Members of the Bloomfield Rotary were on hand for a tarp raising over the Mushroom Barn in Bloomfield, presenting the nonprofit farm with a $5,000 donation to support the “Save the Shrooms” restoration project. The Mushroom Barn is the only known hollow clay tile barn in Connecticut and is listed on the National Historic Register […]
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Members of the Bloomfield Rotary were on hand for a tarp raising over the Mushroom Barn in Bloomfield, presenting the nonprofit farm with a $5,000 donation to support the “Save the Shrooms” restoration project. The Mushroom Barn is the only known hollow clay tile barn in Connecticut and is listed on the National Historic Register due to its unusual shape, purpose and building materials. Pictured (from left) are Dale Bertoldi, Mark Weisman, Jack Hasegawa, Jonathan Hochman, Hans Kilbourn and Norman Famely.
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Girl Scouts of Connecticut has received a $40,000 grant from Travelers in support of its program, College Pathways. College Pathways, which serves around 130 girls in Hartford, is a program that encourages educational and career aspirations in underserved high school girls in Hartford.
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Hands on Hartford will offer healthy food choices to 480 Hartford households through the community pantry program funded by a $25,000 grant from Lincoln Financial Foundation. Additionally, 305 students will receive three to four pounds of food each Friday to ensure that they have nourishment on weekends. This is one of nine human-services grants provided by Lincoln Financial Foundation with a total contribution of $148,000.
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A $1,500 grant to Hartford Stage, awarded by Connecticut Humanities, will help support four free community events surrounding The Body of an American. The Connecticut Humanities award will help Hartford Stage in providing four free events coinciding with the run of the play.
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The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving is accepting applications for grants of up to $25,000 each, through the Amiel P. Zak Public Service Fund. Between five and 10 grants will be awarded during 2016 to community-based organizations, civic associations, volunteer groups and public agencies. This year, the Hartford Foundation will also entertain one grant of up to $40,000.
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