Wayne County Endowment awards 31 grants
COURTESY OF WAYNE COUNTY COMMUNITY ENDOWMENT
In the past year, the Wayne County Community Endowment awarded 31 grants totaling $95,890 to support nonprofits that serve area residents, with $33,750 distributed from its Emergency Relief Fund to address local needs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The pandemic greatly strained the operations of many nonprofits providing critical services to Wayne County residents and we knew that our role was to make sure these services would continue,” said C.J. Britt, advisory board chair. “We are grateful for all of the contributions from those in our community who helped to make the emergency support possible.”
From the Historian: Macedon Historical Society says thank you
Linda Braun
It is with great gratitude that we wish to thank the Bullis Fund and the memory of Auerelia “Nettie” Bullis for a donation of $10,000. The Bullis Fund is managed by the Rochester Area Community Foundation. We were recently notified of this award and we wanted to formally thank them for it.
Nettie Bullis grew up in Macedon at her home on Canandaigua Road, next to what is now Bullis Park. Nettie was a very intelligent woman who invested well. She was the personal secretary to James Gleason, president of Gleason Works. Nettie left a remarkable legacy following her death. In addition to Bullis Park and the Bullis Library located in the Macedon Public Library her legacy includes the Wayne County Endowment, Bullis Fund and several scholarship funds. Check out the RACF (racf.org) for more information.