Monday, February 22, 2021 - 5:43 pm
Above are John and Dorotha VanNess. Photo submitted by Northern New York Community Foundation.
POTSDAM The John and Dorotha VanNess Family Fund of the Northern New York Community Foundation recently approved $10,000 in grant support for three nonprofit organizations that deliver arts, culture, and youth-based programs.
John and Dorotha VanNess cared deeply for the Potsdam area. A legacy fund honoring their commitment to the community lives on with a trio of new grant awards impacting the area this year.
The family legacy fund is a permanent, grant-making fund that will forever support programs, activities, and initiatives that support the general welfare of the Potsdam community. Mr. and Mrs. VanNess’s daughter, Susan J. Sewall, established the fund at the Community Foundation in 2018 as a lasting tribute to her parents’ civic mindedness.
POTSDAM â A rhinoceros, a scaled dragon and a trail of ducklings visited Ives Park on Saturday afternoon.
Potsdamâs inaugural Snowman Festival brought about 50 people to the frozen shore of the Raquette River, where snow whimsy emerged from north country kids, parents, college students and teachers â all artists for the day.
Organized by the North Country Childrenâs Museum, the St. Lawrence County Arts Council, Big Spoon Kitchen, SUNY Potsdam and the village Chamber of Commerce, the festival and competition was staged near the Ives Park gazebo, with building stations cordoned off to keep teams distanced.
Teams get creative with snow in sectioned-off areas of Ives Park on Saturday at Potsdamâs first Snowman Festival. Christopher Lenney/Watertown Daily Times
Sunday, February 21, 2021 - 1:00 pm
Theo Hughes, Potsdam, sits next to his family’s snowman standing on his head that won Best in Show at Potsdam’s Snowman Festival. Other family members who built the snowman were Owen, Isaac, Nick, and Megan. NCNow photo
POTSDAM – Ives Park was abuzz with activity as about two dozen teams were busy building snow creatures February 20.
The snow creations included snowmen adorned with spring flowers and Monarch butterflies, beach attire and Mardi Gras décor. Among other sculptures were a Mars rover, dragon, rhinoceros and a duck family.
Although there was an abundance of snow, many participants used water to pack together the difficult, fluffy snow. Also used were dyes and miscellaneous accessories to add creativity and color to their creations.
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WATERTOWN â A diverse group of organizations, 61 to be exact, have joined to participate in the 2021 #giveNNY campaign, a local effort that unites tri-county nonprofits in a day of giving on â315Dayâ â March 15.
From human services and health and wellness to arts, culture and conservation, this yearâs participating nonprofits represent a wide range of missions that collectively strengthen the region, according to a release from the Northern New York Community Foundation.
The campaign, returning for its fourth year, kicks off Feb. 15, and culminates with a day of radio broadcasts on Tunes 92.5 FM on March 15, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Several events to drive awareness and support for the effort are planned during the weeks leading up to â315Day.â All campaign activities will be conducted with health and safety in mind as the region continues to confront the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.