Another great “Pay It Forward” Project from a 2024 Fall Grant recipient. Please consider donating socks and underwear (sizes listed below) for the Crawford Central Elementary Schools with the drop off point at Second District Elementary School. Thank You Julie Clements for your CCCF Grant Application to purchase Sensory Items for students on the spectrum.

We are excited to announce that we have changed the dates for our spring grant applications and our annual spring fundraiser – the Spelling Bee!

The deadline for submitted spring grant applications is February 15th! We look forward to learning more about the projects you hope to have funded and the pay it forward projects that you come up with.

This year, we have moved our annual Spelling Bee to an earlier date – Saturday, February 22nd at the ICC in Meadville. Stay tuned for more information. We hope that you are able to gather a team together as we help to raise funds for the grants that help the students of Crawford Central School District. As always, remember that we put the FUN into “FUN”draisers.

The Crawford Central Community Foundation Board of Directors is excited to announce the recipients of our Fall 2024 grants!

Hands On Learning Materials – Sensory Items for Students on the Spectrum – This grant was submitted by Julie Clements from Second District Elementary School. Their pay it forward project is a sock and underwear drive at the elementary schools that is being coordinated with the school nurses.

Gaming PC Build – This grant was submitted by Rob Cierniakoski from Cochranton High School. Their pay it forward project is to create a community help desk similar to the Geek Squad at Best Buy.

Extending Learning through Creating – Makerspace Materials – This grant was submitted by Beth Heuchert from Second District Elementary School. The pay it forward project is 3 Kind and Thankful Tuesdays. One week is for school kindness. Another week is kindness at home and the last week is community kindness.

Softball Lady Dogs Giving Back to the Caring Cupboard – This grant was submitted by the MASH Softball Boosters. Their pay it forward project is raising funds to help the MASH Caring Cupboard in the spring of 2025.

We also awarded an emergency fund grant to the MASH Caring Closet. The grant was submitted by Natalie Stearns from Meadville Area Senior High School. Their pay it forward project was packaging 200 packages of feminine care products that were sent to Allegheny College in collaboration with the United Way. The group at MASH already completed their pay it forward project.

Congratulations to all of our recipients! We look forward to seeing how your pay it forward projects positively impact our community!