Rays of Hope Fund
This fund annually makes grants to South Windsor organizations for projects and programs in the areas of social services, arts, recreation and other community activities.
Applications are now being received for grant requests for charitable projects and programs that benefit the South Windsor Community. These should be to benefit social services, arts, recreation and other services or projects that will benefit South Windsor residents. Education project and program grants are provided by our South Windsor Public Education Fund.
Throughout the years $137,000 has been distributed from the generous contributions of individuals and businesses through the RAYS OF HOPE FUND to these civic and non-profit organizations:
| Friends of the South Windsor Senior Center | Enhancement of the Community Center space for Seniors | |
| FISH (Friends in Service Here) | Transportation to doctor's appointments for South Windsor residents. | |
| High School Bobcat Robotics program | Operational costs to support competition | |
| Rising Star | Summer community program by young adults | |
| Super Sixties Sportsman Club | Annual fishing Derby | |
| Monday Night Social Club | Special needs programs providing social involvement for young adults | |
| South Windsor Voices | Publications of resident's poetry and stories | |
| South Windsor Walk and Wheel Ways | Bike racks and biking safety programs and projects | |
| South Windsor Historical Society | Support Pleasant Valley Schoolhouse | |
| Kids Space | Social motor skills and language development for special needs children | |
| Autism Families CONNECTicut | Music therapy workshops for children w/ autism spectrum disorders | |
| Down to Earth Garden Club | Eco-friendly butterfly garden project at Nevers Road Park | |
| South Windsor Teen Center | Cover expenses to undertake projects for teens in community service | |
| SWAN Program | Workshop for parents of children w/intellectual and developmental disabilities | |
| Wood Memorial Library | Supports new and expanded programs for Wood's Native American Village | |
| Derek Denfeld Memorial Play Structure | Support construction of a fire truck play structure memorial | |
| South Windsor Police | 3 on 3 Basketball Leave for SWHS students during the summer months | |
| Festival of Lights | A celebration of South Windsor's diversity | |
| South Windsor High School Girls Golf | Encourage high school girls to participate and compete in golf | |
| South Windsor Police Department | Support summer activities for High School students |