This year’s 2016 Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell focused its charitable efforts on ALS-related charities. ALS is a progressive neurodegenerative disease affecting brain and spinal cord nerve cells.The tournament’s primary beneficiary was the New Britain-based ALS Clinic at the Hospital for Special Care (HSC). Taking part in tournament ceremonies were Travelers Executive […]
This year's 2016 Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell focused its charitable efforts on ALS-related charities. ALS is a progressive neurodegenerative disease affecting brain and spinal cord nerve cells.
The tournament's primary beneficiary was the New Britain-based ALS Clinic at the Hospital for Special Care (HSC). Taking part in tournament ceremonies were Travelers Executive Chairman of the Board Jay Fishman, who disclosed about a year ago that he had been diagnosed with the disease, and Brian Savo, an ALS patient at HSC.
The championship tournament donates 100 percent of net proceeds to charity. It has generated more than $33 million since the event debuted in 1952. Since Travelers became title sponsor in 2007, more than 500 nonprofit organizations throughout New England have received more than $10 million.
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The Travelers Foundation announced a $1 million grant to Team Rubicon, a disaster response organization that unites military veterans and first responders. The grant will fund the creation of a new mobile engagement team that will travel across the U.S. to provide large-scale training events and volunteer recruitment.
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The First Niagara Foundation has donated $10,000 to Hartford's new Youth Service Corps, an organization that provides unemployed young people, ages 16 to 24, with part-time employment completing community service-based projects.
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Hands On Hartford has received a $25,000 grant from the Lincoln Financial Foundation to support the MANNA Community Pantry and Neighborhood Services, as well as the weekend Backpack Nutrition Program. The weekend Backpack Nutrition program provides meals and snacks to Hartford children over the weekend, when they are not able to access school breakfast and lunch.
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The Betty Knox Foundation has awarded a $2,000 grant to Leadership Greater Hartford's Summer Nexus Program.
Summer Nexus is a week-long program that helps young women and men get a more complete perspective on the different people and places that make up Greater Hartford.
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GoodWorks Insurance recently announced a $5,000 grant to Hartford nonprofit reSET, whose mission is to advance the social-enterprise sector. The unrestricted funds will go towards reSET's operations and enable it to apply for matching funds from the U.S. Economic Development Administration.
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Clinton Crossing Premium Outlets and Simon Youth Foundation provided $4,000 in scholarships to two local students. Ashley Cheng of Suffield received a $1,500 Simon Youth Foundation Community Scholarship. Ian Barron of Clinton has received a $2,500 Simon Youth Greg Saunders Legacy Scholarship.
The Simon Youth Foundation is a national nonprofit dedicated to providing educational and career development opportunities for youth.
