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4-H

Farm Credit East recently donated to the Windham-Tolland 4-H Camp. Front row, left to right: Foundation Board members Jane Rider, Sandra Ahola, Beverly Champany, Mary Seguine, Marlies Thomen and Lynn Weaver from Farm Credit, flanked by other 4-H Foundation members and Farm Credit East staff. Photo by Jim Goodwin Photography

 

 

POMFRET — Staff members from Farm Credit East and Windham County 4-H Foundation  board members celebrated Farm Credit East’s donation on the steps of the lodge in Pomfret Oct. 5.

Vice President  Lynn Weaver said the money was raised from the proceeds of a silent auction celebrating Farm Credit’s 100th anniversary earlier this summer.  Leadership at the bank decided to donate those funds to one  of their credit union’s not-for-profit  members and chose the 4-H camp as the recipient.  

The formal donation was made during a Northeastern Connecticut Chamber of Commerce sponsored business showcase event at the 4-H Camp lodge featuring 19 local businesses.  Each business attending had a display table and an opportunity to connect with chamber members informally and during a brief presentation of what they had to offer during the formal program.  The renovated lodge was decked out in an autumn theme and those present enjoyed seeing it and checking out the view of the pond from the front porch.  In her remarks, Foundation President Jane Rider directed those present to the Giving Tree Wall as many individuals and businesses among those attending helped to make the lodge renovation possible with their donations.  The evening ended with a campfire by the lake and an opportunity to make s’mores, taking those in attendance back to their own childhood camping experiences.  

 

Dividend declared

PUTNAM — Thomas A. Borner, president and CEO of PB Bancorp, Inc., announced that the company’s Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend on the company’s common stock of $0.03 per share. The dividend will be payable to all stockholders of record as of Oct. 19, 2016, and is scheduled to be paid on Nov. 2.

“We are pleased to announce the latest dividend payment for the Holding Company” said Borner. “This dividend is one way of providing a return to stockholders who have invested in our community bank. We will continue our brand of community banking for years to come as we have since 1862 in keeping with our tag line; “Together We Make A Difference”. We encourage all residents and businesses in the community to consider keeping their banking business local to eastern Connecticut.”

PB Bancorp, Inc., headquartered in Putnam, is the parent of Putnam Bank, a state-chartered stock savings bank founded in 1862. The Bank offers a wide range of financial services through its eight full-service offices. Putnam Bank also operates a full-service loan center in Putnam.

 

 

PUTNAM — Brittany Bonchuk, psychotherapist and Licensed Clinical Social Worker at Day Kimball Healthcare, has been appointed to the Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) Evaluation Committee by the Governor’s Task Force on Justice for Abused Children (GTFJAC). The committee is charged with evaluating 17 multidisciplinary teams across the state that investigate cases of child abuse and provide services to those victims and their families.

Committee members are nominated for consideration for the State Evaluation Committee by each of the 17 state wide teams, followed by a vote by the existing Evaluation Committee members, and then the larger Task Force performs the final vote. Nominees represent diverse cultures and geographic areas across the state, as well as the many disciplines that participate on the Multidisciplinary Teams.

Currently, there are 16 members appointed to the MDT Evaluation Committee who agree to participate for a 3-year term. Bonchuk was nominated by the Windham County Wendy’s Place Team and is the only member elected for this term representing northeastern Connecticut.

“Brittany was nominated by the Windham team,” said Krystal Rich, Chapter Director of the Connecticut Children’s Alliance and Co-Chair of the MDT Evaluation Committee. “The team coordinator gave Brittany a glowing recommendation,” she said.

“I was specifically selected by the Governor’s Task Force in my role as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and provider of trauma-informed behavioral health services to children and their families for over 10 years. While appointed, I will also continue to participate in our Wendy’s Place MDT meetings which are held locally on a monthly basis,” said Bonchuk.

As part of the committee, members are responsible for objectively participating in several multidisciplinary team evaluations each year, and provide their feedback to the larger task force and the Connecticut Children’s Alliance in order to provide follow up support for the teams. Members also participate in revising Connecticut State Standards on Multidisciplinary Teams which outlines best practices for providing child abuse investigation services.

First established in 1988, the Governor’s Task Force on Justice for Abused Children identified the need for greater coordination of agencies involved in the investigation, intervention and prosecution of child sexual abuse and serious physical abuse cases. As a result, multidisciplinary teams were developed around the state, and in 2002 a permanent Multidisciplinary Team Evaluation Committee was established.

“Given the complex nature of child abuse and neglect investigations and family assessments, MDT’s are often helpful in enhancing and improving investigations and responses for children and families during a very difficult time,” Bonchuk said.

When asked about having been selected as a Committee member, Bonchuk said, “It is an honor to have been nominated and selected by my peers for this Committee. I am able to take a deeper look at ways to better coordinate practices to diagnose, treat and plan for children and families receiving child welfare services. As a part of this selected Committee, I can help do so not only in our surrounding community, but [also by] outreaching to our entire state.”