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Canton Community Fund  |  Recent Projects

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Aiding Master Gardeners 

At its January 29, 2019 meeting, the Canton Community Fund awarded a grant of $1,900 to Cornell Cooperative Extension of St. Lawrence County for a laptop computer and other furnishings in support of its Master Gardener Program at its Canton facility. The Master Gardener Program is a national program of trained volunteers who work in partnership with their county Cooperative Extension offices to extend gardening information to the local community.

Helping Middle School Students Thrive

​Also at its January 29 meeting, the Canton Community Fund awarded a $1,245 grant to Canton Central School for an interactive middle school counseling program that is aimed at providing students with coping strategies to decrease aggression, antisocial behavior, bullying, and episodes of school violence. Leadership skills, healthy living, “cyber etiquette” and similar features are also part of the program, which will be administered by school counselor Mary Parker.
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Canton Day Care Center

At its November 28 meeting, the Canton Community Fund  awarded a $2,000 grant to the Canton Day Care Center for furnishings in support of its ongoing expansion of its school-age space at United Helpers' Maplewood facility. The expansion will allow the CDCC to serve more Canton-area children, and also hire more employees. With day care space limited across the County, we were proud to support an initiative that will help so many families.
 
The CCF previously awarded a grant to the CDCC toward architects' fees for the expansion project. 

St. Lawrence University & Canton Central School 

In October 2018, the Canton Community Fund (CCF) awarded a grant to St. Lawrence University's Education Department to fund a collaborative art project involving students at SLU and Canton Central School. According to the grant proposal, the partnership “will culminate in a school beautification project at Canton Central, (including) two murals” and potentially other projects, such as picnic tables and Adirondack chairs. The project will be jointly administered by Jessica Sierk, St. Lawrence assistant professor of education, with her students in the spring semester course “Youth, Art, and Community,” and Gregory Kiah, Canton Central art teacher. A public unveiling next spring is anticipated.
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Canton Recreation Department

In October, the Canton Community Fund awarded the Canton Recreation Department with funds to improve the basketball court at Taylor Park. This upgrade is part of a plan to refurbish the Park and make it a year-round hub for community activities. We are thrilled to be a part of these exciting changes!

GardenShare

 The Canton Community Fund recently assisted GardenShare by awarding a grant for several much-needed work tables and chairs in its headquarters in Canton. Here, volunteers are gathered around the tables preparing materials for Garden Share's unit in the 2017 Dairy Princess Festival parade. 
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"Furniture is the kind of thing that some funders don't think about," said GardenShare Executive Director Gloria McAdam.  "But we need space and equipment and yes, furniture, in order to do our work. Thank you so much to the Canton Community Fund for recognizing this and helping GardenShare!"
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Remington Arts Festival

The Remington Arts Festival will be adding music to its line-up of events. The Canton Community Fund will support local musicians, who will be playing music on the Village Green  while local artists show and sell their wares and area students give historical tours of Canton. Now in its 16th year, the Festival celebrates arts and art culture in the region while honoring the world-renowned artist, Frederic Remington, born in Canton in 1861. 

Barn Quilt Beautification 


​​The St. Lawrence County Historical Association wanted to liven up their building in time for the Dairy Princess Parade, and asked for some help to get five barn quilts painted and hung. The quilts were designed by the Historical Association and painted by volunteers led by Ruth McWilliams and Pat Dominie. The Canton Community Fund provided $335 to cover costs for constructing and hanging the barn quilts, and what a fantastic investment it was! Stop by and see the barn quilts for yourself at 3 E. Main St. in Canton!
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The First Annual Maple Run

The Canton Community Fund had the great pleasure of supporting First Annual Maple Run, organized by Amanda Stopa Goldstein. With a 5k and the only half marathon on St. Lawrence County, the debut race sold out with 224 runners participating from the region and beyond. The Fund supported the purchase of equipment that will be used each year to keep the runners and volunteers safe.

The Maple Run is part of a growing movement in the area to expand health and fitness opportunities and encourage tourism. We can't wait to see how the Second Annual Maple Run goes!

Renovations at Canton Free Library

The Canton Community Fund provided $2000 to the Canton Free Library to enable it to continue renovations to its basement meeting space and kitchen. After initial renovations began (funded by a grant from New York State), it was discovered that the cost would nearly due to leveling techniques that left layers of sticky buildup that was likely contaminated with asbestos. Due to quick action by the CCF, the Library was able to resume renovations. The meeting room and kitchen now have a beautiful new floor for the community to enjoy.
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New Tech for Deep Root Center

In October of 2016, the Canton Community Fund awarded Deep Root Center with nearly $1600 to purchase three desktop computers and a revolutionary distance-learning tool called Kubi. This device holds an tablet on a robotic arm which is controlled by a person in a remote location, and allows the user to join or lead classes through video conferencing. Volunteer facilitators from around the glob can now teach classes from their offices, homes, or classrooms, opening a new world of possibilities for Deep Root Center students. They were also able to purchase an new coding instrument called Ozibot, a little gizmo which allows students to learn and develop cod for computer programs and gaming. 

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