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Spotlight: Wind Power - Music for Brass & Woodwind
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Spotlight: Wind Power - Music for Brass & Woodwind

Revive your spirit -the HSO Spotlight Series is a brand-new way to experience the HSO! Each month, we will premiere 60-minute performances by HSO ensembles and guests recorded at exciting venues in and around Hartford, and available on-demand for a limited time.We welcome spring with this program, which highlights music for brass and woodwinds! It was recorded at the Theater of the Performing Arts and will be available on-demand March 19-April 11, 2021.

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PRATT & WHITNEY COMMITS TO $100,000 CONTRIBUTION FOR URBAN LEAGUE OF GREATER HARTFORD
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PRATT & WHITNEY COMMITS TO $100,000 CONTRIBUTION FOR URBAN LEAGUE OF GREATER HARTFORD

Pratt & Whitney (P&W), a unit of Raytheon Technologies, has made a significant commitment to support the economic equity work of the Urban League of Greater Hartford (ULGH). The commitment comes on the heels of years of sponsorships, in-kind services, and volunteer hours. This pledge includes an immediate charitable donation of $100,000 in addition to P&W’s ongoing institutional partnership.

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Hartford Foundation Closes Phase Two of COVID-19 Response Fund with $350K in Grants, Fund Enters New Phase with Deeper Investments for 2021

The Hartford Foundation’s COVID-19 Response Fund has made more than 250 grants, distributing more than $9.6 million, since the start of the pandemic. The fund initially focused on basic human needs arising from the pandemic, then transitioned to supporting a wide variety of nonprofits to provide services safely, including personal protective equipment (PPE), cleaning costs, technology and minor building enhancements. In the final round of grants in Phase Two, the Foundation awarded grants to 37 community-based organizations, totaling $350,003. In 2021, the COVID-19 Response Fund will continue to address some of the most urgent needs in the Greater Hartford community, in a proactive and focused way. This new phase of the Fund, the Foundation is seeking to make proactive, targeted and deeper investments related to the ongoing public health and economic crises.

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