Week #10 Monday ($100) – Susan Law, Fairport Tuesday ($100) – Heather Pease, Shinglehouse, PA Wednesday ($100) – Michelle Marks, Olean Thursday ($100) – Eileen + Frank Skrobacz, Olean Friday ($500) – Christine Stavish, Olean Congratulations to the Labor Day weekend drawing $1,000 winner – Kyle George of Allegany, NY Week #9 Monday ($100) – […]
Category: Fundraising
Foundation Donations Help Provide Safety and Security for Local Family
Foundation Donations Help Provide Safety and Security for Local Family While a miracle may have saved his life almost 50 years ago, today it’s the generosity of Foundation donors that provided needed safeguards for John and his mother. In 1966, while walking home from school, John spotted his brother and some friends on the other […]
Foundation Wish Tree Brings Happiness and Hope to Local Families
Over 15 families and 150 individuals had the opportunity to exchange gifts this holiday season thanks to The Wish Tree, a collaborative project between The Rehabilitation Foundation, The Olean YMCA and the N. Union and Walmart Olean Subway locations. The project began six years ago when Shelley Pollock, Foundation Board member and Subway […]
Foundation exceeds fundraising goals on #nygivesday
On“Giving Tuesday,” The Rehabilitation Foundation surpassed its fundraising goal of $1500 in participation in #NYgivesday. #NYgivesday is a 24-hour challenge to celebrate nonprofits across New York State. The day brings together nonprofits to raise awareness, collect donations, and build a stronger sense of philanthropy throughout the local communities. The Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation (CRCF) brought […]
Wish Tree Project
The Wish Tree is a wonderful opportunity to give a Christmas gift to a person the Agency supports at a time when they otherwise might not receive one. The project is a collaboration between local businesses and organizations who come together with the community to provide meaningful Christmas gifts to people the agency supports and their families. […]
Comedy Night brings out community support
The Foundation’s annual Comedy Night drew hundreds to this year’s laugh-in featuring two nationally-renowned comedians in a rave performance in early November. The event, hosted at Good Times of Olean, offered the community an opportunity to laugh and dine together while making an important contribution to the ReHab Center’s mission of supporting people with disabilities. […]
St. Bonaventure’s ArtMobile visits Day Services
The Day Hab classroom buzzed with activity as would-be artists from Day Services made colorful fish, traced maple leaves, and other craft projects under the direction and guidance of five interns from St. Bonaventure University’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts this week. “The interns from the center’s ArtMobile brought all the materials and […]
Creativity in Day Hab knows no limits
Smiling, bashfully, Johnny studied a Facebook picture of his dog on Deena Holcomb’s cell phone. “Go show your friends the picture of your dog,” Deena, who is a Day Hab DSP, said urging Johnny to interact with his Day Hab peers. “Who’s that right here?” Deena continued, pointing to the picture on her phone in […]
2017 Seafood Fest
Presented by Our Admiral Sponsors: Bryans & Gramuglia CPA’s│Univera Healthcare│Iroquois Group, Inc. Relph Benefit Advisors AN ALERA GROUP COMPANY │ Kinley Corp of NY 14th Annual Seafood Fest: Friday, March 24th Thanks to overwhelming community support, the 2017 Event is sold out! Please e-mail or call us to be notified of next years event! The Rehabilitation Foundation’s 14th […]
‘We Remember Committee’ honors those who have passed
The lives of 40 people we once supported are remembered with gratitude, as our staff and a local business give back. Linda Manross and Mike MacWilliams, both of whom launched the Agency’s staff-supported “We Remember Committee” several years ago, placed wreaths on graves of people we once supported in St. Bonaventure, Allegany and Five Mile cemeteries, all […]