Recently, Elk County Community Foundation reported that the grant given to the Ridgway Volunteer Fire Department for the purchase of their new tanker’s equipment marked the $1 millionth dollar granted since the Foundation was established 10 year ago. The Ridgway Firemen plan to help host an Open House commemorating the Foundation’s Anniversary. The event will […]
The newly formed Women Who Care organization is hoping to strengthen the community by educating, encouraging and expanding the number of women committed to philanthropy by providing funds and assistance to issues important to families. The organization was established in January as a project of the Elk County Community Foundation. “We thought a Women’s Giving […]
Kelsey is a 2005 graduate of Cameron County High School. She recently received her undergraduate degree from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania and is now pursuing a law degree at California Western School of Law in San Diego, California. Kelsey is the daughter of Patrick and Andrea Lewis of Emporium. The Greiner/Roof Memorial Law Scholarship […]
Recently Northwest Savings Bank presented a $10,000 check to the Elk County Community Foundation. First Commonwealth Bank, Snyder Trucking and Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield gave an additional $13,650 combined. These funds will be included in the Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program (EITC) which then will make grants available to area public schools to support […]
Representatives of the Saint Marys Public Library and the Elk County Community Foundation met recently to review and give funding for the popular summer reading program held at the Library each summer. Nearly $900 came from two different Funds held a the Elk County Community Foundation (ECCF) to benefit the Library. Some of the dollars […]
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