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The Amarante Family and Susan Desrosiers, executive director of The Arc Quinebaug Valley. Courtesy photo.
Wonderland
donates to Arc
DAYVILLE — Amarante’s Winter Wonderland is a walkthrough Christmas light display in Dayville consisting of more than 160,000 lights.
A calendar of events for this wonderland dedicated certain charity nights to partner organizations, such as The Arc Quinebaug Valley. Donation boxes were set up nightly at the entryway for each organization throughout the duration of the wonderland season, which helped to secure various magnitudes of donations from the community. Other organizations that benefited from Amarante’s Winter Wonderland event included Feed the Need and Make-A-Wish CT.
Dan Amarante and his family, presented two checks to Susan Desrosiers, The Arc’s executive director, Jan. 11. One check was for $2,350 in which funds were collected throughout the season from various anonymous donors, and another check from Day Kimball HomeMakers, Inc. was for $465. “This gift is a blessing and we couldn’t be happier to have the community stand beside us in our mission at The Arc. The people we support are our highest priority and we continuously strive to enhance their quality of life. These funds will be used to help with costs associated with building a Sensory Garden at our agency for all to enjoy.” said Desrosiers.
The Arc provides programs for individuals with intellectual, developmental and other life-affecting disabilities. Vocational, residential, recreation, education, day and retirement services offer opportunities for people with disabilities to reach their goals, be integral members of community.
Amarante’s Winter Wonderland won the grand prize of $50,000 after appearing on “The Great Christmas Light Fight” show in December.