The Next Hundred Years 163 Community outreach By supporting the organizations that our employees are passionate about, we empower them to make their communities better places to live and work. We’ve proudly donated to a wide range of causes, including veterans groups, Rotary clubs, churches, food pantries, school clubs and sports teams, local Olympic hopefuls, race car and dirt bike teams, agricultural societies, children’s hospitals, fre departments, volunteer ambulance services, medical research for serious illnesses, cemeteries, memorial foundations, animal welfare groups, library associations, housing and homeless initiatives, the American Red Cross, and the United Way—among many others. Our annual donations equate to hundreds of thousands of dollars. The Genesee Country Village & Museum in Mumford, N.Y., has long played a role in our outreach eforts. Scott Ingalls sits on the board of trustees and is a member of the Founder’s Circle, where he contributes to preserving this immersive 19th-century living history museum for the education and enjoyment of generations to come. In the summer of 2020, qualifying bars and restaurants were permitted to reopen during the pandemic under strict health protocols and capacity limits. That was good news for the veterans who gather at the Francis M. Dalton American Legion Post 282 in Bloomfeld, N.Y. A former schoolhouse that once served the surrounding farming community, it houses a private club where over 300 veterans and their families continue their service to their fellow veterans and the community. The design of the historic building makes it impossible to access all areas without climbing stairs. To comply with ADA regulations and provide a way for members to move around, the post uses a chair lift system. By 2020, however, the chair had been in place for over 20 years, and it broke, leaving many veterans without social interaction—a critical blow in an isolating year. The post’s cash was at an all-time low due to restrictions that curtailed all fundraising eforts and cut bar seating in half. When Scott Ingalls heard the post could not aford to replace the lift, he teamed up with his partners at Livingston Associates to cover the cost of a new lift and installation. In April 2025, Seana Ellis, right, presented food, toys, and essential items for furry friends in need at the Hornell Area Humane Society. P&CG employees pitched in during the United Way Day of Caring volunteer efort. They weeded and mulched landscaped areas at four ARC homes in Livingston County. Pictured left to right: John Wright, Harvey Beldner, Pete Wierzba, Steve Smythe, Phil Moran, Kyler O’Brien, and Anthony Gaiter. Scott Ingalls, president of P&CG, left, and Anthony DiTucci, president of LA, right, present checks to American Legion Post 282 First Vice Commander Ronald Zuber in January 2021.
