(The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain offers its sincerest condolences to the family of Hugh Penney, a long-time, influential CFGNB board member and iconic leader for decades in the Greater New Britain service community who passed away at age 91 on Sunday, November 12, 2017. The following obituary appeared in the Tuesday, November 14, [...]
IT’S YEAR-END GIVING TIME THE CIVIC LEADERSHIP FUND IS THE PERFECT WAY TO SUPPORT YOUR COMMUNITY AND OUR WORK (November 13, 2017) As the calendar and tax year come to a close many of our friends and supporters consider making a year-end gift to the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain and we sincerely appreciate [...]
HELPING THOSE IN NEED HURRICANE MARIA PUERTO RICO RELIEF FUND CONTINUES TO GROW; $31,000-PLUS AND COUNTING (November 13, 2017) – Within 48 hours of the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria our Community Foundation and the American Savings Foundation, with leadership by State Representative Bobby Sanchez of New Britain, New Britain Mayor Erin Stewart and Marlo [...]
Catalyst Fund, November 2017 Catalyst Fund members held their final meeting of 2017 on November 9. 2017 Catalyst grantee Family Promise of Central Connecticut provided the group with an update on their efforts to address youth and family homelessness. The group later convened and awarded the 2017 Catalyst grant to Plainville Public Schools to [...]
Fall Listening Tour 2017 In October, new Community Foundation of Greater New Britain President David Obedzinski scheduled a series of gatherings with local leaders in Berlin, New Britain, Plainville and Southington as part of a "Fall Listening Tour" providing both Obedzinski and local grantees and non-profit programs a chance to get to know each [...]
First Years First The goal of the community Foundation’s First Years First early childhood development initiative is to support optimal learning and development of children birth through preschool so children enter kindergarten ready to learn. Our Children, Our Priority At its core, the Initiative strives to provide our [...]
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 [...]