Tuesday, November 21, 2017
FARMINGTON, CT -- Farmington Bank joined forces with 102.9 The Whale and Whole Foods Market to host a two-week Thanksgiving food drive benefitting those served by Hands On Hartford’s MANNA Community Food Pantry.
Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Granting
Monday, November 20, 2017
WESTPORT, CT -- Newman's Own Foundation, founded by the late actor and philanthropist Paul Newman, has teamed up with CrowdRise, now part of GoFundMe—the world's largest social fundraising platform—to sponsor CrowdRise's annual Holiday Challenge. Launching November 21, right before Giving Tuesday, and lasting through January 3, the Newman's Own Foundation Holiday Challenge will donate half a million dollars to competing charities, based on certain criteria and challenges over the course of the campaign. This year's program marks the largest holiday challenge to date for CrowdRise, with over 4,000 nonprofits registered to participate.
Thursday, November 2, 2017
NEW HAVEN, CT -- Volunters from Avangrid dropped by New Haven and Ansonia elementary schools recently to share their love of literacy with local schoolchildren.
Thursday, November 2, 2017
ORANGE, CT -- Avandrid is providing assistance to storm-ravaged Puerto Rico by deploying a Tactical Power Restoration Team specializing in the supervision of transmission and distribution system recovery. The Avangrid team, comprised of employees from across many of its Northeast subsidiaries, will assist ongoing efforts to address the island's power crisis after Hurricane Maria tore through Puerto Rico on September 20 as a Category 4 storm with winds of 155 mph.
Wednesday, November 1, 2017
Public Invited to Join in Donation Efforts
FARMINGTON, CT -- Farmington Bank has joined forces with 102.9 The Whale and Whole Foods Market to host a two week food drive to benefit those ser
Tuesday, October 24, 2017
HARTFORD, CT -- This week, small teams of Prudential employees in Newark and Hartford are pairing up with local nonprofits, offering support and advice on business strategy, finance, marketing and HR. The events are part of Pro Bono Week, a worldwide celebration of professional services donated in the public interest.