Past Issues of the Putnam Town Crier

 
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Winners
Sarah Bradon, left, and Laura Dunn accept the Best in New England award on behalf of Day Kimball Healthcare at the New England Society for Healthcare Communications' annual Lamplighter Awards. Courtesy photo.
 
 
 
DKH wins
'Lamplighter' 
Award
PROVIDENCE --- Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH) took the top prize for excellence in healthcare communications at the New England Society for Healthcare Communications’ (NESHCo) annual Lamplighter Awards, held June 1 in Providence. DKH’s “I AM New Day” legislative advocacy campaign was awarded Best in New England and was among 381 entries submitted by 58 New England hospitals, healthcare facilities and marketing/advertising agencies. The campaign also won the top award in its category of Cause/Social Marketing Campaign Produced In-House.
The Lamplighters were established to showcase and honor excellence in healthcare communications throughout the New England region. The 2016 competition entries were judged by the Georgia Society for Healthcare Marketing and Public Relations, Mississippi Society for Healthcare Marketing and Public Relations, Wisconsin Healthcare Public Relations and Marketing Society, and Louisiana Society of Hospital Public Relations and Marketing.
“A gutsy campaign and you made it work,” one judge commented on DKH’s campaign. “It was simple and informative with an effective message. The campaign had great execution to a targeted audience.”
The campaign ran from April through December of 2015 and employed grassroots advocacy, public relations, social media and advertising in a successful effort to prevent unprecedented cuts to DKH’s hospital funding, not just once but twice.
“It’s a challenging time in healthcare today and the last year has been especially so for hospitals and health systems in Connecticut,” said DKH Director of Marketing and Communications Laura Dunn. “For Day Kimball in particular as a small independent community health system, this campaign was really a ‘David and Goliath’ story of sorts. Its success serves as a testament to the dedication and passion that our staff has for serving our community, as well as our community’s strong support and recognition of the critical role Day Kimball plays in the health and wellness of our region.”
DKH President and CEO Robert Smanik echoed that statement, saying, “The very active and vocal support that our employees, our community and our local legislators demonstrated throughout this campaign was just extraordinary. It all comes back to what makes Day Kimball different and worth protecting in the first place, and that’s the people. We couldn’t be more proud of this honor or more thankful to all in our community whose support allowed this campaign to be such a success.”
 
 
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Honored
The Putnam Rotary Club honored the valedictorians and salutatorians from local schools last week. Front row, left to right: Kara Marie Heilemann. Peixin Yu and Alyssa Saxton. Second row: Delpha Very, Putnam Rotary Club president and Hannah Desrosiers. Back row: PSA's Owen Quantek receiving for Yunus Demirkol. Linda Lemmon photo.
 
 
By Linda Lemmon
Town Crier Editor
PUTNAM --- For more than 30 years, the Putnam Rotary Club has honored the valedictorian and salutatorian students from the area.
Jay Byrnes, who has been chairman of the committee for almost 30 years,  called the event a "wonderful tradition for our club recognizing some of the most promising young adults of our area. Maybe there are even some future Rotarians in there!".
The committee each year contacts the local high schools, both public and private, for their valedictorian and salutatorian students. Byrnes said the committee has even had occasions where two students were in a statistical tie on their GPA resulting in three students from one senior class being honored.
This year, he said, the Putnam Science Academy's one graduating senior was its valedictorian.
The honored students are invited to a luncheon meeting of the Putnam Rotary Club to share their future plans while being lauded for their academic achievements, Brynes said. In addition, The Byrnes Agency provides the plaques to be presented at the luncheon.
This year the following students were honored:
Marianapolis Preparatory School: 
Sarah Cavar, valedictorian; Hannah Listerud, salutatorian.
Putnam High School:
Hannah Desrosiers, valedictorian; Alyssa Saxton, salutatorian.
Putnam Science Academy
Yunus Demirkol, valedictorian.
Tourtellotte Memorial High School:
Michaela Johnson, valedictorian; Christina Kopacz, salutatorian.
Woodstock Academy:
Kara Marie Heilemann, valedictorian; Peixin Yu, salutatorian.
 
Discontinued
DAYVILLE — The NECCOG Animal Services’s once-monthly meeting of the Pet Loss Support Group has been discontinued. If you have questions or concerns, please call (860) 774-1253.
 
 
Woodstock Elementary
Monday: Hamburgers, baked beans, fruit. Tuesday: Pizza, corn, fruit. Wednesday - Field Day: rain date tomorrow. Thursday: Chicken Caesar salad, fruit. Friday: Bosco Stix, marinara sauce, green beans, fruit.
Woodstock Middle
Monday: Hamburgers, baked beans, fruit. Tuesday: Pizza, corn, fruit. Wednesday: Chicken Caesar Salad, fruit.. Thursday: Bosco Stix, marinara sauce, green beans, fruit. Friday: Field Day.
Pomfret Community
Monday: Field Day: Hot dogs, ice cream (no charge for lunch). Tuesday: Crispy chicken nuggets, carrots, fruit cups. Wednesday: Macaroni and cheese, green beans, fruit. Thursday: Mr. Fox's pizza, broccoli, fruit. Friday - 12:20 p.m. dismissal: Hamburgers or cheeseburgers, Doritos, fruit.
Putnam Elementary/Middle
Monday: Hot dogs, baked beans. Tuesday - last day of school: Stuffed-crust pizza.
 
 
Class
ASHFORD — Free zumba classes will be held at 7 p.m. on Wednesdays at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  Questions: 208-757-9101.
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