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Published March 13, 2021, 12:36 PM
Throughout this pandemic season, open-air dining has become a premium space and option, and the Megaworld Lifestyle Malls are upping the ante.
Getting through this COVID-19 pandemic has been like navigating between the devil and the deep blue sea. Let’s call the virus the devil, someone we all want to avoid; and the deep blue sea would be our floundering economy and the businesses in danger of sinking. We are a consumer-driven economy, so establishments within the food and restaurant industry, with their employment and trickle-down supply chain, have a great impact on our economy’s survival. Quarantine fatigue has also meant we miss those dining out opportunities; but there is the pressing concern of whether it’s safe to head out in numbers.
Feb 15, 2021
For the third time since the beginning of the pandemic, philanthropic leaders in Cattaraugus County helped facilitate the distribution of microgrants from the WNY COVID-19 Community Fund Response Fund to organizations working on the front lines to provide relief to those most impacted by the ongoing pandemic, culminating in 36 grants totaling $45,000.
The Western New York COVID-19 Community Response Fund was created by the philanthropic community to support nonprofits addressing immediate needs in response to the COVID-19 crisis in the eight counties of Western New York.
In the prior rounds of grantmaking, the WNY Fund’s microgrant program issued $34,000 in relief funding to the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation, which acted as the fiscal agent to distribute grants to organizations providing needed services to vulnerable and impacted populations.