The William J. Knight Foundation was recently awarded $10,000 from the Union Savings Bank Foundation to support its summer computer camp and after school tutoring programs in Danbury.
Pictured from left to right are John C. Kline, president and CEO of Union Savings Bank, Lexus Payton, a 2007 summer camper sponsored by William J. Knight Foundation, Knight Foundation Executive Director William J. Knight and Thomas Frizzell, chairman of Union Savings Bank’s Board of Trustees.
Photo and caption courtesy of Union Savings Bank.
My favorite bank in the area, Union Savings Bank, recently announced that they have distributed a number of grants to several non-profit groups in the Danbury area.
As part of its continued commitment to the community, the Union Savings Bank Foundation recently announced grants totaling $134,300 awarded to 16 area not-for-profit organizations that provide adult education and skills training, youth education, pre-school enrichment, housing repair for the elderly and counseling support, among other services.
"We're pleased that the funding we've provided to local organizations for 2007 represents a 9 percent increase compared with the Foundation's distribution of $125,050 in 2006," said Mary Ann Frede, chairperson of the Foundation's allocation committee and corporator of Union Savings Bank.
The Foundation's 10-member grant committee, comprised of corporators, directors and senior managers, reviewed nearly $275,000 in requests from 35 organizations this past fall. Grant applications are evaluated based on the importance of the program in the community, the program's actual contributions to the community, and financial need.
In addition to contributions from its foundation, Union Savings Bank contributed nearly $600,000 to 552 local organizations last year.
One of the Foundation's grant recipients, the William J. Knight Foundation (WJKF), sponsors free summer camps for inner city youth in collaboration with the City of Danbury Housing Authority. "I feel blessed and honored that Union Savings Bank has chosen to provide funding to WJKF, which will support administrative and marketing initiatives that help us serve more young people," said Executive Director William Knight.
“As a mutual bank we are very different from shareholder owned banks,” said Union Savings Bank President and CEO John Kline. “Each year, instead of paying dividends to shareholders, we pay out a substantial portion of our earnings to non-profit organizations as a community dividend. Our donations are making a difference in the lives of many citizens touched by these organizations in the region and are helping to improve the quality of life for all of us.”
Here's a complete list of the agencies which were awarded grants.
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On September 26, 2007, ten plaintiffs filed suit in response to an arrest of aday laborers at a public park in Danbury, Connecticut. Plaintiffs amended their complaint on November 26, 2007.
The amended complaint states that plaintiffs sought to remedy the continued discriminatory and unauthorized enforcement of federal immigration laws against the Latino residents of the City of Danbury by Danbury's mayor and its police department.
Plaintiffs allege that the arrests violated their Fourth Amendment rights and the Connecticut Constitution because defendants conducted the arrests without valid warrants, in the absence of exigent circumstances, and without probable cause to believe that plaintiffs were engaged in unlawful activity. In addition, plaintiffs allege that defendants improperly stopped, detained, investigated, searched and arrested plaintiffs. Plaintiffs also allege that defendants violated their Fourteenth Amendment rights when they intentionally targeted plaintiffs, and arrested and detained them on the basis of their race, ethnicity and perceived national origin. Plaintiffs raise First Amendment, Due Process and tort claims.
Plaintiffs request declaratory relief, damages and attorneys fees.
On September 26, 2007, ten plaintiffs filed suit in response to an arrest of aday laborers at a public park in Danbury, Connecticut. Plaintiffs amended their complaint on November 26, 2007.
