Punxsutawney Area Community Foundation awards Bonus grant to Punxsutawney Borough
PUNXSUTAWNEY — The Punxsutawney Area Community Foundation, Inc is pleased to announce the awarding of its firstever Bonus Grant to the Borough of Punxsutawney.
The five-hundred-dollar grant was awarded based on a competitive application process. The request for proposals targeted groups working with youth ages 11 to 14 to fund the creation and operation of a summer activity program which will result in a cooperatively developed presentation during the week of the Festival in the Park.
The Borough’s application outlined an energetic program to create a summer program for “tweens” while also addressing the important current issue of improving knowledge about local government and the way it functions. During the five-week program, youth will gather under the leadership of a staff person and adult mentors to meet and engage with Borough employees, learn about the structure and operation of Borough government, and visit the various Borough facilities. Activities will include interviews, visits, snacks, lunch, and field trips, all while learning to work together for the benefit of a better and stronger Punxsutawney community.
The program will be conducted from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Tuesdays beginning May 31st and continue through the Festival In the Park Week. Youth ages 11 to 14 who have an interest in politics and/or the community should contact the Punxsutawney Borough office and request further information and an application.
The Punxsutawney Area Community Foundation, Inc. was formed in 2021 with donations from Punxsutawney are residents and friends supplemented by local fundraising efforts. The goals of the Foundation are to support and assist local and area organizations and agencies with supplemental funds, to manage investments for long term institutional sustainability and growth, to enhance the quality of life in the Punxsutawney community though targeted funding, and to develop organizational potential through development and training.
PXYCF is managed by a Board of fifteen directors who represent the various towns and townships of the area covered by the Punxsutawney School District. The Foundation is committed to working with both non-profit and public entities to enhance and improve life
in the Punxsutawney area community.
Those wishing to learn more about the Punxsutawney Area Community Foundation, Inc. can visit the Foundation’s website at pxycf.org.
Those desiring to donate to the work of the Foundation or to set up a designated fund to be managed by the Foundation for the benefit of the community or a specific organization can contact the Foundation’s answering service at 814-938-2493 to leave a call back number. A Foundation volunteers will return your call.