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Community Contributions: Randolph Organizations Receive $12K From John Edward McLaughlin Family Fund

From left are Julia Niles, Chautauqua Region Community Foundation grants manager, Fred Nagle, grant committee member, Mary Johnson of the Randolph Free Library, David Senn of the Randolph Regional EMS Corp, and Liz Jones, Chautauqua Region Community Foundation community impact officer.

RANDOLPH – The Chautauqua Region Community Foundation recently awarded more than $12,000 in grants to organizations in Randolph through the John Edward McLaughlin Family Fund.

The endowment fund was established in 2007 to support charitable activities in Randolph.

Through an annual grant application, financial assistance from the fund is made available to nonprofits, churches, municipalities and the Randolph school district. The 2024 grants were awarded to Grace Episcopal Church for office and children’s activities at the annual arts and crafts festival, the East Randolph Cemetery for tree removal, the Town of Randolph for AED units at the Randolph Town Park, the Randolph Central School to support for its after-prom event, the Randolph Cemetery Association for landscaping near new water line trenches, Randolph Free Library for updates for the new Junior/Young Adult Library area, the Randolph Regional EMS Corp. for pediatric restraints, and the annual Ecumenical Vacation Bible School across four area partnering churches.

“The McLaughlin Family Fund continues to support a range of activities and needs across the Randolph community,” noted Liz Jones, community impact officer at the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation.

“The impact in the community is supporting programs and activities for area youth, the purchase of equipment to assist first responders and ongoing maintenance needs for both cemeteries.”

The John Edward McLaughlin Family Fund was established in 2007 at the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation, and $150,000 has been awarded to the community since.

“This year funding requests once again exceeded the amount available to grant – actually coming in at double the amount available, so not all projects were able to be supported or supported in full. That signals the continued need in the community, and presents some urgency in growing the Fund to support more grantmaking in the future,” Jones said.

Contributions to the McLaughlin Fund can be made online, by visiting crcfonline.org/give, or by check at: Chautauqua Region Community Foundation, 418 Spring St., Jamestown, NY 14701.

The Chautauqua Region Community Foundation administers more than 700 endowments in support of emerging community needs, charitable organizations and local students pursuing higher education. For more information visit www.crcfonline.org or contact Lisa Lynde, Donor Services Officer at 716-661-3390 or llynde@crcfonline.org

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