Twelve Panera Breads in the Greater Hartford area recently donated $7,030 to Foodshare of Bloomfield through Panera’s partnership with Feeding America, the nationwide hunger-relief agency. In total, $16,323.95 in donations have been collected for Foodshare, as part of the cafes’ ongoing Panera Cares Community Breadbox Program.The cafes that donated include Bristol, Buckland Hills, Canton, Enfield, […]
Twelve Panera Breads in the Greater Hartford area recently donated $7,030 to Foodshare of Bloomfield through Panera's partnership with Feeding America, the nationwide hunger-relief agency. In total, $16,323.95 in donations have been collected for Foodshare, as part of the cafes' ongoing Panera Cares Community Breadbox Program.
The cafes that donated include Bristol, Buckland Hills, Canton, Enfield, Farmington, Glastonbury, Hartford, Manchester, Newington, Southington, West Hartford, and Wethersfield.
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The Stocker Foundation announced a $20,000 grant to the Hartford Public Library in support of its 2015 innovative summer learning program called The Summer of Power. The program will serve up to 5,500 Hartford students during the summer months and challenge them to find their inner power, discover new ideas, develop their talents, become proficient readers, and embrace a college-going culture.
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American Savings Foundation has provided a $100,000 grant to Veterans Inc., a nonprofit that supports veterans and their families across New England, to help re-furbish a once-abandoned property in New Britain into a supportive housing program for veterans. The funding will also be put towards supportive programs to area veterans including employment and training.
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The Hartford Walk to Cure Arthritis raised more than $100,000 and was attended by more than 600 participants. Funds raised during the event will go toward Arthritis Foundation programs, research, and advocacy initiatives to help prevent, control and find a cure for this disease. The walk's top sponsors included Amgen, Massage Envy Spa, Aleve, Aspen Re, Abbvie, Bristol Myers Squibb, and Educational Playcare.
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The Ritter Family Fund, based in Ridgefield, worked with People's United Bank to make $60 deposits into the bank accounts of 48 kindergarten students at Hartford's Noah Webster MicroSociety Magnet School. The Ritter Family Fund has made a five-year commitment to this scholarship initiative to encourage students to think about attending college at an early age.
The fund, through the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, was created to provide Noah Webster students with scholarships and learning programs.
