Bob’s Discount Furniture Charitable Foundation recently presented a check for $15,000 to Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters. The funds will be used to move children off the youth mentoring organization’s 5-county Connecticut waiting list and into match relationships with adult role models.
“None of us would be where we are today without the support of others in our lives,” said Cathy Poulin, director of public relations for Bob’s Discount Furniture. “That’s why, with our primary focus being on children, we are happy to be in a position to utilize our resources to give back by supporting Nutmeg and other organizations that help the communities around us.”
“Bob’s Discount Furniture has developed a powerful presence wherever it does business,” said Laura Green, president and CEO at Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters. “Not only is it a hugely successful furniture retailer, but it has also become known as a reliably generous corporate citizen. We are extremely grateful that Bob’s has been, and continues to be, a strong supporter of our mission.”
The American School for the Deaf has received a matching grant of $1,863.00 from the Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism, a state agency. This grant was awarded through the Arts Presentation Grants and will support a total of 20 workshops between October 2009 and December 2009 serving approximately 200 children who attend the school.
At each annual meeting, the Connecticut Bar Association acknowledges the work of select members with a Pro Bono Award for their commitment and dedication to pro bono service. Attorney Thomas R. Kasper of Reid & Riege PC in Hartford was nominated by Lawyers for Children America in recognition of his 10 years of service to the pro bono organization on various cases.
The Wallace Stevens Walk was dedicated on Thursday, June 11 to a crowd of more than 150 attendees. The Walk is the brainstorm of the Hartford Friends and Enemies of Wallace Stevens, a local nonprofit dedicated to promoting poetry and the work of Hartford’s greatest poet. The walk was 10 years in the making, with hundreds of organizations and individuals contributing to help underwrite the cost of the granite stones and installation. The Hartford provided matching support of $45,000.
Recently, HPC Foodservice, of South Windsor, presented a check for $10,000 to Foodshare at their 4th annual Customer Appreciation Golf Tournament, held at Blue Fox Run in Avon.
HPC President Barry Pearson made the formal presentation to Foodshare President Gloria McAdam at the dinner. HPC Foodservice, a family owned broadline foodservice distributor since 1908, is a longtime supporter of Foodshare.
