{"id":43763,"date":"2022-04-13T07:05:37","date_gmt":"2022-04-13T11:05:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/?p=43763"},"modified":"2022-04-13T07:05:37","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T11:05:37","slug":"fund-in-memory-of-lexy-hughan-established-at-crcf-for-infinity-performing-visual-arts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/fund-in-memory-of-lexy-hughan-established-at-crcf-for-infinity-performing-visual-arts\/","title":{"rendered":"Fund in Memory of Lexy Hughan Established at CRCF for Infinity Performing &#038; Visual Arts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_43764\" style=\"width: 385px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Infinitys-Lexy-Hughan-Memorial-Fund.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43764\" data-attachment-id=\"43764\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/fund-in-memory-of-lexy-hughan-established-at-crcf-for-infinity-performing-visual-arts\/infinitys-lexy-hughan-memorial-fund\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Infinitys-Lexy-Hughan-Memorial-Fund.jpg?fit=1600%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone XS Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1648740521&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Infinity&#8217;s Lexy Hughan Memorial Fund\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Tory Irgang, Chautauqua Region Community Foundation executive director; Sydney Maggio, JHS Class of 2024; Jeffrey Hughan; Sara Rafaloski; Ella Storms, JHS Class of 2024; and Shane Hawkins, Infinity executive director announce the creation of Infinity\u2019s Lexy Hughan Memorial Fund&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Infinitys-Lexy-Hughan-Memorial-Fund.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Infinitys-Lexy-Hughan-Memorial-Fund.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" class=\" wp-image-43764\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Infinitys-Lexy-Hughan-Memorial-Fund.jpg?resize=375%2C281&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Infinitys-Lexy-Hughan-Memorial-Fund.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Infinitys-Lexy-Hughan-Memorial-Fund.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Infinitys-Lexy-Hughan-Memorial-Fund.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Infinitys-Lexy-Hughan-Memorial-Fund.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Infinitys-Lexy-Hughan-Memorial-Fund.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-43764\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tory Irgang, Chautauqua Region Community Foundation executive director; Sydney Maggio, JHS Class of 2024; Jeffrey Hughan; Sara Rafaloski; Ella Storms, JHS Class of 2024; and Shane Hawkins, Infinity executive director announce the creation of Infinity\u2019s Lexy Hughan Memorial Fund<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A fund in memory of the teenager who died following a hit-and-run accident on December 31 has been established at the <strong>Chautauqua Region Community Foundation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Infinity Performing and Visual Art<\/strong>\u2019s <strong>Lexy Hughan<\/strong> Memorial Fund will be administered by CRCF and will distribute grants annually to the arts organization. This is the first fund at the Foundation that is set up to directly benefit Infinity.<\/p>\n<p>According to Infinity&#8217;s Executive Director <strong>Shane Hawkins<\/strong>, the fund will support classes and additional programming, with input from Hughan\u2019s parents, as to what would have been important to Hughan.<\/p>\n<p>Lexy Hughan began taking piano and dance lessons at Infinity at the age of 3. Over the years, she expanded her artistic journey with a variety of instruments, dance classes and art.<\/p>\n<p>Lexy was only 15 years old when she died.<\/p>\n<p>Proceeds from Infinity\u2019s fundraising event, featuring autographed sports memorabilia, has led to the creation of an agency endowment fund to enrich the lives of future Infinity students.<\/p>\n<p>Contributions to the fund were also raised by Hughan\u2019s classmates at JHS through a flower sale at the high school. Class representatives also reached out to all the Jamestown Public School buildings to take up a collection in Hughan\u2019s memory. In total, they raised $2,000 to be added to the fund.<\/p>\n<p>Donations to Infinity\u2019s Lexy Hughan Memorial Fund can be made through the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation by mailing a check to 418 Spring Street, Jamestown or online with a credit card at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.crcfonline.org\">crcfonline.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A fund in memory of the teenager who died following a hit-and-run accident on December 31 has been established at the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation. Infinity Performing and Visual Art\u2019s Lexy Hughan Memorial Fund will be administered by CRCF and will distribute grants annually to the arts organization. This is the first fund at the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":43764,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[4],"tags":[10887,471,11275,11276,3882],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Infinitys-Lexy-Hughan-Memorial-Fund.jpg?fit=1600%2C1200&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3YlJ4-bnR","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":42107,"url":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/four-buffalo-bills-autographed-jerseys-to-be-raffled-for-lexy-hughan-memorial-fund\/","url_meta":{"origin":43763,"position":0},"title":"Four Buffalo Bills Autographed Jerseys to Be Raffled for Lexy Hughan Memorial Fund","author":"WRFA Radio","date":"January 18, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Four Buffalo Bills jerseys are being raffled off to benefit a memorial fund for Alexis Hughan at Infinity Visual and Performing Arts Center. 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