Our direct appeal to friends and partners—and everyone who cares about sustainability in Connecticut—is back. Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of the action, to have an impact.
The Sustainable CT program includes 139 towns covering more than 90% of Connecticut’s population, 67 certified municipalities, 20 Climate Leaders, and over $4.7 million invested in local communities. But we can’t do what we do without you—your passion, your creativity, your involvement, and, yes, your financial support.
Together we stand for an inclusive, resilient, and vibrant Connecticut. Together we can build a Sustainable CT.
Be part of the action. Have an impact.
Visit the 2025 Campaign for a Sustainable CT donor site for a chance to win one of two great gifts:
A Half Dome 2 tent courtesy of REI Norwalk—a $350 value...
~OR~
an Electra Pronto Go! ebike—a $2700 value—courtesy of Mystic Cycle Centre.
A donation is not required to enter the drawing!
Drawing Rules
- You must be at least 18 years old and live in Connecticut.
- You must provide a valid email address and contact information; Sustainable CT’s Privacy Policy is available at sustainablect.org.
- Employees, officers, and directors of Sustainable CT (including their partners, spouses, parents, siblings, and children), and other entities associated with the drawing, are not eligible.
- The drawing will be held on January 5, 2026. Winners will be selected through a random drawing and will be notified by email. Arrangements must be made within 30 days of the drawing to pick up the prize(s) at a mutually agreed upon location in Connecticut; Sustainable CT will not be responsible for shipping prizes.
- One entry per household; one winner per household. Sustainable CT welcomes multiple donations, but only one entry per household will be included in the drawing. The odds of winning depend on the number of discrete entries received; e.g., 1 of 100 entries = a 1% chance of winning; 1 of 1,000 = a .01% chance of winning.
- The winner is responsible for paying any applicable federal, state, and local taxes on the prize(s).
- Drawing entry can only be made online at the 2025 Campaign for a Sustainable CT donor site between October 15 and December 31, 2025. Donation not required for entry; those not wishing to donate may use an online “drawing only” form to enter the drawing without prejudice.
- Limitations of liability: By entering, participants agree to release and hold harmless Sustainable CT and the Sponsor from any and all liability for injuries, loss, or damage of any kind arising from participation in the contest or acceptance or use of any prize.
Sustainable CT Website Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy for the Sustainable CT describes:
- The personal information we collect and how we use it;
- With whom we share your information;
- The measures we take to protect the security of your personal information; and
- How you can communicate with us about your rights and choices.
Personal information we collect and how we use it
Your personal information is used to provide information to you about Sustainable CT programs, news and events we think will be interesting or useful to you. Personal Information may includes your name, address, phone number, email address, employer/company/organization name, and job title (“Personal Information”).
Your payment history is used for accounting and invoicing, and thanking you for your contributions and payments. We do not store your credit card information, and credit card payments are routed through payment card industry compliant third-party payment services.
Cookies and similar technology used on this website
A “cookie” is a small piece of data that is sent to your browser from a site’s web server and is stored on your computer’s hard drive. Cookies are used to collect non-identifying information about the user, such as web surfing behavior or user preferences for a specific website. There are (currently) two different types of cookies in general use — session-based and persistent cookies. Session-based cookies expire at the end of a browser session and terminate once you close your browser. Persistent cookies remain on your computer until you remove them. You can manually delete all cookies, including persistent ones, within your browser privacy settings menu.
Sustainable CT does not directly employ cookies of any kind. However, this website may be enabled with one or more add-on Google services, such as Google Analytics or another Google service. As such, this website will collect information consistent with the terms of Google’s Privacy Policy which could include but is not limited to the collection of device-specific information, log information, location information and cookie-related information as described in the Google Privacy Policy. Because this website is enabled with one or more add-on Google services, Google will have access to and may use Google Services Collected Information that is collected by this website and may use such information to improve Google’s services. Sustainable CT will use such information, to the extent available such as by way of Google Analytics, to better understand use of the website and topics of interest to website visitors and may adjust our marketing practices to better target information based on such information and usage.
We do not knowingly collect information from children
Our website is intended for a general audience of adults. We do not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from anyone under the age of 13 without the consent by the holder of parental responsibility. If you are under 13, you are prohibited from providing information to Sustainable CT through this website without verifiable parental consent. In the event we learn that we collected personal information from anyone under the age of 13, we will delete that information and only recollect the information after receiving parental consent. If you believe that we might have collected personal information from anyone under the age of 13, please contact us using the contact information below.
Personal information we share
We do not disclose your personal information except as described in this Privacy Policy or as we disclose to you at the time the data is collected. Sustainable CT does not share, rent, or sell customer or website visitor information in bulk to any third party for any reason. If you receive correspondence or information from any third party, and you believe your contact details to be sourced from us without your knowledge or consent, please contact us using the contact information below.
Sustainable CT will share your personal information in certain situations:
- Payment Processing. Sustainable CT uses third parties to provide credit card, bank, payment and information processing services. If you choose to make a payment online, by phone, through the mail, or by other means, we will share your Personal Information with our processing service providers. We authorize these service providers to use your personal information only as necessary to perform services on our behalf or to comply with legal requirements. We require these service providers by contract to safeguard the privacy and security of personal information they process on our behalf.
- Contractors. Sustainable CT may use third party agents, contractors and applications to help with our operations. These contractors are required by contract to protect your information in a manner that is consistent with this Privacy Policy and by not using the information for any purpose other than to carry out the services they are performing for Sustainable CT.
- Medical Emergency. Sustainable CT may disclose your Personal Information, to the extent that we possess it, to medical professionals in an emergency when you are attending a Sustainable CT-sponsored event or when Sustainable Ct otherwise has reasonable presumed responsibility to do so.
- Necessity. Sustainable CT may disclose your Personal Information, to the extent that we possess it, as necessary to protect your vital interest(s), protect the vital interest(s) of another person, protect public safety, respond to government requests, and report information as required by law.
Your rights and choices
You have rights regarding the Personal Information we maintain about you. We also offer you choices about what Personal Information we collect from you, how we use that information, and how we communicate with you.
You have the right to:
- Limit the sharing of your information with third parties for direct marketing purposes;
- Obtain confirmation that we hold personal information about you;
- Request access to and receive information about the personal information we maintain about you;
- Receive copies of the personal information we maintain about you;
- Update and correct inaccuracies in your Personal Information;
- Have the processing of your Personal Information restricted or object to the processing of your personal information; and
- Have the information blocked or deleted, as appropriate.
To exercise these rights, please see “How to contact us” section. You may withdraw any consent you previously provided to us. We will apply your choices going forward.
Information security
We are committed to ensuring the privacy of your personal information and have established safeguards to help protect such information. For example, to protect your privacy, Sustainable CT uses passwords to help verify authorized user identity before granting access anywhere your personal information is stored. All online monetary transactions are done on a secure server. This means that information entered on the transaction page is encrypted before transmission. Though we strive to ensure the security of your information on our systems, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable and data transmission over the internet cannot be guaranteed to be 100% secure.
Website links
In order to provide certain services and goods at our website, we contract with other companies and individuals. These additional services and goods may include links to other websites from our website. Sustainable CT’s privacy practices may not be applicable at any third-party sites. When you leave the Sustainable CT website, we have no control regarding what information may be collected about you, nor do we control what third parties might do with the information. It is important that you review any privacy policies on third-party sites carefully before you use any services or programs offered.
Notice to California residents / California privacy rights
California residents are entitled to request and obtain certain information regarding our disclosure, if any, of personal information to third parties. As set forth in this Privacy Policy, we offer our visitors the ability to tell us not to share their personal information with third parties for direct marketing or other purposes. To receive the information described above or to request that we stop sharing your information, please see the “How to contact us” section below.
Changes to privacy policy
From time to time, Sustainable CT may revise its Privacy Policy to address changing technology, security measures and website functionality. We will send all email subscribers an alert and/or post a prominent notice on relevant websites to notify you of any significant changes to our Privacy Policy and indicate when it was updated.
How to contact us
If you have any questions or comments about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, or if you would like us to update information or preferences you provided to us, please contact us at [email protected], or by postal mail at:
Sustainable CT
PO Box 107
Bozrah, CT 06334
Updated October, 2025