2019 Fayette Philanthropy Winner!

by Community Foundation of Fayette County | Oct 21, 2019 | CFFC News, Fayette Philanthropy, News Releases

The Community Foundation of Fayette County (CFFC) honored the 2019 Fayette Philanthropists at the annual dinner on Thursday, October 17^th at the Uniontown Country Club. Thank you to all of the participants who worked hard to raise money and awareness for their chosen causes. Congratulations to Mary Sampey, who was announced as “Fayette County’s Newest Philanthropist!”

During the program, CFFC Chairman Dan Gearing talked about how all philanthropy begins with having a passion, and CFFC Executive Director Renee Couser noted that the participants’ different passions all aim to achieve a common goal of making a difference in the community. Eberly Foundation President Bob Eberly, Jr. congratulated the CFFC on its 20^th anniversary and spoke about his late father’s mission when he founded the CFFC with others in 1999. Each participant spoke about their cause: drug addiction services and community services, a police K-9 unit, bullying and suicide awareness, EMS services, and veterans’ assistance programs.

The fundraising competition results are as follows:

1^st place: Mary Sampey, Angela Phillips Memorial Fund  $19,000

2^nd place: Jason Cox, Uniontown City Police K-9 Fund  $8,763

3^rd place: Gegg & Joyce Anders, Samantha Anders Legacy Fund  $6,100

4^th place: Beth Burd, Fayette Emergency Medical Services Permanent Fund  $3,833.60

5^th place: Victor Fiano III, Patrick MacIlvain Veteran Assistance Fund  $500

To learn more about the participants, visit www.cffayettepa.org. Please call the CFFC office at 724-437-8600 if you would like to donate to any of the funds supported by this year’s participants.