Wolfburg joins
QVCC staff
DANIELSON — Quinebaug Valley Community College recently welcomed Sarah Wolfburg back to campus. She joined the QVCC Foundation as the director of Alumni Relations.
Raised locally in Plainfield, she graduated from QVCC in 2002 and went on to earn both a bachelor’s and master’s in English at Memorial University of Newfoundland in Canada. After returning to Connecticut, she began working for Villager Newspa
pers. In 2015, Sarah became the first executive director for Northeast Opportunities for Wellness, Inc. (NOW), a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of youth wellness, offering scholarship opportunities to children in the region to access sports, fitness, and nutrition.
“Sarah exemplifies what we hope for in all our graduates: a person who has gone on to pursue her dreams while never forgetting where she started. Sarah’s learning curve will not be steep as over the past few years, in addition to her career and family responsibilities, she has made time to volunteer at QVCC Foundation events and served as an inaugural member of the Alumni Association Advisory Committee. I know our alumni and our students will benefit from having Sarah join our team,” said Monique Wolanin, Director of Institutional Advancement.  
In addition to her professional roles, she has served on the executive boards of both the Quinebaug Valley Regional Rotaract Club and the Putnam Business Association, including serving as chairperson of the First Fridays Committee. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband, Josh, and their son, William. In her free time, she enjoys cooking, reading, painting, and traveling.
She said: “I am thrilled to be taking on the Director of Alumni Relations role with the QVCC Foundation. As a proud alumna, I am excited to engage with past, current, and future QVCC students. I believe in the power and importance of education and it is an honor to have the opportunity to support the students of QVCC.”

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Santa Visits
Santa Claus took time off from his busy schedule to visit the Cargill Council 64, Knights of Columbus Hall in Putnam Dec. 20. Santa stood on the building’s front ramp, waving to the cars going by on Providence Street. Photo by Brian Martineau




PUTNAM — If you drove by the Cargill Council 64, Knights of Columbus Hall on Providence Street Dec. 20, you stood a good chance of seeing Santa Claus.
“Not even the Coronavirus could stop Santa from coming to see his friends at the Knights of Columbus in Putnam,” said Cargill Council 64, K of C Deputy Grand Knight Brian Martineau. “Santa stood outside on the front ramp of our hall and waved to literally hundreds of cars going by. It was great to see and hear so many people smiling and honking their horns. They were so happy. That made it all worth it.”
For years now, Cargill Council Brother Knights have hosted an indoor Christmas party for their children and grandchildren, with Santa as the guest of honor. Unfortunately, Coronavirus restrictions forced the cancellation of the party this year, but Martineau convinced Santa to come to Putnam anyway.
Just before he headed back to work at the North Pole, Santa took a few minutes to go inside the council hall to read the story of the birth of Jesus at the first Christmas recorded in the Gospel of Luke and the famous 1823 Christmas poem ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas by Clement C. Moore. You can hear Saint Nick doing the readings on the council’s Facebook page, at www.facebook.com/kofccouncil64.org.
“Just because Santa had to keep his distance this year, that doesn’t mean we couldn’t bring his Christmas spirit to our friends and neighbors,” Martineau said. “It’s hard to get Santa Claus to come right before Christmas; he’s very busy after all. But if there was ever a time we needed a really big dose of Christmas cheer, 2020 is it. We’re really happy he could come here for us.”

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PUTNAM — Meal distribution during school closures:
Wednesday, Dec. 23: 2:45 to 315 p.m. in the Putnam Middle School Parking lot — 6-day Meal pick up Plus Social Distance Santa Visit & Receive a Holiday Turkey Dinner with Gingerbread Cookie
Wednesday, Dec. 30: 2:45 to 3:15 p.m. in the Putnam Middle School Parking lot — 7-Day Meal pick up & Free Hot Chocolate.

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