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On behalf of the Exchange Club of New Canaan, thank you to the New Canaan community and residents from nearby towns for buying Christmas trees and wreaths from our annual fundraiser at Kiwanis Park. Your generous support once again made our fundraising efforts a success, as it has for over 50 years.
The event had another sold year, with over 1,100 trees and 850 wreaths sold. We netted approximately $130,000, which we’ll distribute to local not-for-profit and community organizations, as we do every year.
We could not have been successful without the help from many organizations and individuals including the Service League of Boys, Pivot Ministries, the Shepherds, the New Canaan Recreation Department, the Chamber of Commerce, Old Faithful, many local businesses that promoted the event in their stores and our neighbor and friend, Betty Lovastik.
We’ll now begin our Grants and Donations process, with application deadline set for 3/31. In 2024, we supported more than 30 local organizations, and we anticipate supporting many good causes this coming year. Local non-profits will be able to submit applications soon so we look forward to hearing from you.
For more details on who we support, how you can submit a grant application and on how to become a member, please visit our website at www.newcanaanexchangeclub.com.
Eric Wiechmann
Exchange Club of New Canaan Tree Lot Manager 2024