May 2009
SNAPSHOTS

Summer Program for Music and Theater
[Photo: Jake Koteen]

  Kestrel Thorne-Kaunelis of Norfolk, Victoria Olakojo of New Britain and Sonia Morant of Hartford participate in an outdoor practice at the first Norfolk Summer Program for Music and Theater. The two-week camp was funded in part by a grant from the Ellen Jeanne Goldfarb Memorial Fund at the Foundation.
     
Catholic Charities' Institute
[Photo courtesy of Catholic Charities]
  Children and seniors enjoy an afternoon of learning and sharing at Catholic Charities' Institute for the Hispanic Family in Hartford, through a program of the Brighter Futures Family Center located there.  The Foundation helped fund the construction of the Institute, enabling these types of intergenerational activities.
     
Nonprofit Support Program
[Photo: Jake Koteen]
  The Foundation's Nonprofit Support Program and Hartford Public Library have partnered to provide periodic workshops for smaller nonprofit organizations.  Held several times a year, the workshops cover the basics of building a board, budgeting, planning, marketing, and fundraising.
     
Donor Bus Tour
[Photo: Jake Koteen]
  Foundation donors, Ed Stockton of Bloomfield, Larry Lunden of West Hartford, and Peggy Lorence of Bloomfield, learn about Gray Lodge, a program for at-risk girls and young women ages 13 to 21 run by The Shelter for Women.  The group of about 20 visited area nonprofits supported by the Foundation on a recent bus tour.