Community Service

The Upstate Institute Student Philanthropy Council (SPC) at Colgate University has awarded three nonprofit organizations in central New York grants totaling $10,000. The SPC is a service-learning program composed of twelve Colgate sophomores. This year’s grant money will support initiatives that enhance the personal and life skills development for underserved populations in the community.

Buried under a mountain of debt and living off a fixed income, the Alsheimer family of Earlville received the best news of the day from Colgate senior Rachel Tibolt: they’ll receive more than $8,500 dollars in tax refunds. “I have three children, so this money is going to make a huge difference in my life,” […]