The Dream Ride Experience
FarmingtonA charity event where special guests ride in dream cars.
- Dreamride Experience Round Up 2025, March 2025
- Dream Ride In NYC, August 2025
Our Partners
Each month customers round up at the pump and Teddy's Stores matches what they give.
Special Friends
Best Buddies Connecticut
New BritainThe Connecticut chapter of Best Buddies.
Challenger Baseball
Little League's adaptive baseball for players with physical and intellectual disabilities.
The White Sutton Syndrome Foundation
Supports families living with a rare childhood disease. Our January 2026 round-up featured it.
Military & Veterans
Because of the Brave
CheshireA Connecticut nonprofit that supports local veterans.
- Because of The Brave, April 2025
- Lion Heart Charity Golf Tournament, October 2025
Fight For Freedom
Our November 2026 round-up, with Beat the Street Community Center, honors military, active duty and veterans.
Animal Welfare
Local police K-9 programs
Police K-9 units and their handlers in our store towns.
- Police K9 Awareness Program, June 2021
- Police K-9 Round Up 2025, February 2025
Dan Cosgrove Animal Shelter
BranfordBranford's town animal shelter.
Dog Star Rescue
BloomfieldA volunteer-run dog rescue.
Forever In My Heart Foundation
MiddletownTrains service dogs for people with PTSD and mobility disabilities.
Local Charities
Meriden Rotary Club
MeridenOur most frequent partner.
- Teddy's Rotary Pet Fair 2022, August 2022
- Meriden Rotary Pet Fair 2023, June 2023
- Meriden Rotary Pet Fair & 5K, August 2024
- Pet Fair & 5K Road Race, August 2025
- Meriden Rotary Hall of Fame 2025, November 2025
American Cancer Society
We raised money for its breast cancer patient support and research.
- Walk to Fight Cancer, October 2024
Meriden YMCA
MeridenA Hungerless Holidays partner.
- Hungerless Holiday 2022, November 2022
- Hungerless Holiday 2024, November 2024
- Hungerless Holiday 2025, November 2025
New Britain-Berlin YMCA
New BritainA Hungerless Holidays partner.
- Hungerless Holiday 2024, November 2024
Beat The Street Community Center
MeridenFree after-school programs. Part of our November 2026 round-up.
- Hungerless Holiday 2022, November 2022
- Hungerless Holiday 2024, November 2024
Connecticut Foodshare
WallingfordConnecticut's Feeding America food bank.
- Hungerless Holiday 2022, November 2022
- Hungerless Holiday 2024, November 2024
New Opportunities
WaterburyThe community action agency for Waterbury, Meriden and nearby towns.
- Hungerless Holiday 2022, November 2022
- Hungerless Holiday 2024, November 2024
Iron Legacy MC
A motorcycle club that rides for the Dream Ride.
- Hungerless Holiday 2022, November 2022
- Hungerless Holiday 2024, November 2024
Meriden Motorcycle Club
Founded in 1923. Together we raised $7,600 for the John J. Nerdan Camp.
- John J. Nerdan Camp Donation, August 2025
Girls Inc. of Meriden
MeridenThe Meriden affiliate of Girls Inc.
Wallingford Rotary Club
WallingfordWallingford's Rotary club, giving for more than 100 years.
Meriden Lions Club
MeridenChartered in 1923.
Schools: Xavier High School (Middletown); Mercy High School (Middletown); St. Paul Catholic High School (Bristol).
Our family company
Danby's Gasoline Marketers
Danby's began as one service station on Broad Street in Meriden in 1948, and today it supplies fuel to stations across the region. Kevin and Patti Curry own both companies.
Store software: Teddy's Stores runs its stores on FastDragon software, for pricing and inventory at each store, every location in one view, compliance and customer records.
Common questions
Which charities does Teddy's Stores support?
Teddy's Stores raises money under four pillars: Animal Welfare, Military & Veterans, Special Friends and Local Charities. Recent partners include the Meriden Rotary Club, Because of the Brave, The Dream Ride Experience, the American Cancer Society and the Meriden YMCA.
How can a charity partner with Teddy's Stores?
Fill out the form on the Become a Charity Partner page at teddysstores.com/charity-partner.
Who owns Teddy's Stores?
Kevin and Patti Curry, who also own Danby's Gasoline Marketers in Meriden, Connecticut.
Which company makes the software Teddy's Stores uses?
FastDragon. Our stores use it for pricing and inventory, every location in one view, compliance and customer records.
Want to become a charity partner?
Become a Charity Partnerour core Pillars
animal welfare
Military & veterans
Special Friends
Local Charities