May 17, 2013 - Stonebridge Press and Villager Newspapers

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WOODSTOCK VILLAGER
WOMAN’S CLUB ANNOUNCES
2012 DONATIONS
Courtesy photo
PUTNAM — At their Annual Meeting in March, the Woman’s
Board of Day Kimball Hospital announced that in 2012, the group
made donations to the hospital totaling $70,733 to complete a
pledge for the purchase of a Patient Monitoring System for the
Emergency Department. The Woman’s Board also contributed
$75,000 to the Capital Campaign for Expansion of the Emergency
Department. A pledge of $117,250 was recently made to help pay
for the purchase of two state-of-the-art mammography units and
equipment for the Birthing Center. Pictured, standing, from left,
members of the Executive Board: Kim Lecuyer, Nancy Dziki,
Paula Schimmel, and Donna Mercier. Seated, from left, Cheryl
Bozorgmanesh and Denise Baum.
NEWS BRIEFS
Guimont promoted at CNB
PUTNAM — Lori A. Guimont is
promoted to assistant branch manager
of the Putnam Office of the
Citizens National Bank.
Ms. Guimont joined the bank in
September 2005 and has worked as
data center clerk, teller and customer
service representative.
A graduate of Putnam High
School, she continued her education
with the Center for Financial
Training and has received her
Certificate of Supervision from
Quinebaug Valley Community Lori A. Guimont
College. In her new role as
Assistant Branch Manager, Lori is looking forward to
the larger role she will take when serving the public
directly, making customer calls, and contributing to the
success of the Putnam Branch.
Guimont is a CNB team member in a variety of community
events, including the Deary Bike Ride, Relay for
Life, and Putnam Lions Volleyball. She has organized
the bank’s activity in the Putnam Pumpkin Festival.
Guimont is in the process of becoming a new member of
the Putnam Lions Club. She and her family reside in
Woodstock.
Deary and Shaw elected at CNB
PUTNAM — The Board of Directors of the Citizens
National Bancorp Inc. and The Citizens National Bank
announce the election of a new chairman and vice
chairman.
Elected chairman of both
boards is Peter D. Deary.
Deary became a director of the
bank in September 2004 and
recently served as its vice chairman.
He is the president of
Sunnyside Farms and Deary
Bros., Inc. Deary is active in the
community and is currently serving
on the Quinebaug Valley
Community College Foundation
Board and the Board of
Northeastern Connecticut
Chamber of Commerce. He also
chaired the Day Kimball Hospital
Board from 2005 to 2008. Deary is
the head deacon at the First
Congregational Church of
Pomfret. He and his wife,
Kimberly, reside in Abington.
Elected vice chairman of both
boards is Kevin S. Shaw.
Shaw has been a board member
since 1999. He is the former owner
of Shaw’s Office Center, located in
downtown Putnam for more than
50 years. Shaw is presently an
active member of the Living Faith
Methodist Church, director of The
Putnam Cemetery Association,
and director of the Putnam Baptist/Little Rivers Areas
complex. A devoted grandfather, he and his wife, Linda,
live in Woodstock.
Citizens National Bancorp Inc. is a one-bank holding
company that owns The Citizens National Bank headquartered
in Putnam, with branch offices in Thompson,
Woodstock, Killingly, and Brooklyn. The annual stockholders’
meeting for the holding company was held on
April 23, at the Thompson Speedway in Thompson. The
organizational meeting of the board was held immediately
thereafter.
Phaiah completes 15-mile jaunt
Peter D. Deary
Kevin S. Shaw
BROOKLYN — Child abuse survivor and founder of
Jimmy's Kids Foundation, Jim Phaiah, 66, of Brooklyn,
completed a 16-mile fundraising walk to Wal-Mart in
Putnam from his home on Gunnar Drive in Brooklyn.
Some donations and pledges were made along the way,
and the rain held off until Obie Hewitt, Jim’s roadside
vehicle driver, and Jim himself, arrived at the Wal-Mart
store. By Jim’s pedometer it took approximately 127,126
steps to get to his destination. It took 4 hours and 14 minutes
and was a “nonstop event.”
Should anyone wish to contribute to this child abuse
prevention cause, please make a tax-deductible donation
to The Exchange Club of NECT at P.O. Box 133,
Danielson, CT 06239.
Jim is now preparing to set up a new committee in
preparation for next year's April 2014 Child Abuse
Prevention Month, which will highlight a gigantic jug of
pennies that took Jim 40 years to save from when he
shined shoes on Main Street, Danielson, as a young boy.
More information forthcoming at a later date.