Connecticut

WeLoveU Hosts 679th Worldwide Blood Drive in Elks Lodge

On Sunday, January 12, 2025, the Intl. WeLoveU Foundation and the American Red Cross came together to host a Blood Drive at the Elks Lodge 771 in Middletown, Connecticut. This impactful blood drive marked WeLoveU’s 679th blood drive worldwide. The drive had 91 volunteers from WeLoveU in attendance. In total, 59 pints of blood were collected, […]

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Volunteers Plant 25 Trees at Veterans’ Memorial Park with HDR

On Sunday, November 17, 2024, 88 volunteers planted 25 native trees at Veterans’ Memorial Park and Boulevard in Bristol, Connecticut. The event was part of the organization’s Mom’s Garden Project, a global initiative to plant one million trees by 2026. Partnering with HDR, a prominent design firm, the effort emphasized environmental benefits, including the ability

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Packs on Backs Equips Students at Slade Middle School

Forty volunteers loaded their cars in Connecticut with backpacks and school supplies. On Wednesday, August 21, 2024, they drove to Slade Middle School. Located in New Britain, CT, the group set up for WeLoveU’s annual Packs on Backs and Tools for Schools event. Amica Mutual Insurance joined hands with WeLoveU by hosting a backpack drive

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HDR and WeLoveU Plant 18 Trees in English Mall Park, New Haven, Connecticut  

On Sunday, November 26, 2023, the International WeLoveU Foundation and a distinguished design firm, HDR, Inc., came together to plant trees in New Haven, Connecticut. The Fair Haven neighborhood is one of New Haven’s lowest canopy neighborhoods.   This impactful initiative was part of WeLoveU’s Mom’s Garden Project, which aims to plant 1 million trees worldwide

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237 John Barry Elementary Students Receive New Backpacks

On Monday, August 28, 2023, 27 volunteers of the WeLoveU Foundation delivered backpacks and essential school supplies to 237 students in John Barry Elementary School. It began with a phone call to the school’s principal a few months ago. Principal Kimberly Goldbach recalls how delighted she was to receive the call. She said it was

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WeLoveU & Power Home Remodeling Clean Fort Hale Park in New Haven, CT

On Sunday, November 27, 2022, at 10:30 a.m., 44 volunteers from the Intl. WeLoveU Foundation (WeLoveU) joined forces with 11 Power Home Remodeling (PHR) employees to clean Fort Hale Park in New Haven, CT. It was a brisk, overcast day quickly warmed by a fusion of two organizations gathered with determination and energetic smiles to

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WeLoveU Delivers 350 Backpacks and School Supplies to West Middle School Students in Connecticut

On Thursday, August 25, 2022, the Intl. WeLoveU Foundation visited West Middle School in Hartford, Connecticut, for an exciting back-to-school event. The WeLoveU volunteers from Connecticut delivered 350 backpacks and school supplies like folders, notebooks, pens, and more to students at West Middle School. A New School Year Principal Joshua Scherer, staff member Colleen Grimes,

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WeLoveU and Power Home Remodeling Volunteers Remove More Than 500 lbs. of Trash From a Connecticut Neighborhood

On Sunday, November 21, 2021, at 10:30 a.m., more than 60 WeLoveU volunteers and 20 employees of Power Home Remodeling joined forces to clean up Bridgeport, Connecticut’s eastside neighborhood. Carried out under WeLoveU’s Clean WORLD Movement initiative — the effort was one of six cleanups that day, alongside New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and

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Waterbury Welcomes WeLoveU for 2021 Clean WORLD Movement Cleanup

On August 1, 2021, more than 30 volunteers of the International WeLoveU Foundation carried out a street cleanup in Downtown Waterbury, Connecticut. The WeLoveU Foundation volunteers partnered with Waterbury Public Works for the cleanup effort. Mr. Monroe Webster, a representative of the Waterbury mayor, welcomed the volunteers to Waterbury. He expressed his gratitude for the WeLoveU volunteers willingness to use

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The Intl. WeLoveU Foundation and People’s United Bank Donate iPads to Bridgeport Public Schools

The International WeLoveU Foundation delivered iPads to the Bridgeport Public School district to support the technology needs for pre-k to second-grade students. Currently, around 5,000 Bridgeport Public School students in these grades don’t have access to technology for learning.    The donation is part of WeLoveU’s ongoing “Closing the Homework Gap” project to supply under-resourced schools with the necessary technology

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