How your Dollars work for the CommunityThanks to you, CEF has been able to assist many worthwhile projects. Your continued support will allow us to continue this great work. Here are a few of the great projects you have helped fund:
2011-
THE COLLINSVILLE SAVINGS SOCIETY GRANT, FAVARH 2 AED's $2,600.00 For years FAVARH has been providing much needed support to special needs families in the Valley. Once again Collinsville Savings Society has stepped up to help FAVARH continue to deliver to families with special needs.
Canton Youth Bureau $2700 for Protools Rack and Octepre. The YSB has the duty and responsibility to perform both administrative and direct service functions in accordance with state regulations that respond to the needs of youth who are or potentially could be in contact with the criminal justice system; youth without the support or protective environment necessary for normal development; youth who manifest behavior which is potentially detrimental to themselves; and the primary prevention needs in the community.
2010-
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LITCHFIELD, Discovery at Mills Pond, Canton Intermediate School. $1575.00This is for a real-life science experience for all 7 graders. It will take place once per year at Mills Pond. Students will participate in 10 different science activities. The topics for each will have cross-curricular connections with an emphasis on science ecology. This grant will fund materials needed for the experiments and $250.00 to the Farmington Valley Watershed to do water testing and presentations).
Bringing the “Health Club” to School $4378.50This grant will help students understand the relationship between physical activity and fitness with a variety of fitness activities. The students will be able to plan an on–going wellness program, set individual goals including exercise, nutrition, and making healthy life choices, and learn the rules, procedures etiquette and sportsmanship in a “health club” setting. This grant will enable the school to purchase the exercise equipment needed to support this class.
2009-
THE SHOPPES AT FARMINGTON VALLEY GRANT, Modern Technology – Back to the Drawing Board Art Program, Canton Intermediate School, $1,650.
This computer-based software program allows students to stretch their imaginations and expand their creativity in the use of graphic arts and design. Students can create artwork to scale such as landscape and architectural design.
Interactive Math in K-3, Mathematics, Cherrybrook, $1,690.00
This grant is for the purchase of a Mimeo and LCD projector that will allow utilization of the National Library of Virtual Manipulatives for Interactive Mathematics website. The Mimeo is the latest piece of equipment for classrooms. In combination with an LCD projector, it turns a simple white board into a computer using infrared technology. The mimeo attaches to the white board, and through a software program on the teacher's classroom computer, the teacher accesses the Internet and manipulates tests just as any computer user might.
