BEDFORD, NH – The BJ Cirnigliaro Memorial Fund, which was created in early 2021 by Absolute Title, has announced $35,000 in donations to 12 local organizations as a way of honoring longtime employee BJ Cirnigliaro, who died in 2020.
Absolute Title, the region’s leading title company with locations in Bedford, Concord and Portsmouth, created the memorial fund to honor its longtime employee, BJ Cirnigliaro, who unexpectedly passed away in 2020. BJ was one of the company’s first employees and, as senior vice president, opened the company’s office in Portsmouth in May 2019.
The recipients of this year’s donations were selected by a committee of Absolute Title employees, chaired by Lisa Capicchioni, senior loan officer at Guild Mortgage, and a longtime friend of BJ. This year’s donations include:
- $3,000 to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) in support of the New Hampshire Chapter. The AFSP focuses on delivering innovative prevention programs, educating the public about risk factors and warning signs, raising funds for suicide research and programs, and reaching out to those who have lost someone to suicide.
- $5,000 to Crispin’s House Coalition for Youth to provide scholarship support to two Goffstown High School students.
- $3,000 to the Currier Museum to support its programs serving people with memory loss, families of those with substance-use disorder, those with physical and cognitive challenges and military veterans.
- $3,000 to Easterseals New Hampshire in support of its Veterans Count program. Veterans Count provides clinical and social services, as well as financial assistance, to service members, veterans and their families.
- $3,000 to Friends of Forgotten Children, a non-profit organization that provides food, clothing and holiday gifts to individuals and families in Merrimack County.
- $3,000 to Fueled by Kids, an organization committed to ending childhood food insecurity by filling the gap between when school-aged children receive lunch on Friday afternoon and when they receive breakfast on Monday morning.
- $3,000 to Friends of the Manchester Animal Shelter. The animal shelter takes in homeless, abused and abandoned animals and provides shelter, medical care and spay/neuter services to every animal that comes through its doors.
- $3,000 to My Breast Cancer Support, a New Hampshire-based non-profit that provides assistance and support to those affected by breast cancer. The organization helps patients cover costs such as rent/mortgage payments, heat, car repairs, basic pantry supplies, utility/phone bills, car payments, etc., so that patients can worry less about money and focus on getting well.
- $3,000 to the Nashua Community Music School to support their mission of making music accessible to all. The school offers a variety of programming such as group classes, ensembles, music therapy, summer camps and outreach programs, as well as scholarship opportunities for deserving students.
- $1,500 to PFLAG in support of the New Hampshire chapter. PFLAG is the nation’s largest organization dedicated to supporting, educating and advocating for LGBTQ+ people.
- $3,000 to Big Brother Big Sister of New Hampshire in support of its PRISM program. PRISM (which stands for Pride, Respect, Identity, Safety, Mentoring) was launched in 2019 and provides LGBTQ+ youth with a supportive outlet and resources to navigate stigma and discrimination through one-on-one mentoring.
- $1,500 to Waypoint to support services for homeless youth.
The BJ Cirnigliaro Memorial Fund is administered by the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation and seeks to support suicide prevention programs, animal shelters and humane societies, and mental health and LGBTQ+ support organizations.
“The organizations selected as this year’s beneficiaries do exceptional work in our community, embodying the very causes that BJ cared deeply about,” said Matthew Neuman, Esq., managing member of Absolute Title. “BJ was a cherished member of our team, and we are honored to remember her this way, and to grow her legacy each year. Her kindness and warmth were felt not only within our company, but across New Hampshire’s title industry.”
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For more information about the BJ Cirnigliaro Memorial Fund, visit www.absolutetitle.com/bjcmf.
