Chelsea Groton Foundation Awards $5,000 Grant to Operation Fuel

Cutline: Matt Morrell, Vice President and Retail Lending Sales Manager at Chelsea Groton Bank; Operation Fuel’s Executive Director Brenda Watson (center); and Kim O'Brien Green, Director of Development for Operation Fuel.

The Chelsea Groton Foundation has awarded a $5,000 grant to Operation Fuel to use for energy assistance for households in New London County.

Operation Fuel is a statewide nonprofit organization that provides emergency energy assistance year-round to lower-income working families and individuals, the elderly, and disabled individuals who are in financial crisis. Individuals who need energy assistance should call 211. For more information on Operation Fuel or to make a donation, go to www.operationfuel.org.

The Chelsea Groton Foundation was formed in June 1998 as a Section 501(c) (3) organization. The foundation initially was endowed with a $2.8 million donation from Chelsea Groton Bank, and recently received an additional $5 million from the bank.