Sponsors & Gifts
Funding provided, in part, by:
- The Seymour Fox Memorial Foundation
- Chobani Shepherd’s Gift Foundation
- Stewart’s Shops
- Thank you to the shoppers at Honest Weight Food Co-op who donated to Children at the Well through the bag tokens program.
Awards We’ve Received
Albany Awards won by Children at the Well (C@W) and Our Staff:
- Turkish Cultural Center Albany: Peace Education Award, 2012
- Capital Area Council of Churches: James and Pearl Campbell Peace and Justice Award, June 20, 2011
- Global Citizenship Award for Community Outreach, 2009
- NY State Senator Neil Breslin: Proclamation honoring Children at the Well for Exemplary Citizenship, 2009
- The Interfaith Community of Schenectady: Dorothy S. Ludwig Award to Gertrude Johnson, Director, Interfaith Story Circle of the Tri-City Area, May, 2008
- National Storytelling Network: Brimstone Award, 2006
Awards won by C@W Alumni:
- Winner Best Student Film, 2014 Peace on Earth Film Festival, Chicago, March 9, 2014, John Lyden, C@W member 2007-2009
- Vassar College: Tanenbaum Fellowship in Inter-Religious Practice, September 2013, Adah Hetko, C@W member 2006-2009
- Oberlin College: Barrows Medal for Interfaith Leadership, May 26, 2013, Adah Hetko, C@W member 2006-2009
- 2013 Torchbearer, National Youth Storytellers Showcase, February, 2013, Aditya Agashe, C@W member 2009-2013
- New York State Women In Communication Scholarship Winner, April, 2012, Illyssa Simsek, C@W member 2006-2012
