Pictured, from left, are Jon Ward (CFTT Advisory Board), Mike Barbieri (Tioga Central School District), Danielle Farnbaugh (Food Bank of the Southern Tier), Petrea Rae (Catholic Charities), Brian Eldridge (United Way), and Angela Klopf (CFTT, CEO). Absent is: Project GROW and Spencer Van Etten Central School District.
The Community Foundation for the Twin Tiers (CFTT) just awarded $21,385 in grants from the Floyd Hooker Estate Fund. Floyd “Vic” Hooker died in 2007 and designated 30 percent of his estate to “Benefit the Youth of Tioga County”. Some of these funds were placed with CFTT and provide funding to school districts, or non-profit agencies working with school districts, to benefit the youth in Tioga County, N.Y.
Grants were recently awarded to the following:
Catholic Charities, Tioga Outreach Center: Awarded $2,130 for its Youth Engagement Services (YES) program. The program provides mentoring to students and will help support group activities and a family dinner.
Food Bank of the Southern Tier: Awarded $2,000 for its Back Pack Program. This program provides children with meals during school breaks, holidays, and weekends.
Project GROW: Awarded $1,460 to pay for materials needed to renovate the green house at the Waverly School District.
Tioga Central School District: Awarded $2,795 to fund the Lego Mindstorms EV3 program for the middle school students. This program will expand the District’s curriculum and instruction, and offer more Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM).
United Way of Tioga County: Awarded $4,000 to continue working with students, selected by the schools, to be placed in its member non-profit agencies during the summer. This provides help and support to the non-profits and it helps the students be more active in their communities and to think about philanthropy. The funding pays for the stipends to the students working in the non-profits.
Spencer Van Etten Central School District: Awarded $9,000 to build a low-power FM radio station. This local media outlet will allow students to develop basic broadcasting skills and the English Department is planning to offer a broadcast journalism elective.
Grant applications will be sought out again in October 2015 for any school or school based programming within Tioga County, N.Y.
Please contact CFTT at (570) 888-4759 or via e-mail at cftt@stny.rr.com to find out more.
