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This grant will be used to support the expansion of ASC’s heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) program.
Alfred State College (ASC) is pleased to announce that it is receiving a $20,000 grant from the Garman Family Foundation administered by the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo. This grant will be used to support the expansion of ASC’s heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) program.
Dr. Skip Sullivan, president of Alfred State, said, “Our college is grateful to the Garman Family Foundation and the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo for providing us with this grant to help bolster and grow our HVAC program on our Wellsville campus. Their support is greatly needed and appreciated, and we thank them for their generosity.”
Provost Dr. Kristin Poppo said, “Alfred State is in the midst of a significant renovation of our former building trades facility to house our growing HVAC program. This grant from the Garman Foundation will allow us to begin work on the senior laboratory. This is the second grant from the Garman Foundation to our trades programs and we deeply appreciate their generosity. This project has also received awards from both the SUNY Performance Improvement Fund for a clean energy lab and the Oishei Foundation for the first-year plumbing lab. These improvements will allow us to double the size of our program.”
Jeffrey Stevens, dean of the School of Applied Technology, said, “The Garman Family Foundation grant has afforded us the catalyst to be able to expand our program to service the demands of the industry for skilled HVAC technicians. Thanks to their support, we are now able to graduate an additional 20 students each year. The program expansion to 40 HVAC graduates is very exciting and the Garman grant award has helped make this possible.”
The Garman Family Foundation is committed to helping organizations that address the mental health, physical wellness, and education of individuals with a preference for women and children.
For more than a century, the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo has enhanced and encouraged long-term philanthropy in the western New York community. A 501 (c)(3) organization, the Community Foundation’s mission is: Connecting people, ideas and resources to improve lives in western New York. Established in 1919, the Community Foundation has made the most of the generosity of individuals, families, foundations and organizations who entrust charitable assets to the Community Foundation’s care. Learn more at cfgb.org.