From left are Brian Boedo (Michael Boedo Foundation), Kiona Stern (Silver Creek Athletic Booster Club), Kathy Tampio (SCIHF Committee Chair), Brooke Barone (FeedMore of WNY), Liz Vancheri (SCIHF Committee), Lisa Romano (Silver Creek Festival of Grapes), Matthew Bogosian (SCIHF Committee), Lou Pelleter (Village of Silver Creek Historical Center) and Jeff Hornburg, (Silver Creek Mayor)

The Silver Creek-Irving Heritage Fund (SCIHF) recently awarded a total of $3,361 to five charitable organizations. FeedMore of WNY was awarded $500 for the Community Food and Nutrition Champions program; the Michael Boedo Foundation was awarded $511 for an Intergenerational Art Program with St. Columban’s; Silver Creek Festival of Grapes was awarded $700 to purchase a laptop computer, printer and computer supplies; Silver Creek Athletic Booster Club was awarded $1,250 for guardian gaps for football players; and the Village of Silver Creek Historical Center was awarded $400 for the Family Halloween Event at the Ward-Dickinson Dining Car.

SCIHF grants funds to charitable programs to address the most pressing needs identified within the Silver Creek-Irving community and to fund leadership development initiatives. The SCIHF motto is “Remembering Our Past – Securing Our Future”. Applications are accepted annually by September 20th.

As a Community Donor Advised Fund of the Northern Chautauqua Community Foundation (NCCF), SCIHF is an endowed fund. That means it will continue to make grants in perpetuity. Gifts to the fund can be made directly at https://www.nccfoundation.org/scihf.

The SCIHF committee members include: Matt Bogosian, Susan Borrello, Marv Cummings, Marcey Denardo, Maureen Morabito, Donna Roof, and Kathy Tampio and Liz Vancheri, SCIHF is currently seeking volunteers interested in serving on the Silver Creek-Irving grants committee. For more information, please contact Eileen Ardillo, grants program coordinator at eardillo@nccfoundation.org or speak to any committee member.

Since its incorporation in 1986, the NCCF has invested nearly $23 million in northern Chautauqua County through strategic grantmaking, targeted scholarships, and leadership and community collaborations. The NCCF is a tax-exempt charitable organization inherently committed to enhancing the northern Chautauqua community and encouraging local philanthropy. As a nationally accredited community foundation, the NCCF has proven compliance with the National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations, demonstrating integrity, equity, accountability, transparency, and effectiveness in meeting the needs of its community. For more information on the NCCF, visit www.nccfoundation.org or call 716-366-4892.