Somers Community Fund at Greater Hartford Gives

Scantic River Watershed Association ($4,960) – to support an afterschool team and add a Somers BioBlitz day so more youth can participate and provide environmental testing of the Scantic River.

Somers Elementary School ($5,000) to expand an after-school technology program that focuses on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) and Robotics Maker Space.

Somers Cooperative Preschool  ($1,500)- to fund improvements to Indoor and Outdoor materials for preschoolers.

Somers SafeGrad ($750) to provide a safe, alcohol-free event on graduation night.

Somers Senior Center ($4,000) to fund Activities and Classes  to reduce loneliness and social isolation to Seniors.

Old Post Road Orchestra ($2,000) to support Somers citizens that are musicians to join two community bands.

Scantic River Watershed Association ($5,723) – to support an expansion and continuation of the “Scantic Stream Team” project which provides a hands-on experiential activity for those students interested in environmental science, field-based-science, and/or citizen science.  It also provides water monitoring of the Scantic River.

Somers Elementary School ($9,000) to hold an after-school technology program that focuses on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) opportunities such as coding, robotics, and maker mindset activities.   

Somers Department of Veterans Affairs  ($6,000)- to fund outreach and support of Somers Veterans.   

Somers Fire Department  ($4,500)- to expand public access AED program by locating additional AEDs, along with basic first aid and stop-the-bleed kits, in more public parks. The request also includes new infant CPR manikins to aid in public CPR/First Aid training.

Somers SafeGrad ($750) to provide a safe, alcohol free event on graduation night for the 2023 senior class of Somers High School.

Somers Village Players ($5,900) to produce a staged production in May 2024.

Scantic River Watershed Association ($5493.44) to support a hands-on experiential activity for those students interested in environmental science, field-based-science, and/or citizen science.

Somers Fire Department  ($3000)- to purchase heated AED cabinets to install public access Automated External Defibrillators ‘s at Field Road Park and the Field behind the Somers Town Hall. 

Somers Little League ($10,000) to install a well and sprinkler system to allow irrigation of the playing fields and restore them back to safe playing conditions for the Somers Little League program.

Somers Recreation Department ($7000) to install a Disc Golf Course at Field Road Park. 

Somers SafeGrad ($2500) to provide a safe, alcohol free event on graduation night for the 2023 senior class of Somers High School.

Somers Youth Services ($5000) to purchase games and equipment for the new youth after school drop-in center.

Junior Achievement of Southwest New England Inc. ($4,500) – to support the Economic Empowerment program.

Somers Community Beautification Org. Inc. ($500) – to support purchase of perennial plants and shrubs for planting around Somers.

Somers Fire Department ($7,500) – to support the mental health first aid for first responders program.

Somers Recreation Department ($6,000) – to support the Outdoor Adventures program.

UR Community Cares Inc. ($1,600) – to support the UR Community Cares in Somers.