An Excellent Start
The Putnam Rotary Club Nov. 30 donated $500 to the Salvation Army, kick starting the club’s Interact Club in its annual Salvation Army Kettle Campaign. An anonymous Rotarian donated $100. Both are part of the more than $4,000 the Interact Club and friends collected their first weekend manning the kettles --- a record.
The bell ringing fund-raiser campaign continues from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 4, 11 and 18 at Putnam Stop & Shop, Putnam Walmart, Putnam Supermarket and Price Chopper.
Roberta Rocchetti receives the symbolic check from Putnam Rotary Club President J. Scott Pempek.
‘Ringing’ in the Donations
The Putnam Rotary Club’s Interact Club and friends braved the rain, wind and cold on Thanksgiving weekend to kick off its annual Salvation Army bell ringing campaign. The first weekend raised more than $3,000 which included a $500 donation from the Putnam Rotary Club. The bell ringing fund-raiser campaign continues from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec 4, 11 and 18 at Putnam Stop & Shop, Putnam Walmart, Putnam Supermarket and Price Chopper. Volunteers included: Pastor Bernie Norman and members of Creation Church; teachers from Ashford school -- Melissa McDonough, Mandi Courtois, Lynn Fontaine, The Brown Family, the Horn Family and the Burnham Family, Haley and Jeff Olsen (Rotaract), Mike and Leo Rocchetti, Christine Denaker and Dawn Rivers. Student bell ringers included: Woodstock Academy -- Carleigh Boisvert, Marissa O'Sullivan, Ethan Craig, Sydney Schuler, Elizabeth Lovrien, Zack White, Grayson Webber, Claire Anderson, Stella Brin, Emma Blanchette, Delaney Canty, Curtis Lefebvre, Lauren Brule, Leila Mackinnon, Alexandra & Alyssa Thompson, Owen Tracy, Hector Konig (Spain), Abby Smith, Page Owens, Abby Morin, Curtis Desabre, Ava Hovestadt, Alexandra Mattioli, Amber Ahearn, Ava Coutu, Livia and Max Gerum; From Putnam High-- Jenny Boriboun, Amy Vongvirath, Vincent Young, Abigail Fitts, Bailey Touchette, Emily St. Martin, Allyson diNola, Elysse and Sawyer Britt; From Pomfret School -- Maya Gerum; From EO Smith -- Isabell McDonough, Morgan Fontaine; From Plainfield High -- Austin Smith; From QMC -- Madie Briquier, Navaeh Ivory. Rotarians who helped set up included: Club President Scott Pempek, Joseph Adiletta, Fred Chmura, Charlie Puffer, Mike Rocchetti, Doug Porter, Jack and Sophie Archambault. Courtesy photo.
Captions:
Lynn and Morgan Fontaine
Curtis Lefebvre and Delaney Canty
Carleigh Boisvert and Marissa O’Sullivan
