The Hartford County Bar Foundation, Inc.

2010 Annual Appeal

Re: The Hartford County Bar Foundation -Assisting the Poor, Disabled and Homeless of Hartford County

Dear Colleagues and Friends,

Please join me and the other local lawyers whose financial support allows the The Hartford County Bar Foundation to continue its 10 year mission to collect and distribute funds to help the poor, disabled and homeless in Hartford County.  Through the generosity of Hartford County attorneys and friends of the Foundation, the Foundation has raised and donated over $225,000 to support programs to benefit these disadvantaged members of our community.  Your tax-deductible donations are directed to soup kitchens, shelters and other  charities in Hartford County that provide food, clothing, and shelter to the most needy, including small children, the elderly and the disabled.  Your donations go for basic needs, including shoes, underwear, bed sheets, toothpaste, holiday meals, and, in some cases, the cost of repairing or replacing refrigerators, stoves and other items used by food kitchens and shelters. 

The Foundation operates through its Board of Directors and other volunteer lawyers, with support from the able staff at The Hartford County Bar Association.  Approximately 94% of every dollar raised goes to provide life-sustaining support to the needy.  Your contributions do not pay for rent or salaries.  The only expenses the Foundation incurs are for the costs of printing, mailing and insurance for fundraising activities. 

In these particularly difficult economic times, we need your support more than ever.  If you have given in the past, we thank you and ask that you consider increasing your gift.  If you have not given, please begin now.  Every gift is gratefully accepted. 

Thank you for your generous support in this our tenth year – be assured that your donations will make a difference in the lives of the neediest in our community.

Very truly yours,

 

Thompson G. Page
Foundation President