FREDONIA, NY -- SUNY Fredonia’s Public Relations Campaigns class has selected three local nonprofit organizations to take part in this year’s Community Partners Program. Chautauqua County Teen Pregnancy Prevention Coalition, Infinity Visual and Performing Arts, and the Dunkirk Free Library were chosen from 13 ... Read More

NY, NY -- Each year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) honors individuals, businesses and organizations that have contributed significantly to improving the environment and protecting public health in New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and eight federally recognized Indian Nations over the past year. EPA is now ... Read More

JAMESTOWN, NY — The Chautauqua County Humane Society (CCHS) asks the community to join in their cause as you “paws” for a moment during the busy holiday season to consider- What if CCHS’s animal shelter did not exist and how can we help? The three primary ways any individual, organization or business can help CCHS is through ... Read More

We at the Chautauqua Star felt it necessary to point out just a few of the great non-profit organizations in our area. These groups and individuals give daily of themselves to make an impact on other, large or small. Watch throughout the month of December as we feature our ‘Nonprofit of the Week.’ FREDONIA, NY — This week’s organization is ... Read More

JAMESTOWN, NY — WCA Hospital and UPMC Hamot in Erie, Pennsylvania, have agreed to explore a strategic affiliation between the two health systems. If both parties are in agreement after identifying potential ways to enhance access to high quality care, expand services and improve efficiencies, and subsequent processes are completed, WCA would ... Read More

People’s Law School to Present 'Entrepreneurship 101: Developing a Business, Product, or Idea' JAMESTOWN, NY — On Tuesday, October 25, 2011, from 7:00 to 9:45 p.m., The People’s Law School will present a seminar on Entrepreneurship and will cover the legal issues and complications involved with developing a new product, business venture, or ... Read More

People’s Law School to Offer Seminar on Facing Bankruptcy and Debt Collection, and How to Successfully Defend Against a Mortgage Foreclosure – And Win! JAMESTOWN, NY — On Tuesday October 18, 2011, from 7:00 to 9:45 p.m., The People’s Law School will present a seminar on bankruptcy, debt collection and mortgage foreclosure. The lecture ... Read More

People’s Law School to Offer Six Weekly Seminars Covering Areas of the Law Important to Community. CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY, NY — The People’s Law School is a non-profit community legal education program initiated in this area by retired State Supreme Court Justice Joseph Gerace Sr. and Attorney Arthur Bailey to raise local citizens’ awareness of ... Read More

DUNKIRK, NY — Heroes don’t need to wear capes or spandex to help people. Heroes can be everyday people doing small things to help whoever they can. The Chautauqua County Rural Ministry (CCRM) is the Justice League in this sense; it is an interfaith, not-for-profit organization which is made to help people pick themselves up and dust themselves ... Read More

Bemus Bay Pops Founder "Brings the Arts to the People." BEMUS POINT, NY — When Dan Dalpra had the idea to put a symphony orchestra on the roof of his Bemus Point restaurant, he said most people thought he was "crazy." Dalpra, however, was not about to let naysayers damper his enthusiasm or sway his plans. But who would have guessed that a ... Read More