The Whallonsburg Grange Hall, a non-profit community center in the Champlain Valley, has appointed a full-time manager, thanks to a generous grant from the Cloudsplitter Foundation. Cloudsplitter, based in Saranac Lake, is "dedicated to improving the future for the flora, fauna, … [Read more...] about Whallonsburg Grange Hall Receives Major Grant to Support Full-Time Manager
Philanthropy
Help CATS Save Land & Make Trails
We want CATS trails to pass through a landscape where forests stay forests, farms stay farms, wetlands stay wet, and scenic vistas stay scenic. That’s the "saving land" part of the CATS tagline – "saving land – making trails." Your end-of-year donation can help CATS save land. … [Read more...] about Help CATS Save Land & Make Trails
Success! CATS Meets Matching Grant!
A few weeks ago we asked for your help to reach $20,000 in donations so we would receive a $20,000 matching grant from the Cloudsplitter Foundation. Thanks to YOU, we reached that goal! Your donation makes it possible to: Complete the purchase of the Wildway Passage … [Read more...] about Success! CATS Meets Matching Grant!
CATS Receives Matching Grant: Rise to the Challenge!
You may have recently received a CATS Newsletter in the mail with some news about a grant we were awarded. For those of you whose addresses we don't have, we want to share this exciting news with you as well. If you responded to the request in the newsletter, THANK YOU! We are … [Read more...] about CATS Receives Matching Grant: Rise to the Challenge!
Mary Ellen Ellithorpe is Fort Ticonderoga’s Volunteer of the Year
Fort Ticonderoga recently announced that Mary Ellen Ellithorpe (Em) of Putnam, NY, has received the 2016 Fort Ticonderoga Volunteer of the Year award in recognition of her dedicated service to Fort Ticonderoga. Em gave tirelessly of her time and energy this past summer … [Read more...] about Mary Ellen Ellithorpe is Fort Ticonderoga’s Volunteer of the Year