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Above are John and Dorotha VanNess. Photo submitted by Northern New York Community Foundation.
POTSDAM The John and Dorotha VanNess Family Fund of the Northern New York Community Foundation recently approved $10,000 in grant support for three nonprofit organizations that deliver arts, culture, and youth-based programs.
John and Dorotha VanNess cared deeply for the Potsdam area. A legacy fund honoring their commitment to the community lives on with a trio of new grant awards impacting the area this year.
The family legacy fund is a permanent, grant-making fund that will forever support programs, activities, and initiatives that support the general welfare of the Potsdam community. Mr. and Mrs. VanNess’s daughter, Susan J. Sewall, established the fund at the Community Foundation in 2018 as a lasting tribute to her parents’ civic mindedness.
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WATERTOWN â A diverse group of organizations, 61 to be exact, have joined to participate in the 2021 #giveNNY campaign, a local effort that unites tri-county nonprofits in a day of giving on â315Dayâ â March 15.
From human services and health and wellness to arts, culture and conservation, this yearâs participating nonprofits represent a wide range of missions that collectively strengthen the region, according to a release from the Northern New York Community Foundation.
The campaign, returning for its fourth year, kicks off Feb. 15, and culminates with a day of radio broadcasts on Tunes 92.5 FM on March 15, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Several events to drive awareness and support for the effort are planned during the weeks leading up to â315Day.â All campaign activities will be conducted with health and safety in mind as the region continues to confront the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
WATERTOWN — The Youth Philanthropy Council of the Northern New York Community Foundation recently awarded $5,000 in grants to five North Country nonprofit organizations to support their work and mission