2012 Annual Report - Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo
2012 Annual Report - Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo
2012 Annual Report - Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo
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Karen Six, Wyoming <strong>Foundation</strong> Board Member,presents research findings at needs <strong>for</strong>um.Wyoming <strong>Foundation</strong>On a crisp fall day in Wyoming County, hundreds gathered <strong>for</strong> a historic needs <strong>for</strong>um hostedby the Wyoming <strong>Foundation</strong>, a geographic affiliate of the <strong>Community</strong> <strong>Foundation</strong>. It is believedto be the first of its kind in the county where residents were invited to discuss not only the healthneeds of the community, but also the needs of the arts and culture, education and businesssectors. The event brought together more than 100 partners.After presentations on the <strong>2012</strong> Wyoming County health needs assessment and the othercounty needs mentioned above, residents participated in a process to prioritize the mostimportant issues facing the county. Residents engaged in lively discussions with Wyoming<strong>Foundation</strong> donors, county leaders, both business and elected, along with representativesof nonprofit organizations.A final question was asked at the end of the day: “Based on what you heard today, if you had$1 billion, which issue would you focus on and why?” The answers were instrumental in charting afuture course of giving and programming <strong>for</strong> the Wyoming <strong>Foundation</strong>. The focus in 2013 and beyondwill be on building an education-to-jobs pipeline and marketing the county’s arts and culture highlights.For more in<strong>for</strong>mation about the Wyoming <strong>Foundation</strong> and how you can get involved to support ef<strong>for</strong>tsin Wyoming County, call (585) 285-4135.Funds··Michael & Elaine Almeter Fund··Leonard M. Barkin EnvironmentalConservation Trust <strong>for</strong> Youth··Dr. Charles E. Bartlett Memorial Essay Contest··Russell C. Christ, Jr. Fund··James and Ethel DeAmesy Fund··Stacy Marie Geercken Scholarship Fund··Katharine Pingrey Hopkins Memorial Scholarship Fund··Mabel Mason Fund··Middlebury Historical Society Fund··Mr. and Mrs. George Schaumleffel Scholarship Fund··Mark E. Strome Scholarship Fund··Marjorie and Charles Van Arsdale Family Fund··Marjorie Z. Van Arsdale Fund··Wyoming <strong>Foundation</strong> Endowment Fund··Wyoming Free Library FundSandy Kushner and Jessie Barth at Wyoming Needs Forum.44 | <strong>Community</strong> <strong>Foundation</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Greater</strong> <strong>Buffalo</strong> Partners discussing <strong>Annual</strong> issues <strong>Report</strong> at <strong>2012</strong> needs | <strong>for</strong>um. 45
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