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Grants and Scholarships Approved in 2006

Distributions from our Competitive Grant Process
Recipient and Purpose Amount Sources
Burlington Land Trust to create a booklet to promote the Tunxis Trail in Burlington and to update their website and brochure $1,792 James Parker Trust
Farmington River Watershed for teacher training and classroom presentation of watershed curriculum for 5th-7th grades in Burlington $4,130 James Parker Trust
New Britain Museum of American Art for the Access to the Arts program $2,500 Fuller & Myrtle Barnes Fund for Education
Environmental Learning Centers of CT to help purchase a mini van to transport displays and animals to schools $2,500 Bristol Savings Bank and Turkus Family Fund
Plainville Association for Retarded Citizens for vacation program at Camp Trumbull for children ages 5-21 with developmental disabilities in Plainville and surrounding communities $3,287 Douglas & Noreen Schumann Special Interest Fund
Operation Fuel for the emergency assistance program in pur service area $2,800 Bristol Savings Bank Fund
Connecticut Radio Information System to help with the cost of Market Time, a radio program that provides electronic reading services for the blind and print handicapped people $3,500 Bristol Savings Bank Fund, Edward & Audrey Mink Fund, Tom & Melanie Barnes Family Fund and Gnazzo-Reidy Fund
Family Center to purchase gymnastics equipment $6,790 Bristol Savings Bank Fund and Dumont Family Fund
Nutmeg Symphony Orchestra to support an annual children's concert for 3rd grade students $2,000 Fuller & Myrtle Barnes Fund for Education
The Cove for the Family Support Program and workshops for those who work with children that have experienced a loss $3,000 Douglas & Noreen Schumann Special Interest Fund
Literacy Volunteers of Central CT to help expand adult programs in Bristol, Southington, Plainville and Burlington $2,625 Paige Wartonick Leferriere Memorial Fund, Cicarrelli-Vitale Community Advancement Fund and Bristol Savings Bank Fund
YWCA - Sexual Assault Crisis Service to help support their Crisis service in Bristol, Burlington, Plainville and Plymouth $2,500 Bristol Savings Bank Fund
Southington-Cheshire Community YMCA to support the outreach program $2,500 Fuller & Myrtle Barnes Fund for Education
Bristol Community Organization to help fund renovations to build a Community Kitchen $4,290 Bristol Savings Bank Fund, Edward & Audrey Mink Fund and Jaspersohn Family Fund
City Slickers to fund the 2006 Fall program and provide after school horse and farm related instruction for Bristol, Burlington, Southington and Wolcott youth $4,500 Douglas & Noreen Schumann Special Interest Fund and Fuller & Myrtle Barnes Fund for Education
American Red Cross/Middlesex Central Chapter to help sustain the Red Cross Elderly Medical Transport program for Plainville residents $2,000 Bristol Savings Bank Fund
Terryville Youth Soccer to provide land line phone service and electrical power to the field $2,500 Tom & Melanie Barnes Fund and Bristol Savings Bank Fund
Intensive Education Academy to help fund an addition to the school's facilities $2,900 Fuller & Myrtle Barnes Fund for Education
The Recovery Wing to purchase a portable self contained warmer/nebulizer $1,065 Becker Family Fund, Merriman Family Fund and Bristol Savings Bank Fund
Friends of Burlington/Harwinton Soccer Fund to provide funds for the lights at the Nassahegan Recreation Complex in Burlington $5,000 James R. Parker Trust
Lewis Mills High School Crew Team to help with the purchase of an eight person racing shell $6,027 James R. Parker Trust
Queen Ann Nzinga Center for Cultural Education and Social Change for a program to teach essential life skills to 20-30 girls ages 7-17 $2,600 Women & Girls' Fund
Connecticut Community Care to assist elderly and disabled women of limited economic means with a variety of services $2,500 Women & Girls' Fund
O'Connell & South Side School Family Resource Center to fund the expansion of the existing Parents as Teachers program for six or more single mothers $4,870 Women & Girls' Fund
Plymouth Initiative for Women and Girls to provide the Young Women's Council at Terryville High School the opportunity to organize a "mother daughter event" $1,600 Women & Girls' Fund
Middle School of Plainville to support a program offered to all girls in grades 6-8 to help teach them essential life-skills $2,000 Women & Girls' Fund
Burlington Public Library to provide women and girls ages 10 and up with information and opportunities pertaining to women's issues by enhancing its book collection for women and providing a series of female speakers $5,000 Women & Girls' Fund
Southington Youth Services to provide funding for gifted female students at DePaolo Middle School with the opportunity to do a community service project for the benefit of girls in Southington, Bristol, Plainville and Plymouth $1,000 Women & Girls' Fund
Women & Girls Immediate Response Fund $2,000 Women & Girls' Fund
Various Grants to families, youth and women and girls in need $10,702 Werner Family Fund, Women & Girls Immediate Response Fund, Bristol Board of Education Immediate Response Fund and Main Street Children's Fund
Grants to Designated/Agency Endowed Funds
American Clock & Watch Museum $7,208 American Clock & Watch Fund
Bradley Memorial Hospital $744,441 Bradley Barnes Trust
Bristol Boys & Girls Club $17,185 Bristol Boys & Girls Club Endowment Fund
Bristol Hospital Development Foundation $7,374 Bristol Hospital Development Foundation Fund
Burlington Library Association $781 Burlington Library Association Fund
CT Historical Society $495 CT Quilt Search Project
Environmental Learning Centers of CT $7,853 Environmental Learning Centers of CT Fund
Family Center, Inc. $4,262 Family Center Fund
Main Street Community Foundation $1,304 Dave and Edith Scarritt Fund
New England Carousel Museum/Fire Museum $3,186 Hap Barnes Fund for Fire Safety and Prevention
Plymouth Library Association $785 Plymouth Library Association Fund
Tunxis Community College Foundation $30, 545 Tunxis Community College Fund, Tunxis Community College Fund II, Bristol Career Center of Tunxis Community College I & II
United Way of West Central Connecticut $7,256 United Way of West Central CT Fund
Wheeler Clinic Fund in honor of Dennis Keenan $7,061 Dennis Keenan Fund
Donor Advised Fund Grants
Bread for Life
Bristol Boys & Girls Club
Bristol Sports Hall of Fame
Bristol Technical Education Center
CT Rivers Council BSA
First Congregational Church
Great Strides, LLC
Main Street Community Foundation
Edward W. & Audrey K. Mink Fund
Plainville Community Fund
Southington-Cheshire Community YMCA
Technology for Teens Program - Bristol Boys & Girls Club
University of Connecticut
Women & Girls Fund
Scholarships Recipients
Christian Arndt Scholarship $400 Michelle Nadeau
E. Bartlett Barnes Journalism Award $4,800 Julia Cocca, Antoinette Gouin, Sean Link, Sarah Meehan
Sylvia Bodak Memorial Scholarship $425 Sarah Green
Peter & Marjorie Bossi Educational Fund $720 George Michael Granger
Bristol Boys & Girls Club Schulman Fund $7,028 Antoinette Gouin, Michelle Mazzulla, Erika Nolting, Nicholas Armington, Ryan Klepps, Yasmin Elgoharry, Italo Marino
Bristol Police Union Scholarship $1,468 Jeremy Mahoney, Amber Martin
Bristol Yale Scholarship $3,775 Michelle Nadeau, Colleen Sullivan, Erika Nolting
Burlington Lions Club Scholarship $3,000 Jeremy Mahoney, Holly Roy, Alyssa Wesoly
Conn Acoustics Scholarship $4,000 John Bauman, Kristin Grivois, Brooke Roath
Peg Coughlin Nursing Scholarship Fund $1,181 Breanna Swenton
Richard A. DellaVecchia Scholarship $2,000 Richard Avery, Kimberly Petrucci
Louise DiMeo Scholarship Fund $1,500 Benjamin Ancher
Karen Finder Scholarship Fund $1,000 Kerene Allen
Carolyn Fisher Scholarship $493 Michelle Nadeau
4 Burns Scholarship $1,800 Courtney Chute, Ryan Scanlon, Michael Scanlon
William E. Furniss, M.D. and Doris I. Furniss Scholarship $1,000 Michael Young
Murielle L. Giacomini Scholarship Fund $1,000 Breanne Gleason, Jamie-Lee Metesky
Azilda Hebert Scholarship $732 Mitchell McCarthy
Dorothy Ives Award $500 Mitchell McCarthy
John Kalinoski Scholarship $208 Julia Cocca
Lena M. & Peter L. Korotie Scholarship $465 Ryan Scanlon
Charles Kushlan Memorial Fund $1,000 Antoinette Gouin
Doris Lazorik Memorial Scholarship $3,234 Antoinette Gouin, Erica Roman, Amanda Trothier
Leger Initiative for Education Fund $500 Pamela Eggleston
Dave Lepore Journalism Scholarship $554 Erika Nolting
Therese MacCallum "Great Kid" Scholarship $1,000 Grace Garstang, Timothy McEnery
Malerbo Memorial Scholarship Fund $9,250 Joshua Chora, Claire Consonni, Erin Coombs, Christina Dos Santos, Samuel Glanovsky, Zachary Grenier, Michelle LaFrance, James Martin, Jr., Chelsea Mone, Christina Strid, Nicole Ziotas
Robert E. & Angeline P. McCormack Scholarship $500 Holly Mirizio
McMaster Moulthrop Scholarships $60,400 Stephanie Barganier, Gia Bellantuono, Gina Bentivegno, Christine Burrill, Amy Calhoun, Kelli Callanan, Stephanie Carneiro, Jerrica Collins, Kara Cullen, Jennifer Dawiczyk, Daniela DiCaro, Elizabeth Duquette, Heather Fagan, David Fortier, Stacy Fournier, Adriana Gentile, Jonida Gjika, Breanne Gleason, Kristy Gonsalves, George Granger, Matthew Janczyk, Jane Kennedy, Ryan Klepps, Melissa Lincoln, Robin Luczkow, Samantha Magri, Olivia Mazzarella, Michelle Mazzulla, Sarah Meehan, Jamie-Lee Metesky, Shawn Mirmina, Tyler Miselis, Leisa Moskowitz, Theresa Nodine, Erin O'Meara, Ryan Rogan, Erica Roman, Nicole Rudzinski, Jamie Ryskkowski, Emily Samartino, Stephanie Saucier, Darla Slipke, Derek Slipke, Anita Szablowska, Courtney Watson, Nathan Whelan-Morin, Courtney Whittle, Amanda Wojtusik, Michael Young, Pamela Young
Ken E. Micloskey Award $500 Sean Link
Scott W. Organ Student Athlete Scholarship $819 Aikaterini Skarvelas
Estelle Delano Peterson Scholarship $1,000 Jenny McCool
Dorothy Dewey Picard Music Scholarship $817 Moriah Wynkoop
Plymouth Community Club Scholarship $655 Michelle Nadeau
Alice Pulsifer Scholarship $466 Benjamin Ancher
Radcliff Family Education Fund $10,000 Amanda Lemmer, Robert Roshon, Anita Szablowska
Louis J. Rascoe Scholarship Fund $500 Elizabeth Youman
Technical Education Fund $200 Heidi Paulette, Nicholas Suszczynski
Technology for Teens computers Yasmin Elgoharry, George Michael-Granger, Camelia Lopez, Italo Marino, Michelle Mazzulla
St. Matthew's School Scholarship $833 Noah, Jack & Adam Kachidurian
Southington Observer/StepSaver Scholarship $1,000 Aleksandra Marie Azur, Catherine Pomposi
John Whitcomb Scholarship $502 Aikaterini Skarvelas
Yarde Metals Memorial Scholarship $2,000 Ludwig Papp, Joseph Waicunas


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