Community Foundation Awards $16,000 to Student Projects – All Otsego

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Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School won $5,000.00 to fund their hygiene poverty initiative. The winning team was comprised of Charlise Canary, Liam Rockwell, Carly Spaulding and Lexi Dygert. (Photo by Monica Calzolari)

Community Foundation Awards $16,000 to Student Projects

By MONICA CALZOLARI
ONEONTA

The Community Foundation of Otsego County awarded $16,000.00 to fund initiatives created by students ranging from eighth grade to twelfth grade. The foundation challenged students to find a need in the local community, find a community partner, and come up with a solution to a problem they identified.

Seven teams of students from seven local schools presented their “Student Voices, Student Choices” solutions on November 20 in Hartwick College’s Slade Theatre to a packed auditorium of their peers, their parents, school principals, school administrators and community partners.

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