TVCCA needs
volunteers
Put your experience, knowledge and interests to work helping meet the needs of our communities! The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) of Thames Valley Council for Community Action is looking for volunteers who want to help make a difference in the lives of seniors, children, and veterans in eastern Connecticut.
Our programs serve all towns in the Quiet Corner and are funded in part by a federal grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service.
RSVP recruits volunteers age 55 and older to:
* Be Friendly Visitors or Grocery Shoppers for homebound and isolated seniors in our communities. This is a priority need.
* Volunteer at the new (and popular!) Veterans Coffeehouse in Killingly
* Tutor school age children
* Volunteer in food pantries
* Deliver for Meals on Wheels
* Coordinate or help with the Back to School Supply Drive or the Santa Boots Project that supplied 999 pairs of winter boots for children in eastern Connecticut in 2014.
If you might be interested in volunteering or know of a senior in need of a friendly shopper or visitor please contact Greg Kline at 860-774-9286/ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
The following charges were listed in the Putnam Police Department logs. The people charged are innocent until proven guilty in court. The Town Crier will publish dispositions of cases at the request of the accused. The dispositions must be accompanied by the proper documentation. The Putnam Police Department confidential Tip Line is 963-0000.
Sept. 26
Robert Gardner, 50, Mill Street, Putnam; operating under suspension.
Sept. 29
Michael Gemma, 36, Lauren Hill Avenue, Pascoag; failure to respond.
Oct. 2
Kaylee Chubka, 25, Church Street, Sterling; third-degree assault, second-degree breach of peace.
Oct. 4
Lauren Chagnon, 23, no certain address; violation of a protective order, third-degree assault.
Northeast Communities Against Substance Abuse (NECASA) is seeking nominations for two regional awards.
The Volunteer with Youth Award is given to a volunteer over the age of 18 whom works with youth in their community.
Nomination forms may be accessed on-line from the NECASA website at www.necasaonline.org. Nominations are due by Oct. 23.
The Volunteer with Youth Award is now a regional award for the entire twenty-one town Northeast Connecticut region. Beginning in 1993, the award was started to encourage and recognize people for their outstanding work with youth. Solid adult role models for young people are found to be one of the greatest preventive measures which a community can use to alleviate negative behaviors in children. For many years the award was given to an individual or couple from each town in the region, but funding has limited the award to a regional award the past few years. Over the years, coaches from different sports, church youth leaders, scout leaders and school volunteers have been recognized for their outstanding volunteerism.
The Nilan Award is named after Judith Nilan, the social worker at Woodstock Middle School who was murdered in 2005. Judy Nilan was an outstanding individual and NECASA worked with her to help bring programming and speakers to the Woodstock Middle School to benefit the students. After her death, NECASA dedicated the award to her and the first award was given in 2006 to her husband Jon Baker and her children. The Nilan Award recognizes one outstanding school social worker, psychologist, principal, teacher or other school personnel in the region for their dedication and commitment to their student’s wellbeing.
2 trustees added
WOODSTOCK — The Woodstock Academy announces the addition of two new trustees, David Field of Brooklyn, and Christine Hustus of Eastford.
Field joins the Board of Trustees as an Alumni Trustee. Field is a long time Brooklyn resident, Woodstock Academy alum, and owner of Strawberry Road Creative, LLC. a wedding photography company.
“Joining The Woodstock Academy Board of Trustees is a chance for me to give back and do something not only for my kids, but all the kids in The Academy community,” Field said. “I’m excited to contribute what I can to maintain The Academy’s reputation as an exceptional place of learning and a community where students can grow.”
Christine Hustus joins The Woodstock Academy’s Board of Trustees as the sending town representative from Eastford. Hustus serves as the chair of the Eastford Board of Education and a Youth Group Leader/Mentor for Eastford’s Baptist Teen Club.
“The towns of Brooklyn and Eastford are important partners and pieces of the Woodstock Academy community, we are honored to welcome Trustees Field and Hustus,” Headmaster Sandford said. “We are very lucky to have such a strong Board behind The Academy and know Field and Hustus will be great additions, accomplishing many wonderful things for The Academy.”