Learn how to participate in philanthropy at May 27 event
(April 21, 2009) - Critical challenges facing the area’s older adults will be the topic at the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain’s first Catalyst Fund meeting of 2009. The meeting will take place at Arbor Rose at The Jerome Home, 975 Corbin Avenue in New Britain.
All members of the public interested in becoming actively involved in meaningful and rewarding charitable giving are invited to attend this no-cost event. The meeting takes place from 5:30-7:30 p.m.; light refreshments are served. Please RSVP to Karlyn Jackson at 860-229-6018, ext. 300 or via email to kjackson@cfgnb.org.
Featured speakers for the May 27 meeting will be Julia Evans Starr, executive director of the Connecticut Commission on Aging and a leading advocates for the state’s burgeoning and diverse population of older adults; and Maureen McIntyre, assistant director of the North Central Agency on Aging, which provides health insurance counseling, dementia care, respite care, and information, referral and assistance services.
The Catalyst Fund, created in 2003 with the support of the Robert C. Vance Foundation, is a grass roots community service initiative that provides a means by which citizens from all walks of life can participate in the philanthropic process. The Catalyst Fund brings people together who care about Berlin, New Britain, Plainville and Southington to experience philanthropy first-hand. Here’s how it works: With a modest annual investment of $250, members (individuals and couples) pool their resources to learn about important issues facing our communities and jointly choose and award an annual grant to a nonprofit that is tackling that issue.
Catalyst Fund members have chosen current challenges facing senior citizens as their area of focus in 2009. Members will use the insight gained during this presentation to guide their consideration of applicants for a $10,000 grant award, which will take place at the final meeting in November.
To learn more about Catalyst Fund membership or the Community Foundation, please call (860) 229-6018 or visit www.cfgnb.org.