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West Hartford Businesses, Individuals Donate to Save Winterfest but More Help Needed

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10/19/2017

WEST HARTFORD, CT -- The iQuilt Partnership has just two weeks left to raise enough money to open and operate Winterfest Hartford, the free outdoor skating rink in Bushnell Park, for the 2017-2018 season. They have raised 74 percent of the funds needed to date from corporations and foundations and more than 70 individuals: Travelers, LAZ Parking, The Hartford, Hartford SteamBoiler/Munich Re, Niagara Bottling, United Technologies Corporation, Aetna, Bank of America, Jim Lyon, Lincoln Financial Group Employees, MetroHartford Alliance, Roggi’s Automotive, UnitedHealthcare, Metropolitan District Commission, Robinson & Cole, Freed Marcroft LLC, Champions Ice Management, Greater Hartford Arts Council, Peter Stevens, Phoenix/Nassau RE, SINA, The Betty Knox Foundation, BlumShapiro, Carter Realty, Coltsville, Coursey & Company, JCJ, Larry Dooley, Salute, Sullivan & LeShane, VHB, Szilagyi & Daly, and Gould Killian.

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Banking on volunteers and funds

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10/19/2017

... time, Bank of America (BOA) also provided $60,000 in funding to the Habitat chapters. Banking on volunteers and ...

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Three Foundations Join Forces to Advance Obesity Prevention Efforts in Connecticut

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10/17/2017

HARTFORD, CT -- Early Childhood Obesity is the focus of three Connecticut-based foundations as they combine forces to award $194,884 in grants for obesity prevention projects in Connecticut. The grants are funded with contributions from the Children’s Fund of Connecticut (CFC), the Connecticut Health Foundation, and Newman’s Own Foundation and will be administered by CFC’s non-profit subsidiary, the Child Health and Development Institute (CHDI).

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Musician John Mayer Gives His Dad A Gift That Will Keep On Giving

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10/17/2017

NORWALK, CT -- Singer/songwriter John Mayer has established the Richard Mayer Scholarship Fund at Fairfield County's Community Foundation in honor of his father, Richard, who turned 90 last week. The four-year scholarship will provide funds to a student pursuing the field of education.

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John Mayer Honors Dad Through Local Scholarship

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10/13/2017

GREENWICH, CT -- This week the Fairfield County native and singer-songwriter told his father, Richard Mayer, that his more than four decades as a Bridgeport educator would not soon be forgotten. To celebrate his father’s 90th birthday, which was a few days before John Mayer turns 40 on Monday, the songwriter set up a college scholarship fund through Fairfield County’s Community Foundation to commemorate his dad’s legacy.

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Disaster Relief for Puerto Rico and Mexico

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10/12/2017

... and is also designating 100% of the money raised to funding organizations that are on the ground working to meet ...

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Community Foundation

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Community Rescues Food Pantry

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10/02/2017

... who have helped keep the pantry doors open. Without CDBG funding from the city, the pantry was in serious jeopardy of ... it has become increasingly difficult in light of our other funding cuts. However, our Board of Directors is dedicated to ...

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American Savings Foundation Partners with Mattatuck Museum to Expand Access to Youth and Families

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10/02/2017

... announced nine grants supporting a wide range of Waterbury area programs and services totaling $156,000. This includes a ... local nonprofit organizations, and college scholarships to area students. Since its inception in 1995 the Foundation ...

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American Savings Foundation Continues to Invest in the New Britain Community

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09/26/2017

... totaling $427,495 supporting a variety of New Britain area programs and services that help to improve the quality ... this quarter demonstrate the Foundation’s broad-based funding in the areas of education, human services and the ... local nonprofit organizations, and college scholarships to area students. Since its inception in 1995 the Foundation ...

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Private Donations Will Support Hartford's Youth Service Corps For Second Year

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10/12/2017

In its first year, Mayor Luke Bronin’s youth service corps has put more than 200 young people to work on hundreds of projects across Hartford. The program, anchored last year by $2.2 million in private donations, has received enough funds to push ahead for another 12 months. Funds came from insurance giants like The Travelers, Aetna and The Hartford, and from the Newman’s Own Foundation, the Dalio Foundation and other charitable groups.

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Programs Hope to Assist Non-College-Bound Students with Community Foundation Help

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09/22/2017

... Fund in an effort to secure up to $10,000 in grant funding to implement their plans. Representatives of Junior ... to own their economic success since 1951, would use the funding to fund “JA Pathways to Careers,” a program that ... self-sufficiency and independence, would use the funding to implement the Men of Color program. In partnership ...

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More than $200K in Grants Approved by Community Foundation of Greater New Britain

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09/20/2017

Funding Supports Wide Range of Programs and Initiatives; New ... Art and Southington Family Resource Center Receive Major Funding NEW BRITAIN, CT -- The New Britain Museum of American ... Center. A $35,000 grant to match 2017-2018 school system funding for the Center, which provides support, education and ...

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Hurricane Relief Fund Growing

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09/29/2017

NEW BRITAIN, CT -- The newly created Hurricane Maria Puerto Rico Relief Fund has already received more than $20,000 in donations. The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain made a $5,000 donation to the fund on Friday to compliment the American Savings Foundation’s donation of $10,000. Other donations by members of the community have totaled more than $5,000.

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Hurricane Maria Puerto Rico Relief Fund Bolstered by $5,000 Donation from Community Foundation of Greater New Britain

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09/29/2017

NEW BRITAIN, CT -- Just days after joining with other local agencies and civic leaders to establish the Hurricane Maria Puerto Rico Relief Fund, the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain has made its own $5,000 donation to the very fund it will manage.

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Member eBrief - October 2017

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10/26/2017

... are many questions including: How do I make the case for funding advocacy? Can I fund grantees that lobby? Can my ... the Grassroots Fund has provided over 2,000 groups with funding and training resources within New Hampshire, ... a long-term impact on access to justice in Connecticut by funding and supporting the placement of talented new lawyers ...

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Concerns Raised That U.S. Census Count Changes, Funding Cutbacks May Hurt Connecticut

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10/09/2017

... Concerns Raised That U.S. Census Count Changes, Funding Cutbacks May Hurt Connecticut ...

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Grant Will Fund New Models for Meeting Health Needs of Immigrant Children, Homeless Youth

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10/02/2017

... Center for Children’s Advocacy recently began – with funding from the William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund – ... state to coordinate and align its health care work. This funding will help the Office of the Lieutenant Governor to ... Khmer Health Advocates , West Hartford: $50,000 This funding will support Khmer Health Advocates’ work to ensure ...

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Help After Hurricane Harvey

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09/06/2017

HARTFORD, CT -- As of September 6, the United Way Network has raised more than $25.44 million for mid- and long-term recovery efforts related to Hurricane Harvey.

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Comcast NBCUniversal Makes Additional $1M Cash Donamtion to Hurricane Relief Efforts

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09/18/2017

PHILADELPHIA, PA --In the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, which has impacted Florida and nearby areas with such devastation, Comcast NBCUniversal today announced it’s making an additional donation of $1 million in cash to support relief efforts.

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Comcast NBC Universal Supports Hurricane Harvey Relief Efforts

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08/29/2017

... well over a million dollars in support to Houston-area relief efforts, including cash and in-kind ... opened 53,000 Xfinity WiFi hotspots around the Houston area to help residents and emergency workers, whether they ...

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