Dutch Point Credit Union Awards Scholarships
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The Dutch Point Credit Union 2013 Dorothy J. Sullivan Scholarship program recipients. Pictured at top, from left, Andrew McCarter and Lindsay Cadwallader; and bottom row, from left, Alyssa Caron and Carolyn Polomsky.
Wethersfield’s Dutch Point Credit Union recently announced the winners of its 2013 Dorothy J. Sullivan Scholarship program. The five recipients were awarded $1,000 each to assist in their first year of college. The scholarships were awarded based on academic record, leadership qualities and community involvement.
The program was created to honor the achievements of Dorothy J. Sullivan, the credit union’s previous president and CEO and first employee. The program is open to any individual within Dutch Point’s membership communities, including Hartford, New London, New Haven and Middlesex counties. The 2013 scholarship recipients are: Lindsay Cadwallader, Classical Magnet School; Alyssa Caron, Bristol Central High School; Andrew McCarter, Newington High School; Carolyn Polomsky, Wethersfield High School; and Tyler Stites, Northwest Catholic High School.
CT Children’s Med Center Receives $75K Grant
Hyundai Hope On Wheels recently awarded the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center and Dr. Kerry Moss with a $75,000 grant. Moss was awarded the funds for her work on building a palliative care program offering care to manage pain and alleviate symptoms of patients in the hospital’s division of hematology/oncology. The check was officially presented during Hope On Wheels’ signature Handprint Ceremony at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center. In 2013, Hope On Wheels will donate 40 Hyundai Scholar Grants totaling $3 million to institutions across the country. Recipients of these grants are known as Hyundai Scholars. By year-end 2013, Hope On Wheels will surpass $72 million in donations to pediatric cancer institutions nationwide since its inception in 1998.
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Cox Communications Awards Eight Scholarships
As graduation ceremonies commence this month, Cox Communications recently awarded eight, $2,000 scholarships to college-bound students who have achieved high marks not only in the classroom, but also in their communities.
The eight scholarship recipients include: Bryan Davis, Southington High School; Megan Donnelly, East Windsor High School; Rebecca Klem, Southington High School;
Andrew Morse, Somers High School; Aneri Pattani, Cheshire High School;
Lillian McKenzie, Rocky Hill School; James N. Rolstone, Orville H. Platt High School; and Stephen Sapinski, Glastonbury High School.
Scholarship recipients were chosen based on their outstanding academic achievement, community service and interest in pursuing a career in the communications, telecommunications, technology or engineering fields. This year, Cox will award 19 scholarships totaling $35,000.
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National Coast Guard Museum Raises $100K
The National Coast Guard Museum Association recently announced that it has achieved its initial goal of raising $100,000 for the new National Coast Guard Museum planned for downtown New London. The milestone came less than 15 days into a 100-day local fundraising campaign called the “First 100,” which was launched June 1. The campaign has been seeking to raise $100,000 in 100 days through minimum donations of $1,000.
Donald A. Kimball, a retired Word War II Coast Guard veteran from Stonington, became the 100th donor, and will be honored, along with the other First 100 contributors, with a bronze plaque inscribed with his name and placed at the entrance of the new museum.
Plans for the new museum include a four-story, 54,300-square-foot building with four floors of interactive exhibits, event space and lecture rooms, as well as a reception area with gift shop and café.
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Manes & Motions Receives $10K Grant
Manes & Motions Therapeutic Riding Center, a member of the Hospital for Special Care Community, recently received a $10,000 grant from the Bernau Family Foundation for its therapeutic horseback riding program that provides equine-assisted activities to help riders with special needs develop and improve skills such as balance, trunk control, hand-eye coordination, following instructions, as well as increased interpersonal skills.
The grant will benefit the launch of the Indoor Arena Campaign, an initiative to raise funds that will help provide a riding experience for Manes & Motions program participants year-round, regardless of the weather.
Manes & Motions provides cognitive and physical benefits through the use of equine-assisted activities to children and adults living with a wide range of conditions.
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