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Honoring Eileen Marie Kelly

Family and Friendship Forever Eileen Marie Kelly was a longtime resident and volunteer of Cromwell. There was no act too big nor too small when it came to helping others – family, friends, neighbors, and strangers who were truly just friends waiting to happen. She lived with a traumatic brain injury brought on by an Arterial Venous Malformation. Since her unexpected death two years ago, her cousin, Kasey Harding and her family have been working on how they could honor Eileen’s life and love of Cromwell. Kasey learned about the Community Foundation of Middlesex County’s Campaign for Bully-Free Communities Buddy…

Live Local Play Local

CFMC Live Local Play Local Raffle Celebrates Middlesex County! THANK YOU for joining us for 31 days of fun! No matter where you live in Middlesex County, together, we’ve given back to the Community through our summer “win-win-win” raffle! The Community is where we work, where we play, where we call home. This summer, let’s live locally and play locally by supporting the businesses and nonprofits right in our back yard through the Community Foundation of Middlesex County. Congratulations to our winners in the 31 Days of Fun: Name Town Prize Regina Carri East Haddam Women’s Watch from Malloves Jewelers…

Submit Your Favorite Nonprofit for a CFMC Virtual Pop Up Grant

Back by popular demand … and to share some joy and celebration! If you have ever joined us at one of our gatherings, you know we find many ways to say “Thank You”, including with our “Pop Up Grant” awards. We are continuing our Virtual Pop-Up Grants program. Here is a reminder on how you can join the fun … and share some joy: It’s as simple as 1, 2, 3….. You just submit the name of your favorite Middlesex County nonprofit organization using the form below. We gather all of the entries each month and put them in a bowl. With…

Big Thinkers Group – Community Story Time Videos

The “Big Thinkers Group” is a community outreach and engagement initiative of Middletown Police Officers, local nonprofit organizations, and community leaders working together to celebrate our communities and brainstorm ideas and project we can all enjoy and participate in as a community. During these cold and snowy winter months, The “Big Thinkers Group” is encouraging our youth and their families to enjoy story time together – sharing traditions, tales, and adventures. Our members have chosen their favorite holiday stories to share with you … we hope you enjoy this installment of Community Story Time with … Maryellen Shukerow, St. Vincent…

Celebrating A Summer Of Pop Up Grants

Thank you so much for making our virtual “Pop Up Grant” initiative a great success! Wow! Really, that is all we can say! You made our celebration of local nonprofits a great success – and submitted an incredible variety of organizations doing great things in Middlesex County. We believe every gift, no matter the size, makes an impact in our community – and so do you. Several anonymous donors stepped forward to help us support the Pop Up Grant Initiative, and we can’t say thank you enough. Your generosity and commitment to helping our nonprofit community is humbling. Throughout the…

CFMC Orchid Event

Help keep our community flourishing Thank you all for participating in our Orchid Event! Your support makes a great impact in our community. For those who ordered orchids, we will be in touch with delivery details. For those who made contributions to support our work in the community – Thank You! We are humbled and honored by your commitment to Middlesex County and the work of CFMC. Questions? Please contact us at 860.347.0025 or Info@MiddlesexCountyCF.org.   September is such a special month for the Community Foundation of Middlesex County. It’s the time we gather and celebrate all the great people who are doing…

Submit Your Favorite Middlesex County Nonprofit For A Pop Up Grant

Thank you so much for making our virtual “Pop Up Grant” initiative a great success! We believe every gift, no matter the size, makes an impact in our community. If you have ever joined us at one of our gatherings, you know we find many ways to say Thank You, including our “Pop Up Grant” awards. You made our celebration of local nonprofits a great success – and submitted an incredible variety of organizations doing great things in Middlesex County. Did you miss the videos with our recipients? You can catch up here.

In the face of challenges, we all have choices

Community Foundation of Middlesex County

Dear Friends, At the Community Foundation of Middlesex County, we view equity as our responsibility, and we are committed to helping all our friends and neighbors thrive and prosper.  Quite simply, we believe that, while we are all different, we all deserve respect, and we understand that a thriving community cannot exist where all are not welcomed or treated as equals. The circumstances leading to the recent deaths of Mr. George Floyd and too many other people of color underscore the amount of work that needs to – and must – be done

Keep Up with CFMC – Editions of our E-News and E-Announcements Posted

Just catching up with CFMC? We’re so glad you’re here! Here is a list of our recent E-News and E-Announcements – you can either launch the webpage view or the PDF view … and we hope you will subscribe HERE (scroll below our staff contact information, enter your contact information, and submit) – keep up with all the news and great people as they are issued! Edition View As Web Page Link View As PDF CFMC Services Update to the Community, May 2020 CFMC Update to the Community Web READ HERE Just Look What You’ve Done – Community Thank You!…

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