The Kiwanis Club of New Canaan announced Wednesday that it’s accepting requests for funding from nonprofit organizations.
Some 2014 allocations recipients. Standing (L-R): Polly Perkins Johnson – Future 5; Clif McFeely – Future 5; Jeannine Egdord – Child Guidance Center; Carol Cristini – Arts for Healing; Leslee Asch – Silvermine Arts Center; Arianne Faber Kolb – Carriage Barn Arts Center; Janet Lindstrom – New Canaan Historical Society; Lee Crouch – CT Challenge; Sue Delaney – Domestic Violence; Diane Reese Tucker – Person-To-Person; Howard Freeman – New Canaan ABC House. Sitting (L-R); Ann Wronski – Thorpe Family Residence, Nazareth Housing; Heather Lauver – Pesticide Free New Canaan; Holly Lemoine –Inspirica; Terri Reed – Fresh Air Fund; Ed Libonati – Summer Theatre of New Canaan; Stuart Sawabini – New Canaan CERT. Credit: Michael Dinan
The club supports many local services, especially those that involve children, last year distributing more than $15,000 to groups such as the ABC House, Future Five, Inspirica and the Merrie Bee Cabin.
Kiwanis raises funds through community-building activities such as the St. Patrick’s Day Dinner, coming up on March 15, and the Zerbini Family Circus, coming again in June.
Maximum per-applicant allocations are set at $2,000. Those interested should submit a letter with the agency name, contact information, mission statement, detailed description of program, proposed use for funds and amount requested.
Here are three members of the Kiwanis Club of New Canaan during the organization’s annual St. Patrick’s Day Dinner last year—to be held this year on March 15 at St. Aloysius School, L-R: Jenny Esposito, Doug Stewart and Stacey Hafen. Credit: Michael Dinan
Explanations of how your mission fits within the Kiwanis mission, “Serving the Children of the World” and any supporting documentation should be included. Requests should be submitted no later than Feb. 28 to:
Kiwanis Club of New Canaan PO Box 571, New Canaan, CT 06840
Attention: Allocations Committee
Here’s a list of organizations that received allocations last year:
- ABC House: $1000
- Arts for Healing: $500
- Carriage Barn: $500
- CCC YMCA: $400
- CERT: $400
- Child Guidance Center: $500
- CT Challenge: $250 (maybe sponsoring New Canaan team?)
- DVCC: $250
- Fresh Air Fund: $250
- Future Five: $500
- Inspirica : $1,000
- Kids Helping Kids: $500
- Merrie Bee Cabin: $500
- New Canaan Fishing Fund: $250
- New Canaan Cares : $900
- New Canaan Historical Society: $500
- New Canaan YMCA Kibera: $1,000
- Old Faithful: $250
- Person-to-Person: $640
- Pesticide Free New Canaan: $895
- Pocket Park: $500
- Silvermine Arts Center: $1,000 (asking for a David Borglum scholarship)
- Summer Theatre of NC: $725
- Thorpe Family Residence: $2,000 ($1,000 + cost of bus)
- YG: $500
Here’s a video from last year’s St. Patrick’s Day Dinner: