OSWEGO, NY: A portrait of Nancy Bellow.  

Photo by Ben Cleeton

贝洛是土生土长的纽约州奥斯威戈人,她选择把这个社区作为自己终生的家。贝洛计划通过她的遗产基金为许多团体提供支持,所有这些团体都反映了对她来说最重要的事业--妇女、教育、社区需求和历史。

Last year, we shared Lucy's story as an example of how even the most surprising gifts can leave a legacy. Since then, we have received additional photos of Lucy's life from her remaining family.

Before Rosemary Bucci passed away, she named the Central New York Community Foundation the recipient of over $1.5 Million bequest to create the Bucci-Deserio Family Foundation.

Orlando Mcinnsey launched a youth boxing and mental health program, All Mighty Boxing. It’s there that he trains local youth ages 6-18 in self-defense to help them cultivate resilience, emotional intelligence and community.

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Hear from Andy Zepp, executive director, Finger Lakes Land Trust, about the importance of the organization’s new Shotwell Brook Conservation Project to protect and preserve the water quality of Skaneateles Lake.

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杰夫和瑞秋通过信仰、家庭和社区,在生活的方方面面奉献爱心。他们的慈善事业强调对当地的影响,激励他人以有意义的方式奉献爱心。

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彼得-黄(Peter Wong)曾是一名航空公司工作人员,在健康问题使他孤立无援之后,他通过北区送餐服务重新找到了生活的目标。有了营养餐、友好的探访和重要的支持,他说:"这给了我一个站起来生活的理由"。

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Sixteen-year-old Azory Infinite dreams of redefining music while breaking cycles of poverty. Through the Good Life Youth Foundation's HipHop-preneurship program, youth like Infinite are learning about hip-hop, entrepreneurship and resilience, empowering them to rise above their circumstances.

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Music has been a lifelong passion for retired physicians Dr. Harold L. Husovsky and Dr. Susan E. Stred, influencing the establishment of their donor-advised fund, Rhapsody in Green, that they use to support their charitable interests in music, education, and community needs.

聆听 "妇女共同克服障碍 "组织的创始人 Chayna Short 讲述她在 "领导力课堂"(TLC)和我们的 "参与式资助 "项目中的转变经历如何指导她发展、加强和壮大自己的组织。