Support our 2023 Annual Fund
Since 1918 Brooker Memorial has been at the forefront of providing important services to families with particular emphasis on those experiencing financial and other hardships. Examples include a mom with a special needs child who needs child care so she can work and a newly placed foster child who desperately needs quality, compassionate dental care. Here at Brooker, we remain a strong, consistent fixture in the lives of all the families we serve.
Today, I am writing to ask for your support of the Brooker Memorial Annual Fund. Our knowledgeable and dedicated staff provide high quality care across all of our programs. We take care of families by creating an inclusive environment where children and families feel safe, comfortable and most importantly loved. By donating today, you become an integral member of the growing family of donors at Brooker Memorial.
Our annual fund goal in 2023 is $80,000. These funds will support all of our programs-including scholarships in child care whereby struggling families pay reduced tuition and in dental where income eligible families pay $10 or $25 per visit. Your support also funds speakers and activities for our Relatives as Parents program, healthy snacks for our child care youngsters and the Torrington in-school dental program where free dental care is provided by our dental hygienist.
Your support of our annual appeal helps us connect more families to Brooker programs and to resources throughout the community. Thank you for your instilled confidence in us to find ways to enrich the lives of the children we serve and ensure that all children find pathways to a brighter, more successful future.
Warm regards,
Cathy C. Coyle
Executive Director
Donating to Brooker
Thank you for your interest in supporting Brooker Memorial. A financial contribution to Brooker Memorial makes you an important partner in helping us achieve our mission to prepare children for life-long success.
If you wish to discuss your support of Brooker Memorial, call Executive Director Cathy Coyle at 860-489-1328, ext. 100.
Your support makes a difference
A gift of any amount goes right to work supporting our Child Care & Early Learning Center, Pediatric Dental Center, Center for Children’s Therapy, or the Ruth Chadwick Care Closet.
Every gift makes an impact on the lives of the children and families we serve. Gifts may be made in honor or in memory of friends or family members.
Click SUPPORT BROOKER NOW (above) to donate using a credit card. Or checks may be mailed to:
Brooker Memorial
157 Litchfield Street
Torrington, CT 06790
Gifts In Kind
We always appreciate gifts of program supplies and materials. In kind gifts include books, supplies, clothing and gift cards for the Ruth Chadwick Care Closet. If you would like to give a gift in kind, please call us, 860-489-1328, ext. 129, to be certain that your gift can be used by our programs.
Legacy GIfts & Estate Planning
Legacy gifts are especially meaningful because they help support the work of Brooker Memorial on a perpetual basis. Legacy gifts can be diverse, ranging from a donation amount specified in your will, to a charitable trust or establishing an endowed fund for Brooker. A legacy gift is a way to provide significant financial support to Brooker Memorial while enabling the donor to receive positive tax outcomes. Read more about Legacy gifts.
There are many options that can be explored. We would love to talk more with you. Please contact Executive Director Cathy Coyle @ 860-489-1328, ext. 100.
Ruth Chadwick Care Closet
In 1918, Brooker Memorial developed a “Loan Closet” to help families in need. In recent years this idea was revived and this became the Ruth Chadwick Care Closet. The Care Closet enables us to respond to needs of the families we serve. Donations of cash or department/grocery store gift cards are always welcome.
To give online to the Ruth Chadwick Care Closet,
Click SUPPORT BROOKER NOW (above) and choose Ruth Chadwick Care Closet in the first drop down box. Or checks or gift cards may be mailed to:
Brooker Memorial Ruth Chadwick Care Closet
157 Litchfield Street
Torrington, CT 06790
The Leon and Jennie E. Meyer Fund
The Leon and Jennie E. Meyer Fund was established in 2020 by Len and Wendy Meyer. This endowment fund honors Len’s parents for the examples they set for their children. All contributions to the fund will generate earnings for current operations and projects. The principal will be retained in perpetuity and as it grows, so will the amount of support for Brooker programs including child care, dental care for children and pregnant women, children’s therapies, and others.
To give online to the Leon and Jennie E. Meyer Fund,
Click SUPPORT BROOKER NOW (above) and choose Leon and Jennie E. Meyer Fund in the first drop down box. Or checks may be mailed to:
Brooker Memorial Leon and Jennie E. Meyer Fund
157 Litchfield Street
Torrington, CT 06790
Examples of how your gift supports Brooker
A gift of $100 provides a child who has no dental insurance with a cleaning, exam, and fluoride treatment.
A gift of $250 provides one family Christmas gifts through the Ruth Chadwick Care Closet.
A gift of $50 pays for extra water usage to keep our Children’s vegetable gardens thriving during the hot summers. The garden vegetables are harvested and enjoyed by the children for snacks and with their lunch.
A gift of $100 provides a monthly scholarship to help a family with child care tuition.
A gift of $500 provides a month worth of healthy snacks for 45 children in our child care center.
A gift of $2,500 pays for the delivery and installation of playground-safe mulch to ensure a safe surface on the children’s playground.
A gift of $500 provides one week’s worth of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) to the dental clinical staff to keep them and our patients safe.