Essex Community Fund Distributes Grants at Annual Evening of Giving
The Essex Community Fund (ECF) and its grant recipients gathered for the annual Evening of Giving recently. The purpose of this event is to distribute funds to local non-profit organizations that are supporting and enhancing the lives of the residents of the three villages of Essex. ECF thanks Penny Lane Pub for graciously hosting the event this year.
Local non-profits receiving grants this year included:
A Little Compassion
Bushy Hill Nature Center/Incarnation Camp
Camp Hazen
Community Music School
Connecticut River Museum
Essex Cub Scouts Pack 4
Essex Eagle Scout Program
Essex Elementary School Camperships
Essex Police DARE Program
Essex Veterans Memorial Hall
Estuary Council of Seniors
FISH
Gilead Community Services
Ivoryton Library Association
Ivoryton Playhouse Foundation
Region 4 Foundation
Shoreline Soup Kitchens & Pantries
Teen Zone
Tri-Town Youth Services
Valley Shore YMCA
Valley TV
VNA of Lower Valley
ECF thanks all its donors for helping to make this event possible and helping these very important non-profits that serve our residents to continue to do the important work they do. A short video of the evening, filmed by Valley TV, can be seen at www.essexcommunityfund.org.
ECF, a 501 (c)(3) organization, has served the Essex community since 1949.