Dear Colony Project Supporter,

“The pandemic kept us from gathering for lunch, but not from our quest to help our neighbors!” 

With the need for food greater than ever, The Colony Project’s (TCP) founder and driving force, Jill Kushner, looked for a new way to rally the local community without the usual speakers, testimonials, and Jill’s direct appeal for support. Virginia (“Ginny”) Ragan provided a solution. TCP’s friend and foundational supporter offered an inspirational $50,000 challenge gift, and you have enthusiastically responded. Over $40,000 has been donated to the match to date!

Thanks to your generosity, TCP, in partnership with The Bridge Fund, will be able to provide:

  • Meals on Wheels delivery of hot meals and personal contact to senior shut-ins—new this year

  • Fresh produce and dairy items for local seniors distributed by Café of Life

  • Healthy, kid-friendly “snack packs” for identified school children through Blessings in a Backpack

  • Weekly deliveries of groceries to migrant families by Café of Life

  • Take-home weekend frozen chickens, rice and beans for families who visit the Café of Life’s weekday hot lunch site

  • Grocery staples brought biweekly by school bus to families of RCMA’s Bonita Springs childcare and preschool program

  • Holiday meals for Café of Life seniors

We look forward to sharing more about how The Colony Project, The Bridge Fund, and you are helping our neediest neighbors. Please know that additional contributions are most welcome--just note “The Colony Project” on our website form, or on the memo line of a check.

Thank you again for your care and support!


The Bridge Fund