Savings Institute Bank & Trust’s official Relay for Life team, Bankers for Life, has reached gold status by raising over $5,000 for the American Cancer Society Windham Relay for Life. The team is comprised of Savings Institute Bank & Trust employees and their family members pictured (from left): Christine Lataille-Santiago, Ryan Wood, Fran Peters, Hailey […]
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Savings Institute Bank & Trust's official Relay for Life team, Bankers for Life, has reached gold status by raising over $5,000 for the American Cancer Society Windham Relay for Life. The team is comprised of Savings Institute Bank & Trust employees and their family members pictured (from left): Christine Lataille-Santiago, Ryan Wood, Fran Peters, Hailey Andrews, Donna Irish, Scott Burdick, Brittany Carpenter, Katy Renehan, Michael Gencarelli and Laurie Gervais.
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Teach For America Connecticut was awarded a $12,500 grant from People's United Community Foundation. The funds will support the organization's work to recruit, train and support diverse leaders to teach in Connecticut's highest-need public schools. The grant will also support the ongoing work of more than 550 program alumni working in education and other sectors to help ensure that all students in Connecticut have access to excellent educational opportunities.
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Bob's Discount Furniture announced a donation of $67,000 to food pantries and hunger-relief programs within its markets throughout the Northeast and mid-Atlantic. An organization near each of the 64 Bob's Discount Furniture stores and three distribution centers will receive a $1,000 donation from the furniture retailer.
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As part of its “Bring Change” campaign, TD Bank in Hartford hosted a community coin-counting event and fundraiser that raised over $3,000 for the YMCA's Read to Succeed program. Local residents and bank customers donated their spare change, which TD matched up to $2,000. The donations will help the Read to Succeed Program provide students with school supplies.
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For the second year in a row, Beacon Prescriptions of New Britain has made a donation to Bristol Hospital's Beekley Center for Breast Health and Wellness. Beacon Prescriptions donated 50 cents from every prescription filled on Oct. 13, raising $937 for the breast health center.
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