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Member eBrief - September 2017
Aetna Offers Assistance to Members Affected by Hurricane Harvey in Texas and Louisiana
HARTFORD, CT -- Aetna (NYSE:AET) is offering resources to members who have been affected by Hurricane Harvey. Recognizing the magnitude of this disaster and its potentially devastating impact, the Aetna Foundation announced it will be making a $100,000 contribution to the American Red Cross, a $100,000 contribution to the Community Foundation of Greater Houston as well as a $50,000 contribution to Team Rubicon, to support current and forthcoming disaster relief efforts.
Cigna and Cigna Foundation Take Steps to Help People Affected by Hurricane Harvey
HOUSTON, CT -- Cigna (NYSE: CI) and the Cigna Foundation are taking a number of steps to help people in South and Central Texas who are affected by Hurricane Harvey. To aid in the recovery efforts, the Cigna Foundation is making a $100,000 donation to the American Red Cross and the company is also activating an internal website that will enable Cigna employees to request matching funds for their donations to the Red Cross.
Debate Over Prescription Drug Pricing Moves To States
Find Your Best Way Through United Way
HARTFORD, CT -- Jim P.'Meara, Chair of the United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut Board of Directors, blogs about helping local children and hard-working families through volunteering for the United Way inspires him. Jim serves as Senior Vice President, Chief of Staff to the Chairman and CEO at Webster Bank. And he encourages others to do the same, "Just as United Way helped me find my best way to make a difference, it will do the same for you."
Person of the Week: For Children and Change: Judith Meyers’ Compelling Work
Main Street Community Foundation Receives National Recognition
CT Philanthropy Digest - August 2017
Center for Latino Progress Receives Comcast Foundation Grant
New Members Join United Way of Coastal Fairfield County Board
BRIDGEPORT, CT -- United Way of Coastal Fairfleid County is pleased to announce four new Board members and an emeritus member who has chosen another term beginning the 2017-18 fiscal year.
Lata Reddy Elevated to Chair of The Prudential Foundation
Torrington Youth Summer Program Gets Second Chance After Eversource Donation
TORRINGTON, CT -- Programs like the Torrington Area Youth Service Bureau’s Summer Youth Employment rely on financial support from the state to function. With no approved state budget in June, the summer program was in jeopardy of being canceled completely. But a recent donation from Eversource helped organizers of the program to hire four students.
Avangrid Corporate Headquarters To Be in Orange, Connecticut
U.S. News and Aetna Foundation Announce Collaboration to Highlight Community Health
WASHINGTON, DC and HARTFORD, CT -- U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in health care rankings, and the Aetna Foundation, the independent charitable and philanthropic arm of Aetna, today announced they are teaming up to evaluate which communities across America are doing the best job of improving the health of their citizens.
Women & Girls Fund Executive Committee Welcomes New Members
NEW HARTFORD and TORRINGTON, CT -- Katherine Kinane, PhD of New Hartford and Kathleen Weinstein of Torrington have been named to the executive committee of the Women & Girls Fund of the Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation.
Connecticut Community Foundation Awards Nearly $940,000 in College Scholarships to More Than 420 Local Students
WATERBURY, CT -- More than 420 students in Greater Waterbury and the Litchfield Hills will find their college educations more affordable thanks to scholarships awarded by Connecticut Community Foundation for the 2017-18 academic year. The awards totaled nearly $940,000.