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PUTNAM VILLAGER
Friday, December 30, 2011
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B’nai Shalom presented Extreme Measures in concert on April 2.
Project Northeast Associate Director Eleanor Baldoni spoke to members of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit
as they ate a small meal of soup, so the sisters could donate the money they saved on food to Project
Northeast.
LEFT: Nine-year cancer survivor
and DKH switchboard operator
Heidi Blackmar sits with donated
hats and scarves as part of
an event she hosted called the
“Mad Hatter Tea Party” to benefit
those who have lost their
hair due to cancer.
RIGHT: U.S. Rep. Joe
Courtney made stops in
Thompson and Putnam to
read to children as part of the
Reach Out and Read Program.
Putnam Science Academy students brought home first and second place awards in major categories at the
63rd Annual Connecticut State Science Fair Finals held at Quinnipiac University, in Hamden.
The “Charity Chicks” of Plainfield presented DKH with the $3,500 they raised for the hospital’s newly
opened Women’s Health Center.
The Putnam Elementary School Student Council (from grades 4 and 5 held a food drive to benefit Putnam’s
local food bank, Daily Bread.