The Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut (CFECT) connects charitable people in Eastern Connecticut - 42* cities and towns strong, from Mystic and Stonington to Mansfield and Brooklyn - with the nonprofits and causes that matter to them and to the future of the region. For over three decades, the Community Foundation has awarded more than $59 million to local nonprofit agencies and student scholarship recipients. Charitable individuals, families and organizations have given more than $107 million and set up over 500 individual funds. The Foundation's assets stand at nearly $90 million mark. For more information about CFECT, grants, scholarships, and to make a donation or establish a fund, visit www.cfect.org. *Ashford, Bozrah, Brooklyn, Canterbury, Chaplin, Colchester, Columbia, Coventry, Eastford, East Lyme, Franklin, Griswold, Groton, Hampton, Killingly, Lebanon, Ledyard, Lisbon, Lyme, Mansfield, Montville, New London, North Stonington, Norwich, Old Lyme, Plainfield, Pomfret, Preston, Putnam, Salem, Scotland, Sprague, Stafford, Sterling, Stonington, Thompson, Union, Voluntown, Waterford, Willington, Windham and Woodstock