Ryan's Fund

Current Projects

Free Beach Passes!

Ryan's Fund is offering free Coventry beach passes to twenty-five families. Please contact the Coventry Human Services office for more information.

You will soon be able to borrow a Kindle reader from Booth & Dimock Library!

The Kindle is the latest generation wireless reader. Check with Booth & Dimock Library to find out when it will be available for loan.

Free Christmas Trees!

Ryan's Fund and Hickory Ridge Tree Farm have partnered to offer free Christmas trees to families during the holiday season! Contact Coventry Human Services to request a tree. Read the article about last year's event by clicking here.

Free Pet Respirators!

Follow the link below to read about the efforts of Ryan's Fund to protect your pets:
Ryan's Fund to Donate Pet Respirators to First Responders 

Donation of Teen Driving Safety Billboard

Ryan's Fund has donated several hundred dollars toward a billboard promoting safe driving that will be displayed on Connecticut highways. Be sure to check out the photo at the bottom of this page!

Former Projects

Donation to Launch Playaways Collection at Booth & Dimock Memorial Library

Ryan's Fund made a kick-off donation to Booth & Dimock Memorial Library for the purchase of some leading-edge technology for patrons. The Playaways systems are the new generation of books on tape. They are compact, self contained digital audio players, similar to MP3s. Library Director, Sharon Pacholski says, "The staff and the patrons of the Booth & Dimock Memorial Library are excited about the latest technology in audiobooks, Playaways.  No special equipment or software is needed, just a battery and earphones.  Each book comes on its own player.  We would like to thank Ryan's Fund for the generous contribution to launch our new digital audio collection."

Kick-off Donation to Supply Defibrillators

Ryan's Fund made a kick-off donation of several hundred dollars to the Town of Coventry in support of its effort to stock police cruisers and public buildings with Automatic External Defibrillators. We know at least one life has been saved through the use of one of the AEDs!

Renovation of High School Courtyard

The courtyard renovation project at CHS took over a year to complete, and required incredible commitment and community support. The courtyard is now a beautiful, tranquil place that students can use and enjoy.

Click here to read the article about the courtyard project written by Ryan's mom and published in the summer 2005 issue of Coventry Monthly Magazine. Photos!

Sign for Trailhead

In 2005 Ryan's Fund donated signage that marks the recently-established Riverview Trail Park in Coventry. Volunteers cleared a walking trail along the beautiful riverbank, which is dotted with park benches built by a local scout. This is a new area residents can now enjoy. See photo below!

Ongoing Projects and Services Supported by Ryan's Fund

Annual Gifts

Ryan's Fund provides financial support to the following organizations on an annual basis:

• Coventry Scholarship Foundation
• CHS Project Graduation (for drug/alcohol-free graduation party)
• Covenant Soup Kitchen
• Mourning Parents ACT, Inc.
• Patriot's Park Day Camp Scholarship
• Jaycees (for Coventry Fest/Fireworks)
• The Compassionate Friends (This is a volunteer organization of parents who have lost children that helps others suffering through this experience.)
• Coventry Police Benevolent Association
• Local Food Banks
• Local Fuel Banks
• Coventry Special Needs Fund 
• Booth and Dimock Memorial Library

Ryan's Fund also provides an annual monetary award in Ryan's name to a deserving senior student at Windham Regional Technical School and will do so for a total of forty-eight years. We presented the school with a memorial plaque that has Ryan's photograph embossed on it and forty-eight plates for recipients' names.  Each year as we present Ryan's memorial award, we include a driving safety message. See photo of plaque, below.