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Category Archives: Fund Profile
Bob Perks Cancer Assistance Fund helps struggling families
This is part of a series that highlights the organizations or people behind one of the Foundation’s funds. A cancer diagnosis is devastating to a family in every possible way. That’s why the Bob Perks Cancer Assistance Fund raises money … Continue reading
Smart Start – Centre County prepares children and parents for challenges ahead
This is part of a weekly series that highlights the organizations or people behind one of the Foundation’s funds. In 1999, the Centre County United Way conducted a needs assessment that showed that local residents were in need of “high … Continue reading
Land Trust helps State College residents obtain their American Dream
This is part of a weekly series that highlights an organization associated with the Foundation. Owning a home is an integral part of the American Dream. But many people find that part of the dream to be out of their … Continue reading
CCCF’s Anniversary Circle awards $10,000 to Housing Transitions
This is part of a weekly series that highlights the organizations or people behind one of the Foundation’s funds, and a grant that is associated with that fund. Housing Transitions, an organization that provides a variety of housing services to … Continue reading
Posted in event, Fund Profile, Grant Profile
Tagged Alfred Jones, Allison Snyder, Anniversary Circle, Central PA Community Action, Centre Hills Country Club, Community Help Centre, giving circles, Housing Transitions, Interfaith Mission, Janyce Mose, Mountaintop Area Swimming Pool, Park Forest Day Nursery, Strawberry Fields
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Local organization provides health care to those in need
This is part of a weekly series that highlights the organizations or people behind one of the Foundation’s funds. A nurse by training, Cheryl White says she’s got “a caring gene.” And that’s why it’s so important to her to … Continue reading
Festival made possible with the help of many
This is part of a weekly series that highlights the organizations or people behind one or more of the Foundation’s funds. There’s an air of anticipation in downtown State College right now. The feeling that something big is about to … Continue reading
Posted in Art, event, Fund Profile
Tagged Alfred Jones, Allen Street, Arete-Best os Show Award, Arts Fest, Blake Gall, BookFest PA, books, Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, grants, Linda Gall, Moonstruck, music, Schlow Centre Region Library, State College, The Daily Collegian, The State Theatre, volunteers
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For 4thFest president, holiday is about more than fireworks
This is part of a weekly series that highlights the organizations or people behind one of the Foundation’s funds. To some people, the 4th of July is just about fireworks, hot dogs and a day off from work. But Paul … Continue reading
Knight Brothers’ legacy of helping people goes beyond newspapers
This is part of a weekly series that highlights the organizations or people behind one of the Foundation’s funds. Here at the Centre County Community Foundation, we’ve been talking about the Knight Foundation a lot. Yesterday morning we presented the … Continue reading
Scholarship fund helps students while honoring veterans
This is part of a weekly series that highlights the organizations or people behind one of the Foundation’s funds. After bravely serving their country, Mark Milliron and many other members of American Legion Post 867, in Pleasant Gap, took advantage of … Continue reading
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