Briefly
Donation
DANIELSON — Nov. 17 Jewett City Savings Bank President and CEO Michael Alberts and Executive Vice President Diana Rose invited the Northeast Connecticut Education Foundation (NCEF) to the bank’s Dayville branch to present a $12,000 donation. The funds will add to the JCSB-endowed scholarship with the NCEF.

Grants
JEWETT CITY — The Jewett City Savings Bank Foundation has awarded grants totaling $20,500 to nine local food pantries within the bank’s service area: The Friends of Assisi Food Pantry in Danielson received a grant of $2,500 to support their diaper program, to stock pantry shelves, and to provide farmer’s market vouchers to patrons; The Thompson Ecumenical Empowerment Group, Inc. (TEEG) received $2,500 to support the food security program through TEEG’s community markets; Interfaith Human Services of Putnam received $2,000 to support the Daily Bread Food Pantry and Diaper Bank of NECT.
Also: Jonnycake Center of Westerly received a $1,000 grant, Project PIN Food Pantry in Moosup received a $2,500 grant, and Preston City Congregational Church Food Pantry received a $2,000 grant to assist with food purchases to stock their pantry shelves. And $3,000 grants were awarded to Saint Mary Food Pantry in Jewett City and St. Vincent de Paul Place in Norwich to support their food pantries and $2,000 was granted to the United Way of Southeastern Connecticut to support emergency food programs, including the monthly Mobile Food Pantry in Griswold, and a new food pantry at the Griswold Senior Center.

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