Your giving will make a greater impact on April 29 and 30, 2025!

On Tuesday, April 29, through Wednesday, April 30, Bent of the River Audubon Center will have the opportunity to raise much-needed funds to support the work at our center that is critical to nature education and our work that supports bird and habitat conservation. We need your help!

Go to our Give Local page to show your support!

It’s not just what you give, it’s when you give, too! Bent of the River Audubon Center will be competing for different prizes during Give Local Greater Waterbury and Litchfield Hills as well as raising critical funds through unique Bent of the River Challenge Matches. Details on specific prizes are below!

Wednesday, April 24

Prizes:

• Southbury’s Kick Start – $1,000 awarded to the Southbury organization with gifts from the most unique donors* between 7 - 10 a.m. (Sponsored by Southbury Community Trust Fund)
• Kick Start –  $1,000 will be awarded to the organization with gifts from the most unique donors* between 7 - 10 AM on April 26. (Sponsored by Ion Bank Foundation)
• Give New Haven County! – $1,000 awarded to a New Haven County organization with the most unique donors* between 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. (Sponsored by Ion Bank Foundation)

Matches:

• Double your donation – We have a $3,000 match from our sponsors: Gager, Bower & Scalzo LLP; Guiliano, Richardson & Sfara, LLC; Kate MacKinney, Board Chair; and Heritage Law LLC.
• Triple your donation – We have an Anonymous $10,000 match! Donate on April 24th between 10 AM and 7 PM and you will triple your donation.

Thursday, April 25​

Prizes:

• Rise and Shine Southbury – $1,000 awarded to the organization that receives a donation closest to 5:55:00 a.m., the time of sunrise. (Sponsored by Southbury Community Trust Fund)
• Rise and Shine – $1,000 awarded to the organization that receives a donation closest to 5:55:00 a.m., the time of sunrise. (Sponsored by Giuliano Richardson & Sfara LLC)

Matches:

• Triple your donation – We have an additional Anonymous $10,000 match! Help us win the Rise and Shine Southbury and Dollars for New Haven prizes to triple your donation.

Thank you for your support and shared dedication to nature!

About: Give Local Greater Waterbury and Litchfield Hills is a 36-hour online giving event, hosted by the Connecticut Community Foundation and sponsored by Ion Bank Foundation, that benefits the vital work of hundreds of nonprofit organizations in our region—including Bent of the River Audubon Center. Every dollar raised by the Bent during this giving event can be stretched further through bonus funds and prizes donated by Connecticut Community Foundation and their generous sponsors.