Legacy
Martha Blumberg accomplished great things in her short life — gaining recognition as a promising young artist when she was just 12 years old. Learn how her charitable spirit lives on through her mother’s bequest to the Community Foundation.
Carlton and Shirley West live and breathe CNY. Their giving will provide perpetual support to several local charities that are important to them.
Four generations of Reids have called Syracuse home, forging a strong bond with the local community.
The Peckhams live by the motto that you make a living by what you get, but you make a life by what you give.
Central New York has been Mary Pat’s home for 50 years. It is where she met her husband, where their careers flourished and where they discovered a shared commitment to the many nonprofit and charitable organizations making a difference in their community.
Mary’s parents were always great role models for her. They provided support to the community in so many ways, and she felt it was important to do the same.
As a single mother of two young boys, there were times when Anne Lloyd struggled to feed her family. She now feels a strong desire to help others by giving back to the same community that so greatly impacted her.
Bob and Zalie have great compassion for the community’s four-legged friends. They contribute their time and make donations to a whole host of animal charities.
Richard Levy's life changed forever when he was forced to flee Nazi Germany as a young, Jewish boy. Now his legacy will carry on in support of causes that resonate with his life experiences.
Joyce Homan is an artist, activist, and philanthropist who lives, works and gives in Central New York. Joyce and her late husband, Ray, lived through The Great Depression and therefore viewed material goods as secondary to compassion and experience.