HURRICANE MARIA PUERTO RICO RELIEF FUND BOLSTERED BY $5,000 DONATION FROM COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER NEW BRITAIN New Britain, Conn., September 29, 2017 – Just days after joining with other local agencies and civic leaders to establish the Hurricane Maria Puerto Rico Relief Fund, the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain has made its own [...]
A Fond Farewell, A Warm Welcome A large gathering of community leaders, donors, friends and colleagues gathered at the New Britain Museum of American Art on Monday, September 25, 2017, to bid a fond farewell to retired CFGNB President Jim Williamson and a warm welcome to new President David Obedzinski (photos by John Atashian.) [...]
AID FOR PUERTO RICO: NEW BRITAIN COMMUNITY LEADERS RALLY TO SUPPORT THOSE DEVASTATED BY HURRICANE MARIA LOCAL HURRICANE MARIA PUERTO RICO RELIEF FUND ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE IN WAKE OF TRAGEDY New Britain, Conn., September 22, 2017 – While millions on the island of Puerto Rico are still reeling and trying to make sense of [...]
PROGRAMS HOPE TO ASSIST NON-COLLEGE-BOUND STUDENTS WITH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION HELP CATALYST GRANT OF UP TO $10,000 TO BE AWARDED IN NOVEMBER FOR EMPLOYMENT STRATEGIES TO BUILD “WORKFORCE OF THE FUTURE” New Britain, Conn., September 22, 2017 – Armed with a variety of strategies to put local high school students not planning to attend college on [...]
CONVERSATIONS WITH NEW PRESIDENT TO BRING LOCAL NON-PROFITS, COMMUNITY FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP TOGETHER NEW PRESIDENT DAVID OBEDZINSKI’S “FALL LISTENING TOUR” DESIGNED TO ELEVATE SHARED UNDERSTANDING OF FOUNDATION, LOCAL NON-PROFIT MISSIONS New Britain, Conn., September 20, 2017 – A change in leadership, particularly in the non-profit world, often brings with it not only the promise of new, [...]
MORE THAN $200,000 IN GRANTS APPROVED BY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER NEW BRITAIN FUNDING SUPPORTS WIDE RANGE OF PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES; NEW BRITAIN MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART AND SOUTHINGTON FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER RECEIVE MAJOR FUNDING New Britain, Conn., September 20, 2017 – The New Britain Museum of American Art’s Education and Outreach Program and the [...]