CUBA — The Allegany County Area Foundation’s newest fund will support the food pantry operated by the Cuba Council of Churches.
The Council is made up of five Cuba-based churches — Christ Episcopal, Cuba United Methodist, First Baptist, North Park Wesleyan and Our Lady of Angels Roman Catholic — that work together to support the Cuba community. In addition to the Food Pantry, the Council has scholarship and holiday assistance programs.
These congregations are also active individually in service and outreach.
The generous donor, who wishes to remain anonymous, has established this as a designated fund. The food pantry, which is housed at the First Baptist Church, will benefit from an annual distribution with no grant application required from the fund’s endowment earnings.
Donations to this fund made to ACAF will increase the fund’s endowment. Donations may be made directly to the food pantry for more immediate use at First Baptist Church, 17 South St. Cuba. For additional information about Cuba Council of Churches programs please contact one of the member congregations.
Established in 1983, the Allegany County Area Foundation has an endowment of $14 million and manages 97 grant and scholarship funds. For information about setting up a grant or scholarship fund, contact ACAF at director@acafny.org or (585) 296-5616.
ALSO RECENTLY, Allegany Insurance Group of Cuba donated numerous boxes and bags of food items to the food pantry.
About 50 participated in March Can Madness — each department participated in a friendly rivalry to collect items, including points for each and extra points when a particular need was filled.
