When Lynne and Kai Mebust moved to Cooperstown in June 2000 for Kai’s 3-year Bassett Healthcare residency, they expected to stay a few years and move on. Instead, they fell in love with the community and the many opportunities for meaningful involvement in Cooperstown’s life. Some 23 years later, they
Our friends at Otsego Media were on hand for Student Voices, Student Choices and put together this amazing video.
Encouraging philanthropy throughout Otsego County is a major goal for the Community Foundation of Otsego County. What better way to spark that interest than by engaging our youth? With Student Voices, Student Choices, the Foundation created a special program for high school students that sharpened their focus on local needs
On November 9, the Community Foundation of Otsego County, in collaboration with SUNY-Oneonta, brought 50 nonprofits together in one room for a Nonprofit breakfast. The goal of the breakfast was to engage a diverse group in conversation about the future of Otsego County. After an introduction from SUNY President Alberto
CFOC Executive Director Jeff Katz’ Op-Ed in today’s Oneonta Daily Star encourages all of us to think more countywide. Click here to read more.
We all know how frustrating it is to deal with outdated and inadequate technology, whether as a compiler, sender, or receiver of vital information. The need to upgrade a nonprofit’s digital systems is an added expense that can be difficult to fund within their annual budgets. Three nonprofits facing this
Despite heroic efforts by our 23 food pantries, Otsego County has a food insecurity problem. That’s where the Community Foundation of Otsego County came in. Serving as a neutral convener, we helped bring together food pantries and other related organizations to discover where collaboration can be effective. The Hunger Coalition
From student mental health, to Oneonta downtown revitalization, to the Juneteenth Festival, the Community Foundation of Otsego County (CFOC) has awarded 13 grants totaling over $104,000 throughout Otsego County in 2022. However, we still have one-third of the year ahead and another $100,000 left to award. For the remainder of
Encouraging philanthropy throughout Otsego County is a major goal for the Community Foundation of Otsego County. What better way to spark that interest than by engaging our youth? Our first-ever Student Voices, Student Choices Awards (SVSC) is a new competition for high school students to sharpen their focus on local
Our friends at the Otsego Lake Association are pleased to invite one and all to attend the OTSEGO LAKE YESTERDAY, TODAY, AND TOMORROW gathering! When: Saturday, August 13, 2022Where: Otsego Sailing Club — in their beautiful new open-air pavilion at 5992 NY-80 (east side of the lake 1.8 miles north of
