2025 Mini Grant Recipients

Bonnie O’Connor – O’Brien Elementary – Sensory Classroom Supplies

Danielle Wang – McDonough Middle – Reading Program

Melissa Ruiz – Lincoln Elementary – Classroom Dividers

Shelly Bjorklund – Lincoln Elementary – Literacy Program

Gloria Perkins – McDonough Middle – Academic Success Program

Riley Mulhall – Kinsella Arts – Resource Room Supplies

Robert Yozzo – McDonough Middle – Classroom Supplies

Joy Ancher – Lincoln Elementary – Headphones

Alyse Lamarre – Vance Elementary – Headphones

Jolee Iannantuoni – Slade Middle – Calming Corner Supplies

Kaitlyn Curran – HPHS – Get It Done Program

Erin Santos – Northend Elementary – Classroom Supplies

Jacqueline Rosenstein – Jefferson Elementary – Flexible Seating

Carolyn King – O’Brien Elementary – Storage Cubbies

Brittany Scott – Jefferson Elementary – Headphones

Celine Hines – DiLoreto Elementary – Calming Corner Supplies

Christina West-Krupa – Jefferson Elementary – Math Supplies

Casey Cunningham – Bulkeley High – Reading Program

Jenna Dunn – Betances Learning Lab – Classroom Rug

Brooke Cusano – Jefferson Elementary – Special Ed Supplies

Mike Saccuzzo – Northend Elementary – PE Program Supplies

Tammy Glazer – HPHS – Heaphones and PE Supplies

Tricia Mitchell – JFK Elementary – Phonemic Awareness Program

Nancy Olis – Northend Elementary – Headphones and Classroom Supplies

Hannah Nemiah – O’Brien Elementary – Music Supplies

Jenna Ruberto – O’Brien Elementary – Flexible Seating

Joana Moore – O’Brien Elementary – Literacy Program

Ashley Shaw – HPHS – Special Ed Supplies

Destiny Zayas – Thirman Middle – Gardening Club

Jenna Lombardo – HALS Academy – Art Program

Rebecca Schule – HMTCA – Calculators

Jesse Hurlburt – Holmes Elementary – Edison Robots

Destiny Johnson – JFK Intermediate – Humanities Program Supplies

Pamela Blackwell – Northeast Elementary – Flexible Instruction Supplies

Margaret Murray – DiLoreto Elementary – Calculators and Pencil Sharpeners

Tyler Moree – Northend Elementary – Art Program

Mary Kate Kiniry – HMTCA – Reading Program

Lauren Tierinni – O’Brien Elementary – Sensory Space Supplies

Diane Leja – O’Brien Elementary – Exceptionalities Program

Chris Bosse – Bullard Tech – Football Program

Robert Fox – Northeast Elementary – Mobile Desks

Jasmeen-Desiree Phillips – SAND School – Headphones

Stephanie Hilpertshauser – Pulaski Middle – Classroom Supplies

Keli Veillette – Slade Middle – Chess Boards

Courtney Wynn – Noah Webster – Books

Andrea Roden – Lincoln Elementary – Special Ed Supplies

Ilana Yustinich – O’Brien Elementary – Wobble Chairs

Briana Grande – Northend Elementary – Speech and Language Supplies

Karla Firpi-Nieves - Northend Elementary – Classroom Supplies

Diane Leanne – Slade Middle – Classroom Supplies

Kristina Lausch – Lincoln Elementary – Classroom Supplies

Nicole Dery – DiLoreto Elementary – Printer

Tammy Glazer – HPHS RISE – Art History Program

Deanna Riccardo – Smalley Elementary – Printer Supplies

Sara Suitor – Bowers Elementary – PE Equipment

Karl Firpi-Nieves – Northend Elementary – Classroom Supplies

Melissa Zotter – Lincoln Elementary – Headphones

Leena Murali – DiLoreto Elementary – Calculators

Sheri Cooke – Noah Webster – Reading Program

Gloria Perkins – Weaver High – Classroom Supplies

Katie Mangiafico – Dwight Bellizzi – Reading Program

Suzanne Vass – Lincoln Elementary – Storage Closet

Jolee Iannantuoni – Slade Middle – Headphones

Carolyn King – O’Brien Elementary – Reading Program

Tanya DeBernardo – Slade Middle – Calculators

Joana Moore – O’Brien Elementary – Decodable Books

Shannon Coviello – Gaffney Elementary – Math Program

Lyndsey Zimmitti – Ivy Drive – Classroom Supplies

Erin Santos – Northend Elementary – Math Program

Shamari Weaver – Northend Elementary – Special Ed Program

Nicolas Correa – Slade Middle – Geography Innovation Program

Marinela Gosturani – Pulaski Middle – Math Program

Bridget Rodgers – Lincoln Elementary – Classroom Carpet

Holly Pinto – Gaffney Elementary – Autism Centric Support Program

Deshir Thomas – Noah Webster – Reading Corner

Kelsey Maxwell – Hartford Public Schools – Health Education

Sonia Rowe – Lincoln Elementary – Classroom Supplies

Bethany McCaffrey – O’Brien Elementary – Literacy Library

Belinda Perez – Bulkeley High – Puzzle Club

Jenna Dunn – Betances Learning Lab – Flexible Seating

Stephanie Dias – Gaffney Elementary – Classroom Supplies

Natasha Woodward – Smalley Elementary – Headphones

Bethany Talbot – Vance Elementary – Classroom Supplies

Abigail Keane – Jefferson Elementary – Classroom Supplies

Erin Eatmon – Hartford Public Schools – Classroom Supplies

Traci Wells – Pulaski Middle – Counseling Curriculum

Alyssa Russo – Gaffney Elementary – Alt Communication Program

Juan Matias-Muniz – Pulaski Middle – Counseling Curriculum

Karen Newman – Ivy Drive – Classroom Supplies

Jennifer Hamilton – Slade Middle – Classroom Supplies

Shelly Bjorklund – Lincoln Elementary – Literacy Program

Joy Ancher – Lincoln Elementary – Literacy Program

Colleen Fitzgerald – Lincoln Elementary – Reading Corner

Shante Mack – Chamberlain Elementary – Math Program

Andrea Roden – DiLoreto Elementary – Classroom Supplies

Cherly Liedke – Lincoln Elementary – Reading Program

Valerie Vita – Pulaski Middle – Creative Writing Program

Heather Sloan – Pulaski Middle – STEAM Program

Alyssa Sanchez – Pulaski Middle – SEL Program Supplies

Jacqueline Rosenstein – Jefferson Elementary – Headphones

Christina West-Krupa – Jefferson Elementary – Special Ed Program

Brooke Cusano – Jefferson Elementary – Special Ed Program

Madison Rappold – McDonough Middle – Volleyball Program

Heather Gosselin – Holmes Elementary – Common Core Companion

Dovon Hendricks – Pulaski Middle – Classroom Supplies

Christine Morell – DiLoreto Elementary – Reading Program

Sahar Hakim – McDonough Middle – Transportation Program

Alexa Mach-Austin – O’Brien Elementary – Headphones

Arlene Burek – Lincoln Elementary – Headphones

Caitlyn Daly – HPHS – Field Trip

Melissa Flaherty – Northend Elementary – Math Program

Michael Saccuzzo - Northend Elementary – PE Program

Amanda Nieves – Smith Elementary – Special Ed Program

Kelly Bordeaux – East Hartford Public Schools – Art Program

Carina Yopp – Smalley Elementary – Classroom Supplies

Kelly Zimmermann – O’Brien Elementary – Classroom Supplies

Krysten Drachenberg – Roosevelt Campus – Library Materials

Patricia Hahn – Parkville Community – Math Program

Tricia Mitchell – JFK Elementary – Reading Program

Jamal Folston – McDonough Middle – Barbershop Program