The Crawford Central Community Foundation will present its annual Adult Spelling Bee “Fun”draiser on Saturday, February 21 at our new venue, VFW Post 2006,1045 S. Morgan St. in Meadville. Doors open at 6:00 pm with the Spelling Bee starting at 7:00 pm. Free Hors D’Oeuvres served, Cash Bar, Basket Raffles and a 50/50 Drawing. 

This year’s theme is “On Broadway” and will feature teams from local businesses and the Crawford Central School District. All proceeds benefit the CCCF which is committed to providing financial resources to enrich academic, artistic, and athletic experiences for Meadville and Cochranton students in grades K-12 as we continue to grow a “Pay It Forward” Tradition. 

        Join us in the FUN as Teams vie for the coveted CCCF Championship Spelling Bee Trophy.

MASH Drama students, under the direction of Sharon Barnes (1st District), received a Fall Grant from the CCCF to purchase scenery flats for their upcoming Spring Production, The Music Man. In exchange, their Pay It Forward component was an Elementary Theatre Workshop Day that culminated in a performance of a musical selection complete with choreography.
Bravo to ALL who participated. We look forward to the performances of The Music Man April 17 and 18, 2026 and thank you for “Paying It Forward”.

      The Crawford Central Community Foundation recently awarded over $6,000 in funding for their 2025 Fall and Emergency Grants in the Crawford Central School District. Recipients include: Consumer and Family Services Kitchen Equipment and Supplies, Cochranton Jr.- Sr. High School/ Jennifer Pittner, Flexible Seating and Expansion, Cochranton Elementary School/ Shyra Clayton, Intervention Improvement with Flexible Seating, Cochranton Elementary School/ Dustin Castiglione, Puppy Series Books and Flexible Seating, Cochranton Elementary School/ Lacey Hogue, MASH Drama Scenery Flats/Meadville Area Senior High School/ Sharon Barnes, and  PaTTAN Autism Initiative, West End Elementary School/ Emily Achenbach.

      In exchange for funding, the applicants must provide a “Pay It Forward” component that benefits the community or the school community. The CCCF Fall “Pay It Forward”  Projects include providing a meal to St. James Haven, sponsoring an elementary drama workshop, providing residents of Adams Place with cards, flowers, pictures, and reading to them, and creating holiday crafts and cards featuring the students’ own drawings and messages of kindness to a local senior citizen home. 

The Crawford Central Community Foundation continues to provide financial resources to enrich academic, artistic, athletic and wellness experiences for Meadville and Cochranton students in grades K-12 in the Crawford Central School District. Our next fundraiser event is the CCCF Annual Adult Spelling Bee to be held on Saturday, February 21, 2026 at VFW Post 2006.

Did you know that this academic year, we’ll have three grant funding cycles? Please keep the dates below in mind as you plan for the school year.

Here is the grant application!

For MAC Users: Download this file, use the Auto Fill Form, SAVE. Obtain all signatures needed and follow instructions to send.

For PC Users: Unfortunately, WORD PRESS does NOT support embedding with a fillable form. Please use the LINK in the email that was sent to you through the CCSD and follow the above instructions.

The DEADLINE for FALL GRANT APPLICATIONS has been extended to WEDNESDAY, October 22 by the end of the school day!

We are excited for this year’s SeptemberFest! Make sure to save the date and tell your friends as we seek to help students in the Crawford Central School District through pay it forward grants.

Join us after the Chamber Wine Brew & Spirits Walk…………

      The Crawford Central Community Foundation hosts its annual SeptemberFest “FUN”draiser on Saturday, September 13 from 6:00 pm-10:00 pm at Roff School Tavern – 13388 Leslie Rd. Meadville. The “FUN”draiser with the emphasis on FUN awaits you! Guest Bartending Teams, 2025 Hall Pass Beverage, Gift Basket Raffles and a 50/50 drawing all benefiting students in the Crawford Central School District, grades K-12 as they pursue academic, athletic, artistic and wellness opportunities.               

For more information, please continue to visit us at our website: crawfordccf.org or check us out on Facebook.

Are you looking for a local sponsorship opportunity? Please consider sponsoring this year’s SeptemberFest! Your company’s name will appear on bartending team shirts and on event signage.

Carolyn Brown’s reading classes recently completed their pay it forward project by putting on a movie night.

Check out this article to learn more:

https://meadvilletribune-cnhi.newsmemory.com/?publink=8043936b7_134fa10

The school year is winding down, but our planning is just beginning! We hope that you save the date for this year’s SeptemberFest FUNdraiser.

Check out our Facebook page for more information!

The Crawford Central Community Foundation’s “Pay It Forward” Awards are given annually to a graduating senior at Cochranton Jr.- Sr. and Meadville Area High Schools with a $500 award to each recipient. The Award recognizes students who have made outstanding contributions in the form of service to their community (school,neighborhood and hometown) and who exemplify the mission of the CCCF.  The students are nominated by their High School Guidance Counselors.

This year’s recipients are Kaylee Pearl- Cochranton and Natalie Smith- MASH.

Natalie Smith was the secretary of the MASH National Honor Society, secretary of MASH Student Government and competed on the Track and Field Team. Natalie also participated in numerous community endeavors including volunteering at West Mead 1 Fire Company, she is certified as a paramedic, plays the bagpipes, is a member of the Jack Curtin St. Patrick’s Committee and helped in fund-raising activities at her church. Natalie will attend PennWest Edinboro to pursue a nursing degree.

Kaylee Pearl is a member of the National Honor Society, served as the vice-president of the Spanish Club, volunteered at her church and summer vacation Bible School and was a member of the Cochranton Marching Band playing flute and participated in STEM Academy. Kaylee will attend Carlow University studying pre-speech language pathology. 

Congratulations to Natalie and Kaylee as you embark on your next journeys. Please continue to “Pay It Forward” in service and kindness.

The Marilyn Kinter R.N. Memorial Scholarship Award was established in memory of Marilyn Kinter, a nurse at the Meadville Medical Center who worked in the newborn and intensive care units. This year’s recipients, Raygan Erdley, Cochranton High School  and Emma Blair, MASH, (pictured with Dr. Susan Sapone, Mrs. Kinter’s daughter), will receive $500 each to pursue degrees in Nursing. Raygan will attend the University of Pittsburgh and Emma will attend PennWest Clarion.

Congratulations to Raygan and Emma as you take the next steps in pursuing your degrees in Nursing. A special thanks to Dr. Susan Sapone and the Marilyn and Robert Kinter family for entrusting the Crawford Central Community Foundation with your scholarships in memory of your parents.