People who eat at Applebee’s on June 29 can help raise money to support people with disabilities through the 26th annual Laurel Memorial Run & Walk. All day long, the Applebee’s restaurants in Dunkirk and Lakewood will hold “Dining to Donate” fund-raisers to benefit the Laurel Memorial Run/Walk. The restaurants will allow patrons to have 10 percent of th
Dan and Beth Hocking, Owners of ACME The Appliance Store, recently donated a Weber Gas Grill that will be used for a drawing to support the 26th Annual TRC Golf Classic. The TRC Golf Classic is the major annual fund-raising event for Filling the Gap, Inc., a Jamestown-based non-profit organization that works with The Resource Center to support people with di
Virtual “Blingo” fund-raiser to take place in April
March 4, 2022
CAPTION: Posing with the items to be given away during the monthlong Blingo prize drawing are Victoria Bardo, left, development and event manager for Filling the Gap, and Cindy Hitchcock, FTG’s vice president of business and finance. People who enjoy the excitement of a daily prize drawing can take part in the sixth annual “Sassy Baggs & Beyond Blingo” f
Filling the Gap awards $81,000 in grants
December 29, 2021
Filling the Gap, Inc., has announced its 2021 grants, awarding $81,277 to support people with disabilities. Filling the Gap is a Jamestown-based not-for-profit that works with The Resource Center and other organizations to support Chautauqua County residents who are poor, distressed and underprivileged, especially people with disabilities. Each year, Filling
Silver Creek student wins Laurel Run logo contest
June 29, 2021
Ellie Decker of Silver Creek High School was the winner of the competition to design the logo for the 2021 Laurel Memorial Run and Walk. Each year, the Laurel Run Planning Committee holds a contest among area high school students to design the Laurel Run logo. Internal voting at The Resource Center and Filling the Gap determines the finalists, and those desi
Kwik Fill raising money for Laurel Memorial Run/Walk
June 29, 2021
Area residents can show their support for people with disabilities by buying a special card at Kwik Fill. Through July 18, United Refining Company’s Kwik Fill and Red Apple Food Mart locations will be selling paper cards to raise money for the 25th annual Laurel Memorial Run and Walk. This is the 18th year that Laurel Run/Walk organizers have partnered with
