Over $200,000 in 2019 Scholarships Available At Community Foundation of Greater New Britain New Britain, Conn., March 1, 2019 – Application deadlines are quickly approaching for over $200,000 in scholarship dollars available through funds managed by the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain (CFGNB). Scholarships are available to high school senior class students in New [...]
Community Foundation Welcomes Three New Board Members New Britain, CT – The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain has elected three new board members to join the Foundation’s already-strong team of volunteers. Elected to serve new multi-year board terms were John Cookley, Dr. Camelia Lawrence, and Dr. Zulma Toro. John Cookley John E. [...]
Estate Gift of Close to $900,000 Funds New Betterini Scholarship at the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain New Britain, Conn. – The newly established Ruth M. and Adolph J. Betterini Scholarship Fund will be available for its first round of applicants this scholarship season. Adolph Betterini Adolph J. Betterini and his wife [...]
Community Foundation Promotion and New Hire Announced Kimberly Duncan has been promoted by the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain and Candice Tabone is welcomed to the team. Duncan, who has been with the Foundation since 2015, will be moving into her new role as the Foundation’s first Communications and Donor Relations Manager, while Tabone [...]
The Buzz Resume Builder Event The Buzz hosted an awesome resume building happy hour at Casa Mia at The Hawthorne featuring special guests from CCSU to review member's resumes for FREE. This event was sponsored by the Tommaso Group, and we are so thankful for them making this event possible. [...]
Executive Directors Forum In 2019, the Foundation added a new Executive Director’s Forum to the Initiative that provides a place for Executive Directors to come together to network, exchange ideas, learn, share best practices and collaborate. Participants in our capacity building Initiative are finding it relevant and [...]
Foundation Opens Membership With an Incentive; 2019 Grant Will Be Largest Ever New Britain, Conn., January 10, 2019 – Fresh on the heels of awarding a $10,000 Catalyst Fund grant to Central Connecticut ARC (CCARC) for an informational workshop series relevant for families of adolescents and young adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) as they transition [...]
Walter R. Fletcher, Jr. DMD Family Fund Will Provide Local Children With Financial Aid to Realize Dream of Independent School Education New Britain, Conn., January 14, 2019 – For nearly 40 years, Dr. Walter Fletcher tended to the oral health needs of countless children and families from New Britain and beyond at his 55 [...]
School Safety Tour with Art Schaller Schaller Auto World of New Britain gave out $2,500 grants for the high schools in New Britain, Southington, Plainville and Berlin through the Schaller Auto World Fund of the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain. Art Schaller saw something about locked doors for the schools, Marjory Stoneman [...]
The Buzz Happy Hour & Headshots Event The Buzz held an event at Five Churces Brewing in New Britain for all young and emerging professionals in the Greater New Britain area. This was a free networking event that featured professional headshots by Isa Rose Photographty.