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Celebrating The Power of Women Helping Women

Oh What a Night! Thank you to everyone who joined CFMC’s Sari A. Rosenbaum Fund for Women & Girls to celebrate the power of Women Helping Women! Friends and neighbors gathered at the Essex Yacht Club for an evening of inspiration, network, and great discussions. Dr. Kristen Zarfos discussed the importance of taking care of ourselves, focusing the top five (5) aspects or things we often don’t give ourselves: sleep, water, exercise, social interaction, and spiritual/personal focus. She reminded all of us that to take care of our families, friends, and community, we must first take care of ourselves! During…

Happy Mother’s Day

Teacher, Mentor, Coach, Confidant, Friend. Mother, Sister, Aunt, Grandmother, and so much more. The Board of Directors, members of the Sari A. Rosenbaum Fund for Women & Girls, and the staff at CFMC wish you a very Happy Mother’s Day. THANK YOU for all you do. Thank you for your caring ways, your compassion, your courage, and your smiles as you make each and every day special and meaningful. In recognition of Mother’s Day, gifts were made to the Sari A. Rosenbaum Fund for Women and Girls in honor of the many women of wisdom in our lives, including: Chaleen…

Celebrating V.I.V.s – Very Important Volunteers

Community Foundation of Middlesex County

April is National Volunteer Month, and we can’t say thank you enough to the Good People Doing Great Things in Middlesex County. The Community Foundation is honored and humbled to work with so many incredible individuals in our community. We are celebrating V.I.V.s – Very Important Volunteers. Whether it is on  a committee, as a fund advisor, an office assistant, or a current or former member of our Board of Directors, each and every one of the committed individuals who gives of their time and talent is helping to make an incredible impact right here – locally – in our…

CT Humanities Awards Grant to the James Family Documentary Project Fund at the Community Foundation of Middlesex County

The James Family and the Community Foundation of Middlesex County (CFMC) are pleased to announce that Connecticut Humanities (CTH) has awarded the James Family Documentary Project Fund a grant of $17,500 for the continuing work on Ann Petry and the James Family Letters. Journalist, community volunteer and former CFMC board member Elisabeth (Liz) Petry and her cousins Ashley James and Kathryn Golden have been hard at work with volunteers and experts, working on the planning phase of the documentary film and continuing the research into the incredible James family history. Liz received an amazing gift from her mother, acclaimed author Ann…

A Round of Applause

For Great People Doing Great Things! At the Community Foundation of Middlesex County, we only know great people – those who are always lending a hand and helping our friends and neighbors. Each day we are reminded of how remarkably lucky we are to live, work, and play in this great community. Then there are the “extraordinary” days, when so many good things begin to happen one right after the other, that we just have to stop and say Thank You and help share the “good.” Here is the story of just such a day … The first item to come…

To our friends and neighbors – Thank you!

THANK YOU…it’s a simple phrase that says so much. Thanks to you, we at the Community Foundation of Middlesex Country are able to make even the smallest gift have a big impact – through charitable funds that support education, the arts, animal welfare, the environment, human services, heritage enhancements, and so much more. We say THANK YOU to you, our friends and neighbors,for your generosity of time, talent, and resources to support a passion or area of interest that improves the quality of life for all. THANK YOU for the opportunity to connect you to the community in which you…

Buddy Bench Fun at Center School, East Hampton

Sarah Cody, WTNH, joined the Community Foundation of Middlesex County’s Council of Business Partners Fund and Rushford Academy at Center School in East Hampton for a very special presentation – a new Buddy Bench for the playground! See all the fun HERE – and read Sarah’s story about the Buddy Bench project at the Community Foundation of Middlesex County in partnership with Rushford Academy.

Buddying Up for Positive Change in Essex

Community Foundation of Middlesex County Supports Social Inclusion Youth Project   The “Buddy Bench” is a simple idea to eliminate loneliness and foster friendship on the playground. Representatives from the Community Foundation of Middlesex County and Rushford Academy  recently joined students, teachers and parents at Essex Elementary School for a very special ribbon cutting ceremony. The Community Foundation’s Council of Business Partners Fund presented a Buddy Bench for the school’s labyrinth site, an initiative to create an outdoor space of community and inclusion. The wooden bench, with the words “Buddy Bench” spelled out in bright-colored letters, was built by at-risk…

Community Foundation of Middlesex County Recognizes Morgan High School with Bully-Free Spotlight Award

HIGHLIGHTS: 400+ stand together for change at Rally for Bully-Free Communities in Middletown; The Morgan School in Clinton Recognized For Positive School Climate. Students, educators, business owners, and community leaders came out in record numbers to rally for bully-free communities at the EMPOWER Leadership Sports Center in Middletown on October 4, in recognition of National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month. Organized by the Community Foundation of Middlesex County (CFMC) and its Council of Business Partners Fund, the fifth annual Rally for Bully-Free Communities included team building activities, guest speakers, pledge taking, and the presentation of the Bully-Free Community Spotlight Award before a…

iHeart Radio: Buddy Bench Project Conversation

Join Cynthia Clegg, President and CEO, Community Foundation of Middlesex County, Dave Director, Chairman, Council of Business Partners at the Community Foundation of Middlesex County, Pat Rehmer, Senior Vice President, Hartford Healthcare and President, Behavioral Health Network and Renee DiNino, Director of Community Affairs for iHeartMedia as they chat about the Buddy Bench project and its positive impact on the community. Listen to the interview HERE

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