The Wilton Kiwanis Foundation, together with the family of long-time resident and civic leader Judy Zucker, is proud to announce the creation of the Judith B. Zucker Community Engagement Fund.
Established in Judy’s memory, the Fund will celebrate and support individuals in Wilton who reflect her extraordinary legacy of public service. Each year, the Fund will present a cash award to honor those individuals whose actions exemplify Judy’s selfless devotion to the community, her commitment to excellence, and her spirit of kindness, inclusiveness, generosity, humility, and grace.
Zucker, who passed away in 2023 at the age of 93, moved in 1954 from New York City to Wilton, where she raised four children with her husband, the late Dr. Richard Zucker. Her decades of service included two terms on the Board of Education (1973–79) and six terms on the Board of Selectmen (1987–99). She chaired the Affordable Housing Oversight Committee and the Elderly Tax Relief Committee, served on the board of the Southwestern Connecticut Agency on Aging, and volunteered for many years with the League of Women Voters, the Wilton PTA, the Wilton Playshop, and the Wilton Food Pantry. In 2001, she became Wilton Kiwanis Club’s first woman president. She also served 20 years on the Commission on Social Services, including as chair, with her last term ending at age 90. As a capstone of her public service to Wilton, Zucker–then in her mid-80s–chaired the Comstock renovation committee through the completion of the new community center in 2016.
Judy received many honors for her service, including the Wilton Kiwanis Club Hall of Honor, an Honorary Life Membership from the League of Women Voters, the Distinguished Citizen Award from the Wilton Family YMCA, and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Wilton Democratic Town Committee. In 2024, the community room in the Comstock Senior Center was named in her memory. First Selectman Toni Boucher said “Judy was universally loved for her kindness, generosity, bipartisanship, and her skill for getting things done. [She] inspired all who knew her throughout her long life.”
The Fund will be governed by a committee of Wilton Kiwanis Club and Zucker family members and administered under the Wilton Kiwanis Foundation, a 501(c)(3) entity.
The Fund is now inviting nominations for its inaugural award. Click Here to access the Application and Guidelines (https://forms.gle/FD9ibqZ8D6ALsVPN6). Applications must be received by March 1. Donations to the Fund are welcome at this time by mailing a check payable to Wilton Kiwanis Foundation (with Judy Zucker Fund in the memo line) to Wilton Kiwanis Foundation, P.O. Box 204, Wilton, CT 06897. Further information is available at www.wiltonkiwanis.org. Click on Zucker Fund on the navigation bar at the top of the page.
Last Updated: October 26, 2025 by saulwgoldberg
Judith B. Zucker Community Engagement Fund
Judith B. Zucker Community Engagement Fund
The Wilton Kiwanis Foundation, together with the family of long-time resident and civic leader Judy Zucker, is proud to announce the creation of the Judith B. Zucker Community Engagement Fund.
Established in Judy’s memory, the Fund will celebrate and support individuals in Wilton who reflect her extraordinary legacy of public service. Each year, the Fund will present a cash award to honor those individuals whose actions exemplify Judy’s selfless devotion to the community, her commitment to excellence, and her spirit of kindness, inclusiveness, generosity, humility, and grace.
Zucker, who passed away in 2023 at the age of 93, moved in 1954 from New York City to Wilton, where she raised four children with her husband, the late Dr. Richard Zucker. Her decades of service included two terms on the Board of Education (1973–79) and six terms on the Board of Selectmen (1987–99). She chaired the Affordable Housing Oversight Committee and the Elderly Tax Relief Committee, served on the board of the Southwestern Connecticut Agency on Aging, and volunteered for many years with the League of Women Voters, the Wilton PTA, the Wilton Playshop, and the Wilton Food Pantry. In 2001, she became Wilton Kiwanis Club’s first woman president. She also served 20 years on the Commission on Social Services, including as chair, with her last term ending at age 90. As a capstone of her public service to Wilton, Zucker–then in her mid-80s–chaired the Comstock renovation committee through the completion of the new community center in 2016.
Judy received many honors for her service, including the Wilton Kiwanis Club Hall of Honor, an Honorary Life Membership from the League of Women Voters, the Distinguished Citizen Award from the Wilton Family YMCA, and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Wilton Democratic Town Committee. In 2024, the community room in the Comstock Senior Center was named in her memory. First Selectman Toni Boucher said “Judy was universally loved for her kindness, generosity, bipartisanship, and her skill for getting things done. [She] inspired all who knew her throughout her long life.”
The Fund will be governed by a committee of Wilton Kiwanis Club and Zucker family members and administered under the Wilton Kiwanis Foundation, a 501(c)(3) entity.
The Fund is now inviting nominations for its inaugural award. Click Here to access the Application and Guidelines (https://forms.gle/FD9ibqZ8D6ALsVPN6). Applications must be received by March 1. Donations to the Fund are welcome at this time by mailing a check payable to Wilton Kiwanis Foundation (with Judy Zucker Fund in the memo line) to Wilton Kiwanis Foundation, P.O. Box 204, Wilton, CT 06897. Further information is available at www.wiltonkiwanis.org. Click on Zucker Fund on the navigation bar at the top of the page.
Questions may be directed to [email protected].
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