2025
The Johnstown Hospital Foundation presented a matching grant challenge to One Church Street recently in honor of National Hunger Awareness Month this month.
Pictured above: Paul VanDenburgh of Johnstown Hospital Foundation(left), Tom Bell, Chair of One Church Street’s Steering Committee (center), Steve Van Arnam of Johnstown Hospital Foundation (right).
2024
On October 31, 2024 , Paul VanDenburgh (left) and Steven Van Arnam (right) presented a check for $30,000 to Tom Bell, One Church Street Steering Committee Chair (center) from The Johnstown Hospital Foundation. We are very grateful for their generous support.
We are so grateful for the Johnstown Hospital Foundation’s continued generosity. Neighbors helping neighbors. This is just the latest of several gifts from the Foundation. Recognizing the direct relationship between good nutrition and good health, the Johnstown Hospital Foundation has contributed over $200,000 to help us establish a home for a Food Is Medicine program that is coming to One Church Street!
2023
November 7, 2023 – We have been waiting and praying and working so hard for this day, and with your help, we did it—thanks to a $25,000 grant from the Charles R. Wood Foundation, we have officially raised OVER TWO MILLION DOLLARS for our One Church Street Project!!! We remember the days we were told we couldn’t possibly raise even $1 million in our community, but we had faith. Then Covid hit, but we had faith. Then prices kept rising, but we had faith. Supply chains caused delays in construction, but we had faith. We have more to do, and more to raise, but for today, can we just get an “Amen!” from the crowd–YOU did this. YOU gave when we asked. YOU are why WE can keep feeding, serving and caring for our neighbors. YOU did this, and we are so thankful.
We have a She-ro (female hero) who chooses to remain anonymous, who has pushed us above the $25,000 mark! Cresting the wave and riding off into the sunset!!! (How many cliche images can I use??) Thank you to ALL of you. Your pennies, dimes, quarters and dollars added up to something WAY bigger than we could have imagined a month ago.
For over 30 years, the Johnstown Hospital Foundation has been a staunch supporter of health programs in our community, including the Food Pharmacy currently under construction at One Church Street. When completed, the Food Pharmacy will use clinically-proven nutrition programs to combat chronic diseases like diabetes that are associated with food insecurity. Here, Johnstown Hospital Foundation board vice president Paul VanDenburgh presents a check for $160,000, representing the Foundation’s total donations to date, to Tom Bell, chair of the One Church Street Steering Committee.
We are so honored to partner with the Wesson Group from Johnstown as we continue to move ahead with construction of One Church Street. They presented us with a check for $100,000 onsite.
Pictured are (l-r) Kirstie Smith (Wesson Group) Tom Bell (chair of Steering Comm), Dustin Delaney and Greg Manzer (Wesson Group) and Mother Laurie.
A friend of One Church Street who loved our project and our mission was always worried about how we would continue to maintain the building once it was complete. WE worried about that too. Our friend thought of a way to help that shocked us. Recently he passed away and he left us a sizeable sum of money, over $600,000, to be used as an endowment. While we can’t spend it for construction, we can invest it and use the interest to keep One Church Street running, to keep the lights and the heat on for the foreseeable future. What an extraordinary gift. While it is not a miracle in itself, it is miraculous to us! So very, very grateful for all we have today.
2022
Mega-Millions! We had an anonymous donation of $500 today from someone who purchased a Mega Millions ticket and WON $500! She gave all of her winnings to One Church Street. Thanks so much for your generosity – we are grateful for every donation we receive as we continue to build our facility in order to nourish our neighbors here in J’town!
2021
Humble. Dedicated. Sincere. Not only do these words describe Skip Beck as a man, but they also characterize his service to others. That’s why his family chose to dedicate the Custodian Closet in his memory. The tools and supplies that will be kept in that closet will be essential to the operations of One Church Street’s NOAH and Food Pantry programs, but will seldom be noticed by others. That is the perfect metaphor for Skip whose selfless work was always focused on those he was helping, not his own recognition. Join us in honoring Skip Beck and his family as they keep his legacy alive with their generous gift to One Church Street.
“Kids should always have a place to go.” This was Anthony (Tony) Maceyka’s philosophy. In that spirit, his daughter, Sandra Maceyka, is dedicating the gym at One Church Street in his honor. Once refurbished, the gym space will be used for many youth and community events.
A Johnstown native, Tony was always active in sports. You’ll find him third from the left in the second row in the picture below of one of Johnstown’s greatest football teams. Tony played quarterback for that team.
Tony went on to become the co-owner of the very successful Crown Leather and Maranco Tanning Corporation, and served on the YMCA Board for many years.
Tony’s passion for sports continued throughout his life. He played basketball for the March of Dimes tournament that was held annually. “My dad felt that participating in sports saved a lot of kids,” Sandy reminisced. One Church Street’s walkable location will allow many local children to be able to benefit from these lessons as well. We look forward to honoring “Farmer” Maceyka’s memory thanks to Sandy’s generous donation.
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