The Silver Creek-Irving Heritage Fund (SCIHF) recently awarded a total of $3,361 to five
charitable organizations. FeedMore of WNY was awarded $500 for the Community Food
and Nutrition Champions program; the Michael Boedo Foundation was awarded $511 for an
Intergenerational Art Program with St. Columban’s; Silver Creek Festival of Grapes was
awarded $700 to purchase a laptop computer, printer and computer supplies; Silver Creek
Athletic Booster Club was awarded $1,250 for guardian gaps for football players; and the
Village of Silver Creek Historical Center was awarded $400 for the Family Halloween Event
at the Ward-Dickinson Dining Car.

SCIHF grants funds to charitable programs to address the most pressing needs identified
within the Silver Creek-Irving community and to fund leadership development initiatives. The
SCIHF motto is “Remembering Our Past – Securing Our Future”. Applications are accepted
annually by September 20 th.

As a Community Donor Advised Fund of the Northern Chautauqua Community Foundation
(NCCF), SCIHF is an endowed fund. That means it will continue to make grants in
perpetuity. Gifts to the fund can be made directly at https://www.nccfoundation.org/scihf.

The SCIHF committee members include: Matt Bogosian, Susan Borrello, Marv Cummings,
Marcey Denardo, Maureen Morabito, Donna Roof, and Kathy Tampio and Liz Vancheri,
SCIHF is currently seeking volunteers interested in serving on the Silver Creek-Irving grants
committee. For more information, please contact Eileen Ardillo, grants program coordinator
at eardillo@nccfoundation.org or speak to any committee member.
Since its incorporation in 1986, the NCCF has invested nearly $23 million in northern
Chautauqua County through strategic grantmaking, targeted scholarships, and leadership

Patty Hammond, Economic Development Coordinator
716.679.5333
phammond@nccfoundation.org

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and community collaborations. The NCCF is a tax-exempt charitable organization inherently
committed to enhancing the northern Chautauqua community and encouraging local
philanthropy. As a nationally accredited community foundation, the NCCF has proven
compliance with the National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations, demonstrating
integrity, equity, accountability, transparency, and effectiveness in meeting the needs of its
community. For more information on the NCCF, visit www.nccfoundation.org or call 716-
366-4892.