Name: Sip & Style: A Fresh Start to Spring
Start: 2026-04-21T17:30:00-04:00

Local Event: Sip & Style: A Fresh Start to Spring

Hartford County

Chris Dehnel

Hartford Metropolitan Area

Manchester

Connecticut

Sip & Style: A Fresh Start to Spring

Greater Hartford Gives Foundation 

The <a href="https://greaterhartfordgives.org/community-funds/greater-hartford-gives-glastonbury-community-fund/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Glastonbury Community Fund</a> at the <a href="https://www.greaterhartfordgives.org" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Greater Hartford Gives Foundation</a> (formerly the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving), is now accepting applications for its 2026 grant cycle. The Fund is guided by a volunteer committee of Glastonbury residents who engage in participatory grantmaking to support projects that enhance the quality of life for those who live and work in town.
Application period
Applications will be accepted from April 17 through May 22, 2026, with grant awards expected to be announced by the end of June. Starting this year, all community funds are using a common application available through the Foundation’s online grant portal. Interested applicants should visit <a href="https://GreaterHartfordGives.org/glastonburycf" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">GreaterHartfordGives.org/glastonburycf</a> for the application and full eligibility guidelines.
Information sessions
To support prospective applicants, the Glastonbury Community Fund will host two virtual information sessions on April 21 and April 29. To register, visit <a href="https://GreaterHartfordGives.org/glastonburycf" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">GreaterHartfordGives.org/glastonburycf</a>.
Local impact
Over the past five years, the Glastonbury Community Fund has awarded more than $138,000 to organizations serving Glastonbury residents. Typical grant awards range from $2,500 to $7,500.
Recent grantmaking includes:
<ul>
 <li>2025: $37,900 to fourteen organizations</li>
 <li>2024: $24,500 to eleven organizations</li>
 <li>2023: $21,150 to eight organizations</li>
 <li>2022: $28,000 to eleven organizations</li>
 <li>2020: $27,000 to six organizations</li>
</ul>

Glastonbury Community Fund Committee members
The Glastonbury Community Fund Committee is composed of the following resident volunteers: Co-chairs Laura Amenta and Laura Hecker, Secretary Linda Cimino, and members Jon Brink, James Hagen, Margaret LaCroix, Donald Kray, Joel Reich, Ira Yellen, Tom Edgington, Carianne Crummett, Kelly Sellew, Bridget Cooper, Diana Velasco, and Molly Lauck.
In 2019, the Hartford Foundation established the Greater Together Community Funds in each of the 29 towns it serves, including Glastonbury with an initial investment of $100,000. In 2021, the Foundation awarded an additional $50,000 to each of the community funds. In January 2025, as part of the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving’s Centennial year and the fifth anniversary of the Community Funds program, the Foundation awarded $100,000 to each fund. This includes $50,000 immediately available for grantmaking and $50,000 allocated to endowment. 
About the Greater Hartford Gives Foundation
Greater Hartford Gives Foundation (formerly the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving) is a community foundation, a hub for community-driven change. We fuel impact throughout Greater Hartford and beyond by making connections, providing funding, and sharing knowledge. Our goal is to create an inclusive region where everyone prospers. Together, with a powerful network of changemakers, we identify our neighbors’ most pressing needs and invest resources in initiatives that dismantle racial and economic barriers and improve quality of life. In our 100-year history, we have invested more than $1 billion throughout the region. Join us in building a Greater Hartford full of opportunity. Learn more at <a href="https://greaterhartfordgives.org" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">greaterhartfordgives.org.</a>

Local Event: Glastonbury Community Fund Opens 2026 Grant Cycle

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Glastonbury Community Fund Opens 2026 Grant Cycle

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Dreaming of Jamaican food but can't make it to the Islands this Summer?? Let Chef Joe take you and your taste buds there with this tasty Caribbean menu. Join us for a fun night and even better food! 

Menu:
 Jerked Chicken Legs, 
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 Pigeon Peas &amp; RiceCurried Goat
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Officers with the Glastonbury Police Department will host a Tip-A-Cop event to benefit Special Olympics Connecticut at Giovanni’s Brick Oven Pizzeria located at 113 Hebron Avenue in Glastonbury on Wednesday, April 22 between 5 PM – 9 PM.
During the event, law enforcement will volunteer their time to work with restaurant employees and welcome customers, take orders and serve meals to diners. All tips the officers receive will be dedicated to helping Special Olympics Connecticut provide life-changing sports, health, and fitness programs to athletes of all abilities. Tip-A-Cop is a Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Connecticut event. For more information, visit soct.org, email <a href="mailto:specialolympicsct@soct.org">specialolympicsct@soct.org</a> or call (203) 230-1201.
About the Law Enforcement Torch Run® for Special Olympics Connecticut
The Law Enforcement Torch Run® for Special Olympics Connecticut is a year-round program and one of the movement's largest grass-roots fundraiser and public awareness vehicles. Officers organize and host fundraisers that include but are not limited to Tip-a-Cop, Cop-on-Top and Penguin Plunge events, all to benefit local Special Olympics athletes.
A highlight of the program is the annual three-day Torch Run which takes place every June. During the Torch Run, officers from police departments and law enforcement agencies across the state run and carry the Special Olympics "Flame of Hope" more than 500 miles through their towns and cities to the site of the Special Olympics Connecticut Summer Games. 
Platinum Sponsors of the program are the Bearingstar Insurance Charitable Fund, the Connecticut Elks Association and Whelen Engineering.
About Special Olympics Connecticut
Special Olympics Connecticut provides year-round sports training and competition opportunities for nearly 14,000 athletes of all ages with intellectual disabilities and Unified Sports® partners - their teammates without disabilities. Through the joy of sport, the Special Olympics movement transforms lives and communities throughout the state and in 200 countries around the world by promoting good health and fitness and inspiring inclusion and respect for people of all abilities, on and off the playing field. (www.soct.org)
Partner Sponsors: The Connecticut Elks Association, Enterprise, ESPN, Eversource, Foxwoods Resort Casino and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, the Knights of Columbus, the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Connecticut, the Mohegan Tribe, NBC Connecticut and Telemundo Connecticut, Pratt &amp; Whitney, an RTX Business, and Webster Bank. Year-Round Suppliers: Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast, Hearst Connecticut Media Group, N&amp;D Sports, Pepperidge Farm, and WORX

Local Event: Tip-A-Cop hosted by Glastonbury PD to benefit Special Olympics Connecticut

Tip-A-Cop hosted by Glastonbury PD to benefit...

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Tip-A-Cop hosted by Glastonbury PD to benefit Special Olympics Connecticut

Portland Senior High School

The Middlesex Hospital Vocal Chords (MHVC)&nbsp;will perform a "Tribute to America" to help honor our nation's 250th Anniversary on&nbsp;Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 4:00pm (please note the time change).&nbsp;&nbsp;It will be held at Portland High School, 95 High St., Portland, CTWe invite you to join us for an afternoon of music featuring our 85 voice chorus (directed by Samuel Tucker) and ten piece orchestra (directed by Alan Dougherty) performing a selection of patriotic, pop, rock, Broadway, jazz and gospel pieces.&nbsp; A&nbsp;"Tribute to the Armed Forces"&nbsp;medley is the ultimate hymn of patriotism and homage to our service men and women, past and present.&nbsp; "Bohemian Rhapsody", "God Bless the Broken Road", "Andrew LLoyd Weber in Concert" and "Beatles in Review" are some of the other selections which will showcase the texture, dynamics, layers and forces of the music and our voices.&nbsp; A few surprises are also in store.Our special guest this season is TODD&nbsp;ALLEN&nbsp;HERENDEEN,&nbsp;a triple platinum country and gospel star, who hails from Indiana and performs around the United States especially in Panama City Beach, FL and Memphis, TN.&nbsp; &nbsp;Todd is the ultimate performer who has entertained thousands from all walks of life around the country with his incredible voice and charisma.&nbsp; His amazing talent captures many different legends of music.&nbsp; He will perform one of his signature songs "MY NAME IS AMERICA".Tickets are $25 (non-refundable).&nbsp; Visit www.vocalchords20.org for more information or call 860.347.2787 or 860.342.3120.&nbsp; Purchase your tickets early as this will definitely be a sellout.&nbsp; Also visit and like us on facebook and instagram.&nbsp; &nbsp;

Local Event: Middlesex Hospital Vocal Chords "Tribute to America"

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Middlesex Hospital Vocal Chords "Tribute to...

The Middlesex Hospital Vocal Chords (MHVC) will perform a "Tribute to America" to help honor our nation's 250th Anniversary...

Middlesex Hospital Vocal Chords "Tribute to America"

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Local Event: Paws in the Square 

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Make Mom feel celebrated this Mother’s Day at Cotton Hollow Kitchen in South Glastonbury on Sunday, May 10, 2026.
We’ll be serving brunch from 11am–3pm, with full dinner and our regular menu available from 11am–8pm—so whether she’s an early brunch person or prefers a relaxed dinner, we’ve got the perfect plan.
Our Mother’s Day specials menu (included with this post) features thoughtful, chef-driven dishes like a Crab Cake Biscuit Benedict for brunch, Chicken Milanese and Halibut for dinner, along with Lobster Bisque, Crab Cakes, and a Chocolate Raspberry Mousse Cake to end things on a sweet note.
Treat Mom to something special this year—reservations are strongly recommended.<a href="https://resy.com/cities/hartford-ct/venues/cotton-hollow-kitchen?date=2026-05-10&amp;seats=2" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Reserve Here!</a>

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