Channel 3 Kids Camp received a $5,000 donation from Prides Corner Farms Inc. of Lebanon. PCF is a supporter of children’s charities and designated a portion of its 2014 sales of Sara’s Superb Herbs to Channel 3 Kids Camp. Since 2001 Prides Corner Farms has donated over $200,000 to various causes, locally and regionally as a result of sales of Sara’s Superb Herbs.
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Riverfront Recapture has received a $150,000 grant from Travelers to improve lighting in the Riverfront parks. The grant will update a significant number of existing decorative park lights from metal halide to LED lighting in 2015, positively affecting the appearance of Riverfront Recapture-managed parks in Hartford and East Hartford. This support will also significantly reduce electricity usage.
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The Hartford Guides Inc. recently received a $50,000 grant from the Hartford Foundation of Public Giving to continue to provide complimentary mobile light service roadside assistance in Hartford’s neighborhoods on a 40-hour per week basis. The assistance will include automobile lock-out, jump start, emergency refueling and tire re-inflation service.
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Hartford Public Library has received a $20,000 grant from the Nutmeg Foundation to fund a new online high school diploma pilot project. The pilot will provide online high school classes to a cohort of 10 Hartford students as a more flexible and accessible alternative to the traditional GED test.
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Bob’s Discount Furniture will donate $45,000 to the Save the Children Federation, whose nutrition, health care, education and emergency response programs give millions of children each year a healthy start, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. Half of this donation was made possible by customer contributions to collection jars in Bob’s store cafes.
