on board with local railroad

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St. Marys, PA, September 20, 2017: All aboard! The Bucksgahuda and Western, a local two-foot gage railroad and museum, was awarded a $5,000 grant by the Elk County Community Foundation (ECCF). Grant monies will be used towards a new shop/storage addition to house and work on the preservation of their collection. Members of the next generation of the Bauer family are shown accepting a grant check from Paula Fritz Eddy, the Foundation’s Director.

The local railroad has been in operation since 1966 when the Bauer brothers purchased a German-built steam locomotive through an advertisement in Trains magazine, and shipped the engine from Germany through Philadelphia to St. Marys. Their children, family members and friends are continuing the tradition and now number twenty active personnel and another ten who help occasionally. The railroad is enjoyed by many area residents, children’s groups and organizations.

The Elk County Community Foundation is a non-profit organization that strives to strengthen our region through development, stewardship and grant making as it works with donors to achieve their philanthropic goals. For more information contact ECCF at 834-2125, by email at eccf@windstream.net, or visit their website at www.elkcountyfoundation.com.