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Putnam Area Foundation president Thomas A. Borner and Northeastern Connecticut Art Guild Inc. President Elaine Turner. Courtesy photo.
PUTNAM — Thomas A. Borner, president of the Putnam Area Foundation, announced the award of a $ 2,500 grant to The Northeastern Connecticut Art Guild, Inc. to be used for establishing an online gallery featuring local artists and their work to reach and inspire the community.
“This has been a particularly difficult time for the Art Guild with COVID-19,” said guild President Elaine Turner, “and this grant will build on the Art Guild’s work moving forward.”
Borner said, “We are pleased to play a part in assisting the Art Guild in building a community partnership in supporting the arts”.
The foundation, originally organized in 1999, supports northeastern Connecticut philanthropic organizations including not-for-profit groups, institutions, schools and other organizations operating in the community “as a way of adding to the quality of life in northeastern Connecticut,” said Borner. The independent Foundation targets its areas of investing in the communities which relate to education, health and human services, art, cultural and youth programs.
Grant applications and requests will be considered on a semi-annual basis and may be obtained by contacting Thomas A. Borner, P.O. Box 166 Putnam, Connecticut 06260.
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