The Sammy Fund

January 12, 2025 | By Muddy River News QUINCY — Twenty-three local nonprofit organizations recently were awarded grants in memory of Samantha Otte, supporting initiatives that will impact hundreds of area youths through programs focused on creativity, leadership and humanitarian initiatives. More than $50,000 in grants were distributed this year from the Samantha Otte Youth […]

Published: December 6th, 2024 by HERALD-WHIG STAFFQUINCY — The Breakfast Kiwanis announced this year’s Sammy & Kids golf outing raised $28,147 during its “Sammy Celebration” Friday morning at the American Legion. The Oct. 13 outing at Westview Golf Course was the 25th event in memory of 10-year old Samantha Otte who died from complications of cystic

Published: Jan. 3, 2023 at 3:28 PM CST by WGEM STAFF QUINCY (WGEM) – Twenty-three local nonprofit organizations were presented with grants in Samantha Otte’s memory on Tuesday in a presentation at the Oakley-Lindsay Center. The Community Foundation Serving West Central Illinois & Northeast Missouri reported they will benefit hundreds of area youth for artistic,

January 4, 2023 | By Muddy River News QUINCY — Twenty-three local nonprofit organizations recently received grants in Samantha Otte’s memory that will benefit hundreds of area youths for artistic, leadership and humanitarian efforts. The grants, totaling nearly $40,000, were distributed from the Samantha Otte Youth Opportunity Fund with the Community Foundation Serving West Central

Article by MIKE SORENSEN Herald-Whig Staff Writer | msorensen@whig.com | January 3, 2023 QUINCY — Grants distributed from the Samantha Otte Youth Opportunity fund, under the guidance of the Community Foundation Serving West Central Illinois & Northeast Missouri, reached a milestone on Tuesday as nearly $40,000 was distributed to more than two dozen programs. The

Article by MIKE SORENSEN Herald-Whig Staff Writer | msorensen@whig.com | January 19, 2022 QUINCY — The watchword of the day at the Bella Ease Teen Reach facility in Quincy was “community,” as the Samantha Otte Youth Opportunity Fund distributed more than $44,000 in grants to 21 organizations, a record distribution for the fund. Known as

Adams County Dialysis Donates $1,000 to Quincy’s The Sammy Fund as Part of the “DaVita Way of Giving” On Dec. 18, DaVita Adams County Dialysis presented The Sammy Fund with a $1,000 check as part of the “DaVita Way of Giving,” the company’s locally focused charitable giving initiative that helps nonprofit organizations throughout the United