Stamford, CT – Americares has awarded $250,000 to nonprofit organizations responding to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. Twenty-five free and charitable clinics were each awarded $10,000 grants. The funds will be used to purchase critically needed personal protective equipment, increase COVID-19 testing and screening capabilities, implement telehealth services, hire additional medical staff and…
Category: Philanthropy
First County Bank Foundation Donates $25,000 To Local Hospitals
Recognizes Health Care Workers with Reyno A. Giallongo Community Legacy Award STAMFORD, CT, November 10, 2020 — First County Bank Foundation donated $5,000 to each of the five (5) local Fairfield County community hospitals in an effort to support the needs of frontline healthcare workers who were and continue to be at the forefront of…
Americares Earns Highest Charity Navigator Rating
Stamford, CT – For the fifth consecutive year, Americares has earned a 4-star rating—the highest possible—from Charity Navigator, America’s largest independent charity evaluator, for its strong financial health and commitment to accountability and transparency. Only 16 percent of the charities evaluated by Charity Navigator have received at least 5 consecutive 4-star evaluations. “We are honored…
Artist Kate Emery Auctions Painting to Benefit INTEMPO and its Mission to Make Music Education Accessible and Inclusive
FARMINGTON, CT – Connecticut artist Kate Emery is auctioning an original oil painting to benefit INTEMPO, a Stamford-based organization devoted to making music education for children accessible, relevant and inclusive. The landscape painting, Sunset on the Beach – Costa Rica, depicts a vivid scene of Costa Rican mountains, sea and shore. Bids will be accepted…
New Trustees Join the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum’s Board
Norwalk, CT – The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum is pleased to announce that Shannon O’Toole Giandurco, Charles Nystrom, and Gary Lorusso have joined the Board of Trustees. Patsy Brescia, LMMM Chairman of the Board of Trustees said, “Our new Trustees will bring their professional knowledge and diverse backgrounds and expertise to the Board and each of…
FCA@Home: Family & Children’s Agency’s First-Ever Virtual Gathering, October 16, 2020
Norwalk, CT – Family & Children’s Agency’s (FCA) first-ever virtual event, FCA@Home will take place on Friday, October 16, 2020. The virtual event, which is open to the public, will bring together donors and supporters across Fairfield County and beyond from the comfort of their own homes to learn about FCA’s Covid-19 Response and how…
Wilton Library Association’s Virtual 125th Annual Meeting is September 23
Wilton, CT – This was to be a momentous year for Wilton Library Association celebrating its 125th year. It turns out that 2020 is a year full of asterisks, and Wilton Library Association’s Annual Friends of the Library Meeting is one of those asterisks. Adhering to local and state guidelines on gatherings, this year’s meeting…
The Ridgefield Playhouse celebrates 20 years
Although they had to close their doors to inside shows on March 13th, move/cancel more than 120 shows so far (equaling a loss of more than $3 million in ticket income), and cancel their Summer Gala, the other big fundraiser that they depend on, The Ridgefield Playhouse, a nonprofit theater in Ridgefield CT, is not…
Record Earnings For Homes for the Brave Signature Fundraiser Over $108,000 Raised To Support Homeless Veterans
BRIDGEPORT, CT – Over 630 people from across the country participated in the 6th Annual Step OUT for the Brave challenge last month, raising a record-shattering $108,910 to help homeless and at-risk Veterans. The signature fundraiser for Bridgeport’s Homes for the Brave (HFTB) organization was expanded this year to a virtual format, allowing even more…
STAR Rubino Family Center Announces Expanded Birth through Early Childhood Intervention Beginning September 1
STAR, Inc., Lighting the Way is launching an expanded, multi-lingual program for children experiencing, or at risk of, developmental delays. The enhanced program, generously supported in part by The Community Fund of Darien and New Canaan Community Foundation, and other generous grants expands services from birth through age five, with additional service options for children…