Bloomfield’s Tumble Brook Country Club held their annual Play for a Cure fundraiser in support of the Connecticut Affiliate of Susan G. Komen, recently presenting a check for $85,000 to Komen Connecticut CEO Anne Morris.
Now in its 17th year, Play for a Cure has raised more than $1.5 million to benefit Komen Connecticut and the local fight against breast cancer.
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The Cigna Foundation will provide a $196,000 World of Difference grant to the Alzheimer’s Association to help those living with Alzheimer’s and other dementia diseases.
The grant will be used to create the LiveWell interactive E-Learning Program, a new web-based education program to help Alzheimer’s patients fight social isolation, understand the importance of a social support network, and live life to the fullest.
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AARP Connecticut is providing financial support to help qualified individuals over age 50 participate in Encore! Hartford, an intensive four-month workforce development program that assists unemployed, underemployed or dislocated seasoned Connecticut corporate professionals to transition their skills and experience into managerial and professional jobs in the nonprofit sector.
The program runs from March 3, 2015 — June 19, 2015.
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Colchester arts and crafts supplier S&S Worldwide contributed more than $83,000 to various charities in the 2014 fiscal year. Funding recipients include the Wadsworth Atheneum, St. Jude Children’s Hospital, Middlesex Hospital Hospice, Boys & Girls Clubs of Hartford, Camp Better Days, National MS Society, Wounded Warrior Project, Children of Fallen Patriots, Plan USA and Nothing But Nets.
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The YMCA of Greater Hartford‘s Power Scholars Academy has received a $10,000 grant from Wells Fargo given in support of the Y-BELL Power School Academy, a program designed to help increase academic achievement in students in grades K-8. The program serves nearly 300 students in Hartford and East Hartford.
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The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain and Southington Education Foundation have partnered to provide $24,875 in grants to Southington Public Schools to fund an arts initiative for nearly 500 third graders in each of the town’s eight elementary schools.
The funding will provide for a New Britain Museum of American Art artist-in-residence, student travel, workshops and an end-of-year art show at each school.
