Building

“Mahalo” (thanks) to Tom and Kathy Borner from Putnam Bank for building homes recently with Independent Community Bankers of America for the Honolulu Habitat for Humanity. Courtesy photo.

 

 

Grants announced

The Windham Women & Girls Fund met its second year of the Ossen Challenge, raising $67,000 in 2013 for endowment. The same amount was generated for grants. 

With 99 gifts added in the last month of 2013, the Community Foundation’s Windham Women & Girls Fund increased its permanent endowment to $275,000 and directed another $27,000 in grants to social concerns in the region.

     Six grants went to:  Covenant Soup Kitchen, $1,400,  to provide food assistance to women and children.

Planned Parenthood of Southern New England, $4,500, to provide access to health care for uninsured women and teens.

Windham Area Interfaith Ministry, $5,000, for its Partners in Independence Program which engages community mentors to work with low-income adults. 

Windham County 4-H Foundation, $1,000, for camperships for middle school Latina girls.

Connecticut Legal Services, $10,000, to provide assistance to local residents.

Windham Region No Freeze Hospitality Center, $5,000, to help shelter women and assist the shelter meet the needs brought on by this extra-ordinarily cold winter season. 

The six grants are in addition to 13 totaling $39,000 that were announced in December.

 

 

 

Honored

PUTNAM — Liza Greene was  named employee of the month for February at Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH). She serves in the position of housekeeper, primarily in the emergency department of Day Kimball hospital, which is part of the DKH integrated healthcare system.

In the housekeeping position, Greene is responsible for total patient room cleaning while following established hospital procedures.  Duties include moving equipment and furniture for relocation, cleaning and rearrangement; trash removal (including hazardous/medical waste) and recycling and more. Greene has been employed by  DKH for four years. She grew up in Putnam, where she lives today with her daughter, Illyssa.