Testimonials

Please view the following testimonials of grants winners to hear how the Foundation has directly impacted the students of the West Hartford School District. You can view more testimonials at the Foundation's YouTube channel.

Anthony Wasley, a marine science teacher from Hall High School, is the recipient of several grants to fund a salt water aquarium system for growing coral. Click here to view Anthony's video testimonial

Shannon McNeice (Sedgwick) , Melissa Thom (Bristow) and Dave St. Germain (King Philip) are the library media specialists from the three middle schools and received a grant for virtual author visits. Click here to view their video testimonial.

The late Tracey Morgan Wilson, Ph.D. was a teacher, an advocate, a writer and the West Hartford town historian. She was passionate about teaching history to students in West Hartford public schools where she taught for 38 years. She was the co-director of the Witness Stones West Hartford project which honors the humanity of enslaved people who helped build West Hartford. The Tracey M. Wilson Memorial Grant has been funded at the Foundation in her memory, in perpetuity. She was an invaluable member of our community. While she will be missed, the impact she has made on our town will never be forgotten.  Click here to view Tracey's video testimonial.