Savings Bank Of Danbury Foundation Grants Top $96k

DANBURY — The Savings Bank of Danbury Foundation has finalized the list of recipients of grants made available to not-for-profit organizations serving both the greater Danbury and Waterbury areas. These grants are awarded in support of education, community and economic development, health and human services, and arts and culture.

Savings Bank of Danbury’s strong commitment to the communities it serves has been a priority for more than 158 years. Grants awarded through the Savings Bank of Danbury Foundation totaled $96,600 in 2007. In addition to the foundation contributions, Savings Bank of Danbury contributed in excess of $100,000 to local nonprofit agencies in 2007.

“At Savings Bank of Danbury, we are about people serving people,” said Hal Wibling, president and CEO of Savings Bank of Danbury. “And we value our role in supporting our neighbors. The foundation’s mission is to strengthen our communities by providing grants to organizations that are vital to the well-being, growth and prosperity of the communities in which we live and work.”

Foundation grants are administered by a committee consisting of Savings Bank of Danbury corporators, directors, and officers.

The 2007 Foundation Grant recipients include:

Arts and Culture:

Charles Ives Authority for the Performing Arts, $7,500

Danbury Music Centre, $3,300

Military Museum of Southern New England, $1,000

Pratt Center, $1,800

Shakesperience Productions, $5,000

Community and Economic Development

Girls, Inc of Southern Connecticut, $2,500

Greater Danbury Nonprofit Resource Center, $5,000

Greater Waterbury Interfaith Ministries, Inc, $3,000

Handy Dandy Handyman, $5,000

In-the-Making, $5,000

Nutmeg State Games, $5,000

Education

Children’s Community School, $2,500

Danbury Youth Services, $2,500

Housatonic Valley Coalition Against Substance Abuse, $2,500

Junior Achievement of Western Connecticut, $5,000

Latino Scholarship Fund, $5,000

Literacy Volunteers — Danbury, $3,000

Literacy Volunteers — Waterbury, $1,000

WeCAHR, $2,000

Health and Human Services

AmeriCares Free Clinics, $3,000

Danbury VNA, $2,500

Interlude, Inc, $3,000

Regional Hospice of Western Connecticut, $5,000

Salvation Army — Danbury, $5,000

Salvation Army — Waterbury, $2,000

Special Olympics/Connecticut, $8,500