'Celebrity'

bartenders raise

$2,000+

PUTNAM — Feb. 20, the Interfaith Human Services of Putnam - Diaper Bank of NECT welcomed celebrity bartenders back to Winners at J.D. Cooper’s to host their second annual Celebrity Bartender Night fund-raiser — bringing in $2,225.

Local non-profit volunteers, service agency employees, bankers, doctors, elected officials and friends formed bartending teams to offer “drinks for diapers,” – tips going to the diaper bank, a growing agency that currently provides more than 100,000 diapers to hundreds of children in the Quiet Corner.

 DKH Delivers broke last year’s record of $976 – a feat they accomplished with the help of a $650 donation from the Putnam Lions Club – by raising $1,083, this year with the help of a $700 donation from the Putnam Lions.

Local businesses donated gift cards, baskets, weekend getaways and more to help benefit the fund-raiser. With the addition of $920 in Bottle Board (raffle ticket) funds, this year’s event for the Diaper Bank of NECT raised more than $3,100.

Having access to a reliable supply of diapers can present an economic challenge for many families. Diapers are not covered by food stamps (SNAP), WIC or other usual means of assistance. While often recommended as a less expensive and greener alternative, many childcare facilities will not accept youngsters in cloth diapers.

Donations to the diaper bank or to the food pantry can be made online:www.nectinterfaith.org

 

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