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Brave Enough to Fail Receives $25,000 Grant from Fairfield County’s Community Foundation

Aug 122 min read

Brave Enough to Fail Receives $25,000 Grant from Fairfield County’s Community Foundation

Brave Enough To Fail is proud to announce that it has been awarded a $25,000 grant from Fairfield County’s Community Foundation (FCCF)....

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Aug 51 min read

Union Savings Bank Foundation Awards $15,000 Grant to Brave Enough To Fail

Union Savings Bank Foundation has awarded a generous grant of $15,000 to Brave Enough To Fail (BETF), a nonprofit based in New Milford....

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May 232 min read

Brave Enough To Fail Receives $10,000 Gift in Honor of Henry “Bud” Boucher

Brave Enough To Fail (BETF) received an extremely generous $10,000 donation in memory of the late entrepreneur Henry “Bud” Boucher....

Wilton First Selectman Toni Boucher Receives Person Of Courage Award

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Mar 103 min read

Wilton First Selectman Toni Boucher Receives Person Of Courage Award

Wilton First Selectman Toni Boucher was presented with Brave Enough To Fail’s Person of Courage award at the student-focused nonprofits...

BOSSES Empower Fellow Students at P-Tech Norwalk

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Feb 162 min read

BOSSES Empower Fellow Students at P-Tech Norwalk

A dynamic cohort of seniors at P-Tech Norwalk High School has taken the reins as mentors and role models for incoming freshmen,...

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Dec 18, 20233 min read

Save The Date: March 7th 2024 Brave Enough To Fail Person Of Courage Award Gala

You are invited to the third annual gala in support of Brave Enough to Fail on Thursday, March 7, at 6 :00 p.m., at the Hyatt Regency,...

BETF is addressing Connecticut’s “Unspoken” Crisis!

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Oct 5, 20234 min read

BETF is addressing Connecticut’s “Unspoken” Crisis!

According to CT Insider reporter Alex Putterman , “An estimated 19 percent of Connecticut residents between ages 14 and 26 are...

Inspiring students of the Danbury Summer Youth Employment Program!

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Jul 13, 20231 min read

Inspiring students of the Danbury Summer Youth Employment Program!

The annual Summer Youth Employment Program hosted by Danbury Youth Services got off to an inspiring start! For the second year in a row...

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Jun 23, 20231 min read

This School Year was Inspiring

This school year we reached over 1,000 students across 5 cities and awarded $7,000 in new scholarships. From the Brave Enough To Fail...

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May 17, 20231 min read

M&T Bank Awards Brave Enough To Fail $2,500 for BOSS Academy Program

M&T Bank Foundation has awarded Brave Enough To Fail, a grant of $2,500 to support and expand it’s BOSS Academy Program. BOSS Academy is...

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May 8, 20231 min read

Savings Bank of Danbury Awards $1,000 to Brave Enough To Fail’s BOSS Academy Program

Wayne Winsley, CEO Brave Enough To Fail, Gretchen Barbieri, Branch Relationship Manager Savings Bank of Danbury Savings Bank of Danbury ...

2023 Person of Courage Award Gala was a huge success!

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Mar 20, 20231 min read

2023 Person of Courage Award Gala was a huge success!

Brave Enough To Fail named its 2023 Persons of Courage. The honors went to long-time Stamford residents and philanthropists Mort and...

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Jun 16, 20221 min read

3M Corporation Awards Major Grant to Brave Enough To Fail’s BOSS Academy

3M Corporation’s charitable foundation has generously awarded Brave Enough To Fail, a grant of $2,500 to towards it’s BOSS Academy...

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Jun 13, 20221 min read

FCCF awards $15,000 to Brave Enough To Fail towards expansion of BOSS Academy

Fairfield County Community Foundation has awarded Brave Enough To Fail, a grant of $15,000 to expand it’s BOSS Academy Program into the...

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Mar 20, 20222 min read

Person of Courage Event Raises $10,000 for Brave Enough To Fail

Greenwich resident and philanthropist Leora Levy was presented the Brave Enough To Fail Person of Courage Award. The event was held...

I Have a Problem with Black History Month

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Feb 25, 20222 min read

I Have a Problem with Black History Month

Each February we celebrate Black History Month. We take time to point out some of the myriad contributions of African Americans...

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Jan 10, 20222 min read

Fox News & CBS News Radio Anchor Joins Brave Enough To Fail

CONTACT: Education, Non-Profit Wayne Winsley, CEO/Founder wayne@braveenoughtofail.org ANN KARRICK APPOINTED TO ADVISORY BOARD OF BETF ...

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Dec 20, 20211 min read

Union Savings Bank Gives Major Donation To Brave Enough To Fail

Brave Enough To Fail’s BOSS Academy classes for Danbury, New Milford, and Litchfield received a major boost for the 2022 sessions thanks...

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Nov 23, 20212 min read

Why I Embrace CRT by Wayne Winsley

I’ve been a middle school history teacher for the past nine years and have presented as a student motivational speaker at over 300...

New Milford Living Magazine Features the Winsley Family

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Oct 23, 20211 min read

New Milford Living Magazine Features the Winsley Family

The founding family of Brave Enough To Fail was fortunate to be featured in the November issue of New Milford Living magazine. The...