Write a commentCatholic Charities of Oswego County, (CCOC),dedicated its new building at 808 W. Broadway, Fulton, recently and honored the Falcone family, the Richard S. Shineman Foundation, the Mirabito family, and two Fulton priests who served as past diocesan directors of CCOC. In addition, CCOC employees with five and ten years of service were recognized.
“Our new building has proven to be a wonderful asset to the county community we serve ,” said Frances Lanigan, vice president, CCOC board of directors. “The abundance of space not only allows us to house all our programs, it has also allowed us to open our building to several service agencies as tenants, whose missions align with ours.”
In 2016, Michael J. Falcone, chairman emeritus and founder of The Pioneer Companies, donated the former Cayuga Community College and Center for Instruction Technology and Innovation (CiTi) site to CCOC. In addition to donating the 80,000 sq. ft. building, Pioneer also donated the cost of asbestos removal, which totaled approximately $70,000, said Mary-Margaret Pekow, CCOC executive director. The building is assessed at $3.3 million.
“We are tremendously grateful to the Falcone family for their generosity in providing this building,” Lanigan said. “It will help ensure that Catholic Charities can better serve the many clients it has for many years to come.” Lanigan presented Michael and Noreen Falcone with a plaque recognizing their gift, which will be mounted at the main entrance to the building.
