Trustees and officers
President: James S. Zoldy, Jr.
Vice President: Susan Atkins
Secretary: Paul Jessell, Esq.
Treasurer: Lori Bonaldi, CPA
Board of Trustees
Susan Atkins
Lori Bonaldi, CPA
Richard C. Bozzuto
Bob Campbell
William Dunbar
Ted Heavenrich
Paul Jessell, Esq.
Diane Johnson
Joseph Kinsella, Esq.
Robert LaBonne, Sr.
Paula Labonte
Henry L. Long, Jr.
Linda Merriman
Richard H. Wick
James S. Zoldy, Jr.
Administrator
James Maxwell, Ed.D.
Committees
The Watertown Foundation could not function without the
tireless efforts of the following volunteer committees.
We remain particularly grateful for their services.
Finance
James S. Zoldy, Jr., Chairman
Richard C. Bozzuto
Roger A. Chace
Bill Dunbar
Stedman G. Sweet
Richard H. Wick
Grants
Richard C. Bozzuto, Chairman
Susan Atkins
Roger A. Chace
Greg Gabor
Henry L. Long, Jr.
Scholarships
Jack DeWitt, Honorary
Diane Johnson
James Maxwell
Linda Merriman, Chairman
Mary D. Smith, M.D., Honorary
Julie Sutton
Watertown Superintendent of Schools
Membership and Development
Susan Atkins, Chairman
Bill Dunbar
Carol Gilbert
Paula Labonte
Henry L. Long, Jr.
James Maxwell
James S. Zoldy, Jr.
Nominating ad hoc
Henry L. Long, Jr., Chairman
Bob Campbell
Governance
The Trustees and Officers of the Watertown Foundation are governed by the Articles of Association and By-Laws adopted in 1925. Today, practical application of these articles and by-laws results in quarterly meetings of the Trustees and Officers and an Annual Meeting of Members in the month of October. The Finance, Scholarship, Grants, and Membership and Development Committees recommend actions to the Board of Trustees, which in turn asks for confirmation from the members at the Annual Meeting of Members each October.
Contact us:
Watertown Foundation, Inc.
P O Box 117
Watertown, CT 06795
Telephone: 860.274.4299
Press Releases
VNA Health-at-Home receives CHEFA
grant of $75,000
The Watertown Foundation nominated VNA Health-at-Home
for a Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority (CHEFA) grant. VNA Health-at-Home applied for $75,000 in funding to develop and implement Telehealth technology in
our community. CHEFA received 31 grant requests totaling
over $2.3 million, and it awarded 9 grants totaling $556,080. VNA Health-at-Home was awarded its full request of $75,000,
the largest grant it had ever received. The Watertown
Foundation is proud to have sponsored VNA Health-at-Home’s grant request to improve health care in our community.
Kimberly Fontaine, CHEFA Manager of Grants and Grant Administration, hands
a $75,000 check to AnnMarie Garrison, Executive Director of VNA Health-at-Home. Looking on are James Zoldy, Watertown Foundation President, Judy Becker,
VNA Health-at-Home Director of Marketing and Development, and James Maxwell, Watertown Foundation Administrator.
2008 Scholarship awards total $27,000
Eighteen graduating high school seniors were awarded scholarships totaling $27,000. This is the largest amount the Foundation has awarded in a single year. Scholarships and their recipients are:
Reinhold and Katie DeWitt Scholarship:
Awarded on the basis of academic excellence, demonstrated sensitivity to others needs, and the ability to work
cooperatively with those in need.
Fletcher Judson Memorial Scholarship:
Awarded on the basis of academic excellence
and exemplary community service.
Guinea, Silk, Orsillo Scholarship:
Given in memory of three Watertown High School students
who died in an automobile accident. The scholarship is
awarded on the basis of a strong academic record and participation in high school athletics.
Crystal Lukowski Memorial Scholarship:
Given in memory of Crystal Lukowski, a special needs
student, who graduated from Watertown High School in 1994. This scholarship is awarded to a student who exhibits
sensitivity to the needs of others and who has the ability to
work cooperatively with those in need.
Martell Memorial Scholarship:
Awarded to a student in the middle of the graduating class.
Marigold Spencer Memorial Scholarship:
Awarded to a Watertown High School senior who has
contributed to the community through generous use
of time, talents, and leadership.
Watertown Foundation Scholarships:
Awarded in recognition of the contributions the student
has made to the community and to the high school while maintaining a strong academic record.
TOTAL GRANTS - $856,048
TOTAL SCHOLARSHIPS - $212,000
TOTAL GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
FROM 1988 THROUGH 2007
20 YEARS $1,068,048
Our Heritage
Eighty-three years of giving: 1925 through 2007
PHILANTHROPY IN ACTION
the last 20 years of giving 1998 – 2008
GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
FROM 1988 THROUGH 2007 --20YEARS
$1,068,048
YOUTH ATHLETICS
Girls Rapid Oakville Watertown Softball (GROWS) - $16,000
Lacrosse Association of Watertown - $2,000
Heminway Hoops Basketball - after school program - $692
Oakville-Watertown Youth Athletic Association - $28,500
Stone Chiropractic Center Baseball Camp - $2,250
Water-Oak Athletic Club - $24,500
WaterOak Gold Circle of Sports - $1,000
Watertown Association Youth Soccer (WAYS) - $11,000
Watertown Gridiron Booster Club - (WHS) - $2,000
Watertown High School Hockey Booster Club = $500
Watertown Oakville Babe Ruth League - $9,000
Watertown Oakville Little League - $25,746
Watertown Youth Hockey - $1,000
Youth Roller Hockey - $1,500
YOUTH ATHLETICS SUBTOTAL - $125,688
CULTURAL
Chorister Academy at St. John's Church, Waterbury - $931
Clockwork Repertory Theatre, Inc. - $26,600
Connecticut Dance Theatre - $6,700
Greater Waterbury Youth Symphony - $9,025
Litchfield County Children's Choir - $1,500
Seven Angels Theatre $2,000
Youth Theater Ensemble - $500
Waterbury Chorale - $11,240
Waterbury Symphony Orchestra - $14,560
CULTURAL SUBTOTAL - $73,056
RELIGIOUS
Abbey of Regina Laudis - $4,500
All Saints Episcopal Church - $3,000
Christ Church - $4,000
First Congregational Church - $5,500
Greater Waterbury Interfaith Ministries - $12,313
Greater Waterbury Pastoral Counseling Center - $960
New Beginnings - $6,000
Union Congregational Church - $4,000
Watertown United Methodist Church - $11,500
RELIGIOUS SUBTOTAL - $51,773
ORGANIZATIONAL
American Red Cross - Waterbury Area Chapter - $2,000
Americares Homefront - $4,000
Bethlehem Firemen's Association, Inc. - $1,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters - $7,715
Boy Scouts of America - Troup 76 - $2,650
Boy Scouts of America - Connecticut Rivers Council - $5,825
Camp Jonathan, Inc. - $1,500
Carolyn's Place, Inc. Pregnancy Resource Center - $3,000
Child Guidance Clinic of Greater Waterbury - $11,500
Community Associates - $3,000
Cub Scout Pack 44 - $2,100
D.A.R. - Trumbull-Porter Chapter - $17,000
Easter Seal Rehabilitation Center - $3,500
Flanders Nature Center and Land Trust - $14,550
Girl Scouts, Connecticut Trails - $14,630
Girl Scout Troup #4693 - $500
Greater Waterbury YMCA - $40,500
Literacy Volunteers of Greater Waterbury - $3,789
Morris Foundation - $5,500
Oakville Green Committee - $3,000
Oakville Watertown Drum Corps - $12,500
Oakville-Watertown Jr. Diablo Drum Corp - $3,000
PRIDE NAACP Cultural Center - $3,500
Residential Management Services, Inc. - $500
Survivors of Homicide - $2,500
Waterbury Day Nursery - $500
Waterbury Youth Services - $1,500
Waterbury YWCA - $1,000
Watertown Area Association Special Citizens - $4,500
Watertown Family Resource Center - $2,000
Watertown Fire Department - $5,000
Watertown Garden Club - $1,900
Watertown Historical Society - $16,601
Watertown Land Trust - $6,550
Watertown Library Association - $147,600
Watertown Music Booster Association - $8,500
Watertown Oakville Mental Health Association - $1,112
Watertown Rotary Club - $1,000
Westbury Drum Corps - $9,550
ORGANIZATIONAL SUBTOTAL - $376,573
EDUCATIONAL
Baldwin School - $11,000
Children's Community School - $765
Griffin School - $2,535
Judson School - $5,050
Kangaroo Korner - $7,500
Project Pride - Watertown High School gym - $1,500
St. John the Evangelist School - $21,792
St. Mary Magdalen School - $16,500
Swift Middle School - $5,053
Swift First Lego League - $1,214
Watertown FIRST Robot, Inc. - $12,470
Watertown High School - $21,410
Watertown High School Marching Band - $3,000
Watertown Public Schools Music Department - $7,000
Watertown Public School Education Foundation - $15,000
EDUCATIONAL SUBTOTAL $131,789
HEALTH/CHARITABLE
Candee Hill, Inc. - $1,500
Charlotte Hungerford Hospital - $1,000
Elderly Health Screening Service - $500
Family Services of Greater Waterbury - $2,000
Home to Home Foundation - $2,000
Harold Leever Cancer Center - $1,000
Project Care, Home and Hospice Services - $17,000
Safe Haven of Greater Waterbury - $1,000
St. Mary's Hospital, Inc. - $18,620
Staywell Health Clinic - $3,500
Tel-Med - $3,750
VNA Health at Home - $26,700
Waterbury Hospital - $17,950
Watertown Recreation Department - $650
HEALTH/CHARITABLE SUB TOTAL $97,170
