What’s Happening January 2025
Charter Oak Gives Over $130,000 to Local Non-profits and Food Pantries
During the 4th quarter of 2024, Charter Oak received multiple Grant requests. In December, the Grant Committee awarded $31,500 in grants.
The fourteen organizations that were chosen for grants were: Always Home, Artreach, Inc., Connecticut Radio Information System, Inc., CT Storytelling Center, Covenant Shelter of New London, Inc., Covenant to Care for Children, Inc., Eastern CT Community Gardens Association, Furniture Bank of Southeastern CT, Inc., Horizons, Inc., Rose City Learning Center, Safe Futures, Inc., Spark Makerspace, TVCCA, United Community and Family Services, Inc.
For the third year in a row the Grant Committee also decided to donate a total of $100,000 to 20 food pantries and food centers in eastern CT to help boost food supplies to those in need during the holiday season. The 20 eastern Connecticut organizations that received emergency food assistance from Charter Oak include: Access Community Action Agency; Always Home in Mystic; Care & Share of East Lyme; Covenant Soup Kitchen in Willimantic; Friends of Assisi Food Pantry in Danielson; Interfaith Human Services of Putnam-Daily Bread; Gemma E. Moran United Way/Labor Food Center in New London; Groton Social Services Food Lockers; Montville Food Bank (Montville Social Services); New London Area Food Pantry; New London Community Meal Center; New London Homeless Hospitality Center; Norwich Community Meal Program DBA Lee Memorial UMC; Pawcatuck Neighborhood Center; Project Pin, Inc. in Moosup; Rosalyn Allen Food Pantry in Norwich; Saint Mary’s Church Food Pantry in Jewett City; Saint Vincent De Paul Place in Norwich; TEEG Community Market in North Grosvenordale; and Waterford Community Food Bank in Waterford.
Thank you to all the organizations, food pantries and food centers for your hard work and dedication to our communities.
Trailblazer Volunteer Over 280 Hours in 2025
The Trailblazers had an amazing year of volunteering! Collectively, the Trailblazers volunteered for over 285 hours – breaking last year’s record of 200 hours. Their volunteer efforts make a difference in the communities we live in, so thank you to all the Trailblazers for your dedication to giving back to the community.
Upcoming 2025 Events
In 2024, HQ hosted a drive-in movie night, a concert night and a truck-or-treat event. All these events were such a success that we are excited to announce that there will be more events in 2025!
This year we will be hosting the following:
Movie Night – May and September
Summer Concerts – June, July and August
Trunk-or-Treat – October
We will be sharing more details in the upcoming months.
