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May 12, 2010
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“This book stands as a remarkable testament to the power of higher education, as well as, a haunting reminder of the awesome costs we all bear when it is denied,” Gary Collins, CEO and Founder of the Collins Foundation, Inc., noted earlier today. “We are proud to include this important work as part of our support of `The Big Read' this summer."

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March 17, 2010
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Barbara Richard, a junior at Norwich Free Academy, aspires to be a pediatrician. One or Barbara’s classmates, Lousie Sylvain, also a junior, likewise possesses a drive to rise above her circumstances. Both Barbara and Louise are keenly aware that the only path to changing their circumstances is through higher education.

Do you remember the stories we told you about the fourteen year-old girl studying beneath the lights of a homeless shelter, the son of a single mother trying to escape the horrors of gang violence and the other children across our state trying to change their circumstances through higher education?

Well, they are all going to college thanks to your help!

Thank you for making Dr. King's holiday a day of activism by both advancing the education of this extraordinarly group of young people and providing much needed food for the hungry.

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January 18 2010
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CROMWELL--A capacity crowd turned out at the Crowne Plaza - Cromwell, to make Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s holiday a day of activism by helping a remarkable assembly of students from the Bridgeport, Hartford and Portland areas realize the dream of higher education.

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January 18, 2010
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CROMWELL—Dignitaries from government, private industry and academia descended on the Crowne Plaza - Cromwell to honor the life and legacy of Dr. King Martin Luther King, Jr. and to provide teenagers from all parts of the state with a key networking opportunity.

Gary H. Collins, founder and CEO of the Collins Foundation, Inc, noted “these types of gatherings are crucial to our efforts to help kids from under-represented and disadvantaged backgrounds to expand their network of potential mentors and potential employers.”

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January 18, 2010
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“The impact that dedicated individuals and organizations can have on the children in our community can never be overstated,” Gary H. Collins, founder and CEO of the Collins Foundation, Inc, said following today’s King Day celebration breakfast. “These are the groups and people helping raise the children in our community.”

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January 12, 2010
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PORTLAND, CT--Dr. King believed that each of us should devote time each day to care for the least among us.

Each day of each year--including holidays--the dedicated public servants at St. Vincent DePaul Place & the Amazing Grace Food Pantry provide food, clothing, shelter and basic human services to poor and homeless individuals regardless of race, creed, national origin, criminal history or recidivism.

Their soup kitchen serves more than 88,000 meals annually. Their food pantry

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Monday, December 21, 2009
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PORTLAND, CT--Gary H. Collins, founder and CEO of the Collins Foundation, Inc., announced today that entrepreneur and public servant Ned Lamont will deliver the keynote address at this year's Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Breakfast and Food Drive at the Crowne Plaza Cromwell on January 18, 2010 at 8:00 a.m.

November 29, 2009

PORTLAND, CT--“For those who are passionate about advancing the cause of education, this is simply the most important book they could read this year or any other,” Gary H. Collins said today. “This book will become mandatory reading for all of our Foundation’s past and future scholarship classes.”