New Fund Will Restore Veterans Memorial Plaques

On January 13, VCF, representatives from Congress and community leaders called upon residents to help replace stolen veterans memorial plaques.

On January 13, VCF, representatives from Congress and community leaders called upon residents to help replace stolen veterans memorial plaques.

Read news coverage from the Valley Independent Sentinel and New Haven Register.

Derby, CT (January 12, 2012) – The Valley Community Foundation (VCF) announces that the Derby Historical Society and VCF in collaboration with the Mayors of Ansonia, Derby and Shelton have created a new fund to restore veterans memorial plaques that were stolen from local Valley communities in 2011. The Fund will be known as the Veterans Plaques Restoration Fund and gifts up to a total of $6,000 will be matched though a $5,000 grant from unrestricted funds from VCF and a $1,000 contribution from the Cohen-DeToro Charitable Fund. Gifts may be made online at www.valleyfoundation.org or by check and mailed to the Valley Community Foundation at 253-A Elizabeth Street, Derby, Connecticut, 06418. For more information, call the Valley Community Foundation at 203-751-9162.

 

Donations to the Veterans Plaques Restoration Fund will be matched up to $6,000 by VCF. Donate now.
“The Valley Community Foundation is proud to be a part of this effort, and we look forward to helping Ansonia, Derby and Shelton to restore this valuable part of our history,”says Jamie Cohen, President of the Valley Community Foundation. “While we may never recover the original and historic plaques that have been ripped from their homes, we do have a Valley-wide opportunity to join together to replace these irreplaceable items.”

Established in 2004, the Valley Community Foundation is dedicated to making the Valley a better place to live and work by increasing philanthropy, especially permanent endowments; connecting donors to needs and opportunities; and providing leadership on critical community issues. It serves Ansonia, Derby, Oxford, Seymour and Shelton, Connecticut. For more information, visit www.valleyfoundation.org.

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Contact:    
Jamie Cohen
President of the Valley Community Foundation
203-751-9162
jcohen@valleyfoundation.org


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