When Karen Dunigan attended an executive leadership lunch for the Center for Family Health in 2006, she didn’t intend to create a new way of giving. She wanted to solve an immediate problem in her community. New mothers needed portable cribs. Many brought their babies...
In 2022, Vicky Rigney registered for the OCF 100+ Women Who Care event for the first time. She nominated the First Congregational Church Community Meal Program as one of the local non-profit organizations eligible for the evening’s proceeds. Vicky’s expectations for...
In the last few years, between the COVID-19 pandemic and the May 2022 tornado, the limits of Otsego County’s philanthropic Community have been stretched. “Otsego County has a responsive culture that can come together and address immediate or urgent community needs....
Grantee: Huron Pines Project: Huron Pines/Vanderbilt Area School Place-Based Stewardship Education The purpose of the project is to implement place-based stewardship education (PBSE) efforts at Vanderbilt Area School (VAS). PBSE has been proven to increase student...
