Apr 26, 2019 | Ruth and Hal Launders Charitable Trust, Solar Electric Light Fund
The Launders Trust has made a gift to the Solar Electric Light Fund (SELF) that, in partnership with the Rape Hurts Foundation (RHF), could provide far-reaching benefits to women and girls in rural areas of Sub-Saharan Africa. Collecting water and fuelwood has...
Nov 27, 2018 | Fairfax County Parks, Ruth and Hal Launders Charitable Trust
The Ruth and Hal Launders Charitable Trust continues to enlarge upon its tradition of supporting parks in Fairfax County, Virginia. Drawing upon its past contributions of Arrowbrook Centre Park and the Arrowbrook Wetland Nature Preserve to the Fairfax County Park...
Nov 1, 2018 | Cultural Organizations, Kingston Chamber Music, Ruth and Hal Launders Charitable Trust
Historically, the Kingston Chamber Music Festival has served two distinct audiences: younger school children through its schools outreach program and middle age to older adults who have patronized the summer festival since its inception. This latter community is...
Aug 3, 2018 | early childhood program, preschool, Preschool of the Arts, PSA, Ruth and Hal Launders Charitable Trust
“Look! A squishy worm!” A small child lifts her mud-covered hand to show her teacher the worm she found on the preschool playground. Soon a group of children are gathered around the muddy patch, searching for more worms with spoons and shovels. Later, after washing up...
Jun 25, 2018 | NPR, public radio, Ruth and Hal Launders Charitable Trust
The Ruth and Hal Launders Charitable Trust has truly helped meet the needs of radio listeners in Central Virginia through its support of the Community Idea Stations. The Ruth and Hal Launders Charitable Trust has provided funds for operating support of the stations...
May 1, 2018 | Edesia Nutrition, poverty
Never before had I embarked on a trip like this. I left Rhode Island seeking to better understand the lives and experiences of people living in the most difficult conditions on our planet. I hoped to return with stories and observations that would inform my work and...
Mar 9, 2018 | Ruth and Hal Launders Charitable Trust, Solar Electric Light Fund
In the United States, women are finally being encouraged to speak out and bear witness to their experiences of sexual harassment and assault. Many with access to a media platform have seized the opportunity to tell their stories. But what about those in remote,...
Feb 1, 2018 | Conservation Law Foundation, Rhode Island Legal Food Hub, Ruth and Hal Launders Charitable Trust
Food is one of the few things that unites us all – no matter where we live, what we do, whom we know, at least one thing is true and the same for everyone: we all have to eat. While food plays a vital role in our lives and cultures, we often don’t think about...
Jan 3, 2018 | Komera, Ruth and Hal Launders Charitable Trust, Young Women in Rwanda, Youth Interactive
Be Strong, Have Courage. This is the meaning of the word “Komera”, the name of a non-profit grant recipient of the Ruth and Hal Launders charitable trust. The founder of Komera, Margaret Butler, embodies these words through her tireless work with young women in...
May 16, 2017 | Boca Helping Hands, Job Training Program, Ruth and Hal Launders Charitable Trust
Every day at 10:30, a line forms up outside the Food Center at Boca Helping Hands. They wait for 11:00 A.M. when “lunch is served”. And day after day, 175 to 200 people stand in that line, waiting their turn to receive a delicious, hot lunch, lovingly served by the...
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