With more than a million students statewide lacking access to needed after-school and summer programs, we are proud of the efforts we’ve made to extend the benefits of these programs to our local students. It is essential that community members work together to continue this summer initiative.
The Garden of Fire is made possible by the generosity of the following funders and supporters:
2020 Funders
- The Triangle Fund
- The Community Foundation of Elmira-Corning and the Finger Lakes
- Rose’s Youth Philanthropists
2019 Funders
- The Triangle Fund
- The Community Foundation of Elmira-Corning and the Finger Lakes
- Rose’s Youth Philanthropists
- Wegmans – Corning
2019 In-Kind Donors
- Addison Central School District
- Corning-Painted Post Area School District
- Corning Museum of Glass
- Dan Gallagher Arts
- High School Learning Center
- Seven Generations of Stewards
- Southeast Steuben County Library
2018 Funders
- The Triangle Fund
- The Community Foundation of Elmira-Corning and the Finger Lakes
- Rose’s Youth Philanthropists
2018 In-Kind Donors
- Addison Central School District
- Aniello’s Pizzeria
- Corning-Painted Post Area School District
- Dan Gallagher Arts
- High School Learning Center
- Seven Generations of Stewards
- Southeast Steuben County Library
- The Native American Council of Corning Incorporated
- Wegmans – Corning
2017 Funders
- The Triangle Fund
- The Community Foundation of Elmira-Corning and the Finger Lakes
- Rose’s Youth Philanthropists
2017 In-Kind Donors
- Addison Central School District
- Corning-Painted Post Area School District
- Corning Catering
- Cornell Cooperative Extension
- Corning Museum of Glass
- Dan Gallagher Photography
- High School Learning Center
- Food Bank of the Southern Tier
- Southeast Steuben County Library
- The Native American Council of Corning Incorporated
- Wegmans – Corning
- Zumba Instructor Amanda Wylie
2016 Funders
- The Triangle Fund
- The Community Foundation of Elmira-Corning and the Finger Lakes
- Rose’s Youth Philanthropists
- Anonymous
2016 In-Kind Donors
- Addison Central School District – Bus transportation
- Addison Youth Center – Crow Calls (breathe and heal activity)
- Alfred State College Professor Michael Colomaio – Regional walkingtour with Hornell Area Concern for Youth
- Cornell Cooperative Extension – Cooking demo
- Corning Catering – Food donation
- Corning-Painted Post Area School District – Bus transportation
- Dan Gallagher Photography
- Food Bank of the Southern Tier – Food pantry Blender Bike and Kids’ Farmers Market
- Heritage Village of the Southern Finger Lakes – Leon Golder (blacksmith)
- High School Learning Center
- Southeast Steuben County Library – Water squirt painting
- The Native American Council of Corning Incorporated
- Wegmans, Corning
2015 Funders
- National Endowment on the Arts Challenge America Grant
- The Triangle Fund
- The Community Foundation of Elmira-Corning and the Finger Lakes
- Rose’s Youth Philanthropists
2015 In-kind Donors
- Heritage Village of the Southern Finger Lakes (C-PP Historical Society)and Leon Golder (artist) – Blacksmith, fire building, hearth kitchen demonstrations and workshops for two youth centers
- Corning-Painted Post School District – Bus transportation
- High School Learning Center – student volunteers
- Massi’s Greenhouse – Natural materials
- Wegmans, Corning – Water and fresh grilled corn
- Food Bank – Food pantry blender bike
- Nithya Cocina – Zumba instructor
- The Native American Council of Corning Incorporated
- Enolia Foti – Created four traditional drums, one for each youth center
- Alfred State Professor Michael Colomaio – Regional walking tour with Hornell Area Concern for Youth
2014 Funders
- The Triangle Fund
- The Community Foundation of the Elmira-Corning and the Finger Lakes
- Great Circle Foundation, Inc.
- Rose’s Youth Philanthropists
- Christ Church Missions Committee
- Kraft Foods
- Wegmans – Corning
- Anonymous
2014 In-Kind Donors
- Heritage Village (C-PP Historical Society) – Leon Golder (artist) – blacksmith demo
- Corning Museum of Glass – Eric Goldschmidt (artist) – flameworking demo
- Massi’s Greenhouse – natural materials for mandala project
- Wegmans, Corning – water and fresh grilled corn
- Corning Fire Department – smoke house demo
- Enolia Foti – artist
- Caitlin Hyde – artist
- Mavin Ambrose – artist
- Susan Lewis Varga – artist
- Lynn Dates – artist
- Gigi Alvare – artist
2013 Funders
The Triangle Fund
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