Stamford agencies get money from state
Gov. Ned Lamont has announced that his administration is awarding about $35.5 million in state funding to nonprofit providers across Connecticut — including two in Stamford — for capital improvement projects that “support each respective organization in their mission of delivering services to some of the state’s most vulnerable residents,” according to a news release.
The grants are being released through the state’s Nonprofit Grant Program, which is administered by the Connecticut Office of Policy and Management. They will be used to fund capital projects not typically reimbursed through other funding mechanisms and will support items such as facility alterations, renovations, improvements and additions; new construction; health, safety and Americans with Disabilities Act projects; energy conservation improvements; information technology systems; technology that promotes client independence; purchase of vehicles; and acquisition of property.
Established in 2013, the program has provided more than $130 million to the state’s nonprofit organizations, supporting about 750 projects. The most recent awards, which support 94 projects, are the program’s eighth round of grants.
The Stamford agencies that received grants were ARI of Connecticut and Inspirca. ARI of Connecticut received two grants — one for $987,000, to be used to renovate the day program facility at 174 Richmond Hill Ave., and another for $445,075 for the purchase of vehicles. Inspirica received $55,800 for ADA upgrades for
women’s emergency housing.
Stamford Museum & Nature Center hosts raffle
The Stamford Museum & Nature Center is hosting a spring cash raffle to support the center. Tickets are $100 each, with a maximum of 500 tickets sold. There will be three cash prizes of $5,000, $2,500 and $1,000. The
more tickets bought, the better the chances of winning.
Proceeds will help to sustain the ongoing mission of the Stamford Museum & Nature Center to inspire creativity, foster selfdiscovery and nurture an appreciation for lifelong learning. Raffle tickets will be sold until noon May 5 and the drawing will be at 1 p.m. that day.
For more details, or to purchase tickets, visit go.rallyup.com/smnc/Campaign/Details.
Rock N’ Raise secures more than $365,000
Rock N’ Raise, presented by Darien-based Person to Person on Thursday at The Loading Dock in Stamford saw a turnout of nearly 300 guests, and raised more than $365,000.
During the event, P2P clients Ramon and Gabriela Macassi, along with the 2021 P2P Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship recipient Imani Morgan, shared their stories about the impact of P2P on their lives.
Event sponsors included: Platinum: Mike and Tracey Riccardi; Gold: The Riley Family Foundation; Silver: Conair, Angela and Simon Eiref, Norman and Celeste LaCroix, Stamford Health, U.S. Chemicals LLC, Chris and Cindy Willis, Wilton Rocks for Food and Christina and Richard Wolff; Bronze: The Corbin District, Courtyard and Residence Inn by Marriott, J.P. Morgan, One River Asset Management, Pitney Bowes, Ring’s End and Troy Insurance; In-Kind Sponsors and Corporate Partners: Bankwell, Bridgewater Associates LP, Fjord, Hollow Tree Storage, The SoNo Collection, Tiffani Photography and Unreal Snacks; Wine Sponsor: Total Wine & More; and Media Sponsor: Moffly Media.