COI raises $2,600 for pantries

Chautauqua Opportunities, Inc. (COI) employees have generously donated a total of $2,600 to support eight local food pantries across Chautauqua County. Each pantry — including Chautauqua County Rural Ministry in Dunkirk, Twice Fed Food Pantry in Cherry Creek, Northside Food Pantry in Jamestown, Panama United Methodist Church, and food pantries in Sinclairville, Westfield, Mayville, and Forestville — received $325 to help provide food for community members in need.

The donations come from COI’s employee “Donation Fridays” program, where staff contribute $2 each week for the privilege of wearing jeans to work. Over time, this initiative has enabled COI employees to make a meaningful impact on food security throughout the county.

Sons of Revolution meet Saturday

STOCKTON — This Saturday, the Chautauqua County Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) will be meeting at the Stockton Hotel at 12:30 p.m. There will be an update to our Patriot Marker Ceremony to be held in Bemus Point on Veterans Day on Tuesday. Members and guests, as well as those who have an active interest in our Revolutionary History are welcome to attend.

Fredonia Ukulele sets weekend event

On Saturday at Domus Fare Restaurant, 41 W. Main St., Fredonia Ukulele will meet from 5 to 7 p.m. Play immediately (all ability levels); No experience necessary. We’re all about making music as a community. The goal is to have fun and to make music. Ukuleles provided or bring your own.

Play, sing, or just enjoy listening. Come and go as you please.

Congregation sets Sunday service

The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Northern Chautauqua (UUCNC), located at 222 Temple Street in Fredonia, holds a Sunday Worship Service at 11 a.m., both at their physical location and on Zoom. For those wishing to join us virtually, please visit https://tinyurl.com/caluucnc. Click on “Worship Service” on the date you are attending and scroll down for the Zoom link. For those attending the in-person service, please follow the driveway and park in the lower lot behind the building. Handicapped parking is located between the two buildings and directly behind the second building.

The theme for November is Nurturing Gratitude. On Sunday, the Rev. Ron Skowronski will reflect on the holiday of Thanksgiving. This is our national day of Gratefulness. Instead of retelling the many lies of history, he will Speak Truth to Delusion, to encourage us to live authentically. Truth always leads to Freedom and Justice.

The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Northern Chautauqua strives to be a vibrant, welcoming, multigenerational, diverse community enlivened by the power of radical love. For more information about us, visit www.uucnc.org, or call 716-679-7944.