Community - Community Grants

Grants are a very important part of the overall funding mix that helps us to not only keep our doors open, but to extend our reach to more cancer patients and to improve the depth and quality of our programs for them. In recent years, we have added individual and family counseling hours as a valued part of our services. While this is expensive to provide, we believe it makes a critical difference to our families in their most vulnerable and stressful hours.

We wish to recognize all the funders who believe in the importance of our work in the community.

2007 GRANTS

Savings Bank of Danbury

Our deepest thanks to the Board of Directors of the Savings Bank of Danbury Foundation for their recent $5,000 grant to support our core services which include support groups, individual & family counseling and wellness programs. Pictured above is SBD President and CEO Hal Wibling (left) presenting the check to Executive Director Wilda Hayes. Paul P. Dinto (far right), the President of Ann’s Place, looks on. Mr. Dinto also serves on the Board of the Savings Bank of Danbury.

Meserve Fund

We wish to recognize the Albert W. and Helen C. Meserve Memorial Fund for their continuing support. The Meserve Fund, administered through the Fairfield County Community Foundation, recently awarded Ann’s Place $6,000 for the extension of our Bridges program supporting newly diagnosed women with breast cancer. The grant also supports our work with children whose lives have been impacted by cancer to assist with their understanding of the changes in their lives and in the family’s life together.

Gary Hawley serves on the Distribution Committee for the Meserve Fund. He is shown here presenting the grant check to staff Social Worker Cheryl Koeber, whose work with children is partially underwritten by the grant.

Ann’s Fund

We are the recent recipients of a $9,800 grant from Ann’s Fund, a donor-designated fund in the Fairfield County Community Foundation named for the late Ann Olsen. Contributions can be made through the FCCF to grow this perpetual fund for our future operations.