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This month, we are featuring Janice Kwapis in our OCF Volunteer Spotlight. In 2023, Janice joined the OCF Finance Committee, which reviews income and expenditures against the operating budget, receives audit reports, and develops the operating plan with projected...
Attention all Otsego County nonprofits! Join us for a journey of learning, connection, and community with the Leadership Learning Lab. The Leadership Learning Lab is a 10-month program, led by Rotary Charities, that combines adaptive and collaborative leadership,...
On May 14, 2024, 156 community-minded women gathered at Otsego Resort for the OCF’s 9th Annual 100+ Women Who Care event. Since its inception in 2016, this event has raised $141,000 in 9 hours, half of which has been granted to local nonprofit organizations. The other...
This June marks the 13th anniversary of Dana Bensinger taking over as Executive Director of the OCF, known as the OCCF in 2011. Dana is the fourth Executive Director in the organization’s history. Before becoming the Executive Director, she volunteered as the Youth...
As a trusted community partner, the OCF creates a better future for all by pursuing the community’s greatest opportunities and addressing the most critical challenges, inclusively uniting people, resources, and institutions from throughout the community, and producing...
Ten years ago, the Otsego Community Foundation (OCF) established the Kevin Reynolds Achievement Award for one of its board members who has demonstrated service above and beyond what is expected. Kevin Reynolds served on the OCF board from 2005 to 2014 and set a high...
This year, the OCF has so much to celebrate, including the 30th anniversary of the OCF Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) and the Youth Fund of the OCF. YAC is a group of community-minded Otsego County high schoolers and their advisors, Dave Beyers and Mariah...
Since 1949, Mental Health Awareness Month has been observed in the United States. This May, the OCF joins other organizations and individuals who are committed to raising awareness of and erasing the stigma around mental illness. Supporting mental health, which...
This month, the OCF announced the 2024 scholarship recipients. Sixteen Otsego County high school seniors were awarded scholarships this year, and twelve students received the second or third installment of their multi-year awards from the Treetops Scholarship, Freel...
At the 2023 100+ Women Who Care event, the $3,000 grant was awarded to the Northern Michigan Children’s Assessment Center. Since its inception in 2016, $125,000 in grants have been awarded to local nonprofits at the 100+ WWC events. This one-hour, real-time event is...
April is Volunteer Appreciation Month, and we are excited to take this opportunity to highlight OCF (Otsego Community Foundation) Scholarship Committee member Pamm Quinn. Scholarship decisions are out this month. Pamm and her fellow committee members have...
If you have lived in Gaylord for any length of time, you may have crossed paths with Mary Seger. Mary moved to Gaylord forty years ago as a young RN to start her career at Otsego Memorial Hospital. After returning to school for an advanced degree, Mary has served this...