News and Events

We happily returned to North Shore Animal League to present Grant funds. Our funds will be used to obtain Dental Suite Equipment, sponsorship of their National Walk & Wag Event and their Pet Sponsorship Program. The North Shore Animal League America is a leader in the no-kill movement since 1944, they are dedicated to ending animal cruelty and euthanasia; encouraging spay/neuter programs; promotion shelter adoption; and advancing the highest standards in animal welfare.

We were happy to present Grant funds to Genesee Valley Conservancy to support their acquisitions and conservation efforts. Their Cooperative Conservation program involves the purchase of lands for conservation and re-selling the lands for environmental protection to New York State Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation and New York State Department of environmental Conservation. This program allows them to use their Acquisitions Fund to acquire strategic parcels of land to in-fill, expand, and buffer existing parks, forests, and wildlife management area.

We were happy to return to Mercy Flight Central, based out of Canandaigua, NY.  Our Grant funds will be used to help them continue their life-saving work.  Approximately 60% of their transports bring patients from small rural hospitals to major medical centers.  Since its inception, the organization has served more than 17,000 patients and grown to over 70 employees.  They now have three helicopters staffed 24/7, 365 days a year.

We happily provided Grant funds once again to Freedom Service Dogs, located in Englewood, CO. Our funds will be used to support their work of transforming lives by partnering people with custom-trained service dogs. Clients include veterans and active military members with service-related disabilities.

We were happy to provide Grant funding to Make-A-Wish of Metro New York. Our funds will support their mission to create life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses. They serve children in NYC, Long Island and Western New York. Their vision is to grant the wishes of every eligible child.

We are happy to return to The Center for Youth in Rochester, NY. Our Grant funds will be used support their New Beginning House, a transitional living program for young men who have faced abandonment and for whom homelessness must be addressed to keep them from becoming chronically homeless adult men. The New Beginning House is a 4-unit apartment building on Field Street in the City of Rochester. Each of 3 units houses two young men, with a full-time office and mentors available in the 4th unit. This unique transitional living program allows these young men to live in a respectful and safe environment while they finish school, seek workplace opportunities, and address social and emotional challenges

We are happy to provide grant funding to NEXT for AUTISM. NEXT has two decades of experience launching and supporting ground-breaking initiatives that support their vision that everyone deserves to live a productive and fulfilling life. Current initiatives include NEXT CONNECTS, to improve neurodiverse hiring and employment, NEXT for AUTISM FELLOWS, to help bridge the gap for individuals requiring greater support needs, and the NEXT grants program, to identify and support autistic-led and community-based projects that empower the well-being of individuals in the areas of home, social, and work.

We happily presented Grant funds to East End Disability Associates. Our funds will be used to support the addition of a wheelchair ramp and deck replacement of their residence in Manorville, New York. This house is home to eight adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and cerebral palsy.

We presented Grant funds to Long Island Alzheimer’s & Dementia Center to help them with their Hardship Fund. Seventeen of their seventy-five current program participants receive partial support from their Hardship Fund, with one person receiving full support. Several participants would not be able to attend LIAD without this assistance. An estimated 1 in 8 Long Islanders over the age of sixty-five have Alzheimer’s disease.