92 groups seek aid through Cattaraugus Gives drive |

OLEAN — Almost 100 nonprofits are banking on the community’s generosity as the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation prepares to kick off the seventh annual Cattaraugus Gives program.

Cattaraugus Gives, set for Giving Tuesday, is a 24-hour online fundraising event that brings together area nonprofits of any service area, size or mission in friendly competition to celebrate the community’s spirit of giving, organizers said. Giving will begin on the www.cattaraugusgives.org at midnight, continuing for 24 hours.

To date, the program has raised more than $1.03 million for area nonprofits. In 2022, 75 groups received $271,974 from 1,349 donors through the website, with the final tally of donations after the event coming to $275,447.

Donors can help the participating organizations win prizes from a pool of over $20,000 in prizes sponsored by CRCF and a number of area businesses. New this year, donors will have the chance to win themselves, as there will be six gift card drawings throughout the day for donors that give $100 or more during designated time periods. The full prize listing is available on the website. Additionally, a number of participating nonprofits will have matches and challenges available, which will increase the impact of donors’ gifts. The public is invited to make their gifts and watch the leaderboard throughout the day.

This year’s 92 participating nonprofits include: African American Center for Cultural Development, Allegany Area Historical Association, Allegany Little League, Allegany Public Library, Allegheny Highlands Council Boy Scouts of America, American Red Cross Western New York Chapter, Ardent Solutions, Big 30 Athletic Fund, Caneadea Dam at Rushford Lake Fund, Canticle Farm, Cats Knead TNVR, Cattaraugus Community Action, Cattaraugus County Living Arts Association, Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation, CBA Vision Rehabilitation Services, Challenger Learning Center of the Twin Tier Region, Chautauqua Cattaraugus Board of Realtors Scholarship, Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Christine Conner Memorial Scholarship, Citizens Advocating Memorial Preservation, Community Scholarship Fund, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Cattaraugus County, CRCF Olean Parks Beautification Fund, Creekside Chapel, Dennis Jones and Wayne Johnston Memorial Dice Run Scholarship, Directions in Independent Living, Dr. Lyle F. Renodin Foundation, Dream it. Do it. Cattaraugus County, Ellicottville Playground, Ellicottville-Great Valley Recreational Trail Inc., Empire Animal Rescue Society, Enchanted Mountain Garden Club of Allegany, Enchanted Mountain Village, Erie Cattaraugus Rail Trail, Frank Pitillo Memorial Fund, Friends of Good Music of the Olean Area, Friends of the Library of Olean, Genesis House Shelter, Greater Olean Association of Churches, Greater Olean Hospitality Scholarship, Gregory D. Spring Perseverance Scholarship and Awards Fund, HomeCare & Hospice Foundation, Immanuel Lutheran Church and Childcare Center, InReach, Intandem, Interfaith Caregivers, Joyful Rescues, Leadership Cattaraugus Scholarship, Literacy of Love, Little Valley Fund, Marjorie and Robert Schaumleffel Rotary Scholarship, Mary Kay & Michelle’s Hope Center, Meals on Wheels of Cattaraugus Co./Friends of Aging Fund, Memorial Library of Little Valley, Nannen Arboretum Society, NY Last Chance Bailout, OHS Class of 1983 Scholarship, Olean Area Youth Hockey Assoc, Olean Business Development, Olean Community Theatre, Olean First Baptist Church, Olean Food Pantry Inc., Olean General Hospital Foundation, Olean Meditation Center, Olean Rotary Club, Olean Schools Foundation, Olean Sports Boosters, Olean Theatre Workshop, Operation Warm Hearts, Pay-it-Forward, Pfeiffer Nature Center & Foundation, Phyllis Green Memorial Scholarship Fund, Portville Community Food Pantry, Portville Free Library, Rotary Club of Ellicottville Fund, Santa Claus Lane, Shadows Veterinarian Relief Trust, Southern Tier Catholic School and Archbishop Walsh Academy, Southern Tier Health Care System, Southern Tier Symphony, SPCA in Cattaraugus County, St. Elizabeth Mission Society, The Bob McCarthy Foundation, The Good Samaritan Award Fund, The Pink Pumpkin Project, The Salvation Army, Tim Bushnell Memorial Scholarship, Tracy Veno Memorial/Olean Professional Firefighters Local 1796 Scholarship Fund, Tri-County Arts Council, Veggie Wheels, Winning Olean Back, YMCA of the Twin Tiers.