Stew Leonard III Children's Charities Presents First Hartford Area Donation

Monies Raised Benefit Water Safety and other Children’s Health and Education Initiatives

At the twelfth annual Stew Leonard III Children's Charities golf tournament held yesterday, June 5, at Lyman Orchards in Middlefield Connecticut, the foundation presented its first major donation to the Newington community since opening a food store there in May.   A $20,000 check was presented to the Tri-Town YMCA, to go towards annual swim scholarships, water safety equipment and to help launch the Splash Program in the fall of 2007, which provides free weeklong swimming and water safety lessons to elementary school aged children.  

"We're thrilled to be a part of the Newington community and we look forward to working with the YMCA to increase awareness of the importance of water safety," said Stew Leonard, Jr., who started the foundation in 1990 with his wife Kim after losing their son to a drowning accident in 1989. 

Pictured left to right are: Stew and Kim Leonard with representatives of the Tri-Town YMCA: Erin Larkum, Membership Director and Bob Nenna, Executive Director, along with Stew Leonard's Danbury store president and golf tournament organizer, Tom Anrico.   

For more information on the Stew Leonard III Children’s Charities foundation, please visit www.stewietheduck.com