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Five recent area graduates received awards from the Jonathan Teuscher Scholarship Fund, managed by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation, this year.

Eleven graduates of Cattaraugus County high schools recently received scholarship awards from the Gregory D. Spring Perseverance Scholarship Fund, an annual scholarship managed by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation.

Three Cattaraugus-Little Valley Central School graduates received recently received scholarship awards from funds managed by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation.

The Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation is now accepting applications for the Mental Wellness in Cattaraugus County Fund and Wagner Family Fund.

Eleven recent area graduates received awards from the Dresser-Rand Employees Scholarship Fund recently, together totaling $16,500.

Eight area graduating seniors recently received scholarships from the Big 30 Athletic Fund, managed by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation.

Six graduates of Ellicottville and West Valley central schools received scholarship awards from funds managed by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation.

Four recent area graduates received awards this year from the Burt Scholarship Fund, managed by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation.

Seven recent Ten Broeck Academy/Franklinville Central School graduates recently received scholarship awards managed by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation.

Four Hinsdale Central School graduates received scholarship awards from funds managed by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation to support graduating Hinsdale seniors.

Five recent area graduates received scholarship managed by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation for students pursuing a degree in business-related areas of study.

Cattaraugus Gives, powered by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation, will return on Giving Tuesday, November 28, this year to raise funds for nonprofits in Cattaraugus County.

Four recent area graduates received this year's Laurie Anzivine Memorial Scholarship awards, managed by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation.

Six recent area graduates recently received scholarship awards from funds managed by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation to support their pursuit of studies in education- and law enforcement-related fields of study.

Six recent Otto-Eldred High School graduates recently received scholarship awards from funds established at and managed by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation to support graduating OEHS students.

Four recent graduates of high schools in Cattaraugus and Chautauqua counties received awards this year from the Chautauqua Cattaraugus Board of Realtors Scholarship Fund at the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation.

Four area graduating seniors recently received scholarship awards for students pursuing a degree in a health care-related field of study, managed by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation.

Four area graduating seniors recently received the John J. Murphy Family Scholarship managed by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation. 

The second annual Vincent C. Horth Memorial Softball Tournament, held May 28, raised $1,621 for the Vincent C. Horth Memorial Scholarship fund at the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation.

Thanks to support from the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation's Community Fund and the Bill & Cathy Fraser grant program at the United Way of Cattaraugus County, the Olean Police Department recently acquired a new drone that will serve as a tool to enhance the public safety of those in the greater Olean area.

The Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation (CRCF) board of directors has named Kirk Windus its next executive director of CRCF.

Following three years of fundraising and a year of construction, the Ellicottville Skatepark Committee (SK8EVL) and the Village of Ellicottville announce the grand opening date of the new concrete skatepark, located inside Ellicottville's Village Park.

From humble beginnings to a successful career in forestry, Sandy and Connie Wolfinger have developed philanthropic hearts - hearts that have continued to grow since the couple established the Wolfinger Family Fund and the Connie and Sandy Wolfinger Fund at the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation.

The Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation will hold its second Nonprofit Link and Learn Seminar of the year, "Keep it Simple Social: An accessible approach to social media marketing for nonprofits," to be led by marketing experts Shelley Jack and Tracy DeRose on June 2.

Frank Higgins has been an ardent supporter of animal rescues and nonprofit organizations supporting the welfare of animals in Cattaraugus County for many years.

Erick Laine was a constant figure in the Olean community, always at the heart of so much impacting the region, whether it be through business, philanthropy, volunteering or just being a friendly figure.

In many ways, a matter of the heart served as the spark for the Heart of Olean Mural Project, a 10,000 square foot, four-sided mural in the heart of downtown Olean.

The multi-generational philanthropy of the Reisner family has had and will long continue to have a deep impact on the greater Olean community.

Carroll Swanson's long career in music took her across the world, but her roots in Olean led her to establish a scholarship for musically inclined student sin the Olean area.

Four donor designated funds at the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation have together supported $274,753 in grants to organizations designated by their donors so far this year.

Cindy Wagner knows the value of giving, having worked in the nonprofit sector for much of her career. Wagner recently established Wagner Family Fund at the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation to give support to libraries in Cattaraugus and Allegany counties beginning in 2023. The fund's grant application process will open August 1 with a September 30 deadline, and awards will be made in November each year.

Four area school districts and one New Jersey school recently received grants supporting new projects and education opportunities, together totaling $4,633, from the Wolfinger Family Donor Advised Fund.

The Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation will launch this year's Nonprofit Link and Learn seminar series on March 21 with the "Grant Application Coaching Workshop," facilitated by CRCF's Karen Niemic Buchheit and Monica Emery and Laura Whitford of the Renodin Foundation.

The Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation's Community Fund grant application process is open, with grant applications due April 21.

Applications for the Ratana Ratanawongsa Scholarship at the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation are available to students at Allegany-Limestone Central School in grades 7-10, with a due date of March 1.

George Pancio is maybe most remembered for his famous portrayals of Santa Claus both locally and nationally, but outside of the red suit, he dedicated himself wholly to Olean schools and the community.

The Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation board recently elected Sean Cornelius to its board of directors and named its slate of Foundation officers for 2023, including the election of Lucy Benson as board president, while also naming Dr. Yogini Kothari an honorary board member.

Vincent Horth was a "jack of all trades" who excelled in his work as a mechanic and lineman. Horth, a graduate of Cattaraugus-Little Valley Central School and Jamestown Community College, was known to share his mechanic abilities to help a friend, often working on their cars.

The Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation's 2023 scholarship process will open to applications from area students on February 1.

Dr. Brian O'Connell Sr. was a constant figure in the education field in the Olean City School District, where he worked for 36 years of his illustrious 40-year educational career.