NEWMAN’S OWN MAKES DONATIONS

The Newman’s Own Foundation presented more than $100,000 to various charities during the America East Conference Basketball Tournament at the University of Hartford March 3-6. This year’s top grant recipient was The Giving Circle in partnership with University at Albany’s Third World Impact, which received $25,000 in the foundation’s second-annual Campus Community Service Challenge. Additionally, several local charities attended the tournament through a Newman’s Own Foundation grant to the conference, including Boys & Girls Clubs of Hartford, The Discovery Center, Girl Scouts of Connecticut, Hartford Public Schools’ TeacherDollars Program, and Nutmeg Big Brothers and Big Sisters. Pictured are, from left, Patrick Nero, commissioner of the America East Conference; Katie Abrahamson-Henderson, women’s basketball coach at the University at Albany; Mark Bertrand, founder, The Giving Circle; Nishtha Modi, treasurer, Third World Impact, University at Albany; and Bob Forrester, president, Newman’s Own Foundation.