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VOL.XLII / NO. 3 / September 8, 2021 Serving 47,125 readers week ly
F E AT URE S Lights! Camera! Action! ���������������8 Newlywed stars of silent silver screen filmed action-packed movies in Ithaca in 1914
Fall Arts Preview ����������������������� 11 Puzzling ����������������������������������������� 15 Finger Lakes Crossword Competition gears up for its ninth year.
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ART S &E N T E RTAINME N T Sports �������������������������������������������������������� 16 Film ������������������������������������������������������������� 17 Film ������������������������������������������������������������� 18 Times Table ���������������������������������������������� 20 Classifieds ����������������������������������������������� 22 On the Cover: Marque at the State Theatre of Ithaca (photo: casey
ON T HE WE B COMMUNITY
Legacy Foundation celebrates 75 years of giving back
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n 1945, five communityminded bankers, Paul Brainard, William Burns, Sherman Peer, George Rogalsky and Gerald Williams, decided they wanted to do something to give back to the community they loved. They established a non-profit, now called the Legacy Foundation of Tompkins County, that would donate resources to be used to enrich the quality of life for Tompkins County citizens. According to Jean McPheeters, the current director of development, part of the inspiration for the current name comes from the way they attain their funds. “We wanted something where people would leave a legacy in their wills and leave something to their community,” she said. This way, the foundation doesn’t have to rely on fundraising every year. Board members speak to people they know and ask them to consider adding the Legacy Foundation into their will. “You may want to make sure the community continues to be a place you’d enjoy living in,” she said. “The money is
invested and 5% is used annually.” The foundation grants gifts for a variety of things, from providing a large amount of money for a new furnace at the Brooktondale Community Center, or donating $500 to an organization who needs a new computer. There are applications open twice a year for organizations to make their case about what they need and why. Board members come together to read and rate the applications. “There’s always more requests than there is money,” McPheeters said. “Part of my job is asking why specifically
this thing or this time […] It’s always difficult to make these decisions.” While difficult in normal times, McPheeters said the pandemic complicated things to another level. “At the beginning of the pandemic we really changed how we did things,” she said. “We were very concerned about the needs in the community. We said we’re getting rid of twice a year applications, tell us what you need and we’ll figure it out.” She said they worked to get money out as quickly as possible, particularly in the area of food banks, shelters
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▶ Streets Alive! - The 16th Streets Alive! Ithaca, the perennial open-streets festival, will take place on Sunday, Sept. 19 from 1-5 p.m.; Cayuga Street from Ithaca High School to Court Street will be closed to motorized vehicles. This is one of the first festivals to return to Ithaca since 2020. Every Streets Alive! since the first in 2012 has
Food Net and the new Alex Haley historical marker, two projects funded by the Legacy Foundation
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and healthcare. They donated $50,000 to Cayuga Medical Center to help them purchase more machines to do rapid COVID testing. “We knew how critically important that was, and we were so overwhelmed with the good job they had done,” McPheeters said. Board president Mary Opperman said it was important that they made sure people who already had an elevated need pre-pandemic didn’t fall further below the watermark. “Their sources of funds were interrupted, people lost their jobs or businesses were
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welcomed thousands of people with the opportunity to play, walk, ride and wander safely on the streets for an afternoon. From the bike rodeo and Circus Culture acrobatics to strolling musicians, with many activities along the route and a food truck or two at Thompson Park, there is something for everyone. Organizers will be implementing
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all state and local health precautions in effect on the day, and asking all volunteers to mask regardless of vaccination status. Bike Walk Tompkins can’t put this festival together without 40-60 volunteers, so interested people aged 16 and up are invited to sign up for a shift Intersection “Superheroes” at https://www. streetsaliveithaca.com/.
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