News & Announcements

October 2008:

Burroughs was recently awarded funding to support our Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, our After School Girl's Group, the Quick Start Language Center (QSLC) and our Women Infant Children Partnership (WIC) by The Burroughs Fund for Women.

Burroughs recently received the honor of placing first overall in the second annual Bridgeport Community Land Trust’s Gardeners’ Contest. Our community garden received first place for “Garden with the best youth plot”, “Most butterfly-friendly garden”, “Garden with the best compost system” and “Best themed garden.”

November 2008

This Thanksgiving 16 Burroughs supporters gave back to the community by “Running for Burroughs” in the annual Southport Turkey Trot. Over $9,700 was raised to support all the programs that we offer to the greater Bridgeport area. We would like to send a special thanks to all of them!

 

Andrew Tremaglio

Bill Damm

Chuck Berke

Dave Macoy

Gioia Riccio

Glen Colello

Jack Macoy

Jeff Fortune

John Shaffer

Liz Damm

Michael Tanguay

Mickey Cooper

Steve McCay

Steve Sylvestro

Tom Freer

Tim Dailey

 

Burroughs would like to build on this races success and utilize runners in future races in the area.  If you or anyone you know are running an upcoming race and would like to get involved, please contact Laura@BurroughsCC.org.

March 2009

Our VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) program has been having huge successes. Using 13 our of our 17 volunteer preparers, the program completed 47 returns for our neighborhood families in just three hours.