by Community Foundation of Fayette County | Nov 17, 2022 | CFFC News, Fayette Gives
The Community Foundation of Fayette County hosted the third annual Fayette Gives on Thursday, November 10, 2022. The preliminary total is $575,541, and we thank everyone who helped make this “day of giving” such a success! Your generosity will make an impact for Fayette County charities and the community as a whole. Preliminary results are displayed at www.fayettegives.org, but the summary and leaderboards do not include bonus pool dollars. Stay tuned for final numbers in the coming weeks, and thank you for joining us in building a stronger Fayette!
by Community Foundation of Fayette County | Oct 26, 2022 | CFFC News, Grants
EQT Foundation awarded the Community Foundation of Fayette County (CFFC) a $15,000 grant for the Building a Stronger Fayette Fund. This fund is an endowment to support CFFC’s general grantmaking program in perpetuity. CFFC accepts applications for this fund in the spring grant cycle, evaluating requests from local nonprofits and strategically selecting grant awards.
The Building a Stronger Fayette Fund supports arts and culture; education; community and economic development; health and human services; and other areas of interest. In CFFC’s spring 2022 cycle, grants were awarded for a library program, household and hygiene items, musical productions, a junior firefighter boot camp, a program to provide beds to families, a free community lunch program, software, and a program to support grandparents as caretakers.
Ellen Rossi, EQT Foundation President; Renee Couser, CFFC Executive Director; Kaitlyn Magyar, EQT Corporation Public Relations Intern
EQT Foundation’s $15,000 grant will be added to the fund and will help strengthen CFFC’s general grantmaking program. “Working with local community foundations has been an essential part of our strategy to be engaged corporate citizens in the areas where EQT operates,” said Ellen Rossi, EQT Foundation President. “We are thankful for the partnership we have created through the CFFC’s Building a Stronger Fayette Fund to help nonprofits in the community thrive,” said Rossi.
“CFFC thanks EQT Foundation for their support. This fund has been a focus for our fundraising, since supporting local nonprofits is such a big part of what we do,” said Renee M. Couser, CFFC Executive Director. To raise additional money for the Building a Stronger Fayette Fund, CFFC is participating in Fayette Gives on November 10 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at www.fayettegives.org.
by Community Foundation of Fayette County | Sep 27, 2022 | CFFC News
The Community Foundation of Fayette County’s 2021 Annual Report is here!
“In 2021, many of us repositioned ourselves as the domino effect of the pandemic continued to change our everyday lives. At the Community Foundaiton of Fayette County (CFFC) we were busy in our efforts to address the ongoing, heightened needs of the community, and we’re happy to share with you how CFFC is building a stronger Fayette.” – J.D. Ewing, CFFC Chair
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by Community Foundation of Fayette County | Sep 14, 2022 | Building a Stronger Fayette
There’s a saying “all dressed up with nowhere to go,” but sometimes there’s somewhere to go and no way to get there. Transportation can be a challenge for a variety of residents. The Mary and John J. Depcrymski Memorial Fund, held at the Community Foundation of Fayette County (CFFC), supports transportation for Fayette County senior citizens and awarded a grant to Lafayette Manor, an assisted living residence. “We were able to use the grant money to fuel our wheelchair van to have transportation accessible to our residents that otherwise would not have been available,” said Director of Social Services Shari Viano.
Lafayette Manor’s van was used for group outings such as seeing fall foliage, trips to the mountains, ice cream outings, and group lunches. In addition to these fun group outings, this grant enabled transportation for important family functions, such as a resident attending her granddaughter’s wedding. “Without the use of the van, she would not have been able to do so, and it meant so much to her to be able to share in the special day. And the family was grateful, especially since that was the last family event that they were able to share with her,” explained Viano. Another resident was transported to her husband’s funeral, which she otherwise wouldn’t have been able to attend.
The van was also used for those who didn’t have or couldn’t afford transportation for home assessments, a vital part of planning for safe discharge from the residence. Alternate transportation options, like wheelchair van services or ambulance, can be costly and sometimes unavailable, and not all residents have family members who are able to arrange transportation with them.
Lafayette Manor assisted 60+ residents through this grant. “CFFC is an asset to Fayette County and our community. Through their hard work and dedication, projects can be completed and services can be provided to members of our community that would not otherwise be available,” said Viano.
(Viano pictured at the Spring 2022 Grants Presentation, when Lafayette Manor was awarded another grant for senior transportation.)
by Community Foundation of Fayette County | Sep 7, 2022 | CFFC News, Fayette Gives
This year, 88 Fayette County charities are fundraising in the third annual Fayette Gives on November 10, 2022 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at www.fayettegives.org. During this 12-hour “day of giving”, the public is encouraged to donate to participating local charities in a joint effort to build a stronger Fayette. The Community Foundation of Fayette County (CFFC) hosts Fayette Gives to support local charities and engage the community in philanthropy.
Fayette Gives has raised $734,303 for Fayette County charities the past two years, with 43 participating charities in 2020 and 64 participating charities in 2021. This year’s 88 charities include many returning charities and 25 first-time participants. Learn more about the services they provide by viewing their profiles on the “Charity Search” page at www.fayettegives.org.
To donate during Fayette Gives, donors will visit www.fayettegives.org on November 10, between the hours of 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., to select one or more charities for a credit or debit card donation. The minimum donation is $25 per charity. Donations received at the CFFC office by 8 p.m. on November 10 will be boosted by a prorated percentage of the bonus pool, thanks to the Fayette Gives sponsors.
To donate to one or more charities by check, please write one check for your total contribution amount and complete one Check Contribution Form to designate your individual donation amounts. Make your check payable to “CFFC” and mail it with your completed Check Contribution Form to CFFC, 5 South Mt. Vernon Ave., Uniontown, PA 15401. The official Check Contribution Form is available at www.fayettegives.org and checks are now being accepted.
On Fayette Gives day, the website will show live results and leaderboards. Once all donations are verified, charities will receive their grant check. Visit www.fayettegives.org to learn more.
2022 Check Contribution Form