Westport Women's League Awards $10,000 Grant To Caroline House

WESTPORT, Conn. - The Westport Young Women's League announced Caroline House, an education center specializing in helping young women and children in Bridgeport, was awarded the organization's $10,000 Super Grant.

Members of the Westport Young Woman's League and Caroline House after the league awarded its Super Grant to the education center.
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Jim Barg

05/28/2015 5:00 a.m.

Caroline House has helped more than 1,400 women and children since the School Sisters of Notre Dame opened the center in 1995. The money will go toward pre-school education in science, math and reading.

Ways & Means Committee chair Lucy Ambrosino explained the importance of the award. “The Super Grant we award allows us to have a major impact on one non-profit agency and the people they serve.”

League president Nathalie Fonteyne praised the league's fund-raising skills. “Our members work hard during the year on our fund-raising activities, including Craft Westport and the Minute Man Race. The money we raise at those events is dedicated to our grant program.”

The organization has raised more than $4.2 million since being founded in 1956.

For more information on the league and its programs, go to wywl.com.

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