PUTNAM, CT – On Thursday, June 4 from 6:00 – 9:00 am, volunteers with the Northeast Connecticut Education Foundation (NCEF) held its annual Donuts for Donations event, which brought in over $5,500 in donations. Proceeds support students in Windham County pursuing higher education. Established in 2014, the 2026 event continued the tradition of Foundation members setting up at the WINY Radio parking lot, passing out Baker’s Dozen coffee and donuts in exchange for donations to the NCEF. This community event truly represents the best of what this region is all about…individuals and businesses coming together to help others.
Ken Cardinal, who founded Baker’s Dozen in 1980, shared his belief in giving back, “This community has been great to our company, and it is very gratifying for us to give to local organizations like NCEF. Many of our Baker’s Dozen employees go on to college, and it is a great feeling to support education for local students.”
As the final fundraiser of the NCEF’s fiscal year, Donuts for Donations is a fun, community-focused event with many current and former scholarship recipients as well as countless friends and supporters stopping by to say hello and contribute to the Foundation. Special thanks to Ken & Trevor Cardinal at Baker’s Dozen for supplying donuts and coffee, and to Gary & Karen Osbrey with WINY Radion for their long support of this event and the NCEF.
For those who could not attend the event in person, donations can be made online at the NCEF’s website: www.necteducationfoundation.org/donate/.
