Business briefs
Donations
WATERFORD — Charter Oak Federal Credit Union donated $100,000 in emergency food assistance to eastern Connecticut’s food pantries and food centers. Locally donations of $5000 went to: Access Community Action Agency, Covenant Soup Kitchen in Willimantic, Friends of Assisi Food Pantry in Danielson, Interfaith Human Services of Putnam-Daily Bread, Project Pin, Inc. in Moosup, TEEG Community Market in N. Grosvenordale.
Named magistrate
PUTNAM — The Connecticut Judicial Branch has appointed Attorney Kate Cerrone of The Northeast Law Center to serve as Magistrate for the Superior Court Judicial Branch for the 2025 calendar year.She will preside over small claims matters, as well as criminal infractions and violations trials. Magistrates conduct proceedings both in person and through remote technology.
TVCCA gets donation
BOZRAH — The Thames Valley Council for Community Action was awarded $2,000 through Charter Oak Federal Credit Union’s Community Giving Grants Program to support the replacement of the water heater at its Bozrah Commissary/Senior Center.
Grants
JEWETT CITY — The Jewett City Savings Bank Foundation, announced awards totaling $15,000 to local healthcare and social services organizations during the 2024 grant cycle.
Day Kimball Hospital in Putnam received a $1,000 grant towards its annual appeal. The Foundation awarded 12 grants to local social service organizations amounting to $14,000. Five recipients were awarded $1,500 grants: Thames Valley Council for Community Action (TVCCA) in Jewett City; Ekonk Community Grange #89, Inc. in Brooklyn for the purchase of a new commercial stove; the Town of Plainfield to help continue to provide seniors access to free fitness classes; Griswold Senior Center; Quiet Corner Cares, LLC in Putnam to assist in funding repairs to Kasia’s House, a local addiction recovery home. Six $1,000 grants were also awarded: Stand Up for Animals, Inc. in Westerly; Griswold PRIDE; Northeast Placement Services in South Woodstock to help offer an art program to their clients; Martin House, Inc. in Norwich; Frank Olean Center, Inc. in Westerly; Quiet Corner Veterans Support Coalition in Dayville to assist the placing of wreaths on veterans’ graves on National Wreaths Across America day. A $500 grant was also awarded to Paws Cat Shelter, Inc. in Putnam to help care for the cats at the shelter.
Donation
PUTNAM — The Woman’s Board of Day Kimball Hospital (WBDKH) President Valentine Iamartino recently presented a $25,000 check as part of the Woman’s Board’s $250,000 pledge to support the hospital’s da Vinci robotic surgical system.
, a cutting-edge technology that enhances the precision and outcomes of surgical procedures. With this latest contribution, the Woman’s Board has donated $125,000 toward this commitment.
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