The Evening Sun | CCHS Receives Funding From Stewart’s Holiday Match Program

NORWICH

–

The

Chenango

County

Historical

Society

(CCHS)

was

recently

awarded

a

donation

by

the

Stewart’s

Holiday

Match

program

totaling

$1,250.

Funds

go

directly

to

support

activities

designed

to

share

local

history

with

children

and

families.

CCHS

collaborates

with

other

community

organizations

in

order

to

develop

program

offerings,

with

local

history

to

be

featured

at

a

variety

of

family-friendly

festivities

this

season,

including

the

South

Otselic

Fishing

and

Heritage

Day,

Lt.

Warren

E.

Eaton

Airport

Day,

Chenango

County

Dairy

Day,

and

the

Colorscape

Chenango

Arts

Festival.

“Thanks

to

continued

investment

from

the

Holiday

Match

program,

we

are

able

to

extend

programming

beyond

our

museum

campus,”

said

Jessica

Moquin,

CCHS

executive

director.

“Being

a

recipient

of

this

support

from

Stewart’s

Shops

is

always

inspiring!

This

gift

ensures

that

child-friendly

and

family-focused

programs

in

celebration

of

Chenango

County’s

unique

cultural

heritage

remain

available

throughout

the

region.”

Since

the

program’s

inception

in

1986,

the

Stewart’s

Holiday

Match

has

awarded

more

than

$39

million

to

a

variety

of

non-profit

organizations.

All

funds

allocated

by

the

Stewart’s

Holiday

Match

go

to

support

programs

for

children

18

and

under

in

Stewart’s

market

area.

Program

funds

are

comprised

of

a

50-50

match

by

Stewart’s

Shops

with

donations

made

by

in-store

customers.

First

established

in

1939,

CCHS

is

the

area’s

premier

heritage

museum

dedicated

to

celebrating

local

culture

–

its

unique

traditions

and

noteworthy

stories.

CCHS

programs

are

made

possible

by

the

New

York

State

Council

on

the

Arts

with

the

support

of

the

Office

of

the

Governor

and

the

New

York

State

Legislature.

CCHS

is

also

a

proud

partner

of

Bloomberg

Connects,

an

app

that

allows

visitors

to

enhance

their

exhibit

experience

through

audio

clips,

videos,

and

more.

Download

this

free

digital

museum

guide

via

the

Apple

Store

or

Google

Play,

and

visit

www.ChenangoHistorical.org

for

more

details

about

this

and

other

museum

programs.

The

mission

of

the

Chenango

County

Historical

Society

and

Museum

is

to

explore

the

culture

of

Chenango

County

through

preservation

and

presentation

of

local

heritage.

–

Information

from

CCHS