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Become a Ryan's Circle of Giving Donor

If you would like to contribute to Ryan’s Circle of Giving,
click on the Donate button.

Or mail your tax-deductible donation to:

Ryan’s Circle of Giving
c/o Middlesex County Community Foundation
211 South Main Street
Middletown, CT 06457

Please make checks payable to: MCCF; Memo line: Ryan’s Circle of Giving
100% of your contribution will be donated to Ryan's charities.

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Ryan’s Circle of Giving is a fund set up to honor the memory and legacy of Ryan Charles Gordon.  As a freshman in college in 2005, who was on his way to fulfilling his life’s dream of becoming a Broadcast Journalist, Ryan was forced to return home to Wallingford because he knew he was very sick. It was 8 weeks before he was diagnosed with a non-curable cancer, and it was just 6 weeks later, on March 2, 2006, that 19 yr. old Ryan passed away.

A week before he died, Ryan requested that his unused college funds be donated to CT charities. His written, expressed purposes were to thank those organizations he believed helped him throughout his life, and to enable other kids to benefit from the education he would never receive. He also wrote that he hoped that his bequests would inspire others to give.

In partnership with the Middlesex County Community Foundation, Ryan’s parents created Ryan’s Circle of Giving to provide a centralized fund which provides donors with the opportunity to give to Ryan’s selected charities, which are described below.

The Ryan Gordon Memorial Fund at the Kingswood-Oxford School is a financial-need based scholarship that will enable a deserving student to attend the school's Team Tobati yearly trip to Paraguay. Team-Tobati is a K-O, all-volunteer, nonprofit organization dedicated to working with and assisting the poor of Tobati, Paraguay. Contributing to this fund is an excellent way to provide a child (who might not have the financial resources) the opportunity to make a contribution to the world.

The Ryan Gordon / Hartford Wolf Pack Community Foundation Scholars Fund at Trinity College. This fund was established to provide deserving Hartford youths (based on scholastic achievement and financial need) with the opportunity to learn to play hockey. In addition to receiving training from members of the Trinity College men's and women's hockey teams, each scholarship recipient will become a mentor to a younger skater from a local elementary school.

The Frank Detterbeck Research Fund in Memory of Ryan Gordon at The Yale Cancer Center's thoracic oncology research department. Dr. Detterbeck's research focuses on early detection of esophageal and thoracic cancers.

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is the primary sponsor of critical research that is making tremendous advances toward a cure and control of cystic fibrosis.

Ryan lived his short life to the fullest of his ability, despite a lifetime of medical issues. He was a thoughtful, generous young man who made a huge impact on all who crossed his path. His final, deliberate act was of giving to others. In an effort to support their son, Ryan’s parents hope to fulfill their child’s last wishes.

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