The Ion Bank Foundation announced the winners of its Community Awards Program at a special ceremony awarding grants totaling $60,000 to 56 local non-profit organizations.
The program, which kicked off in January, encouraged Ion Bank customers to vote for a local charity of their choice to receive a grant from the Foundation. Over 1,873 customers voted this year and organizations that received at least 1% of the total votes received a grant. In addition, for those receiving less than 1% of the total votes, a $500 grant was awarded to twenty randomly selected eligible recipients.
“This program is a wonderful collaboration between our customers, Foundation and the organizations that our customers feel have the most impact to local communities,” said Charles J. Boulier III, Ion Bank President and CEO. “Our customers are very passionate about their local charities and this program is a wonderful way for them to recognize those organizations and have a say in how our Foundation’s funds are distributed.”
2016 Ion Bank Foundation Community Awards Program Winners
| Community Awards Winner | Town / City | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| St. Mary Church | Naugatuck | $3,728.69 |
| St. Anthony Church | Prospect | $2,734.38 |
| Theresa’s Battleship Foundation, Inc. | Cheshire | $2,485.80 |
| Seven Angels Theatre | Waterbury | $2,024.15 |
| St. Francis of Assisi Church | Naugatuck | $1,953.13 |
| Meriden Humane Society | Meriden | $1,917.61 |
| St. Francis St. Hedwig School | Naugatuck | $1,917.61 |
| Middlebury Elderly & Social Services | Middlebury | $1,882.10 |
| Team Beta – Nonnewaug High School | Woodbury | $1,882.10 |
| NHS Swimming Alumni | Naugatuck | $1,740.06 |
| Seymour Pink Inc. | Seymour | $1,669.03 |
| Better Days Rescue Fund | Southbury | $1,633.52 |
| Naugatuck High School Soccer Booster Club | Naugatuck | $1,526.99 |
| GIL Foundation, Inc. | Prospect | $1,455.97 |
| St. Bridget School | Cheshire | $1,349.43 |
| Prospect Congregational Church | Prospect | $1,313.92 |
| Howard Whittemore Memorial Library | Naugatuck | $1,278.41 |
| Three Saints Orthodox Church | Ansonia | $1,278.41 |
| Middlebury Congregational Church | Middlebury | $1,171.88 |
| Naugatuck Special Olympics | Naugatuck | $1,100.85 |
| Friends of the Ansonia Nature Center, Inc. | Ansonia | $1,065.34 |
| Arc of Meriden-Wallingford, Inc. | Meriden | $1,029.83 |
| House of Heroes Connecticut | Hamden | $1,029.83 |
| Beacon Falls Congregational Church | Beacon Falls | $958.81 |
| Safe Haven of Greater Waterbury | Waterbury | $958.81 |
| Hidden Acres Therapeutic Riding Center | Naugatuck | $923.30 |
| Naugatuck YMCA | Naugatuck | $923.30 |
| Ecumenical Food Bank | Naugatuck | $887.78 |
| Naugatuck Baseball League | Naugatuck | $852.27 |
| Acts 4 Ministry, Inc. | Waterbury | $816.76 |
| Literacy Volunteers of Greater Waterbury | Waterbury | $816.76 |
| St. Vincent De Paul Mission of Waterbury | Waterbury | $816.76 |
| Oxford Special Olympics | Oxford | $781.25 |
| Palace Theater | Waterbury | $745.74 |
| Naugatuck Valley Community Church | Naugatuck | $674.72 |
| Prospect Senior Center | Prospect | $674.72 |
| Are You Dense, Inc. | Woodbury | $500.00 |
| Audubon Center Bent of the River | Southbury | $500.00 |
| Boy Scout Troop 138 | Naugatuck | $500.00 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Meriden | Meriden | $500.00 |
| Brass City Harvest Inc. | Waterbury | $500.00 |
| Connecticut Partnership for Children, Inc. | Seymour | $500.00 |
| Friends of the Ansonia Library | Ansonia | $500.00 |
| Friends of the Watertown Library Association | Watertown | $500.00 |
| Greater Waterbury Interfaith Ministries | Waterbury | $500.00 |
| Jane Doe No More, Inc. | Naugatuck | $500.00 |
| Meriden YMCA | Meriden | $500.00 |
| Naugatuck Education Foundation | Naugatuck | $500.00 |
| Naugatuck Historical Society | Naugatuck | $500.00 |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel School | Meriden | $500.00 |
| PHS GradNite | Southbury | $500.00 |
| Saint Mary’s Hospital Foundation | Waterbury | $500.00 |
| The Susie Foundation | Beacon Falls | $500.00 |
| Treasured Time | Seymour | $500.00 |
| United Way of Naugatuck & Beacon Falls | Naugatuck | $500.00 |
| Watertown First Robot, Inc. | Watertown | $500.00 |