A donation of $16,850 was given to Westbrook’s new Senior Center for the purchase of dining chairs, tables and a pool table. Jon Hall, Foundation president, said “we want to encourage the town’s seniors to be as comfortable as possible in the new site which will open shortly at the Mulvey Center”. Park and Recreation was granted $6,030 to purchase a new playscape for the town’s West Beach location. Hall said that the beach is a place many residents frequent throughout the summer months, and beyond, and the play set encourages families to make the site a family destination.

Since 1985, the Westbrook Foundation, Inc. awards scholarships to local students and grants to town organizations involved in medical, social, cultural, recreational and civic endeavors. Founded by lifelong Westbrook resident and educator, Barbara Spencer, in memory of her father, the Foundation is a non-profit organization administered by a volunteer board of town’s people.