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Stalward Fund-raisers
Keegan Stall, left, and Ember Merrill raised money despite the brutal cold.
Even colder than last week – but Interact kept ringing the bells
PUTNAM — Dec. 21 proved to be a challenging one for the Putnam Rotary’s Interact Club with temperatures in the 20s.
The Interact members and their classmates braved the cold — even colder than last weekend — and manned the Salvation Army kettles for one last time.
The Dec. 21 total kettle donations were $2,000 and the final tally for all donations was $11,000.
Interact Club Advisor Roberta Rocchetti thanks the volunteers from Woodstock Academy: Chyanne Machamer, Jackson Dorez, Abby Ditzel, Sophia Milardo, Gianna DiCola-Keddy, Eva Lusignan, Allie Boyd, Sophia Sarkis, Isabel D’Alleva-Bochain, Maddie Bloom, Mikayla Bessette, Maggie McHugh and Audrey MacPherson. The volunteers from Tourtellotte Memorial High School: Calleigh Levesque, Alexis Phav, Keegan Stall, Zahara Moore and Ember Merrill. The Putnam High volunteers: Kaylee Borders, Gabriell Cerasiello, Cora Desrosiers, and Ella Carota.
Thanks also went out to last year’s Interact co-presidents: Eric Levesque and Jordyn Butler from UConn. Also: Leo Rocchetti from Stafford, Patty Gaffney from Putnam and Rotarians Joseph Adiletta, Doug Porter, Mike and Roberta Rocchetti.
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