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Monday, June 26, 2017
United Way of Western Connecticut Announces Education Funding for Region

STAMFORD, CT -- United Way of Western Connecticut (UWWC) announced today that they have invested $635,000 into early childhood, afterschool and educational enrichment programs in greater Danbury, greater New Milford and Stamford. All grant dollars are tied to program support for families living within the ALICE® (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) income threshold (see household budget below). The grant funding period for these allocations is January 2017- June 2018.

Friday, June 23, 2017
10th Annual Tee It Up Raises $16,500 for Charity!

HARTFORD, CT -- HYPE's 10th annual Tee it Up for Charity at the Travelers Championship on Thursday, June 22nd was a great success! This signature charity bash located in the Pro-Am Tent at the TPC River Highlands raised money for three beneficiaries: The First Tee of Connecticut, Junior Achievement of Southwest New England, and KNOX Inc. Everyone enjoyed the music, delicious food, and abundant sunshine and helped us raise $16,500 for these fantastic organizations! HYPE is MetroHartford Alliance's Initative for young professionals and entrepreneurs.

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Wednesday, June 21, 2017
The Rockfall Foundation Launches 'Fostering Future Stewards' Campaign

MIDDLETOWN, CT -– The Rockfall Foundation recently announced the launch of a special campaign to commemorate 45 years of environmental grant making and support programs for students in the Lower Connecticut River Valley. The Fostering Future Stewards campaign will fund environmental education for kindergarten through 8th grade students with multi-year grants to schools for school-time, after school or summer programs.

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