81 Non-Profits Set to Fundraise During Cattaraugus Gives
OLEAN - 81 nonprofits from across the Cattaraugus County region whose work betters the lives of Cattaraugus County residents are set to fundraise and engage in friendly competition during Cattaraugus Gives on Tuesday, Nov. 29. Led by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation, Cattaraugus Gives is a 24-hour online fundraising event that brings together area nonprofits of any service area, size or mission in friendly competition to celebrate the community’s spirit of giving.
In 2021, Cattaraugus Gives nonprofits together raised $358,722 during the day of giving. Since 2019, Cattaraugus Gives has raised some $750,000 for area nonprofits and their respective causes.
This year’s participating nonprofits include:
African American Center for Cultural Development
Allegany Area Historical Association
Allegany Public Library
Allegheny Highlands Council, Boy Scouts of America
Big 30 Athletic Fund
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie, Niagara and the Southern Tier
Caneadea Dam at Rushford Lake Fund
Canticle Farm
Cats Knead TNVR, Inc.
Cattaraugus Community Action, Inc.
Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation
CBA Vision Rehabilitation Services
Challenger Learning Center of the Twin Tier Region, Inc
Chautauqua Cattaraugus Board of Realtors Scholarship
Chesnut hill cemetery
Christine Conner Memorial Scholarship
Citizens Advocating Memorial Preservation (CAMP)
Cuba Circulating Library Association
Daughters United
Directions in Independent Living, Inc.
Dr. Lyle F. Renodin Foundation
Dream it. Do it. Cattaraugus County
Ellicottville- Great Valley Recreational Trail, Inc.
Empire Animal Rescue Society
Enchanted Mountain Garden Club of Allegany
Frank Pitillo Memorial Fund
Friends of Good Music of the Olean Area, Inc.
Friends of the Library of Olean, NY
Genesis House Shelter
Greater Olean Hospitality Sculpture/Monument Fund
Gregory D. Spring Perseverance Scholarship and Awards Fund
HomeCare & Hospice Foundation
Housing Options Made Easy, Inc dba: Recovery Options
Intandem
Interfaith Caregivers, Inc
Joyful Rescues, Inc.
Leadership Cattaraugus Scholarship
Literacy of Love, Inc
Little Valley Fund
Lounsbury Adaptive Ski Program
Marjorie and Robert Schaumleffel Rotary Scholarship
Mary Kay & Michelle's Hope Center, Inc.
Meals on Wheels of Cattaraugus County
Memorial Library of Little Valley
Nannen Arboretum Society
National Federation for Just Communities of WNY, Inc.
OHS Class of 1983 Scholarship
Olean Area Youth Hockey Assoc
Olean Business Development
Olean City School District Foundation
Olean Community Theatre
Olean First Baptist Church
Olean Food Pantry Inc.
Olean General Hospital Foundation
Olean Meditation Center
Olean Parks Beautification Fund
Olean Rotary Club
Olean Sports Boosters
Olean Theatre Workshop
Operation Warm Hearts, Inc.
Pay it Forward
Phyllis Green Memorial Scholarship Fund
Portville Free Library
Portville Sports Booster
Rotary Club of Ellicottville, NY Foundation for Youth
Saving Grace Outreach
Shadows Veterinarian Relief Trust
Southern Tier Catholic School and Archbishop Walsh Academy
Southern Tier Health Care System
Southern Tier Symphony
SPCA in Cattaraugus County
St. Elizabeth Mission Society, Inc.
St. Joseph's Catholic Maronite Church
The Pink Pumpkin Project
The Salvation Army - Olean
Tim Bushnell Memorial Scholarship
Tri-County Arts Council
Twin Tiers Disc Golf Association
Western New York Land Conservancy
YMCA of the Twin Tiers
Giving will open at 12:00am on Tuesday, Nov. 29 and will actively continue for the next 24 hours. Donors will have the opportunity to help the nonprofits they love win additional prize money from a prize pool of $21,300 sponsored by CRCF and area businesses. A full prize listing is available at cattaraugusgives.org/prizes.
Additionally, a number of participating nonprofits will have matches and challenges available, which will increase the impact of donors’ gifts. Donors and the public can make their gifts and watch the leaderboard live throughout the day at cattaraugusgives.org.
“Cattaraugus Gives has become a day to look forward to for participating nonprofits, donors and the Community Foundation," said CRCF Executive Director Karen Niemic Buchheit. “Cattaraugus Gives has been a true celebration of the spirit of giving and a celebration of our area nonprofits over the last few years. We expect that this year will take Cattaraugus Gives’ fundraising total over the years over $1 million. The impact of $1 million for our community nonprofits is hard to put into words, and it has been an honor to help facilitate such an extraordinary event of giving.”
Cattaraugus Gives again comes at a time when nonprofits find themselves stretching to meet essential needs.
“For the last few years, we have talked internally about how important a day Cattaraugus Gives has become to help our nonprofits overcome challenging factors, and this year is no different,” Buchheit said. “Things like inflation and rising costs all pose serious challenges to nonprofits. The money raised during Cattaraugus Gives can go a long way to help our nonprofits rise above those challenges and provide the services that our community needs.”
To learn more about how to support Cattaraugus Gives, visit cattaraugusgives.org.