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Sue Jordan has always taken care of her neighbors. Even as a little girl living downstate, she shoveled her elderly neighbors’ driveways. “I like to do things for other people,” Sue says. Her generosity and sense of service show up to this day. Sue still makes sure...
Grayson Lewis had no plans to attend the 2022 100+ Women Who Care event. A call and personal invitation from Karin Beyer persuaded her to attend. It was hard to say no to Karin, and as a newly elected board member of Gaylord’s Last Resort, she decided it might be a...
When Nick Mazur died unexpectedly on March 22, 2022, on a trip to Mexico, his parents, Jen, and Matt, knew they wanted to do something in his memory. They had no idea how or where to start in the first few weeks and months after Nick's passing. Any memorial needed to...
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....
We are excited to share with you just a few of the stories from 2018 that highlight the many ways people choose the OCF as a way to connect to what matters. As you flip through the pages, know that these stories are made possible because of you. You matter!
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...