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Otsego Career Access Network (OCAN) Network Coordinator Position Description Otsego Career Access Network (OCAN) is a county-wide alliance of members from a variety of backgrounds representing K-12 education, higher education, the nonprofit sector, government,...
Friday, May 20 at 10:00 pm, the Otsego Community Foundation (OCF) launched the Tornado Response Fund, just hours after a tornado hit Gaylord. As of May 31, the fund has received over $511,000 from donors. The funds will be allocated to three areas of need, including...
After 26 months providing resources for Otsego County organizations to assist with the immediate and additional challenges of the pandemic, the COVID-19 Response Fund has been spent down and closed. The Fund received $132,000 from 220 generous donors and invested...
Don Matz has a real love for Otsego Christian School. Over the years, he has shared his time, talent and treasure with the little school located in Gaylord. An engineer by trade, Don helped design the school and has spent countless hours using his handiness to build,...
A year ago we welcomed 2021 with open arms. Realistically, we knew all the challenges of 2020 wouldn't instantly disappear. However, there was a glimmer of hope that with the turning of the calendar, the uncertainties would be in the shadows of new light. Our year-end...
Our team at the Otsego Community Foundation (OCF) has the very special privilege of working with some of the area’s most generous people, assisting with their local philanthropy. “Most people know OCF grants touch many lives. But what is more on the down low is...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMedia Contact:Katie Wittenauer, katie@micollegeaccess.org, (517) 316-1713 Grant funding will be used to establish community network for postsecondary access workLANSING, Mich. — Michigan College Access Network (MCAN) has awarded a $20,000 Planning...
Over the past five years, the Otsego Community Foundation has experienced great growth. The workload both with gifts received and grants awarded has steadily increased, along with the community leadership initiatives. The board of directors has been monitoring the...
In 1985, Scott and Janice Lampert relocated to Gaylord from Denver. The move was inspired by a job transfer for Scott, a petroleum engineer with NICOR Drilling Company. The young couple was up for an adventure that would most likely be a sojourn or temporary...
The Otsego County business community has a reputation for being extremely generous to local charities, and, despite the unknowns with the pandemic, business owners continue to share. This spring, Extreme Power Sports is a prime example of that generosity. Like so many...
Every time a new fund is established at the OCF, there is a unique story with a common theme of connection to people and place. The latest fund, the Captain John Nicholson Fund is no exception. John Nicholson was born in Lansing and raised on a farm...
Can it be January 2021? For those of you who know me, know I love seasons. Whether winter, spring, summer or fall, each has special characteristics and there is no time better than the present to snuggle in and reflect on the previous year. It is through this process,...