Visitor
The Eastford Senior Citizens October meeting had a surprise speaker, Sarah Heminway, CT Audubon Society, Pomfret Director. Her enthusiasm made each moment filled with joy and excitement. Many questions were asked. The group asked if she could return soon. Photo and caption by Linda SM dos Santos.
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Donation
In October Jake and Rae Dykeman and Heritage Valley Ford donated $2,500 to the Day Kimball Healthcare Foundation for Day Kimball Health’s (DKH) Oncology Transportation Fund. The donation was made to DKH Director of Development Kristen Willis and Dominique Kintzer, oncology nurse navigator, DKH.
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Raising Money
Putnam Rotary Club's Interact Club members, from left: Kaelyn and Talia Tremblay and Zahara Moore ring the bells at the Salvation Army kettle campaign. Courtesy photo.
Continued success for
Interact fund-raising
PUTNAM — Dec. 2 proved to be another successful day for the Putnam Rotary Club’s Interact Club and its volunteers manning the Salvation Army kettles, according to Interact advisor Roberta Rocchetti.
The donations in the kettles totaled more than $2,000 which brings the total of the kettle campaign to over $5,000. Rocchetti said, “The tap feature on the kettle stand is working. We received over $170 in tap donations on Nov 24 and 25”.
The campaign continues from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. every Saturday in December including Dec. 23 at Putnam Supermarket, the Putnam Walmart, Price Chopper and Stop & Shop.
She thanked the volunteers including: From Putnam High: Paige Perry, Gabriell Cerasiello, Ella Carota, and Kaylee Borders; Tourtellotte Memorial High School: Cooper Sweeney, Joshua Tackson, Zahara Moore, Serena Smith, Sofia Thurber, June Ferraro, Patricia Peterson, Noel Racicot, Kaylee Beck and her mom Nicole Beck; The Woodstock Academy: Kaelyn and Talia Tremblay, Emma Kerr, Ava Hovestadt, Jin Blair, Jackie Dearborn, Avery Thienel, Kira Greene, Sara Macri and Angelica Oliveira. She also thanked Julius Lang from Boy Scout Troop 25, Evan Shaughnessy of Putnam along with Rotarians Jonathan and Keri Tremblay, Pam Brown, Roberta, Mike and Leo Rocchetti.
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Woodstock Public Schools
Every day: Fruit. Monday: Hamburgers, baked beans. Tuesday: Waffles, sausage. Wednesday: Chicken tenders, dipping sauce, mashed potatoes, wax beans. Thursday: Hamburger gravy, mashed potatoes, carrots. Friday: Pizza, salad.
Putnam Elementary/Middle
Every day: Fruit. Monday: Spaghetti, meatballs, broccoli. Tuesday: Chicken sandwiches. Wednesday: pasta, meatsauce, harvest medley. Thursday: Popcorn chicken, potato bowls, corn, gravy, holiday treat. Friday: Stuffed-crust pizza, salad.
Putnam High
Monday: Chicken filet bacon and ranch sandwiches or spicy chicken sandwiches. Tuesday: Texas toast grilled cheese or bacon cheeseburgers. Wednesday: Meatball spaghetti dinner or chicken Caesar wraps. Thursday: Roast turkey feast or Cheesy Bites. Friday: French bread pizza or buffalo popcorn chicken basket.
Pomfret Community
Everyday: Hamburgers, Yogurt Fun Lunch, Sunbutter and Jelly. Monday: Chicken quesadilla, corn and black bean salad. Tuesday: Ranch chicken wraps. Wednesday: Meatball Stroganoff over egg noodles, peas. Thursday: Sweet and sour chicken over brown rice, broccoli. Friday: Pizza, green bean salad.
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