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

6 Comments / Connecticut, Environment, Mom's Garden Project / WeLoveU Foundation

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

2 Comments / Connecticut, Education, Packs on Backs & Tools for Schools / WeLoveU Foundation

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

5 Comments / Clean WORLD Movement, Connecticut / WeLoveU Foundation

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

4 Comments / Connecticut, Education, Packs on Backs & Tools for Schools / WeLoveU Foundation

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

2 Comments / Clean WORLD Movement, Connecticut / WeLoveU Foundation

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

7 Comments / Clean WORLD Movement, Connecticut / WeLoveU Foundation

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

3 Comments / Closing the Homework Gap, Connecticut, Education / WeLoveU Foundation

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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International WeLoveU Foundation and the American Red Cross Partner to Donate Blood in East Hartford, CT

Leave a Comment / Blood Drives, Connecticut, Health / WeLoveU Foundation

Throughout the nation, more than 50,000 blood drives were canceled due to the pandemic. To share the love with the community, the WeLoveU Foundation kicked off a national blood drive campaign. The volunteers from the Connecticut chapter of WeLoveU pledged to lead their communities to donate blood safely. Donating Blood at the East Hartford YMCA On Sunday, January 31, 2021, 70 volunteers donated blood at the East Hartford YMCA in Connecticut. While

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WeLoveU Donates 120 Devices to Hartford Public Schools to Support Remote Learning

13 Comments / Closing the Homework Gap, Connecticut, Education / WeLoveU Foundation

The WeLoveU Foundation presented 120 devices to Hartford Public Schools to help bridge the digital divide on Friday, December 4, 2020. The socially-distanced ceremony was streaming live from Burr Mall, outside Hartford’s City Hall. How It All Started Remote learning has become the new normal since the COVID-19 pandemic struck the United States in March

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WeLoveU’s Closing the Homework Gap Program Expands to Connecticut

6 Comments / Closing the Homework Gap, Connecticut, Education / WeLoveU Foundation

On Tuesday, September 15, 2020, the WeLoveU Foundation hosted a webinar in partnership with Hartford Public Schools, one of the largest school districts in Connecticut. The webinar marks WeLoveU’s Closing the Homework Gap program’s expansion to a second state since working with Irvington and Newark Public Schools in New Jersey. Guest speakers involved Senator Richard Blumenthal, Superintendent Dr. Leslie Torres-Rodriguez and Chief Engagement and Partnership

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