The Silver Creek Irving Heritage Fund (SCIHF) Committee is accepting grant applications until September 20, 2020. The SCIHF provides funding to new community initiatives, leadership development, and charitable programs that address the most pressing issues within the Silver Creek Irving community. Their slogan is “Remembering Our Past – Securing Our Future.”
All charitable organizations that serve the Silver Creek and Irving communities are eligible to apply for a grant. Applications are available at the Village of Silver Creek and Town of Hanover offices, Anderson-Lee Library, and from committee members. The form is also accessible on the NCCF website at http://www.nccfoundation.org/scihf. Submit completed applications by September 20 to the Northern Chautauqua Community Foundation, SCIHF, 212 Lake Shore Drive W., Dunkirk, NY 14048.
Past recipients of grants from the SCIHF include the Anderson Lee Library, Boy Scout Troop 252, Festival of Grapes, Dunkirk Fredonia Meals on Wheels, Silver Creek Senior Citizens, Silver Creek Hanover Garden Club, Hanover Little League, and St. Columban’s on the Lake. SCIHF committee members are Alvin Crowe, Maureen Morabito, Jerry Rocque, Donna Roof, Kathy Tampio, and Vince Tampio.
The SCIHF is a community donor-advised fund of the Northern Chautauqua Community Foundation. For questions on this fund, contact a committee member, call the NCCF at 716-366-4892, or e-mail nccf@nccfoundation.org. To make a gift to the Silver Creek-Irving Heritage Fund, visit their web page at www.nccfoundation.org/scihf.
The NCCF, incorporated in 1986, is a tax-exempt charitable organization. Since its establishment, the NCCF has distributed more than $16 million in the community through its various grant programs. It is an organization inherently committed to enriching the northern Chautauqua community and encouraging local philanthropy. For more information on the NCCF, visit www.n