May 30, 2017 | Donor Stories, Fund Updates
New Loving Spoonful Fund “Just in time for his 95th birthday, Kingston man creates Endowment Fund for Loving Spoonful” What a way to celebrate! Just before his 95th birthday, Mr. Hans Blaser of Kingston has single-handedly created an endowment fund to...
Jan 5, 2017 | Donor Stories
Robert W. Sutton & Ethel Mary Sutton Endowment Fund “Robert (“Bob”) and Ethel Sutton wanted to leave a legacy that would help young people and enrich their lives” With the help of the Community Foundation for Kingston & Area, they’ve done exactly...
Dec 20, 2016 | Donor Stories
Giving Tuesday Update “Why not consider making the first Tuesday of every month your #GivingTuesday?” Tuesday, November 29th, was #GivingTuesday, a day celebrated Nationally to encourage all people, from all walks of life, to give to a local charity. Our...
Dec 13, 2016 | Donor Stories
The Nan Yeomans Fund “It was Nan’s wish to fund a grant for promising young artists and artisans developing their talents in the greater Kingston area” Nan Yeomans was a prominent Kingston artist dedicated to supporting local and emerging artists in...
Nov 23, 2016 | Donor Stories
The Legacy of The Stark Family “They led ordinary, hardworking lives and they loved their community” In 2002 the Community Foundation board was informed that it would be entrusted with a $1.3 million bequest, “a special family legacy for a beloved...
Nov 23, 2016 | Donor Stories
The Ruth and Stu Barton Community & Environmental Funds “The breadth of the Foundation appealed to them, as did the idea of a lasting legacy.” Ruth Barton called our first Executive Director, Katherine Manley, in the spring of 1996. She and her...
