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CABVI announces new board leader, officers
UTICA — The Central Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (CABVI) said goodbye to a longtime leader and named a new chair of the board of directors at its annual meeting held May 14 at Monarch Banquets in Yorkville. At the meeting, Jim Turnbull IV stepped down as board chair, a role he has […]
Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties announces grants
UTICA — The Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties recently announced it awarded more than $2 million in grants during the first quarter to organizations and initiatives across the Mohawk Valley region. The foundation in February invited nonprofits in Herkimer and Oneida counties to apply for its Education, Health, and Sciences Grant Round, with
People news: ICAN names new chief operations officer
UTICA, N.Y. — Integrated Community Alternatives Network (ICAN) announced it has appointed Linda Lopez as chief operations officer. In this role, Lopez will play a
Maraviglia $2 million donation to benefit SUNY Oswego School of Education
Wilber Hall atrium now bears his name OSWEGO — The president of SUNY Oswego says Frank Maraviglia was once a ward of the state who was dependent on welfare as a child. “He wasn’t
Ronald McDonald House Syracuse renovation project continues
Nonprofit seeks to reach fundraising goal SYRACUSE — A renovation project at the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central New York (RMHC of CNY) is “nearing completion,” the organization said in late April. The charitable organization is renovating more than 9,000 square feet of previously unfinished space on the fourth floor of
Nonprofit registration open for Mohawk Valley Gives 2024
UTICA, N.Y. — The Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties is gearing up for Mohawk Valley Gives, its third-annual 24-hour online day of community
Mohawk Valley organizations receive NYSCA grants
Two Mohawk Valley organizations received grants from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) for projects at their facilities. The Kirkland Art Center
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central New York (RMHC of CNY) says it is nearly 75 percent of the way toward reaching its $1.1 millionfundraising goal to pay for an ongoing renovation project. The organization is renovating more than 9,000 square feet of previously unfinished space on the fourth floor of the
Crowe appointed to NYISO board of directors
RENSSELAER — The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO), the nonprofit that operates New York state’s power grid, announced it has named Michael Crowe to its board of directors, effective April 16. The selection of Crowe resulted from the NYISO’s stakeholder process in which representatives from each market sector work to conduct a national search
The MOST to use federal funding for renovations to create STEAM-education space
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science & Technology (MOST) in Syracuse says it will use nearly $3 million in federal funding for a “major”renovation project at the facility. The money will help pay for a project to turn the eastern portion of the museum building into a STEAM education space, per
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