Glastonbury-based GoodWorks Insurance recently donated $12,650 to Bloomfield nonprofit Operation Fuel. The donation was used to help more than 30 lower-income Connecticut families keep the heat and electricity on this winter.Pictured (from left) are Operation Fuel’s Kim O’Brien Green; GoodWorks’ Curt Johnson; Nancy Bulkeley, chairperson of Operation Fuel’s board; and Operation Fuel’s Patricia Wrice.• • […]
Glastonbury-based GoodWorks Insurance recently donated $12,650 to Bloomfield nonprofit Operation Fuel. The donation was used to help more than 30 lower-income Connecticut families keep the heat and electricity on this winter.
Pictured (from left) are Operation Fuel's Kim O'Brien Green; GoodWorks' Curt Johnson; Nancy Bulkeley, chairperson of Operation Fuel's board; and Operation Fuel's Patricia Wrice.
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Boys & Girls Clubs of Hartford received a $34,000 grant from Buffalo Wild Wings in support of their ALL STARS flag football program. As part of Buffalo Wild Wings' Team Up for Kids mission and partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs of America, the company is supporting 200 Clubs across the country this fall, creating sports programs that promote physical fitness, good sportsmanship and teamwork.
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The Cigna Foundation in Bloomfield awarded a $50,000 World of Difference grant to Ashoka, a global nonprofit that is building a Workforce Wellness Collaborative Innovation Lab in India. Ashoka's program will provide health assessments, pay for treatment, and support behavior change for healthy lifestyles, delivered at the work site.
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Amy's Angels, a charitable organization based in Simsbury, announced it has given out more than $150,000 since its 2014 inception to families and individuals coping with the debilitating effects of a long-term illness, serious injury or catastrophic life event. Through year-round fundraising, Amy's Angels has been able to assist more than 22 individuals and their families, trying to fight cancer, hereditary liver disease, and other life challenges.
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The Liberty Bank Foundation has awarded a $10,000 grant to Reach Out and Read Inc. to support early literacy programming in Bristol, Mansfield and Windham. Reach Out and Read nurtures the importance of reading books to children to support early literacy, and gives parents the tools they need to help their children succeed.
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Stanley Black & Decker has donated $45,000 to the UConn School of Engineering's Bridge program, which provides academic support to underrepresented students who plan to major in engineering. The grant will support the five-week program for incoming freshman at the University of Connecticut. The program will provide academic coursework, a supportive network of mentors, leadership development, and industry visits to local engineering companies throughout Connecticut.
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