Terrapin Foundation and Ken Hays join Mayor Finch to Celebrate Ground-Breaking for the All-Access Playground at Beardsley Park
8/3/2015 – Mayor Finch Celebrates Construction on New All-Access Playground in Beardsley Park (1:00 p.m.) “It’s important to ensure that all of our children have access to the same opportunities. This new playground, which has been a collaborative effort from the start, will provide a fun, safe and inclusive environment for kids and families of Bridgeport to enjoy.” – Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch WHO: Mayor Finch, City Council members, Isabell Richardson, community leaders....
Read More2014: Terrapin Foundation Poster Contest for the Food Drive at Gathering of the Vibes
2014 Food Drive Poster Contest Winner is Joel Descheen! Congratulations, Joel! We work throughout the year at community music events to assist shelters in our community with feeding and clothing those in need. We rely on donations received from the annual Gathering of the Vibes to help greatly with this mission. Each year we sponsor a poster contest to motivate everyone to remember to bring food donations to the festival for donation to the CT Food Bank to help families in need. Keep your...
Read More2014: Terrapin Foundation & Gathering of the Vibes Food Drive
Gathering of the Vibes Non-Perishable Food, Personal Hygiene Products, and Clothing Drive 2014 marked another epic response to our call for donations from the VibeTribe. Over the course of the weekend, festival attendees brought in a total of 8,575 lbs. of donations (8,051 lbs. of food and personal hygiene products and 524 lbs of new or gently used clothing.) In addition to this, food vendors and Gathering of the Vibes chipped in an additional 600 lbs. of non-perishable food and perishable...
Read MoreMichael Potashnik School of Rock Scholarships
Terrapin Foundation is partnering with School of Rock to offer scholarships for camps and lessons to kids whom otherwise would have no opportunities to grow their musical talents. The scholarships are named in honor of our dear friend, visionary, and music ambassador Michael Potashnik, who passed a way suddenly in 2012. “Mike P.” encouraged, nurtured, and supported music and music education wherever he went. This year, we offered six scholarships to the Fairfield County School of...
Read MorePresidential Message
The Terrapin Foundation, Inc. is a grassroots, Connecticut based, 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. The Foundation is dedicated to stimulating financial and inspirational support to encourage the Arts, enrich our communities, and preserve natural resources. In its efforts to achieve these goals, The Foundation raises funds through donations and the production of cultural, artistic and musical events. The Terrapin Foundation believes that through the Arts we can nurture the communities in...
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