An anonymous member of the medical staff at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center has made a legacy gift of $1 million to establish an endowment to further advance clinical and research programs at the medical center. The gift also will enable investment in breakthrough technologies that will help improve treatment and care. This gift, which is part of the donor’s estate plan, is among a handful of legacy commitments that Connecticut Children’s has received or knows it will receive since opening its doors in 1996. In making this gift, the donor shared some personal feelings on why it was so important to include Connecticut Children’s as part of the family’s long-term estate plans.
“It’s difficult for me to express in words how grateful the entire Connecticut Children’s community is for this extremely generous and thoughtful commitment,” said Martin J. Gavin, president and chief executive officer of Connecticut Children’s. “As a result of the donor’s careful planning and willingness to share the details, Connecticut Children’s knows that we will be far better to ensure our ability to care for the region’s children and families for generations to come.”
The Hartford’s annual golf fund-raiser to benefit U.S. Paralympics raised $15,500 July 16. More than 175 employees of The Hartford teed off at the annual event at the Tunxis Plantation Golf Course in Farmington. Playing along with the insurer’s employees were four Paralympic athletes — cyclist Sam Kavanagh, sled hockey player Taylor Lipsett, triathlete Paul Martin, and curling player Augusto Perez.
The $15,500 raised by employees is in addition to The Hartford’s sponsorship of U.S. Paralympics, the non-profit organization whose mission is to recruit and train elite athletes with physical disabilities. The Hartford earned the 2009 Paralympic Amazing Investor Award from U.S. Paralympics because, in part, of its employees’ personal and enthusiastic support.
At its meeting on June 18, the Jewish Community Foundation’s Board of Trustees awarded $300,000 in emergency operating support to Hartford area nonprofits from its unrestricted community endowment funds to help the organizations with budget planning and developing strategies to support their fiscal and institutional health for the coming year. Twenty-two agencies and programs supported by the Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford will directly benefit from these grants.
The Mark Twain House & Museum has benefited from a $10,000 service contribution from Harrington Engineering, which for more than a decade has provided mechanical and plumbing work to the buildings on the historic site.
“The Mark Twain house has been a longtime, valuable customer of ours,” said Kim Nedjoika, Harrington service manager, “so it seemed only natural in a time of need that we help them out.”
