Members of the Tioga County Senior Citizens Foundation present a check for $100,000 to Tioga Opportunities. From the left are TCSCF Board members Roy Yarrington and Mary Donnelly, Foundation President Ralph Kelsey, Tioga Opportunities Executive Director Kathleen Horner and Deputy Director Dave Woodburn. The Tioga County Senior Citizens Foundation (TCSCF) made a donation of $100,000 to Tioga Opportunities Inc. for recovery efforts and other flood-related repairs. The check was presented by President of the Tioga County Senior Citizens Foundation Ralph Kelsey at the beginning of the foundation’s regular July meeting on July 23, 2012. “In appreciation of all Tioga Opportunities does, we as a board wanted to thank you,” Kelsey said as he presented the check, “this represents the trust you have with us to get the funds out to the community.” Tioga Opportunities Executive Director Kathleen Horner said that recovering from the flood has been a real journey, and that though they’ve come a long way, there is still much to do. “We couldn’t do it without you,” Horner said to the TCSCF board. She added that it is alarming how many homes are still vacant, some abandoned, and more without electricity. Pictured left is the home at 529 River Rd. in Nichols owned by George Robinson, while being worked on by Group Work Camp volunteers coordinated through Tioga Opportunities. Robinson’s home has been worked on by Tioga Opportunities since the beginning of the year, and is the kind of project that the donation from the Tioga County Senior Citizens Foundation will be used for. “Twenty percent of the homes affected by the flood were homes owned by seniors,” Horner said, adding that those homes frequently have the highest […]
