Our Vision

Our vision is to create a world where every child has access to activities and opportunities that teach teamwork, resilience, and community building. We believe that by investing in children, we are investing in the future.

Our Impact

Over the years, we have impacted the lives of countless children through our various programs.

Highlights include:

- Installed 4 dugouts at the Cochituate Park Ball Fields in Wayland, MA

- Awarded $20,000 in youth hockey scholarships

- Donated more than $10,000 to HockeyShot, a 501(c)3 organization that assists kids in need with hockey fees, equipment, and ice time.

- Funded equipment upgrades, team building activities, and uniforms for Middle and High School sports teams and groups: girls soccer, football, lacrosse, softball, gymnastics, girls and boys ice hockey, field hockey, volleyball, National Arts Society, and Student Theatre Ensemble.

- Helped fund the new Viglirolo Skating Rink in Belmont, MA

- Provided 100 underserved first graders with their own book at Sokolove School in Chelsea, MA. - Awarded more than 100 books to schools and libraries across Massachusetts

Recent Projects

build with heart

Build With Heart was our first capital improvement project which aimed to significantly improve a special part of Eliza's community: installing new dugouts, benches, and bat holders at the ballfields in Wayland, MA. We established gift levels that helped us reach our goals and these families and organizations will be a part of the EJNF family in perpetuity. Please visit our FAQ page for more information.

Thank you to:

Champion Sponsor

Wayland Little League, Wayland Men's Softball

MVP Sponsor

Wayland Dads, The Oro Family, Julie and Mark Norton

Gold Glove Sponsors

The Burgess Family, Diane Drive - Barefoot World Cup, John Donovan and Donna Hale, Thomas and Virginia Jackson, WayCo Softball,

Wayland and Framingham Police, Westchester Modular Homes

All Star Sponsors

Hugo and Kara Brown, The Connors Family, Dana and Stuart Davies, EMASS Senior Softball, The Frutman Family, The Gorke Family, The Helvig Family, The Larivee Family, The Padden Family, The Peltonen Family, The Rich Family, The Schamberg Family

Major League Sponsors

The Bergeron Family, Colton Brown, Gina, Aubrey & Olivia Calabro, Eliza's Claypit Hill Teachers, The Coppola Family, The Crary Family, Jeanne and Ben Downs, The Ferrer Family, The Griffin Family, The Goldman Family, Joanna Jackson, Jillian and Bryan Kohl, The Koopersmith Family,

The Village Bank, The Whitcher Family

Teammates

Broad Reach Healthcare, BTone Wayland, David Buxbaum, John and Diane Carde, The Chasen Family, The Gordon Family, Michael Jalliet, The Raferty Family, The Renyi Family, The Rice Family, The Rogers Family, The Thompson Family, The Vinci Family, Angel and Bianca Welford, The Wood Familyunique needs of each individual or family we serve.

Act with Heart

Myra Kraft Community MVP AWARD

Julie Norton, Co-Chair, awarded June 2024

Since 1998, the Kraft family and the New England Patriots Foundation have been recognizing volunteers for going above and beyond to give back to their communities through the Myra Kraft Community MVP Awards program.

On Thursday, June 6, the Kraft Family and New England Patriots Foundation celebrated the 2024 Myra Kraft Community MVP Award Winners. They recognized 26 volunteers for their contributions to the New England community at an awards ceremony at Gillette Stadium. In total, $275,000 in donations were distributed to the nonprofits represented by each volunteer. Twenty-five organizations, including the Eliza J. Norton Foundation, each received $10,000 and one charity received this year's grand prize of $25,000.

Read more about the 2024 award winners here.