Friday, October 18, 2019
EAST HARTFORD, CT -- In support a community-wide effort to provide recreational access for all of East Hartford’s children, the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving awarded a $75,000 grant to Pitkin Playground, Inc.
Recreation/Sports/Leisure
Wednesday, September 4, 2019
WATERBURY, CT -- Webster Bank, Presenting Sponsor of the Hartford Marathon Foundation's inaugural RiMaConn relay race, has announced it will donate $5,000 to the East Coast Greenway Alliance's efforts to protect and enhance trails in Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut. The contribution will enhance trails in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut and improve access at trail heads.
Monday, August 12, 2019
GLASTONBURY, CT -- The Hartford Marathon Foundation (HMF) is proud to announce Webster Bank as the Presenting Sponsor of the RiMaConn Relay, its first-ever team relay on the East Coast Greenway. The sold-out event will engage over 700 participants in a day-long race spanning 21 communities in Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut on Saturday, August 24, 2019.
Monday, June 24, 2019
NEW CANAAN, CT -- The Waveny Park Conservancy in New Canaan, Connecticut, held a reception Saturday, June 15, 2019, in the restored parterre garden to celebrate its donors, including the Harlan and Lois Anderson Family Foundation, and longtime New Canaan resident Carole Clarkson, and her family’s foundation, the Jeniam Foundation.
Friday, May 17, 2019
HARTFORD, CT -- About 200 volunteers from Travelers, Riverfront Recapture and the Hartford community spent Friday building a new playground on an empty side at Charter Oak Landing.The design of the park, which took just six hours for the team to raise, was based on drawings by kids in neighboring communities. Playground nonprofit KaBOOM! helped organize the project, which was part of a broaded effort led by the organization and Travelers to ensure communities have quality places for kids and families to play.
Tuesday, July 24, 2018
HARTFORD, CT -- For Hartford’s urban