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COI Celebrates 40 Years of Community Action |
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| Director's Corner | 3 | |
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| Child Care Provider Appreciation Day | 4 | Chautauqua Opportunities, Inc. (COI)
celebrated its 40th anniversary Thursday, May 26th, during a COI Executive Director Roberta Keller said, "Community Action has been around for 40 years, responding to local needs, governed by local leadership, creating local services that have generated economic options for low income individuals and families to escape the hold of poverty; and move toward self sufficiency and economic independence." New York State Secretary of State, Randy Daniels, was the featured guest at the event. Mr. Daniels was appointed New York State Secretary of State by Governor Pataki in April 2001. He oversees the 17 divisions of the Department of State which include the Division of Local Government and Community Services and the Division of Business and Licensing Services. Chautauqua County Executive, Mark W. Thomas issued a proclamation honoring the agency for its 40 years of service. Other guests that attended the dinner included NYS Department of State Division of Community Services Director Evelyn Harris and NYS Community Action Association CEO Dan Maskin. Executive Director Keller and the COI Board of Directors recognized Clyde Card, who had recently retired from the board after 14 years of service. The agency also recognized COI employees with 10, 15, 20, and 25 years of service. Employees recognized include: 25 Years: 20 Years: 15 Years: continues on page 2... |
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| Cummins Inc. Employees Paints Safe House Rooms | 4 | ||||
| Migrant Program Partners with Community for Health Fair | 5 | ||||
| Home Care Offers Free "Caresitter" Services | 5 | ||||
| Housing & Community Services Receives $2000k Grant from HSBC | 6 | ||||
| Fredonia Commons Holds Ribbon Cutting Ceremony | 6 | ||||
| CODI Receives Grant from HSBC Bank for Economic Development | 7 | ||||
| COI Executive Director Receives "Women of Distinction" Award | 8 | ||||
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special dinner
event at the Athenaeum Hotel on the grounds of Chautauqua Institution.
COI, a community action agency formed as a result of the Economic Opportunity
Act, was created to fight poverty at the local level and leverage local
support and awareness of the causes and solutions to poverty.