The Future of Franklin Academy & Installation of Alexander Morris-Wood as Head of School
For many students with autism, ADHD, and other learning differences, school is a site of constant ostracization and repeated failure. How can a person go out into the world when they feel like the world rejects them? At Franklin Academy, students grades 8-PG live in an environment that simultaneously embraces who they are—from day one—and challenges them to think big: about themselves, about college, about jobs, and about their ability to change the world. For many, this is their first such...
Connecticut Children’s Medical Hospital – Geno for the Kids Charity Dinner
For many families around Connecticut, a healthy child is the ultimate prize. UConn Coach Geno Auriemma, recently declared the "winningest" college basketball coach of all time after the UConn’s women's dominant 85-41 home victory against Fairleigh Dickinson—his 1,217th victory—wants to help Connecticut families win. To that end, he has partnered with Connecticut Children's Medical Hospital (CCMH) with a four-pronged annual strategy: The Leadership Forum March Matching A charity dinner, with a summer beach theme A golf tournament Geno for the Kids!Geno For The Kids...
Watkinson School — Watkinson Golf Classic 2023 & 2024
What Is This Charity?
Since 1881, Watkinson School has provided a high-quality education to students from grades 6-PG across Connecticut. In a zeitgeist of cookie-cutter education, placing priority on tests and "checking the boxes", Watkinson trusts both its teachers and its students to think critically.Why OREE Values This Charity
OREE and the Coons family believe in the transformative power of education to create a curiosity that lasts a lifetime. This curiosity is the soil that ambition and innovation take root in: the...