It was a celebration of philanthropy and selflessness on Wednesday at Delta Hotels by Marriott in Utica, as the Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties honored two major donors whose generosity has greatly impacted the area.
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It s being called the Mohawk Valley COVID Community Navigator Program, including The Center (formerly the Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees), Mohawk Valley Frontiers, Mohawk Valley Latino Association, Hope Chapel AME Zion Church, the Rome NAACP and the Utica/Oneida County NAACP.
The outreach effort is being funded by the Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties through the Ron and Shelia Cuccaro Family Fund.
“We feel strongly that those who have suffered the effects of COVID-19 disproportionately deserve our community’s very best efforts to ensure that they get information and access to the vaccination,” said Ron Cuccaro in a statement from the Community Foundation announcing the effort. “Sheila and I are thrilled that The Center and all of the community partners are engaged in this important work, and it’s great to see the impact we can have when we all work together.”