The Foundation helps inform, inspire, and engage people (like you) to take a leadership role in improving the quality of life in the community. Here are some great examples of your neighbors who have partnered with us to achieve their charitable giving goals.
Thanks to Josephine Burgess, who established a fund in 1981 for treatment and prevention of disease, The Diaper Bank will diaper ten times more.more
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When Deborah Highsmith passed away in 1991, her husband, Carl, decided to honor her memory by creating several scholarship funds in her name. In establishing scholarships at institutions with which Mrs. Highsmith was affiliated, Carl hopes to ensure that future generations would help to carry out her deep commitment to educate children with special needs. Upon the advice of their attorney the family established one fund at The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven instead of creating a private foundation.more
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When Justin and David Negrón moved from Connecticut to Puerto Rico with their parents, Michael and Edita, in 1987 they did not fully comprehend their involvement in charitable giving projects. A corporate move to Puerto Rico exposed Justin and David, ages 6 and 2, respectively to helping others. Justin vividly remembers participating in a beach clean up with his parents and brother, and volunteering to be a ball boy and help out at a tennis tournament for wheelchair athletes.more
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Susan and Bob Frew share many things in common. They sailed across the Atlantic in the late 1980s to satisfy a love of the ocean. They enjoy playing Bridge and working in the garden. And they both have a desire to give something back to their community during their lifetime. more
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For 30 years, Elizabeth Hird was a pioneer in the local community for environmental preservation and education. Perhaps no single act demonstrated her commitment to environmental conservation as much as her donation of Outer Island to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 1995.
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