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Tara Hafernan, right, and Neveihah Richardson, were part of the Putnam Interact Club's efforts to raise money for the Salvation Army. The group set a record. Courtesy photo.


Generosity and hard work …
… Brings a record-breaking season of bell ringing for the Putnam Rotary Club’s Interact Club.
Dec. 18 was the last day for bell ringing for the Putnam Salvation Army office and true community spirit was abundant, according to Interact Club Advisor Roberta Rocchetti.
Including a $500 donation from the Putnam Rotary Club and a $1,000 donation from the Newell D. Hale Foundation, the hard-working Interact Club and friends raised a total of $10,850.45, Rocchetti said.
That shatters last year’s record by $1,100.
Dec. 18 was the last of three Saturdays that Interactors, Rotarians and friends and volunteers rang bells at the Salvation Army kettles. And it wasn’t easy. Through raw rain and winds they stood at their posts, ringing away. They rang at: Putnam Price Chopper, Putnam Supermarket, Putnam Stop & Shop and the Putnam Walmart,
Dec. 18 Boy Scout Troop 21 took part. Additional helpers included: from Killingly High — Lola Ward, Carley Dimartino, Payton Keefe, Ayvril Brystowski; from Putnam High — Cody Keene, Jordan Travisano; from Tourtellotte — Tara Hafernan, Neveihah Richardson, Noel Racicot, Patricia Peterson, Juliana Rodriguez, Sophia Tomany; from Woodstock Academy — Zachary White, Elizabeth Lovrien, Silas Strandson, Evan Pimental, Milo Dlugosz, Nathan Droulin, Abby Morse. Jade Demond, Julia Scandalito, Jillian Marcotte, Scarlett Pierce, Dylan Mayo, Lily Pierce. Rotarians and volunteers helping with set up and bell ringing included: Leo Rocchetti, Mike and Roberta Rocchetti, Rotary Club President J. Scott Pempek, Dick Loomis, Charlie Puffer and Doug Porter.

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