YMCA receives $75,000 grant from LEGO Children’s Fund

The YMCA of Greater Hartford has received a $75,000 grant from the LEGO Children’s Fund given in support of the Y-BELL Power Scholars Academy, a program designed to help increase academic achievement in students in grades K-5. Power Scholars Academy is a full-day summer learning experience that combines small group rigorous academic instruction with fun, hands-on enrichment activities, field trips and service projects. The program serves nearly 300 students in Hartford and East Hartford. Pictured, from left, are: (Back) James Morton, president and CEO, YMCA of Greater Hartford; Peg Parks, manager, LEGO Children’s Fund; and Sonia Toledo vice president of youth development, YMCA of Greater Hartford with children participating in the Y-BELL Power Scholars Academy at Simpson-Waverly School in Hartford.