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Paying it Forward for Grant and Vindy

Grant and Vindy. Chances are, if you live in Johnstown, you know their names. When Tyler and Katey Skovensky’s Westmont home caught fire on July 26, 2023, they suffered a devastating loss -- two of their four children died, 22-year-old…

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New Scholarship Fund Honors Longtime VCI Director

A new scholarship administered by the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies will not only support veterans and their family members, but will also honor a longtime local leader who has been a fierce advocate for veterans. The Thomas Caulfield Veterans…

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‘He Gave It His Heart And Soul”

Former Student Honors Beloved United English Teacher With little interest in English or writing, Ian Kordish-Murdick didn’t expect much from his first class of the day when he started his freshman year of high school. Longtime English teacher Richard “Ric”…

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EITC Participation Means a Win for Local Kids

Somerset County insurance agency provides support for 10th year in a row For the past decade, BDH/Konhaus LLC, a Meyersdale-based insurance agency, has employed Pennsylvania’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) Program to save on taxes and make a difference for…

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Honoring Kenneth “Big Ken” Dranzik

Scholarship Fund Established to Honor Que's 'Big Ken' We wanted to find a way to continue to bless people in the way he would have if he were still living. Anyone who visited Quemahoning Family Recreation Park over the past…

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New Fund Honors Local Hockey Star

  Brian Wincer "Goals 4 Education" Scholarship Fund Established When Brian Wincer passed away suddenly last summer, the shock hit hard for family and friends. He was only 46, a loving husband and father of three—a daughter and twin boys—raising…

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Supporting Vocational Education

New Fund Addresses Critical Gaps in Work Readiness, Advancement Opportunities Supporting Learning Communities—a new program made available through the Y.S. and Y.W. Nam Fund at Community Foundation for the Alleghenies (CFA)—responds directly to two of the most pressing employer, employee,…

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Over $550k in Scholarships Available

The headlines are inescapable: college is expensive, averaging about $17,500 a year for a public two-year college, to over $50,000 a year for a private 4-year university.* To pay for it, families navigate a labyrinth of funding sources, tapping into…

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Scholarships: A Give & Take Opportunity

The following Op-Ed was published in the March 19, 2018 edition of the Tribune Democrat, to raise awareness of the scholarship opportunities available to families through the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies. It's written by Dennis Brawley, who, along with…

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